The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-18
THE CITY WILL TAKE FULL
CHARGE OF THE C1E11ATo1Y
AND HAUL GARBAGE TO IT.

The Decarie crematory will be ac-
cepted by the board of public works
according to the statements made this
morning by members, and city council
men after two hours thorough in
vestigation of the invention as it was
working at full blast this morning.
At 10 o'clock Councilmen Boyd,
Koontz, Baldwin and Gray, along with
Comm ssioners Weymouth, Handley,
Root and City Engineer Gill, visited
the crematory and gave it thorough
inspection. James Decarie, the inven-
tor, showed the gentlemen all over the
place, made air tests of the drafts, sent
paper through the machine and had
them examine the stack to ascertain
if any of the paper escaped out into
the atmosphere. None did. While the
men who conduct the affairs Of the city
government were inspecting the plant
it was running at full blast burning
great quantity of manure and. other
refuse. The running portion of the
machine was pronounced by every man
to be perfect and the invention the
combination of inventive genius.
Then the men went in body over
the surrounding country in carryall
and trudged manfully over a mile or 50
of territory with their noses TO the
breeze in an effort to detect any smell
which might emanate from the vapors
which poured forth from the stack and
which few people claim existed. To-
day is perfect day for examining the
invention. Clouds hung low, the at
mosphere was damp and heavy causing
vapors to hang near the ground as it
came from the stack. Not a member
of the party could detect any smell.
All those who formed the party
claimed to have the average smelling
sense. Every time the wind would
veer off in different direction it was
followed and the party put in line
with the approaching vapors. Still no
smell was detected.
At noon the party returned to the
city apparently satisfied that the De-
carrie machine was doing everything re-
Quired Of it.
1t is the unanimous sentiment of
those in the party that the crematory
must be accepted, as it is doing every
thing required of It.
Said j. H. Boyd, president of the
council:
81 detected no smell from the vapors
during the trip, and the inspection of
the operating machine seems to con-
vince me there il no room for. i'm
provement."
Commissioner Root: ~ fought the
buying of a crematory from the start,
but / wish to say this machine is oper.
ating entirely to my satisfaction. l
did detect faint smell out here on
Monday, but there is none today"
Councilman Baldwin: "There is no
smell of vapor whatever. The machine
appears to be all right"
Commissioner Handley: 81 believe
the machine to be the best the city
can obtain. There is not the least bit
of smell today"
Councilman Koontz: "There is not
the least smell, and I don't see how
the machine can be improved"
Commissioner Weymouth: There is
no smell from the machine. Some i'm
provements can be made around the
building"
Councilman Gray: "The thing is
working entirely to my satisfaction. l
have a good smeller, but can detect no
scent from the machine"
Seeing that the councilmen and mem
bers of the board of public works have
decided on a thorough investigation
and the machine is all that the inventor
claims it to be, the councilmen and
commissioners began to discuss the
best plans for the conduct Of the con-
Germ.