The morning times., 1896-03-18
.cREMAT0RY IS 4 REALITY
Furnace On South Capitol Front
Now Burning Garbage.
DECLARED TO BE A SUCCESS
VIII Consume TWO Hundred and Forty
Tons Every Twenty-four Honrs, If
Kept Constantly Employed-Excise
Board Acts Favorabiy Upon Eight
Applications for WhoIesa lie License.

The crematory at the foot of South Cap
itol street has at last become the recep-
tacle for the District garbage, and the
work Of incineration may be said 10 have
fairly commenced.
For two weeks or more the stuff has
been burned in small quantities, as a test
of the furnace and equipment, but IT was
not until yesterday that the carts began
regular deliveries and the other methods
of disposal were abandoned.
According to the judgment of the garbage
contractor, Mr.. WarfielG, the initial work
of the Crcmatory stamps it as a success.
He is OF the opinion that the ovens may be
run to their full capacity with all conf
dence in the faithful performance of their
functions.
Asked If the furnace discharged any
appreciable Odor into the atmosphere, Mr..
Warrield said he had discovered none what
ever. The only scents diScoverable were
from the carts, at the time OF delivery, and
these, he said, were not more apparent
than they were at other times ana places
when and where the carts are on the
streets.
The erematory is supplied with two fur
naCes, one on either side OF the tall stack,
which is OF steel and 119 feet high. Each
of these furnaces has Il capacity of sixty
tons, and they are intended to be operated
alternately, every other day. II neces-
sary, both may be kept fired every day,
i'll which event the aggregate burned each
ten hours would be 20 tons.
ITS TOTAL CAPACITY.
If the furnaces should be kept burning
all the time, without cessation, it Is claimed
the consumption would aggre gate 240
tons. 1t is also believed that this course
would be better for the crematory than to
permit the fires to die out and the fur
naces to cool.
The creamatory could, under the contin-
uous process suggested, be made to do
the work for the entire District, but
1T is not contemplated 10 do this. The
proper capacity is sixty tons per day OF
ten houses, and unless special arrangements
shall be made, this Will not be exceeded.
1t can be seen, therefore, that the single
crematory Will not be sufficient for the
needs or the District
Meanwhile there is good deal OF In
quiry as TO the Smith contract and the
site for the proposed Smith Crematory. 1t
was to be located at each Of several points,
but FOR some reason no one OF these ICca
tions has yet materialized.
The comparative success OF these two,
by the way, as announced by the Commits
sioners last fall, was to determine the
selection of a third, the site for which
is also as yet classed among the uncertain
ties.
The summer is coming, IT is urged,
when the collection or garbage will
average 100 tons per day, and may he
more. The highest amount collected in
any one day. under the present contract
was 60 tons, but that even IS not accepted
as a criterion. In large city during
the heated period 175 tons would not
be considered as excessive.
OWNER BROWN sUPERvIsEs.
Under existing arrangement Mr.. s.
II. Brown, owner OF tie plant, will oper-
ate the creamtory for ninety days his
own expense, and will be paid for the
| WORK at the rate OF 2S cents per ton or
garbage consumed. The work OF the
| furnaces will be subjected to every just
| test. and at an early day the Commissioners,
representatives of the press and Others
| are to be invited TO inspect the plant
while in operation.
A sample OF the ashes taken from the
| furnace are now in the hands of Chemist
| Herd of the health office laboratory
! ior analysis, and the result will be made
| known al soon as ascertained. Its quail
| ity as fertilizer will be thus demon
| strated.
Tue excise board passed upon fifteen
| cases yesterday afternoon, all of applicants
! for wholesale license. Eight were ap-
! proved and six were held for further in
| quiry.
The eight acted upon favorably were:
| F. Arabin, No. 1881 Thirty-third street
| northwest; James Z. Barrett, No. 334
| Delaware avenue northeast; Frank g..
| Davidson, No. 1851 Sixth street north
west; Adam Ehlslagcr, No. 461 P street
northwest; Edward j. Gardiner, No. 1861
| street northwest; Carl and Fritz Hoh-
| mann, No. 1929 Fourth street northeast;
| Patrick Murphy, No. 1433 Eleventh street
northwest: Z. j. Turley, No. 1916 Nine
| teenth street northwest; julius Viedt, ir.,
| No. 1914 Ninth street northwest.
The Metropolitan Railway Company will
| take out permit today for the construc-
| ton OF its proposed office building and car
| barn on East Capitol street. The struc-
ture will cost about 100000, and will
| occupy nearly all OF the square between
| East Capitol and A and Fourteenth and
| Fifteenth streets. 1t will have q front
of 433 feet on East Capitol street, and
| Will be OF the most modern type in all
| its appointments.