The morning times., 1896-05-26
GARBAGE IN THE COURTS
Shutting Down Of the Furnace
to End in Litigation.
ENDLESS CHAIN OF CHARGES
Differences between the Crematory
Owner and Contractor WarfieId.
The Latter to Be sArraigned for
an Alleged Nuisance-Scow Service
Probable for Remainder of Summer.

The garbage question has assumed a more
irritating phase than ever, and is likely TO
, be overhauled in he courts, upon IN ore than
one issue. The closing of the furnace yes
terday by order OF the owner is but one
item in the bill of particulars.
1t is well known, and has been so stated
in The Times, that the contractor, Mr.
Joshua n. Warfield, and the owner of the
plant, Mr.. II. S. Brown, who erected the
crematory under a sub-contract, have been
unable to agree upon several details, chiefly
in the management of the furnace.
Mr.. Brown claims that the garbage con-
| tractor owes him money which he refuses
TO pay, and this Mr. Warfield denies, with
emphasis. This point, if persisted in,
may lead to legal investigation.
The owner of the plant also charges that
the contractor has designedly caused the
| garbage to be sent to the crematory in such
bulk as TO cause the choking OF the furnace,
as means of securing the condemnation OF
the system. This is also denied, and if
in the end the furnace shall be condemned,
these points will come out, doubtless, in
q suit for dana ges.
NOT YET ACCEPTED.
The crematory has not yet been accepted,
the term within which IL was to run on
trial not having expired. The peremptory
closing of the furnace, as stated, yester-
day, in the midst OF the days deliveries
will come in for a share of later attention.
1t is understood that no notice was
given of Mr. Browns purpose until
telephone message was sent by him To his
employees to shut up the establishment.
Health Officer Woodward was at the place
when the message came. He was at the
time showing stranger through the build
ing, the latter being about to recommend
the system for use In another city. No
one realized the import OF the message at
first, having the impression that 1t was
intended to be mere temporary closing.
Orders were given, however, To have the
refuse hauled TO the wharf for transporta-
tion 10 other points in scows.
This closing of the furnace viii cause
an aggregate of from sixty to seventy
five tons az garbage daily To be shipped
away, whereas hitherto, since the furnace
started, four fifths Of the daily collections
or about forty-five tons average, have been
cremated
ANOTHER PHASE OFT.
Another phase Of this now thoroughly
NhlAilhiAdNfu aiitAii - thslA hl'Hh AblAilithlhA
OF some citizens or South Washington the
garbage contractor is 10 be brought into
the police court today upon a warrant
charging him with maintaining a NUISANCE,
the specifications being that he permitted
al unnecessary number OF garbage-aden
carts 10 cungregate in the vicinity OF the
Crematory. II is stated that citizens are
prepared 10 swear that twenty-five carts
street near the furnace on Saturday wait
ing for he stuff To be dumped.
This is IN part the point of controversy
between Brown and Warfeld. There are
eight dumping places in the top OF the fur
mace. Brown claims that If the carts can
be driven there as the collections are made
he can easily consume the entire amount
his theory being that as it consumes a.
much five minutes to get the carts ill.,
dump the refuse aud get away, forty min
utes should intervene between the first de-
post md the last of eight, in which way the
first will be consumed, or nearly SO, before
a second load is added, and this, he cen
tends, viii prevent gorge and enable the
furnace TO consume at least seventy-five
tons per day.
WHAT Mr.. WAKEFIELD SAYS.
Contractor Warfield, On the other hand,
says is impossible for him tu regulate the
collections so that deliveries may be made
exactly on time and in the order required
by Brown.
Ia this hcis sustained by the health officer,
whose opinion is that the Crematory shou!i.
be built to accommodate the collections
aud not the collections ordered 10 suit the
capacity of the furnace.
II is DR.. Wood wards belief that had
MIR. Brown built a crematory here in exact
imitation of the che in Wilmington, Del,
known as the Brown furnace, there would
have been no trouble.
The Wilmington people, he says, express
entire satisfaction with the plant, no cause
of complaint being known.
1t is stated that Mr.. Brown undertook
to improve on that plant in the construc-
ton of the one here, and that his i'm
provements have not only not been sue
cessful but are on the contrary, believed
to be detrimental.
The use of coal instead of crude oil to
generate the gas is named as one change
he made. and another is in the construc-