The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-02
CREMAT0RY
ALL RIGHT.
Committee so Reports aid
the Matter Drops With
OFT Discussion.

CITY Council last night received from
Chairman Iicaly Of the crcmatory commit.
toe the report asked for by council and
contrary tn expectation. tho Same was re-
ceived without a word Of discussion.
The conGition of tho plant Is best set
out in the complete report which is rs FOL.
lows:
On accordance with motion passed
November II, instructing tho cremntory
committee to prepare report showing the
condition Of tho City CrematOry at tho
time Of the expiration of tho bond guaran'
tecing sanlc, namely August ., 1893. your
committee desires to report rs follows:
"Ehc cju,nittee was called together on
November 2lSt Mt tho crcnatory fer the
purpose Of making thorough inspection
of the same and bcing accompanied Ivy
persons who were familiar with the ron-
StructiOn and operation OF the furnace,
tho inspection WAS complete and sat- sfac-
tory
Tho c"ematory proper ana the bnillng
surrounding the same, was found IN cN-
ccl!ent condition. Tho only cause for
complaint and the only ext case required
being the removal Of tho garbage sra'o
bars, caused by tho Instant use of shllio
during the past year. Tbs superintendent
reported that the garbage and other refuse
matter had bean accepted and disposed OF
as rapidly rs delivered ut the furnace, and
the capacity OF the furnace had always rA-
creheu the requirements.
This is considered very satisfactory In
wow OF the fact that rs much as forty five
! tons ot garbage have been received and
: disposed OF IN the space OF sovcu or eight
hours durins tho busy seasons.
''Tho committee believes tho require
! mGnts Of tho contract, rs mnde by ths
Dixon Sanitary Cromatory Company. have
| been satisfactory fulfilled In every respect.
| The bond accompanying tho same does not
! have to he formally cancelled, but expires
| by limitation us is shown by the opinion
| VI the CITY solicitor attached to this ro-
| port.
Accompanying tho report will al so bo
found communication from Mr.. Will
| liam Connolly, bricl:Inyer, who has bern
| employed upon the crcmntorY at different
| times by Witch you can form your own
CUEcsuslonS
In conclusion the committee desire. ~
say the crtmatory is open and In operation
every day IN he year and tho public il vi
| liberty and Invited 10 inspect tho taElo Ut
any time.
Mr.. Connclly's communications told ut
| the work he had done at tho plant at the
expiration OF his contract on August 4tn.
| with tho Dixon CromAt0ry Commit.ee,
that it was then in a first class condition.
and that it would have been in tho Same
condition since August 4th. only for the
breaking OF the CRATE bars which nnst DO
| expected ana which Is not In any way the
| fault of the Dixon Crematory Company
| City solicitor Conrad told OF examining
tho bond given by tho oroin.sary CON pan7
as security ior the perform encc OF its con.
tract ann oi boihg sat'shca mat ne com
pahy IS discharged from al LIABILITY Tor
repairs 10 the plant unless II can be shown
mar laiiure 10 repair arose PRIOR 10
august D
A-reyards the POND gwen ny tho DOM
! pAny Mr.. Conrad sad no formal canco.'a'
tion OF II Is necessary;
ne report sa!lsil ~ eyory inohhor o.
council ana as before stated 1t was "-
cep'ea Without discussion.
| THE ROUTINE WORK.
| c,,r,nittnn rnr,rt,i ,,,nt 'Wr. Gbarn, ina
prin h,a b.n, "n',, iH ,'' ,a,,,o tha rnr'
| IVY hlu pre'' chRaRet ~ eAe"u.e INV por'
! tIMt OF tho lNtO Hon, llDlnlt II. BlYarU,