The times., 1897-06-25

Commissioner Wights efforts to provide
tlic District with adequate and inoffensive
means of disposing of It's garbage will
probably soon be successful, resulting in
the substitution of the reduction system
for cremation, and the removal of the plant
from the center of the city TO a point
several miles down the river.
Since the report of Health Officer Wood
ward condemning theSmith h crematory back
of the old observatory as unsanitary, Com
missioner Wight has had several inter-
views with Garbage Contractor Warfield
regarding a change iii the system. In the
last of these few days ago, Mr.. War
field outlined a system whic ia, meeting with
Commissioner Wight's approval, he was
asked To put it in writing, for submission
to tine board of Commissioners.
The plan is outlined by the contractor. 1t
was stated yesterday, provides for the
abandonment OF the old wharf at the
foot OF q street, where garbage has here
tofore been dumped, and the erection of
receiving plant upon the company's wharf
at the foot Of South Capitol street.
This building win be fitted with huge
hopper, into w hich all OF the garbage, as
soon d it is collected, viii be dumped. The
hopper is to communicate with scows, upon
which are placed a number of water-tight
metallic tanks. These tanks are to toe alb
soiutely waterproof, with tight-fitting Cow
ers. and have estimated capacity Of five
tons. Each scow Is to be provided with
several of these tanks, and as soon as one
is filled and properly closed, anlther will
be brought into service, and SO on, until
the scow is loaded.
when this is done tug will come along
side aad the scow will . towed some eight
or ten miles down the river, where the
contractor owns a large farm. AT the
further end CT this farm, about a mile from
the river, the latest improved reduction
plant viii he erected and gravity Railroad
constructed TO the water front. As soon as
ii scowload of tanks arrives they viii be
lifted one after another to the elevated: rail-
way and run by gravity to the reduction
plant, where the garbage VIII be treated
The tanks will he thoroughly cleaned be
fore they are sent back to the city. In this
way the contractor believes he Will salts
tactoriiy dispose of all the garbage i'll
sanitary ilanner and without exciting any
objection.
Should the river freeze over, making
navigation impossible, the reduction works
would he shut down and the Brown
crematory, at the foot of South Capitol
street, operated until the river is open.
The advantages of this system are many.
1t should be remembered that the G-strcet
wharf was abandoned because of the fact
that the garbage would have TO be hauled
along the entire river front, which would
be expensive as well as unsatisfactory
TIN, Commissioners, how ever, could improve
Half street that the garbage carts
would not all lie forced 10 traverse one
street on their way To the wharf
Ii is believed that this plan would meet
with the approval of the Commissioners,
although as yet they have not had the
matter presented to them officially by
Garbage Contractor Warfield. As stated
in The Times already, the Commissioners
have notified Contractor Warfield that
the Smith plant is unsatisfactory, and it
is quite probable that the question will
come up some time during the present
week.