The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-05-16
WANT To SELL
AN |NC|NERATOR
COMPANY WRITES TO THE MAYOR
Plant Will Generate Sufficient Steam
Power TO Build and Pay
for It.

Closely following upon the an
nouncement in the Herald that the
incarceration of garbage in this city
was an absolute necessity, and also
succeeding the statements of Council
men Marsh and Thompson, the ques
ton is now about to be investigated
by the members of the health com
mittee. The mayor received a letter
Monday from makers and build
ers of garbage incinerators known as
the Decaire Manufacturing company.
with Pacific coast headquarters at
Portland, stating in succinct man
ner the operation and cost of the in
Generator they make a specially OF.
This company states that the cost
of an incinerator will be in the
neighborhood of $4,000 for a city
the size of Yakima, which is at great
variance with the sum mentioned in
the council meeting several weeks
ago by Councilman Marsh. At that
time Mr.. Marsh said that he had in
formation to the effect that the entire
proposition could be built and put
into operation at an expense consid-
erably below $500.
The council at that time was con.
siderably surprised at the low price
mentioned by Mr. Marsh but they
seemed to be perfectly willing to con-
slider that amount, If it were possible
that an incineratOr could be pur-
chased for such low figure. When
Mr.. Marsh was seen Monday night he
positively refused to make any state
ment a to the nature Of the incin-
orator that he had reference to the
night he volunteered the suggestion,
The Decaire company has an incin-
orator that they guarantee to entirely
consume all of the garbage, includ-
ing animals, that may be put into it,
as we'll as the smoke and all fumes
that are generated by the process.
Beside doing that, the incinerator is
guaranteed to be operated without
the use Of fuel, except to start the
fire. Once started and fully sup
piled with garbage. the plant is fed
by the garbage, requiring no coal,
wood or other fuel. After being once
started, the incinerator not only con-
sumes all of the matter put into it,
but also generates an immense
amount of steam power, which, if 1t
could be applied by the city, would
be worth considerable amount of
money.
The problem that now confronts
the members of the committee and
those who are interested in the mat
ter is as to what use the steam could
be put to. A suggestion has been
made by one to the effect that the
power might be sold to some manu-
facturer that would be willing to in
stall the plant, making the power
question matter of slight finan
cial consequence to the manufactures
and the plan decided gain to the
city. The councilmen refused TO
speak of the question from this
standpoint and nothing definite could
be learned last night as to what
would be done in this respect.
Councilman Lane: "A crematory
is good thing, and we ought to have
one. | am in favor of it, if it don't
cost too much. | don't think it can
be put in for $3.50 or $500. ! think
it will cost closer to $2500, or per-
haps more. l am not posted on the
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that phase of the question. In build
ing a crematory believe it ought TO
Councilman Armbruster: q favor
a crematory for the city, but not at
the present time At present the city
needs the funds for other purposes.
The fire department needs equipment
which ought to be provided right
away. | am in favor of putting off
the building of the crematory until
next winter. | believe it will cost
more to put in crematory than was
claimed at one of the recent council
meetings. l believe it was said that
it could not be put up for from $3.50
to $500. | don't think it can be PUT
up for less than $500 or $4,000. Ia
coma is a much larger place than
Yakima, and it has no crematory: but
the question will come before the
council Wednesday might
Councilman Linbarger: "A
crematory is a necessity. | believe
that it should be built l am heartily
in favor of the move, and | will sup
port it, provided it don't cost too
much. If it can be put in for $3.50
or $400, ii should be put in right
away. l am of the opinion that it
will cost more than that. Mr. Marsh
is a good business man and a very
careful man in what he says, and
have no reason to doubt or dispute
what he said regarding the cost. but
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