The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07

Warner stutler, the Superintendent OF
the Street Cleaning Department, yester-
day handed to the Commissioners sched-
ule of the proposals received at the Dis
trict Building, June 2, to collect and dis
pose of garbage, dead animals ashes, and
nightsoil.
After naming all the bidders and their
| bids Mr.. Stutler recommends that the con-
tract for the collection and disposal of gar
bage and dead animals be awarded to NJ.
| H Chamberlain. OF Detroit, Mich, he be-
| ing the lowest bidder. Mr.. Stutler also
recommends that the contract for The col
| lection and disposal of ashes, miscel-
| laneous refuse and nightsoil be awarded
| to R. V. Rusk. of this city, he being the
lowest bidder.
In his proposal Mr.. Chamberlain agrees
to collect and dispose of garbage and dead
animals for ISL. 600 per annum, and in a
contingent proposition he agrees to pay to
the city, as rebate, so cents a ton for all
garbage collected and removed over twenty
tons day.
Mr.. Rusk in his proposal agrees to col
lect and dispose of miscellaneous refuse
for $1,000 per annum; to collect and dis
pose of ashes for s29.979 per annuin. and
to collect and dispose of nightsoil for s17,-
900 per annum, or 1879 in the aggre-
gate.
Adding the bids of Mr.. Chamberlain and
Mr.. Rusk and the amount for the collec-
tion and disposal of waste of all descrip-
ton will amount to s106,579, or ss,421 less
than the amount named in the District
Appropriation bill for the fiscal year of
1901. BY splitting the contract in tic man
ner indicated it is believed by Stutler that
a material saving for the District has Leen
effected.
The manner of the disposal OF garbage
and dead animals set forth in Mr.. Cham
berlain's proposal is known as the reduction
process. He will erect a plant at dis
tance from the city, probably in Maryland,
in which the work of reduction will be
carried on. Mr.. Chamberlain states that
he hopes to have the plant in working
order by the 1st Of November and that
prior to that time, after July 1, the col
lection and disposal of garbage and dead
animals will be conducted as at present.
The process of reduction is chemical one
and will be carried on at a point where
no danger to health will result.
Mr. Chamberlain said yesterday that II was
TO his interest to put the plant in operation
as soon as possible We are in the business
to make money he continued, land we
have been in II long enough to know that
the more garbage and dead animals We col
lect and destroy the more money We make.
To this end It is to our interest to collect
every ounce of garbage. for the more that
is brought to the reduction house the more
money we shall make. 1t is for that reason
that we are able to pay back to the city so
cents ton for all the refuse collected over
twenty tons each day. Mr.. Chamberlain
estimates that the District will benefit by
this arrangement TO the amount Of $4,000
or $1,000 annually.
The system to be inaugurated, accord
ing to Mr.. Chamberlain, will differ mate
rally from that now in vogue. He thought
that he would employ greater number
of carts and that the system of collections
would be more prompt and effective than
now. THE refuse instead Of being taken
to the wharves in Southwest Washington
and dumped In scows TO be conveyed slow
ly down the river to the Sandy Bar farm,
in Prince George County, Nd. will be
driven TO some point in the freight yard
of one of the railroads and the carts will
there be run upon cars, without being
emptied. Several carloads of them will
be drawn out to the works each day,
where the carts will be dumped and thor
oughly cleaned before being brought back
to the city,
In the disposal of ashes the methods
now in vogue will be continued. Collec-
tons will be made from house to house
and the ashes will be used for filling in
low lands. Waste paper street sweepings,
and what is known as miscellaneous, Su-
periHendent Stutler expects to have ere
mated by some arrangement yet to be
perfected between the department and the
contractor.