The morning times., 1896-08-15

The District Commissioners have again
taken up and are seriously debating the
long-deferred proposition to erect an ssi-
ditional garbage crematory and important
disclosures may be looked for at an early
day.
II is not at all certain that the next one
will be Of the Smith pattern, not with
stanaing the past anu pending negotia-
lions, Tor the Dixon people have by no
means abandoned their enOrts 10 secure
trial Ut their method, ana iately some
quiet but earnest work upon their part has
been noted.
The DIXON managers are very anxious 10
secure a contract here. They have made
offers most liberal to secure the District
against loss, and as Indicative OF thestrength
OF their arguments il was stated yesterday
lnaI "a se,oDu statement from Health Orfi-
Ger woodward was recently sent to the
Commissioners expressive OF his belier
tDaJ the Dixon plant could be success
fully employed here.
HIS OPINION SOLICITED
1t is also understood that The second
statement was solicited Dy the Commission
ers to make sure that the health officer
still held tile opinion he expressed subse-
quently to his inspection Of the Dixon works
in neighborng city.
How rar Mr.. warrield, the garbage con-
tractor, may be Committed to the Smith
people upon the strength OF the indorse-
Inent that plant received from the Com
mlssioners is not known, but II Is believed
nothing has yet passed between him and
the owners Of the system to embarrass him
in case it shall prove to be desirable
to give the Dixon trial in advance OF
the Smith. 1t is suggested, also, that the
Dixon plant has the advantage Of prior
mention, Mr.. warfield having named that
plant at the time he filed his bid as one
he would be willing to use.
One great obstacle, II not the principal
one, in the way of immediate action is tho
difficulty in procuring a site, neither of
the two selected by the contractor for
the second plant being free from the oppo-
sition of property holders. 1t is alleged
that the Smith plant would have been In
operation today had it not been for the OBJ
jections made to the location of the furnace
at either point.
OUTSIDE THE CITY.
The old idea has been revived of securing
a location outside of the city limits, beyond
andaway from the residence sections, bu tthe
old difficulties attending the long hauls
that would thus be rendered necessary are
also recalled, and it is not believed the
contractor will be willing to accept the
suggestion.
The question, is being agitated, however,
with the pu rpose of having new crematory
erected before winter opens, il possible.
The excise board may yet secure u modi-
flcation of the order from the Commission
ers directing the distribution OF the gin and
whisky samples in its possession among
the hospit ais.
1t is understood that some OF the bottles
in the collection contained spirits which
the members Of the board were anxious to
have analyzed, but the chemist had time
to examine but a limited number and the
important ones are not Relieved to have
been OF the number he selected
TO EXTEND THE ANALYSIS.
The proposition is now, provided there is
a fund from which the expense can be met,
to have at least half of the samples re-
naming subjected to test by some COM
petent chemist, in order that there may be
nearer approach to a Just average OF the
lot
1t will be remembered that less than one
hundred of the thirteen hundred TASKS col
iected were passed upon by Chemist Hird,
and the toard prefers that Q larger pro-
portion of the whole number shall be tested.
The residue will be distributed as di-
rected, and after the analysis is conf
pleted the whole outfit will be turned oxr
to the hospitals.