The herald., 1896-05-14
Il Interposes in the Negotiations
for City Water Works
NEW CREMATORY INSPECTED
II Is Pound to Work As Was Ex.
pected
A Vigorous Complaint Which Insists That
Some Garbage 10 Net Properly Col.
Iected-At the City Hell

A hitch has arisen in the prospective
purchase of the water company's plant
by the city, even were this conSumma-
ton to have become reality, by the
partial intervention Of Judge Charles
Silent, representing the interests Of
Shafer and Pierce. The two latter gen.
tlemen are Chicago capitalists, who. 1t
will be remembered, some two years
ago. obtained a contract to purchase
the water plant, paying for their option
the sum of $1,000 in cash down. This
amount was forfeited. the buy not hav-
ing been contaminated within the time
agreed upon. There was lots of expen-
sive litigation in the matter pro and con.
the upshot OF which was a suit by Pierce
and Shafer against the water company
for the recovery Of their $50, 900 and $780,
900 addition al. claimed as damages.
This suit is now pending.
The directors of the water company
held meeting one week ago today, at
which time the communication from the
water supply committee of the council
empowering the committee to begin
negotiations to obtain the plant was
considered. 1t was decided to submit
the overtures made to the company's
stockholders. which. under the bylaws
of the corporation, has to be done. The
officers of the water company deny that
the ShaferPierce interests will inter-
fere with the negotiations to sell to the
city. and say that price will be placed
upon the plant within the next two
weeks. Judge Charles Silent has. how
ever. informed the members of the
water supply committee that his clients
insist upon hearing at the proper
time. Whether or not the claims of
Shafer and Pierce. whatever they may
be. will place cloud upon the plant,
cannot Of course at this time be stated.
Whenever the negotiations reach that
stage. City Attorney w. E. Dunn will.
OF course, thoroughly inquire into the
matter. and he will report accordingly
The water people insist that they will
at the proper time place fair, business.
like valuation uron their property, the
price thus set to be final They claim
to be entirely Indifferent whether or not
the plant is then purchased by the city.
THE CREMATORY INSPECTED
The new Dixon crematory, the first one
o. kind to be ready for operation upon
the Pacific coast. was officially inspect
ed by the mayor and DrS. Steddom and
Moore, upon the part of the board of
health. and the majority of the members
to work admirably.
The garbage is covered with heavy
sheet iron, riveted and screwed to the
floors. avoiding any bad doors that may
arise from 1t dropping out Of the wagons
during the dumping into the furnace.
H~ ~ SAAIoeOAS 40 q SuCCcSS Ill every
ticular. Its operation is simple, only re-
curing one man to operate It, 1t is odor-
less and burns the smoke, fumes, gases,
ana does not cause any offense or endan-
ger health. Its capacity is sixty tons
every twenty-four hours and it can safe
ly be built In any portion of the city with
out any danger of creating a nuisance
The furnace of the crematory is forty
rect long and is constructed of fire brick
as far as practicable. For the operation
or the furnace four fires are employed:
one fire which is placed in the flue where
II burns al vapors given from the dry
ing and burning garbage when it reaches
the stack, the other three fires being at
the other end of the furnace, one playing
above and the other two beneath the
CRATES that the garbage rests on. The
garbage wagons enter the second floor
or the building and empty their loads di-
rectly on the CRATES in the furnace
through three openings, each being pro-
vlded With an iron cover and so con-
structed by weights that they can easily
be raised with the pressure of one hand.
The ashes from the garbage is drawn
on the hrSt floor. from the ash boxes,
through the doors on the sides of the fur
mace The stack, which is sixty feet
high. is built of brick and lined all
through with double course Of fire
brick.
The garbage when dumped in the fur
itdCe colltdlilS d large amount or com BUS
tible matter 1t is readily consumed by
the flames playing above the CRATE and
rapidly eating their way through the
mass. Any particles finding their way
unburned through the CRATE bars are
consumed by the flames Of the lower fire
which plays beneath the CRATE The
fumes created by both fires find their
way into the f1ue or stack, passing into
the fire before making their exit
This IRE serves the double purpose Of
maintaining q draft through the furnace
to maintain the fires and to suck in the
emanations from the garbage while it is
being dumped, and also of preventing
the escape of foul gas and dust by burn
ing them The crematory now built is so
constructed that either coal or oil can be
used as fuel. The crematory is at pres
ent operated with oil.
The location of the works is at the end
of Santa Fe avenue just outside Of the
city limits.
A GRIEVANCE ABOUT GARBAGE.
The following was Yesterday Med
with the city clerk, addressed 10 the
| council. the writer being l.. Seaman:
Your petitioner respectfully repre-
sents that ne is freeholder and resi-
dent at 1904 West Twelfth street, in this
| city. That he has no means of dispos-
| ing of his garbage only by throwing it
| on his neighbours vacant lot of land
! city does not take garbage from West
! Twelfth street, and most of the resi-
! dents on West Twelfth street dispose of
| their garbage by throwing it in their
| back yards. on the street or in their
| neighbors' back yards
! Your petitioner respectfully suggests
! that your honorable body cause said
| garbage contractor to properly collect
! ana dispose of the garbage in this city
| or that his contract be annulled and
| some party be given the contract for
| gathering the garbage who will make
| an effort to do something for the city
i'll said matter, besides drawing his pay
| regularly from the city treasury And
| your petitioner will ever pray"
CITY HALL FLOTSAM.
The council will meet this morning.
| when the ordinance authorizing the is
| suance Of bonds for refunding the debt
of the city Will be adopted
The Herald yesterday inadvertently
| misstated through typographical err
ror, that the time for turning over the
new central police station was Nav /
| The date in the contract is Nav II. and
the cost for the extras upon the build
ing is to be $4,000 and not sl3, 900 as was
stated. The building will be, when com
| pleted. a beauty. 1t is being constructed
| under the direction of Superintendent
| Strange, who is compelling the con.
| tractor to live up strictly to the speci-
| ficationS.
The board of health yesterday receiv.
ed the application of Annie O'Neil who
| would like to have a certificate to prac.
| tce midwifery. Drs. Moore ard Smitl
| were. aupOiOted q committee 70 inuuir,