The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-25
BIDS FOR A NEW cREMAT0RY.
ERECTION OF 4 MODERN PLANT TO
COME BEFORE COUNCIL.

$50 oOo. and VIII barn 100 Toms of
Garbage a Day-TnIk of Building
Two small Plants for More Con-
venEence in Hauling Council to
select one of the Two Leading
Processcs-MateriaI of CONNER
ciaI value saved From the De-
pOsits.
That a new garbage crematory Is 20 ne
butlt in Savannah before a great while
seems settled, since the joint committee OF
pubac health and streets and
lanes. to which the need
for better facilities in reducing
The clty's garbage was recently referred,
WIZ be reported upon at the next meeting
of Council The report viii not be vague
recommendation, but it viii consist Of bids
and other information that will enable the
board to come TO an understanding with
out decay.
Some time ago the necessity Of new
crena tory was called 20 the attention Of
Council, and the joint committee 10 which
the matter was referred went straight to
work in its efforts to obtain information of
the right kind. The various processes OF
destroying garbage, the cost of the con-
struction Of plants, and all other data re-
lGtng to the subject, was obtained through
the large construction companies, which
were asked 10 correspond with the COM
rnittee. Much attention has been given TO
this part of the work by Director Gads-
den of the public works department, whose
study of the different processes of reducing
garbage win make him a valuable inform
ant for Council.
The bids which will be submitted to
Council are for one hundred-ton crem-
atory. one that win reduce that amount
of garbage in twentyfour hours. IT is
not settled whether the city Will have
one large plant or endeavOr to facilitate
the delivering of the garbage by con-
etructing two smaller ones, to be located
conveniently, according to the amount of
matter to be consumed. Director Gads-
den thinks the idea of two plants an ex-
celent one, but he says the conclusion
reached in this respecI viii be governed
entirely by the difference in cost. The
hundred-ton plant according to the plans
upon which the bids nave been made, will
cost in the neghborhood of $4,000. Two
fifty-ton plants could not be built, 1t is
ated, for this amount, as the labor
would be nearly double what il would
in building the big plant
The possibility Of building a plant even
nearer the city than the present crema-
tory may be surprising to some. but this
mas be the case in the event 1t is decided
to have two small ones. A sentimental
objection attaches to crematories because
they emit gases that are disagreeabie.
y crematory properly constructed is said
TO be no more harmful to community
than a cotton factory or a lumber mill,
as the fumes are emitted from high stacks
and are then swept miles away. When
they are Improperly constructed, however,
as is claimed to be the case with the city's
present erematory. the fumes oftentimes
find their way to the near surroundings
and become offensive to those compelled
TO endure them
one of the things Council will first be
called upon to decide will be which of the
two main processes 10 adopt. The first
and Oldest burns its garbage by means
of coal or other fuel. while the latest pre-
pares the garbage one day for fuel to be
used the next, and in this does away with
the item OF fuel that may be otherwise
needed. BY the first process the principle
briefly is 10 dry the garbage which is
dumped into huge receivers after which
IL is dropped into the furnace, where It is
used as fuel in connection with coal to
dry the dumpings that have been placed
in the emptied receiver. As fast as the
garbage is dried, il is dumped into the
furnace, but il is not prepared so as to be
used as fuel without the help of some
more coElbustible material
By the later process the first days work
consists in preparing the 100 tons of garb-
age for fuel for the following day When
this Is once done the plant moves on and
on without the use of other fuel. The first
days deposit is carefully dried, aud in
burning it the raw garbage dumped into
the receiver from which the green was
taken, undergoes the same process. 1t re-
quires skillful treatment TO prepare the
deposits for fuel, as it must be thoroughly
dried, which in some instances becomes
difficult TO accomplish.
The chimney of the crematory beloneine
60 San Francisco is the highest in the
world, being 265 feet from its base Au
the buildings are built in a substantial
manner with solid brick walls, il is stated
galvanized iron roofs. cast iron furnaces
CRATE bars and hoppers. A well has been
sunk upon the premises furnishing pure,
water, and with a capacity Of 10000 gallons
day A rag cleaning and bottle cleaning
plant has also been erected, the former
capable of cleaning 800 pounds of rags per
hour and the latter can wash several thou
sands of bottles a day. furnace has
been erected for the melting of solder
from tin cans, and is now In operation.
Tin bailing works are also in operation.
where the tin is baled and shipped to
foundries and made into window weights.
On either side OF the large chutes that
conduct the garbage into the furnaces
pickers take their places and get out ev-
erything OF commercial value, such as
Tin cans. bottles, rags, bones and even old
bread, which is sold 10 chicken raisers.
With a crematory that does not require
fuel to keen IT. going, aud good revenue
from such things as are recovered from
the garbage. it would seem that the dis
position Of garbage would not be a large
item OF expense after the plant is once
constructed.
After Council goes over the plans and
learns what the probable cost will be, the
crematory question will likely be left with
the committee to obtain further informa-
ton on points that may arise. Should II
be decided to erect a plant, the city will
not be hampered on the score of financial
considerations, as the deficit the present
board started with has long since been
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