The times., 1901-06-23

| pHny derives most benefit. The winter
months are more prolific, of course, of
greasy garbage than in the summer time,
when fruits and VvSy:Gs5l1s form the large
| part of the garbage.
The other material, now thoroughly
dry-for the immense pressure of the
frames has left scarcely any liquid re-
maining-resembles linseed OIL cakes. 1t
is pulled from the press frames and
broken up on the floor into such shape
that ii may be conveyed to an adjoining
building, where the fertilizing material
is produced. A broad belt is utilized for
When the dry material arrives at the
building it is automatically fed into a
long box, and, passing through this, is
broken up into a little finer shape, being
at last poured onto the floor at the mouth
OF a drying oven of immense capacity. a
workman with a shovel pushes the prac-
ticaily odorlesS material into the drying
oven. Within there is rotary screw
which, swiftly revolving, reduces the dry
material to finer proportions, while auto
matte paddles break it up in such manner
that il reaches the other end of the oven
in 4 pulVerized form and in color resem-
bles street dust. Another workman feeds
this product into bucket belt which
whirls ii swiftly upward to a screen.
The screen is the last step in the sys-
TEN productive of the fertilizing material.
Small bits of metal, oyster shells, and
other solids are separated and cast into
a chute. That is the only waste of the
tons Epon tons of seemingly useless re
fuse which is brought each day from the
city. The fertiliZing material is sent by
way of another chute to a large store
room, from which it is loaded on box
cars. While termed fertilizer, 1t is hardly
the finished produce which is used i'll
stimulating the productive qualities of
land. II is sold to manufacturers OF fer
tilizer and they add to il other ingredi-
cnts, after which it is placed on the
market.
posing Of the garbage now collected, eV-
cry bit of available space in the building
is utilized. The fact that the investment
is evidently profitable one for the capi-
tai. which is mostly local, has prompted
an enquiry as TO why the plant could nos
be operated to advantage by the munich
pal government. The disposition of the
product TO outside parties would be the
greatest obstacle. The officers of the
company are: Myron NJ. Parker Presi-
dent. John f. Wilkins. Vice President;
T. Southard Parker, Treasurer, and Louis
Boyer Secretary.
Commissioner Macfarland has approved
the recommendation of the Computing
Engineer that School Street be maclda-
r1iZed from its southern terminus to Park
Street, at an expense Of 81. .23S. chargeable
TO the account of repairs to roads.
Formal announcement was made yes
terday Of the Commissioners approval
of the recommendation OF Major SyI-
veE'ter that Capt. Robert II. Boardman
be promoted to the position OF captain OF
police, and that Capt. Isaac Pearson
should have charge of the general con-
dust OF the police force in regard TO
the conditions of the stations and ether
local matters.
R W. Dutton, Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department. has received a com
munication from Thornton Carusi criti-
ctsing the methods of chimney sweeps, /
which Mr.. Dutton endorses as follows:
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that fires are sometimes due to injury
done to chimneys and iues by careless or
incompetent sweepers, and believes that
the work should be subject to regula-
tions"
Mr.. Carusi complains: II beg leave to
call your attention TO the very large num-
Der of irresponsible men and boys, now
engaged in chimney sweeping in this city.
They have no regular implements, using
only bricks and pieces Of iron suspended
from ropes. and by continual pounding
they break the fiues. tearing away the Linz
ings and making the chimneys defective,
thereby causing many fires that should in
some way be prevented. l would there
fore suggest that some protection be Of
fered our citizens from being imposed
upon by the class of unreliable persons.
There are, however, some responsible per-
sons already engaged in this work here.
\ would respectfully recommend that
you call this matter 10 the attention of
the Commissioners, and advise that yegu-
lations be made requiring all persons who
clean or sweep chimneyS to procure
license from the Assessor Of the District
This license should cost at least SO an
nually, and be issued Cuiy to such persons
as are found capable OF doing such work.
Chief Dutton recently suggested that
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trict Of Columbia, for their better protec-
tiOu against fire, should have fire alarm /
boxes Installed in the various buildings. |
This was referred 10 the Board of Chari- |
ties, which has replied, requesting that !
the District Commissioners meet the re- |
quirements Of the situation BY having fire |
alarm boxes installed convenient 10 char
liable institutions at public expense The |
large cost Of installation, which Is esti-
mated at an average of SlI5 each for the 1
twcuty-nine institutions within the DIS
trict. and their financial inability TO
meet such an eEpeTSe. Is cited as the red-
son why the Board of Charities deems ii
inexpedient for them TO undertake the
work While the added fire protection Is
considered most desirable, 1t is urged that
many of the institutions are supported at
considerable sacrifice by persons inter
ested IN them, and the Board nesitates to
recommend the installation Of the boxes
for this reason.
The Board of Charities suggests that the
Commissioners, in locating public fire
alarm boxes. arrange them so that they
will be located near enough to charitable
institutions to afford satisfactory means
TO prompt alarms in case OF fire.
The Secretary of the Interior yesterday
transmitted to the Commissioners a plan
showing the construction Of a four-way
electric conduit TO contain the necessary
cables for lighting the Pension Office |
building from an electric lighting plant, |
referred to in a previous letter from the |
department.
The proposed conduit intersects the |
tunnel connecting the Patent Office and |
Postomce Building. on the north side of
F Street, and extends thence 1,2OO feet to |
the southwest corner of the Pension Of |
fee Building. IL will run about nine feet
from the curb line, as straight pos
SiDie avoiding the manholes. water and
sewer pipes, street railways, and tele-
phone cOnduits, and passing over or un-
der the water pipes or conduits, as
deemed advisable. subject to the Tegula- |
ti9ns OF the District.
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