The morning times., 1896-11-19
GBEMAT0RY IS TO CLOSE.
Garbage Trouble Has As
srmd Ar0ther Phase.
LITIGATION MAY FOLLOW
Contractor Brown VIII Shut Down
the Plant-Mr. Warfield Says IL
He Does the Courts Will Be Ap-
pealed discrimination of the Old
SquabbIe.


H. S. Brown, the recognized owner of
the South Washington crematory, not
wlthstanding his alleged promise 10 Con
tractor Warfieid 10 subject the furnace
TO another test OF capacity, is alleged to
have decided TO close the plant.
Mf- NdrfIeid called upon the CoflIinis-
s!oners yesterday, as stated in Tie Even
ing Times, 10 consult geheraiiy III refer
ence to the garbage situation, aad spe-
cllically concei ming tie issues raised be-
tween him and Brown. The conference
was too brier for results, but it is ere
suned, as stated then, that another inter
view Will be sought, possibly today.
There Is certain to be litigation over the
matter, as tf!e contracGo; is proviacd win
counsel WHO says the creGatory viii not
only not close temporarily, but will tie
continued regularly III tie service or the
District. ana no Ce: rinient to the public
interest will he permitted.
QUESTION OF CAPACITY.
The trouble between the contractor and
Mr.. Brown has been often hitherto de-
tailed in The Times. Briefly recapitulatcd,
il amounts TO this:
Brown contracted with Warfield, it is
understood, To build crematory capable
OF destroying seycnty-f tons OF garbage
in twelve hodrs. His plant was constructed
at cost, he says, of $2l 600. When first
put into use IL failed TO meet the require
ments, was examined by the health Of
ficer and others and found not to be con-
structed in all respects according TO the
plans exhibited at the time Brown bid
for the contract. -
Certain changes were recommended by
Health Officer Woodward, after great
deal OF investigation and inquiry, and
these changes, it Is understood, were made.
The furnace subsequently did better work,
but, according to Mr.. Warfeld, was never
equal to the capacity claimed for it.
NOT THAT KIND.
1t is recalled that when Mr.. Brown was
talking up his system he said the
furnace would burn seventy-five tons of
garbage in the twelve hours specified,
and II necessary its capacity could be
doubled by keeping ii in continuous opera
ton for twenty-four hours. This, he ar
gued, was almost equal to the needs of
the city of Washington.
Mr.. Brown now claims, it is said, that
the sort OF plant he. was describing was
not the one Mr.. Warfied contracted for,
but, on the contrary, the one constructed
under the agreement was to be of the
capacity OF seventy-five tons in n con-
tmious twelve hours burning, and he
maintains that the plant does that
The contractor states that in order to
diTlNt.dt dh ut'ltf ettLliulS Will MI DTbWU,
he would coneede that the crematory fills
the specificatioHs.-but that as matter OF
fac; II does not burn the quantity required
This he says, is eaS silly demonstrated, and
he proposed to arbitrate the matter and
allow competent test OF the furnace to
be made. Brown declined to arbitrate and
refused to permit another test.
LITIGATION MAY FOLLOW.
He demands SIG, 900, the contract price.
upon the showing already made, and, fan
ing in that, he proposes to deprive the con-
tractor and the District of the use OF his
garbage plant.
The construction and subsequent trial of
this crciiatory has consumed the entire
spring and summer and part of the fall.
This fact is cited by. the contractor as
ground for complaint upon his part, but
he maintains that he has never advanced
this as a consideration, havingin every way
endeavored To give Mr.. Brown ample time
and opportunity To give his sytem a fair
test.
Attorney II. Z. Davis is Mr.. Warfield's
attorney. lie does not talk as though
there is cause to be disturbed by the at
titude assumed by Mr.. Brown. He Is ready,
he says, to go into the courts just as soon
as Mr.. Brown elects to take the initiatory
steps.