New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-31
GARBAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL

THE PRACTICE IN MANY FOREIGN CITIES.
collection OF consular reports the disposal OF
garbage and sewage in foreign cities has just been
published. These reports were prepared in re-
spouse to circular OF instructions. in which stress
was laid on the desirabillty OF obtaining informa-
tion of interest TO the agrculturist. Little was
available. however. and the reports are therefore
valuable chiefly to the resident and administrator
OF cities
In Lyons Barcelona Amsterdam and few other
places Il is customary TO collect potato parngs
and similar vegetable refuse by itself. and sell #
20 the farmers to feed to their live stock. Street
sweepings and the refuse from markets also
commonly sold TO manufacturers OF fertilizers.
Berlin and Glasgow are famous for the farms
which they own and operate. employing sewage to
stimulate vegetation. At the capital OF the German
empire there are reservoirs at the ends of num-
Der OF sewers. Powerful pumps take up the con-
tents. and send them through pipe lines TO points
between six and sixteen miles outside the city.
Here are systems OF irrigation canals. bitches,
which spread out over large areas where market
gardening IS conducted on remunerative scale.
Employment is given to one thousand tramps. or
workhouse people. who live in barracks when not
busy Part OF the tract OF land is rented to farm
ers by the city and worked independently. Twenty
five years ago. before the introduction Of sewers
into Berlin the death rate there sppalinEly
high The city is OF the healthest on the
Continent OF Europe
Glasgow has crematories for such garbage as can
not be utilized otherwise. And she has a good sys-
TEN OF sewers. There large quantities OF stable
sweepings. refuse from abattoirs and other ma
teral that has value for fertizing purposes.
These are carefully mixed and part Of the product
Is sold directly 10 farmers in the vicinity. trans
portation being furnished the railroad in spe
cal cars belonging 10 the city. Blu he municipal
fly has also bought farm after farm in outlying
districts. and has turned its unsold manure to ac
count thereon. The crops raised there are usually
hay. potatoes. turnips and oats. The crops more
than pay for the cost pr cultivation. and the city
gets rid Of lot OF refuse that cannot otherwise
be disposed Of 10 advantage Liverpool and the
military camp on the island OF Malta have also
made modest ventures In the way OF sewage farm
Ing
In many foreign cities where modern methods
have been adopted all solid material gathered from
houses and business places is carefully sorted over
before hnal disposition is made Of ii. The amount
OF bones, metal. cnders dead animals and other
things that can be utilized in one way or an
other is large, and this is sold given away. The
residue left 10 be cremated carried of 10 the
dumps Is thus greatly lessened In London this
work is not conducted a uniform plan. The
sponsibility there Is divided among number Of
parishes, and each follows it's own sweet will
Some Of them ship garbage out Of town by rail.
some carry II down the river by barge, and some
Or them burn II In Instructors"