New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11

conclude tbat the degree of heat used In the
process of making fertilizer ana OIL IS just SUI
.fcicnt to melt out or render the grease OK o'i
contained in the garbage. but not suf1clent "
destroy The component parts and render 'heil
harmless and inoffensive. They say; ne in'''
"fcrial in Itself offensive in the highest degree
"putrefyng and rotting, Is subjected 10
process OF boiling which breaks IL up INTO lis
component parts. gaseous and materiai' "ilh'
"out destroying anything. The volatile parts
ARE so light that at every stage of the process
from the time the garbage Is landed until INC
fertilizer and oil are packed they escape "
"pollute and make rrcspirable the surrounding
atmosphere"
This complaint has been made before. ana
some time go condensers were Quit 10 prevent
the escape Of polluted gases, but the coinin'''oc
report that they accomplished no good purpose
in that direction and that the truth III reier-
.ence to these condensers and evapora'ors II
that though they were ostensibly put IN place
"to abate the nuisance. in reality they ehflch
.1ha nroduct OF the factory by adding 10 the
fertilizer dust n syrupy liquid called STICK
(which Increases the value Of the product Inc
"machlLery. therefore, which was put I'D I'D ooe'
'dence 10 an indignant popular cutlery 10 aDate
che nuisance. has Increased the proh's OF the
factory without in the least degree mitigating
"the nuisance They declare that no schemc
of closing the buildings mp tight and dong inc
work even of unloading under cover is practI-
cable. The workmen must have relief from the
foul air The Board Of Health has reported that
the complaints are Just. but that the work Is
necessary and there is nothing 20 be done nut
compel The contractors 10 minimize the Often
sivencss" Of The process. The committee. how
ever do not lake that position. In view OF the
RECOGNIZED Justice Of their complaint, they say Il
Is n crime 10 maintain the nuisance ana also say
that the nuisance cannot be abated unless TIC
factory be closed Il Is pointed out in the re-
port that Whenever such a garbage digesiinS
plant has been established elsewhere II has al
most Immediately been closed up. and tina; no
establishment OF the Kind rs large as this one
exists outside Of New-York City. 1t is also
rotcd that experts here ard in Europe unhesi-
tatincly condemn this method Of boiling. digest
in. or s;eri,izing garbage and favor the method
OF cremation with the possible utilization or
power. On this point the committee report that
the result Of experiments proves that In large
city situated ike New-York the actual cost OF
ORIGINATING garbage, after deductng such prof
cts rs may be derived from stored electricity or
"othcr power. will not equal that Of the present
"disgraccfu and filthy system. whose sole pur-
pose II Is to swell the profits OF private cor
operation. regardless OF the public health and
"wcfarc"
Il will thus be seen that these citizens are In
favor Of cutting off the Barren Island dogs tail
lust behind the ears. and who shall say that
they are not right? II is certainly true that the
stencil from Barren Island has long been nli-
sance. and it Is also true that other cities have
had great success with cremation II would
seem as If this city. with the experience OF
others 10 learn from, might devise some plan OF
garbage disposition which was not offensive 10
large districts and at times n menace TO the
health Of the whole community.