The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
I%ncinerating Apparatus Near
Skinkrr Road 10 BE Used for
Three Months.
TO RETAIN CHESLEY ISLAND.
New River Reduction Establish
mant Will Be Modelled on Fig
ures Obtained From Exposi-
ton Experiment.

As an experiment 10 tnst the expense OF
conducting the three new incinerating
plants which the Board OF Public In
provements proposes to locate along the
river and the capacity of these plants in
reducing the city's garbage. the Dickson
Crematory Conpany's plant in the Worlds
Fair grounds. just west OF Skinker road
is to be used by the city for the next
three months.
This will In no way affect the DISPOSE
ton of the refuse on philippine Sian
In the river. as the department is making
preparations to combat the flow of ice
which might seriously endanger the task
of removing the garbage from the two
collection points at Gratiot and North
Market streets.
The incinerating plant at the Worlds
Fair grounds has never been taxed to its
capacity, ana its owners, who. it is un-
derstood, believe the purchase of the in
stitution would be a aluable acquisition
TO the city's facilities for the care of the
garbage. have placed the plant at the dis
posal of the Board Of Public Improve
ments for a nominal sum.
AS a fair test it is proposed 10 dump
tIHt Ehl pdSs III lie CEelIdlDIS JUST as II
is collected at the different residences
about the city. Up to the present the plant
has consumed nothing but boxes and
waste paper and refuse of this character
about the grounds.
4! record is to be kept of the amount of
fuel required to run the plant. the daily
consumption by tons of the garbage and
any difficulties which the employees may
meet in handling the garbage. Upon these
figures the new plant along tho river will
be modelled. The scheme is believed to be
a fair test of the proposed iucinerators.
FRANCIS GIVES PERMISSION.
Permission was secured from President
Francis of the Exposition Company to ad-
nit the garbage wagons to the grounds.
The streets leading to the plant will be
re-enforced TO sustain the weight OF the
wagons. Employees required to operate the
plant IN the city's interests will be paid
by the city. which also agrees to place on
salary an inspector representing the
Dickson concern. Beginning with to-day
Will be carted to the plant through the
Worlds Fair grounds and reduced.
The use of the plant by the city was
arranged so that the city officials regard
its acquisition as practically a donation,
as the Npenses OF conducting it will be
little or nothing.
Garbage from the eastern section of the
city will be hauled to the two collecting
points on the river and towed to Chesley
Island. where it will he fed to the herd OF
hogs on the island. The barges are to he
sheeted as a protection against the ice.
1t is believed that only the severcst
weather will disable the garbage fleet.
Provisions are. being made by Mr.. Phil
lips for hauling the refuse to the island
by cars and carrying 1t across to the
island on a slew which connects the
mainland.
In case these provisions for caring for
the garbage are disabled. the authorities
believe that the incinerating plant at the
Fair grounds will be able to consume the
total collection of garbage in the city. as
the sum in the severe months does not
average over sixty tons a day.
1t Is probable that the proposed incin-
Grating measure will be held UP in the
Council until the results of the test a.c
made known by the Board of Public I'm
provements.