The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-04
To REPAIR THE cREMAToRY.
IL l. Nuisance Now and May BE Re
moved AItoeefher.

The residents Of the southern section
Of the city are greatly in hopes that the
council will give its attention 10 the Gre
matory and abate the nuisance in some
manner. either by removing the crema>
tory or putting it in such condition THAI
il can be operated without being a source
OF ofense to the whole southern section
OF the city.
The people residing within three-quar-
tiers Of mile OF the crematory declare
that it has become an almost unbeara-
bic nuisance and the probability is that
a petition win be presented to council
shortly requesting It's removal from that
section.
The crematory is Acknowledged to be in
bad condition and Public Works Commits
sioner Wiilink has stated his intention
OF giving II an overhauling shortly In its
present condition Il does not begin 10
perform the work expected of IL. The
chief source Of the complaint, in Mr.. VII
links opinion, is that the garbage ana
other material deposited at the crema-
tory is not entirely consumed. and T.
hauled out from the furnaces in a smOi-
derlng condition, thus causing the stencil
which is so greatly complained of by the
people in that section Of the city. The
commissioner has decided TO try the use
OF wood instead OF coal In the furnaces,
IN the hope of obtaining better results
and with that view has advertised for 1OU
cords of heart pine wood.
Mayor Myers was asked yesterday If the
city proposes TO do anything 10 abate the
nuisance complained Of. He said that ne
thought that when the crematOry is re-
paired there will be little cause of com
plant There is no doubt a bad OdOr now,
he said, when strong wind from the di
recuon OF the crematory sweeps the fumes
into the city, but otherwise he was in
clined to think that the complaint has
been exaggerated. Mayor Myers recon-
mended in his annual report that ii it
should be found in making needed repairs
TO the crematOry that extensive and costly
repairs were required, the advisability Of
removing the crematory TO distance from
the city should be looked into.
What we need" said Mayor Myers, lis
either new crematOry, which will do
more and better work. or to remove the
old crematory to a distance from the city
and rebuild IL. The trouble is that We
haven't the money TO spare for this work,
and / am of the opinion that we shall
have to make out this year with the re-
present location Next year, per
haps, we shall be able to do
something else. A crematory prop
erly operated should give no offense, even
in the heart of the city. Atlanta has two
crematOries right in the city, which are
operated without offense to the citizens
They are bullt on different plan from
ours. however. The city's crematory plant
has never given entire satisfaction, and
it is only a question of time when we shall
have TO erect a new one. 1t Is unques-
tionably the best means of dispOsing of
garbage and foul matter of all Sorts
1t has been suggested that an invitation
be extended the mayor and aldermen
to visit the southwestern section of the
city when there is a good westerly wind
whether the complaint of the residents
of that section is not well founded.