Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-23
DISPOSAL. or WASTE.
HOW AN ENGLISH TOWN DESTROYS
RUBBISH AND GARBAGE.
DestructOr Used Saves Large Sum
Annually md Reduces the Tax
Ratc-CcntrnIly Locntcd. hut There
Are No ObnoxIous OdOrs.


Annually md Reduces the Tax
Ratc-CcntraIly Located. hut There
Are No Obn"xious OdOrs.
An official souvenir booklet, issued
by the urban district council of Sheer
ness. England. contains detailed In
formation respecting the recent install
lation Of IL waste disposal station, the
operation of which is so satisfactory
and the results obtained 10 conclusive
that Il brief summary of the state-
ment Of the council will be OF interest
to all American towns confronted In a
similnr manner with the problem OF
garbage disposal. says the Municipal
Journal and Engineer.
Before this installation was made
the towns refuse" the English term
for mixed city waste. consisting of gar
bngc, ashes and colnbustible rubbish,
was collected by II s"avengcr company
and deposited on dumps a mile and a
half out Of town at Il cost Of 81 - per
ton. Some time ago the urban council
of ShccrncsS began an examination OF
other methods of disposal, and COM
mittce submitted the reports of visits
made to several of the we'll known
dcstructor plants In England. recon-
mcndinR Il simplex" destructOr ms be-
Ing best adapted to the requirements
OF the council.
The plant has been operating seven
It has been realized in practice. The
cost of the dcStructor and buildings
was $11,S1J. The location selected for
the destructOr wnS Immediately adjoin-
Ing sch "aiha;i%c and DWELLINGS, and con
nrctcl with the Ct wntrrworkS. 1t
was an unusual i,citi0n. demanding
the dis'play OF the utmost s' Ill in the
arrangement Of tn" iu;.t;in..S DESIGNED
to receive the vase and rN"ctinH alb
soutc immunity from ofrnSe In Its
disposal.
Tho lcstructor Is II patent simplex"
front feed type, with two fiber crates
having an area Of fifty sulnr" feet.
The boiler is of the Lancashire type.
28 by feet. working at 1"O pounds
pressure In the downtnkc Is II steam
separator and beyond this Il patent re-
generator, or air heater. which utilizcs
the hot gases for heat, the air sup
plial for combustion by forcel draft
under the fire bars. This air supply Is
raised to $50 degrees f.. and ns the air
Is taken from the building it provides
q very efficient vcntilating system.
The main steam supply is carried di-
rect from the superh"ntor To the en-
ginc room OF the wntrrworks punlpin"
station and supplied to either engine as
desired.
The practical results of tn" first six
months of operation. Ms reported by
the city surveyor and watrrw"rks on
gineer, Mr.. r. +. Berry. are rs follows:
"The total daily collection Is thirty
five tons Of towns refuse. which de
velopS 22I horsepower Of steam. ap-
piled as auxiliary to the regular equip
ment OF the pumping station. The
power obtained from the destruction
OF the refuse has in SIX months raised
n total of .O.NU.WU gallons of witcr.
The saving In conl for six months WAS
$7S2 II. which. II Ia anticipated. will be
increased 500 during the next six
months The saving in transportation
Of refuse wns Sl3N for six months.
The total saving per year will amount
to 81. 500. Added to this saving are I'll"
profits from the sale and use of the
clinkerS. One Of the good results Of
this system Is the reduction of two
pence In the pound Of the council tax
rates"
There nrc three chief points in this
report for the information Of the gov
ernmcnt of American cities and towns:
First. The cost Of the whole instnlla-
tion Is about onc-hnlf ~ much more ms
would be required for disposal plant
developing. no power.
Second.-1'he location Of the plant Is
in the middle Of the town. which ef-
fects n saving in transportation and
provides for the utilization Of the heat
in municipal work to the fullest extent.
Third-NO fuel other than the ma
terial to be destroyed Is required for
the operation Of the dcstructOr, and
the high temperature obtained by the
use Of the apparatus rff"rtually de-
stroys all nOxious Odor. This installa-
tiOn Is striking object lesson to other
communItic les, proving conclusively that
in suitable buildings may be erected
on the most central sites and he Op-
Grated with entire freedom from nui-
sance.