Evening journal., 1903-12-16
MAY HAVE NEW
GARBAGE PLANT
Crematory Committee of City
Council Has Several Under
Consideration
COUNCILMAN N'G0VERN'S MACHINE

a dispatch to this city from Cincin-
natl, Ohio, states that an attorney from
Wilmington has been in that city ac-
duaindne himself with the me1sod
usedrthere collecting and crematfng
garbage. II follows
An attorney from your city has been
busy in the ONCE OF City Solicitor Hunt
copying the ordinance and the contract
between the city Of CIncinnau and the
/ Cincinnati Dessicating compdny made
many years ago. He stated that the
city Of Wilmington has been cremating
its garbage. but there is a movement on
foot there now 10 have the garbage re-
moved by some private company. as
has been done here He said the method
OF doing the work in this city was
recommended 10 them. and that is the
reason he is getting the ordinance on
the subject and the contract as VIII
mington may want TO use them TO
model after.
Favors Letting Of Contract.
Chairman George willis Of the crem-
atory committee Of City Council when
seen this morning. said there was q
movement on foot sometime ago TO con-
tract with a private corporation TO coll
lect and destroy garbage in this city.
but the project did not appear TO have
enough supporters. He said he was
In favor Of such a plan and thought
by giving out the work by contract II
would be more businessiike and not
likely to cost the city as much as at
present.
Mr. Willis said that representative
Of the concern which has the contract
for collecting and destroying garbage
In Philadelphia had been I'm this city
last week talking over garbage mat
terF. lie had a machine which hs
desired 10 sell the city that would
evnporate the water IN garbage thereb,
greatly decreasing the cost OF operat.
ing the crematory. "The machin,
would possibly take q year to pay fol
itself" said Mr. Willis. "and az thi,
time the city is not in a position. flnan.
cially, 10 shoulder any further expens,
for crematory repairs or improve
ments."
Another project which this agent ad
vanced was the taking over entirel,
from the city the collection and burn
ing Of Wilmington's offal for a Ger
tain sum- q contract being made 4
this effect. Mr.. Willis has been ex
pecting further data from the Phila
delphia concern relative to the pricl
Of its evaporating machine. and ais
figures tor collecting and burning gar
bage. He has not as yet received an,
! information. It Is possible that hi
viii lay the matter before Council.
Councilman McGovern OF IN,
Eleventh ward is experimenting with
model machine OF his own build e
be used in separating water from th'
solids in garbage. According 70 severa
councilmen. his effoits have met viii
success, but the machine is not as ye
fully completed. According 10 Mr.
McGovern the machine can be con
structed for from between $1,000 an,
81 500 and win soon pay for its cost.
The crematory has Been a source o
much expense 10 the city since its erec
tion and any Improvement tending q
decrease the cost OF operating il wouh
be welcomely received. Extensive re
pairs are now being made 10 the burne
and IL is claimed that most Of IN
damage done to the plant IS caused b.
the water in the furnaces causing ex
I pansion and resulting in the burnin
out of CRATES and damages to the wall
! OF the burners.