The morning times., 1896-04-23
HOI|OUS ODORs GALORE
Prevalence of Disease-B Breeders
in South Wash nglOn.
GARBAGE CREMAT0RY TEST
Charge That Contractor Warfield Is
Conspirlng to Down the Plant
Health OFFICER Makes an Inspec-
tion by Liant ernSight-BowenSch school
Not Unsafe, but lily Ventilated.

| The troubles of the southwest section of
| the city over its noxious vapors and poison
| Gus nuisances seem to have multiplied re-
| Gently, anu scarcciy day passes that some
| new allegation is not filed with the Com
| miSsioners or the health office, the latest
being narrated in the detailed charges
against the garbage crematory.
In addition, there seems TO be a rupture
| between the garbage contractor and the
| owner of the crematory of so serious Il
| character as to warrant the filing OF charges
| against the contractor.
As stated in The Times of Sunday last
| the crematory Is being choked daily WIN
| more garbage than ii has the capacity TO
consume. Mr. Brown accuses MIR. Warfieid
OF causing this gorge of the furnace by
| della ying deliveries until II dozen or more
| cart loads accumulate at one time, and all
are then dumped at once.
In the Evening Times of Monday Mr..
| Brown was reported TO have charged tiiit
he was being made the victim OF n cen
spiracy, and intimated that Mr.. WarfieId
was a party TO the conspiracy.
He said, also, among other things, that
outsiders were detected in the attempt
to tamper with his workmen. Previous to
that he gave as his opinion, in pnblished
Interview, that an attempt had been made
to blow up his crematory.
All these matters have been placed before
the Commissioners more specifically, ana
Mr.. Warfleld is accused of entertaining
desire to destroy the reputation Of the
crematory, and substitute the old method of
floating the refuse down the river in scows.
SCOW SERVICE A CERTAINTY.
As predicted in The Times of q recent
date, the return to the scow service seems
| TO be inevitable, and to this end arrange
ments are said to he now in progress.
l.asf
| by no possible expenditure OF money can
that consummation he compassed in time
| for the existing emergency. The single
crematory is not equal to the task of dis
posing OF the garbage OF the entire city,
nor was it expected TO be.
| Health OFFICER Woodward and his as
sstant. DR.. Fowler, made tour OF the
! Southwest Tuesday night. They drove
| over the territory in a buggy. ard where
the light was insufficient Il lantern was
| brought into requiSiti0n. Every alley and
! vacant lot, and every other pace acCeSsi-
| BILE, was visited, with view TO locating
the source of the odGrS complained Of
| 4 circuit was made under the line made
| by the ascending smoke. and the wharVes,
the odorless eXcavating plant. aud the
vicinity OF the soap factory were ali eX-
! plored.
DR.. Woodward addressed a letter also
| to Chairman Brown of the Citizens Assoc
| citation nuisance committee. stating that
| information that would assist in dctCrInili-
| ing whether or not the crernat ory is
| actually offensive. and that any notice
| of the existence OF ordOrs emanatng from
! the furnace would be responded To by
| some one representing the office. 70 that
| there might be something tangible To
| work upon.
That offensive Odors exist in TIE neigh
! borhoOd DR.. Woodward has certainly as
| certaned, but there is no evidence, he
says. that they originate in the furnace.
The criticism made by the office OF the
| plant is that il has at times failed To
burn the deposits thoroughly. a second
| burning being occasionally necessary.
ORIGIN OF THE ODoRs
Should there be stench at all this
| will, it is believed, be found to be the
source OF IT. 1t is not believed. however,
| that this odor would get beyond the en-
| closure.
! The determination of the officials seems
| to be TO give the crematory Just test,
and give ample opportunity to prove its
| efficiency before condemning 1t.
| Building Inspector Brady reported yes
! terday To the Commissioners the result of
his investigation OF the condition of the
| Bowen School Building. which was made
! upon the request OF the board OF school
| trustees. the substance Of which report
| was that the building is not in danger OF
| falling. but that the walls are sprung in
| extent respectively as follows: The north
| wall. thirteen inches thick, bulged one and
| one quarter inches in Height OF twenty
| six feet; south wall. one and one half
| inches In same height: west wall two and
| One-half inches in same height. and the
| east wall. three and one half inches In
| same height. These walls are not In
| such condition as TO render the building
| unsafe.
The building contains four rooms on each
of two floors, each story being eleven feet
in height.
The building was erected In 1857. and
the inspector said but little attention was
| paid TO heating or ventilation, cloak room
accommodation or proper stairways. In
these particulars the structure is defective.
NEW BUILDING SUGGESTED.
The inspector concludes his report by say
ing that if proper appropriation can be
Obtained for the purchase Of additional
ground the removal of the old building and
the erection Of an eight-room building with
steam heat and mechanical ventilation, il
will introduce into the locality such school
facilities as It's needs demand.
Building permits issued today: To James
V. Levy, one three story brick store, No.
1402 Park street, Mt. Pleasant So, 600:
81 Limberger, one two-story private stable
rear No. SO9 North Capitol street, $500; G.
ID. Church, seven three-story brick and
stone dwellings, Nos. 1910 TO 1850 Prince.
ton street Nos. 2725 to 2733, Princeton
| street. $4,000
The Commissioners issued an order vester.
day empowering Harbor Master Sutton to
employ two boats. with man for each, to
clear the river of the dead fish deposited In
| 1t by the fishing vessels as heretofore noted.
The fish will be coilectedat some convenient
| point and turned over to the garba ge con-
| tractor for disposal.