Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-06
ABOUT THE NEW cREMAToRY.

AS there has been much controversy
over the location Of the proposed new
crematory, and people in the neighbour
hood OF the site selected are still OPP
posed TO ts erection there, we have
taken Some pains 70 obtain information
concerning the effects Of such establlsh-
ments In other places We UNDER
stand that there Is no objection to the
building OF crematory for the benefit
of this city, but only to the spot where
II is proposed TO erect II, and this
arises from the impression that it
would become a great nuisance to the
people In It's immediate neighborhood.
The apparatus which Is expected to
be used in the new structure is alto
gether different from that in the old
crematory, II is to be Of a greatly
improved and more efficient pattern. IL
Ia warranted by the firm that supplies
It TO create no nuisance, and to be en-
tlrely free from obnoxious odors. APP
paratus of the same Kind is In use
In populous districts Of eastern cities
without offense TO anyone,
There is one now In operatlonon Mich
igan boulevard, Chicago, Persons liv-
lng close by are not affected by its
presence, and one gentleman now In
this city who lived in the immediate
proximity to the building, did not know
what II contained or what It was used
for
There Is one at Reading Terminal,
Philadelphia, right In the business CEN
ter Of the "city of brotherly love-"
without the slightest objection from
the people In its vicinity.
AT Bridgeport, Connecticut, there il
one on Bostwlck avenue, and a thirty
thousand dollar school house has been
located and erected within Ave humid
red feet of the building, which would
not have been put up if there had been
in It anything Objectionable.
At Louisville Kentucky, there is
crematory of this pattern, at a spot
which Is surrounded on all sides by
private residences without any protest
from the inhabitants or objection from
any source.
Some opposition having been raised in
the city of Newport, Kentucky to the
establishment Of crematories there, the
Superintendent Of public works inves-
tgated the subject, and In his official
report to the General Council OF the
city he states that he inspected four
crematorles In the city of Memphis,
Tennessee, three Of which were built
In residence quarters, completely sur
rounded by private dwellings and bust
ness houses,' and on inquiry the reply
from everybody was that there was no
smell of any kind from the crematories.
that he himself detected no odor that
all kinds OF garbage was burned there,
that two Of them had a capacity of
nifty tons daily, and no smoke arose
from the furnaces.
He also reports inspection of the
crematory at Jacksonville, Florida, with
the same results as to smoke and any
Kind of nuisance. but it's location was
on the north side Of the city about one
square from the nearest row Of resi-
dences, He could find no one who did
not consider II benefit to the city.
A report from the President Of the
Board of Health at Bridgeport, Connec.
tleut states that the garbage Of the
city Is being disposed Of In cremation
plant located in nelghborhood large.
~ residential" That there are "a num-
Der OF dwellings, directly across the
street and considerably more within
five hundred feet; that within radius
OF five hundred feet are church and
large brick schoohouse." Also that ono
complaint whatever has reached the
Board Of Health OF any nuisance or
bad odor arising from the burning OF
the garbage" The plant has been in
operation by employees Of the city since
July 1lth, 1900
These particulars should be consolat.
DRY to the people in the southwestern
part Of this city. where It is proposed
10 build the crematory. They may
rest assured that there win be nothing
Objectionable arising from the destruc-
uon OF waste matter in that building
as the furnaces aud apparatus are so
constructed as to entirely dispose Of
everything Of an unsanitary nature.
by a process peculiar to the plant. 1t
Is The Intention also, as approved by
the Mayor to convey garbage to the
crematory by closed vehicles, and we
understand that eight sanitary wagons
nave been or win be ordered for the
work.
m considering this whole matter, the
wishes and interests Of the entire city