New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
DISPOSAL OF THE CITY'S WASTES.
COMMISSIONER WARING TELLS OF THE
METHODS HE HOPES TO PUT
INTO EFFECT.

Commissioner Waring. OF the Department OF
Street Cleaning has issued the following concern
ing the methods OF dsposing OF all wastes.
which he proposes 20 put into effect:
After the contract for the disposal OF garbage
goes into effect. new methods will be adopted for
the treatment of all our wastes some OF them
use before the end of the year
l. Garbage will be kept separate in such vessels YES;
as the Board or Health may prescribe and Will be
2 Ashes and dust Gree from paper and other her
ba,k yard, in special cans From these they VIII
| will be removed in tied bags by department men,
Street dirt will be placed in bag Carried on
light truck as fast as it is swept up. When the
| walk This system has been in use in Madison
aye. since last summer. and is now beng extended
with enough men attending to throw the, bag 8
them as they ThTs te snSyeng III
the standing OF recep,acles on the streets and
tn collecting of sweepipg5 into piles. with their
1 All refuse, other than sarbase. ashes and
for by the department paper carts" which Will
% om an % or
stove. These things will be taken TO central depos
arated. and ali else will be cremated
| When this system is in complete operation not
Se y Bewns papers nd the dust
win have disappeared Fnrtherm1re' Inc Ss'" ~
picking bones. bottles. rags, etc, during the trim
! ming Of the scows will be replaced by many
quantity OF material collected. and collected In
much better condition. There are further pos
pasteboard the development OF steam for power by
the burning Of refuse the use OF ashes Tor making
are yet In position TO make any public state-
| ment. ,, -, -
The Obtaining of information as to articles o. pos,
| sible value which are now practically thrown
away. and which might be recovered and sold has
| involved an expenditure on the part OF the city.
| in the form Of scow-trmming money received by
Herbert Tate since June II. 1885, Of SI225 OF this:
| $3.50 has been paid compensation TO Herbert
Tate and his assistants for the installation ana
management OF the Investigation; ~" ,1r r tsn.
| thrd-st and Twefth-ave.: $3.50 for the construc-
ton OF the crematory and appurtenances; s.. &5s
for the operation OF the crematory. There slands
| 10 the credit OF the crematory account ABOUT
$50 received for paper bottles shoes s.. ETC. a s0a
for the employment OF carts and trucks varying IN
number from orySne 10 awaT S a se
| experiment was to last but few months cor.
Fifty-ninth-st and irregularly above Ftty-ninth-
ST. with view to preventing me people from T rS,
| has had good but by means a complete eff
| feet The material collected in the Frh District.
| ST. and from Sixih-ave. to the Hudson River; to-
eether with portion Of what was collected an or
foot OF Fifty third-st. and was made the subject
| of the expermen: referred to above
persons as to my authority for applying the scow-
trimming money to this use ne cas 70 Was MAS pre-
\
| poration Mr. Scott. and he not only said thai !
| had the right TO use the money In this way, nut
that he thought il would he well worth Whlie 70
find ont whether or not there was possibility OF
oetting a greater value out o. the wastes OF the
Civ than II was then receiving.
The experiment would have been concluded last
| autumn had the plan been carried out at that tme
of asking proposals for the treatment or garbage
| nv request of the Mayor. this plan was arrested
and on terms and conditions approved by the
BOARD Of Estimate and Apportonment. an adVer-
| tisement was published asking for proposals Tor
| The disposition of all OF the wastes or the, CITY
| The bids under this proposal were opened De
cember 10 1896. without result g..
The next advertisement asked for proposals ior
dIsposing OF garbage alone at fixed price per
TON This was dated January p. 1925 inc BIOS
were 10 be opened February but the time was
extended TO February H. for readvertis'ng. This
also was without result ,.,, H.. no,
Again on March II. 1885, we advertised Tor pro
nosajs for the remova, OF garbage alone. at per
annum price the bids to be received up 10 March
os March II proposals were asked Tor the as
nosition OF ashes sweepings. garbage etc; these
we're 10 be received March 30 Both sets OF BIOS
were openod or March 20. 1896. These proposals
arc now under consideration. AS soon as inc
decision OF this question allows us TO resume the
even tenor OF our way We shall make reany 70
close IN our experimental work. and go Forward
with our plans FOR handling al! OF our output IN
the manner set forth. 4 false start was maze IN
Anril 1896 with Walton Co.. but after they na1
used 81 6S7 80 OF the w-trimming money, tne
Arrangement was found not TO be satisfactory; ana
a a. a. 70 q oancal,ed GEORGE f.. WARING. JR.
IL ""' Commissioner.