Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-04
THE DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE
PROBABLE ACCEPTANCE BY AU-
THORITIEs OF RECENT PROPOSALS.
Plant for Reduction Process to BE Lo-
Gated Beyond District Lines
Removal of Ashes.

1t IS believed that Mr.. Warner Stutler,
superintendent of the District street
cleaning department, will recommend to
the Commissioners the acceptance Of the
proposals of r. v. Rusk of this city and
that of Marvin H Chamberlain of De-
troit, Mich. for collecting and disposing
OF garbage, dead animals, ashes. night
soil and miscellaneous refuse for term
OF five years. These proposals were re-
cetved Saturday. Mr.. Rusk agreeing to
collected and dispose of miscellaneous re-
fuse for $1,000 per annum: to collect and
dispose of ashes for $29.979 per annum
and to collect and dispose of night soil
for $4,000 per annum. Mr. Chamberlain
agrees to collect and dispose of garbage
and dead animals for SOL, GOO per annum
BY adopting the recommendation of Mr.
Stutler the Commissioners would be en-
abled, 1t Is said, to provide for the COL
lection and disposal of all waste and refuse
In the District after July 1 for a term of
hve years. at $1O6.579 per annum. which
Is just $S,42l less than the amount ($115.OOO
provided by the pending District appro-
priation bill for the purpose during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1901. 1t is I'M
derstood the matter will be considered by
the Commissioners in day or two, and
1t is believed that the recommendation of
Mr.. Stutler will be adopted.
Method Proposed.
AS heretofore stated. Mr. Chamberlain
will. in the event of his proposal being &C
cepted. dispose of garbage and the other
waste and refuse by the reduction process
the resultant being sold for fertilizing pur-
poses. and his plant will be located outside
the District. To construct this Plant will
require. 1t is stated by Mr.. Chamberlain.
about five months time. but If the contract
is awarded to him in day or so he Is quite
confident he will be enabled to place 1t in
operation not later than the first of next
November. Just where the plant would be
located, in the event of his proposal being
accepted. Mr.. Chamberlain Is not prepared
to state, but that 1t would be erected in
Maryland or Virginia is not doubted. Mr..
Chamberlain has entered upon fourth
contract for performing such work in De-
troit, each contract being for three years.
and this fact. he contends. is about the
highest recommendation which could be
given his process and work. There the
plant is located twenty-five miles from the
city. and the matter collected is conveyed
to the plant by railroad.
But Detroit explained Mr.. Chamber
lain to reporter Of The Star today. lis
not the only city where we are engaged in
this work. for we are performing in Column
bus, Ohio: indianapolis and other cities.
and with the same success. If we are
awarded the contract for doing the work
here, we are prepared to go ahead In
very few days with the construction of our
plant, which will be located outside the
District, and 1 believe we will be able to
place 1t in operation not later than No
vember 1.
LAS 1t is to our interests to operate as
soon as possible, the Commissioners can
rest assured that We will hustle to COM
plete it. We have never failed to give the
people and municipal authorities elsewhere
entire satisfaction. and we propose doing
the same thing here II we get the contract.
We are in the business for the purpose of
making money. and we have been in It
long enough to know that the more gar
bage and dead animals we collect and de-
stroy the more money we make.
Therefore, 1t will be to our interests to
collect every ounce of garbage. for, as I
say. the more we collect the more we dis
pose of. and the more we dispose the more
money we make.
Notes . PrOvfa0.
ssThera In another thing to be considered