The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-15
GO TO INSPECT CREMAT0RIES.
COUNCILNIANIC COMMITTEE WILL
START NORTH TODAY.

Aldermen Dixon and Mills and Di-
rector Gadsden VIII Join Alder
man Wells in New YOrk-FrOm
There They VIII Go to Montreal.
Toledo, Memphis, Chattanooga and
AtIanta-SOme Think Garbage
Could BE Disposed of at Less Cost
on swamp Lands Than by Deduc-
ing 1t in CremltOries-COmmi
to Report at Once on Hts Return.
For the purpose of investigating the
garbage crematory question, party of
| city officials VIII leave to-day on an in
spection trip North, and will return
through Ohio and Tennessee The party
will consist of Aldermen Dixon and Mills.
and Director Gadsden of the public works
! department They go direct to New York,
where they will be Joined by Alderman
Wells.
1t is said that the committee will exam
inc thoroughly the systems of reducing
| garbage employed in New York. Both of
the leading systems are understood 10 be
employed there but the committee will
not limit its observations to New York,
for the reason it is desired to get some
idea of the satisfaction the systems con
! templated for Savannah are giving in
other cities.
| The committees itinerary after leaving
| New York win be Montreal, Toledo, Mem
! phis, Chattanooga and Atlanta AT Toledo,
| Memphis and Chattanooga the plans built
by the Dixon Crematory Company, which
are fueled with coal, viii be inspected Al
New York, Montreal, and Atlanta. the
| Thackering Incinerator Company, whose
plants are fueled with garbage in place
Of coal, VIII be examined It is understood
10 be the intention of Council to adopt one
of these systems shortly after the return
of the committee, and to al once let the
contract for the erection of planl.
Director Gadsden said yesterday that he
thought the committee would return with
in ten days. and would be ready to make
its report at the first meeting of Council
thereafter. The PRACTICAL ideas of those
! who are to 90 are taken as an assurance
| that the best system viii be selected and
the proper recommendations made. The
| Importance of tais is significant because
| Council is APT TO act in accordance with
the committees recommendations.
1t has not yet been settled that a new
cremalory viii be built, but the need for II
has been sufficiently apparent for the past
year 10 insure that cary action will be
taken. For some time the understanding
among the aldermen has been that the
crematory question will be taken up in the
early fan. and active steps taken toward
the erection of one or more plants as may
be considered best for the city's needs.
Director Gadsden called for bids some
time ago, by direction of the street and
lane committee, and while no action has
been taken in regard to them, they ale
being held until after the special commit
tee returns. Time may then be saved de
Gliding on which process is desired, and
then selecting the lowest bid on fi.e 1t is
believed close bids have been made. but
there may be alterations that will make it
necessary to advertise for bids.
Whether there should be one or two
crematories is one of the paramount ques-
tons with Council. 1t has been generally
discussed by the aldermen, and all think
two stations are required. Two VIII not
only be more convenient but it is stated
the division will lessen the distance for
hauling garbage that viii add materially
to the saving in labor and hauling Every
thing seems 10 indicate that there will
not be any objection to the proposition to
erect one cremafory on the eastern side
Of the city and the other on the western
side.
In discussing the crematory yesterday a
well-kuown citizen and large taxpayer
said he saw no reason for expending $25,-
Geo or $4,000 for crematories, when cheaper
and better methods could be employed for
disposing of city garbage. The question or
reducing or disposing of garbage has vex-
| ed the authorities Of many cities anG
while much Improvement has been made
over old methods it is considered there
IS still room for the Introduction of better
and cheaper facilities along this line
1t does not seem to have occurred 10
the city authorities but there is no rea-
son why few acres of the swamp .ands
. around Savannah should not be used as
dumping ground for garbage" the gen
teman said. By a small outlay the city
! | could build track for light hauling TO
the swamp, and in The course of few
years the Improvement of the land would
pay for The track construc ton. These
cars running to the dumping ground could
be loaded at convenient points, and by
, proper management the disposition of the
! city's garbage would be solved with light
expense TO the tax payers Garbage may
he used to profit on Old lands, but when
: thrown into a cTematory there IS nothing
to show for il except ashes, and possibly
a few scraps picked from the rubbish"
Council has not yet decided definitely III #
crenia ;ories aIc 20 be built. so that there
is stu a poss ibiity that suggestions will
! be considered. The fact The city will
doubtless be asked fancy prices for lands
for this purpose, en- account of the ohiec.
tonableness Of crematories, is Believed to
be one reason why the disposal of garbage
on waste lands should be looked in,o. In
TO this time il has been settled that moth
ing short eff crematOr.Cs viii answer but
there are several who believe Savannah
should adopt its own system OF dsposine
of garbage, aside from The systems other
cities may have found best for their needs
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