Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-14
M r. BAILEY DE MES
Says No Garbage is Dumped Opposite Alex.
andria.
Mr.. kfntx, Who Buys the Garbage, In.
dorses the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Inside the District.

Mr.. Bailey the manager I'm this CITY for
Garbage Contractor warfield, was inter-
viewed today by a Star reporter upon the
matter OF the alleged dumping of garbage
into the river opposite Alexandria and
other points on the river
Not pound of garbage is dumped into
the river from our scows," said Mr. Bailey
Il can make this assertion with the utmost
confidence, and It will be borne out by the
testimony of Mr. Taylor. who has charge
OF towing the scows down the river. The
greater part OF the garbage transported
out OF the city by scows has been turned
over to Mr.. A. w. KNIT who lives on the
Maryland shore nearly opposite Aiexan-
ora We made an ARRANGEMENT with Mr..
kintz early In the season to deliver 10 him,
free of charge. the garbage which We can
not cremate. He was to unload the scows
at his own expense. / understand that his
profit In, the transaction came from selling
the garbage to farmers in the neighbor-
hooc for fertillzing purposes. When Mr..
kfntz had more garbage than he could dis
pose OF we gave it to other farmers along
the river. Up 10 the LIST of September we
never got cent out of this garbage. From
this time on will charge the farmers
probably four or five dollars n load for IL,
because II is richer in fertilizing material
| in the fall and winter than in the summer"
Also Denies.
Mr.. A. w. Kintz was also seen at Mr.
| city from his farm to talk to Mr.. Bailey
about the alleged dumping of material into
the river. In conversation with a Star re-
porter Mr. kintZ said:
Mr.. Balley's statement of my connection
with the disposition of the garbage is cor
| rect have been receiving IL on nv farm
| this summer, but have not made anything
| out of 1T. except the benefit which / will
receive from using IL as fertil.zing material
on my own premises. IN order TO get this
benefit ] agreed to take the whole output
| L thought l could sell II to my neighbors.
who would be very glad to get IT. The
average price which I have received for il
| has been $50 per scow load In some
| cases ] have had TO unload IL at my own
| cost / can testify that none of II has been
dumped into the river.
| he scow lands opposite my property at
| high tide, which may be at noon or mid
| night ! pole the barge into shore, and
when the tide goes out the wagons come
| down and remove the garbage. None of Il
goes INTO the river. and practically none
falis outside the water line to he carried
out 10y the tide. Upon one occasion. early
IN June, dumped half a load on to the
shore temporarily, but il was not carried
out by the tide. 1t is not garbage thar The
| people OF Alexandria smell when they maxi.
| thelr complaints, and think that fact Will
| be demonstrated when the Ueutansnt %
police in Alexandria makes his next re-
| port"
The Contract.
MI. Bailey was then asked to state the
| OO'-~'i WHICH ne put upon the con-
tract relative TO depositing garbage within
| the District line
=, There Is nothing in the contract" said
| Mr. bailey, which, in stated terms re-
| CURES US to transport the garbag,. beyond
| tne Dlstrirt line. Our contract calls fer
| the cremation of the garbage Inasmuch
| as the conditions. for which we are not
| responsible. render it impossible to crC-
| mate all OF the daily collections, IL de-
| wolves upon the Commissioners to deter
| mine the place for depositing the re-
| mainder.
| Up to this time there has never been
| any complaint about farmers within the
| District line using the garbage for fer.iliz-
| Ing material. Last fall we disposed of il
| TO the farmers along the banks of the
| Potomac within the District and have been
| doing so this fan. This morning / e.
| ceiNed letter from the health office di-
| recting that no more garbage he deposited
| within the District. OF course we shall
comply with that order. as IL is within the
| power OF the Commissioners to determine
| what shall be done with the garbage that
| is not cremated.