The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-06
CONTENTION OVER The
new CREMATORY.
Spirited Debate In City Council Which was
Held Last Night.
THE COUNCILMAN KICKS.
But the nembers of the Crematory Com
mittee Stand by Their Guns and
the Plant is Accepted.


Of citizens last evening on account Of u
warm debato over the crematory. Mr..
Healy, .of the Crematory Committee pro-
sented report from tho Dixon Sanitary
Crematory Company Of tho test of tho
new crematory. The report stated tn at
from 7 a. IN. to p. In. 81, 430 pounds; to
z p. IN. 1905 pounds of garbage wcro
consumed on the day of the test.
The report claimed that had The city been
able to furnish tho garbage In sufficient
quantities. the crematory would have con.
sumed eighty tons of garbage in twenty.
four hours as required by the contract.
Tho report was accompanied by report
of The Crclnatory Committee recommend
ing that the crematory be accepted anu an
order for $4,000 drawn to pay for the
same.
Mr.. Robertson said that he was present
at the test. The first attempt was not sat.
isfactory, and IA second one vas ordered
and it was tire same. Then third test
was made Mt which III. .675 pounds wero
burned, He was ut the crematory at 1.3)
n. H., and the crematory was burning
then. At 7o'c!ock the next morning after
the test, the crematory gave evory indica.
tion OF having run all night.
He claimed that, according to his infor.
nation five and 1ive.eight tong of coal
were used in burning this quantity Of gar-
bage at S220 q ton, it cost A 5-l0 cents per
ton to destroy tho garbage. Take. Tho
labor at Sl.50 day, ho said, as counted by
the orematory company, and tho figures
given arc correct. Take tbs cost of labor
as paid by the city Of Wilmington and the
cost Is 40. n cents per tor.
i. He knew that tho crematory had run for
twenty hours. He asked If the city was
going to pay for crematory to burn elgn.
ty tons day when it Is burning but sixty
tons. ~ throw down tho gauntlet" he
said, 'and II tho Crcmatory Committee or
the crematory company wishes to take 1t
up, lot either of them do it,"
Mr.. Healy asked that the whole report
DO read The additional figures were read.
The report gave tho details of delivery Of
garbage The report showed the quantity
Of garbage cremated as fltty.fivo tons and
1875 pounds; consumed from sewage 23
tons ana 100 pounds; from collectors 80
tons and b75 pounds; cost Of coal, Sl1; Ia.
Dor, s.. 10; total, 5000; cost per ton, 81
cents.
esMr. Robertson said that at lcast two.
flfths Of tho garbage had been drained and
Of tine remainder at least I, barrel OF filthy
water that was taken from each cart.
Three men at Sl.50 n day arc counted in
the estimate, when four men at higher sal.
aries arc necessary.
Mr.. Smith said that it appeared to him
that tho member had personal spite
against the Dixon Company. He was as
much in favor Of economy rs the member
from the Fifth ward (Mr. Robertson.)
The erection of the crematory was not
"job,' as the ono built four years ago was.
The report could be substan lated by atii
davit and the speaker himself would
make one that tho report was correct,
Three men ran the crematory easily. Tho
superintendent docs not count. These
people paid their men what they pleased.
The city can do as 1t pleases In regard to
salaries. lie held that at o'clock in the
morning tho garbage was destroyed.
He delled any one to say that the crema-
tory was not up to contract. Tho city is
not able to furnish eighty tons of garbage
day. Previous health reports have do.
ceiyed the people. The old crematOry
never consumed over twenty tons day.
A lonl OF garbage has been calculated to
weigh n ton when 1t weighs but half q ton.
The Board Of Health Is fighting City Coun-
ell and it tried to choke the crematory with
garbage collected. Tho company did not
contract to evap1rate water but to consume
garbage,
Mr.. Robertson said tho old crcmatory
had nothing to do with this ono, If the
crematory was not equal TO tho task Of
consuming garbage when Mr.. Smith left
at Q clock, then why was it still hot and
in full blast at 7.1O o'clock in tho morn.
their crematory, place three men there
and burn forty tons of garbage in l2 hours.
He was ready to stand Oh every assertion
that he had made.
There was a general crossflre for time
but tho molten was adopted and an order
for Sl6,0O drawn in favor of the company
On motion of Mr.. Kane nn order of $3.50
was drawn In favor of tho Police Com
mission for contingent fund
A n Irlnr for S0D nO) WAC lrnIpn in favor
oil the Board Of Education for new build
inss.
Milk Inspector McEvilly reported 254 in
spoctions, 2S samples collected aud seven
precautionary no ices issued in July.
Coal Oil Inspector Kelley reported l7T700
gallons of oil inspected in July.
Building Inspector Grubb reported hav.
ing issued 80 permits for buildings valued
at $50, $50, and collected 800 in July. The
reports were all filed.
Mr.. Oberiy reported TINT 1t had been de.
cided to bond the sinking fund commits
sioners in the sum of SIS, 900 or 5000 each.
Hc recommended that they be SO bonded.
They will be bonded with surety compa.
ny and under law passed by the last Leg
islaturo the city will pay for tho surety.
The total cost will be $50 year
City Treasurer Curry reported tho bal
ance in Union National Bank to b. $780,
1861; park fund, sac, los 63; crcmatory
$4,000; received of Auditor T. G. Pyle,
S230.7 S. S. Adams for clerk of tho City
Court, S3l46.; Chief Engineer James
Wilson, 1910; Collector Edmund
Mitchell, Jr., $97.400; Collector Eugene
NJ Saycrs, s70.250.
A communication was received from tho
Water Witch Fire Company otfo ring to
build an addition to its house, furnish
truck and maintain 1t If Council desired.
The report was referred to the fire com.
mittec. In tho annual report of Chief
Engineer Wclde it Is recommended that
truck be located OH the western side of
the city. Tho truck cannot be located
without action by tho Legislature.
communication was presented by Mr..
Robertson from the National Building In.
spectors Association inviting Council to
send the City Building Association to tho
nationa! convention at Detroit in Scptem.
bcr. The matter was referred to the pub
lie building committee.