The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-18
So N. 80
Nothing Is said about burning it.
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In 1893 the cost was 80, 7S6 20. No men,
tion of II crematory, so infer the garbage
was removed outside Of the city limits.
alone will cost $50, $50
Expenses of crematory for thres
years. (s7, ,0OO) Gel, 900
! Total cost s60.95O
or s2O 3l7 G6 per annum. And at the ex-
piration OF three years the creinatory will
| be burned out and o new one built at a
| cost Of $4,000. This present one was
| job, and 1t will need repairs every few
| months and il will be constant drain
upon the city treasury. Our city's popu-
la'ion at present is supposed to 10 70 600
and the cost Of getting rid Of the garbage
per annum is estimated to he Sl9,650. In
1891 with population of O.. 600 1t cost but
50. III 80 to get rid of tho garbage an iu-
crease in the cost per unnum of S10873.
and an increase Of population OF but 5000
inhabitants
No doubt my views upon this subject
have not much weight in the comm unity.
BE 1t so, rs long as L am able to write l
propose to Civ, my opinion upon this i'm.
portant subject. There Is great diver
sity of opinion upon this subject by
learned men, who have glvon IL careful
thought. Ii is Contended by many that
all the waste from q city should be u,il-
lied and returned to The soil instead of
bcng destroyed. An observing person is
convinced of this when he looks at the
land and finds the soil burned up by the
use OF acid phosphate. Time is too slow
for the present farmer. He has no time
to haul the street swsepings and will not
glyo much for good stable manure. He
wants something that will cause the seed
whoat when planted to grow with rush.
llo is much like tho busy man whose
( tnfv I Ia nt,t nf ,n.lnp rt,L
relief. Hence he takes six compound ca
thartic pills this puts him IN bed. and 10
takes his physician at least six days to get
him strong enough to eat soft boiled egY
and tonst and tea. l am satisfied that the
garbage can be collected and removed AZ
least or miles from the city at a cost OF
10000 and that THO garbage will fatten
1000 hogs, which will weigh 800 900 pounds
and sold for II per hundred worth $l2, 600
So tho cost of the removal and all expenses
would be but $500. This subject con.
Germs cvory individual and every family.
This vast accumulation OF waste must be
promptly removed from dwellings ant.
tnken out of tho city, ut such place to b.
utilized. and not annoy any home. be IL
ever so humble. Politicians should n0t
have charge of this department, as they
care nothing for the health Of the people
nor their comfort or happiness. What
tho politician wants is votes, appointing
power, and office. But if we had an opi-
donnie of small pox, how quick these brave
bosses would flee to place OF safely. They
would have many excuses for moving and +
every excuse would be q big flb Thar,-
greatest hles, ,ing to a city or community Y
Is health This can be had In great
measure by cleanliness. the Observance, OF u
sanitary laws aud hygiene in the homss
attended to daily. These great comfortA'
cannot be gotten through the common
politician. We can have these comfortA
and hoalth by a commission appointed BY n
the Judges of tho superior Court only
Suppose we try. y b. FRAZER. H