The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-25
NO CREMATORY
FOR GARBAGE.
Common Council viii Order
Old Contract Renewed.
IS no MENACE TO HEALTH.
This viii Dispose Of Inclnsratlsn Scheme
for at Least One Year, and
Probably for Longer.
IS no MENACE TO HEALTH.

According 70 present indications 81
looks as II Providence would not have
any garbage-disposing plant for the pres
ent, at least. and. in view OF the differ
ences OF opinion I'm regard to the project,
this course seems TO be generally ap-
proved.
The city has already expended consid-
erable money on the proposed scheme to
dispose OF swill and offal. not to mention
ashes and other house waste. by incinera-
tion.~
In spite of the many trips made by the
special committee of the city council no
definite plan has been reached.
This committee has visited several Gre
matory plants, and has seen some in
operation and others that were tied up by
the cold weather. but the fact remains
that none or them seem 10 have offered
suf1icient inducements 20 convince the
committee as a whole OF their efficacy.
TO RENEW CONTRACT.
As matters now stand the CITY will
have 10 worry along. az IL has been do
ing Tor many years, and the pigs at
swansea will probably continue 10 be
fattened on the unsavory mess
Al the meeting of the common council
It's evening, the special committee on
garbage VIII recommend the passage OF
an amendment to section l of chapter 10
extending the time for continuing the
present method OF collecting swill and Of
fal for not exceeding one year from May
1, 1901.
The reason given for this action is that
the committee cannot arrange to have
the garbage taken care of hy any of the
n IlN a.
ed period I'm which the present method
can be carried OF under the action OF
the city council taken year ago, and
this extension is necessary.
While there may be some basis OF truth
IN this statement the fact remains that
the committee has not been able 10 agree
upon any system for the disposal OF the
garbage the scheme not meeting with
amy marked favor.
NO MENACE TO HEALTH.
1t is also well known fact that the
superintendent OF health has not given
any hearty support to the proposition TO
establish garbage -disposinG plant in
this city. and he has also stated that he
sees no menace to public health In the
present method of disposing of the house
garbage.
The health department has, however
made the suggestion that IL would be
Ntit W nave the garbage wagons fitted
with tight covers. and also suggests that
garbage be removed more frequently dur
ing the summer months.
IL has been clearly shown recently that
the expense OF crematory plant would
be very far I'm excess OF the cost which
Is sustained by the city undNr the present
method OF diSposing OF garbage, and ~
has been grave question whether such
an expense would be warranted.
some have argued that IL the proposd
plan was TO include the removal of ashes
rKDenSo would
but here again there is still question
raised.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
Some of the members OF the special
committee favor the plan OF including
ashes with house garbage and offal and
crematory, but others do not and this
is one OF the points that has caused a
great deal Of discussion.
The present cost of removing garbage
is at the rate of 15ls cents per capita In
this. city and the amount paid annual
TO the contractors has been about $4,000
or S23,0 600 IL is stated that a crematory
plant would entail an expense of more
than double this amount
There is. also the question Of public
health to be considered in the establish
ment of crematory, for IL has been
shown In some cities, notably Boston.
that the odors from the garbage-dispos-
ing plant were so offensive as 10 call for
a general protest from people living with
In quite a radius OF the plant.
All OF tncSe reaSonf nave caused the
special committee TO delay i'm making a
report that has been long expected. and
now the result is that the city council
must take some action.
ACTION NOW NEEDED.
The time for renewing the contract for
removing swill and offal must I've made
now, I'm order that the service can prop
erlv be carried ON after the LIST OF MAY
next. and the action of the common coun-
Gil Is required to enable the board OF all
dermcn TO take the necessary action.
Whether during the balance OF the year
any action WIFI he taken looking towards
the establishment of a garbage and ashes
crematory, is very doubtful. unless the
members Of the city council experience a
decided change OF mind.
The fact that no danger 10 the public
health is found I'm the present system. to-
gether with the very well known fact that
the city treasury Is by no means over
burdoned with money will probably have
a decided tendency toward discouraging
the scheme OF "a crematory. if not for
all time, certainly for year or two.