Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-10
BOARD OF HEALTH
A New Crematory is in Sight and
 Trouble May Be Ended.

lA New IFemaI0Iy E ln clenI ana Trouble May Be Ended. The board of health met last even ing, Chairman Freney presiding, and all the members being present. The committee appointed at the last meet ing to inspect the crematory and re port it's finding reported as follows:
 February 8, 1906.
 To the Honorable Board of Public Health of the City of Waterbury:
 Gentlemen: The committee appoint cd by your board to investigate the condition of the crematory located in Waterville would report Is follows:
 We visited the crematory February 5 and consider after an examination of the plant, that it is practically worn out and will have to be rebuilt. The capacity of the present sized ere lnatory was intended for daily con- sumption not to exceed 25 tons of gar bage. We would recommend the use of hard coal exclusively in place of soft coal, as has been used. We would recommend the installation of all new piping connected with the furnace of heavier material and more in number than at present in use. All of the mason work enclosing the fur mace should be built heavier.
 The smoke stack should be built of brick or heavier iron plates and be not less than 100 feet high.
 These improvements, if properly carried out, will place the plant in condition 10 cremate 25 tons of gar bage daily, in a sanitary manner with proper care and attention.
 The buildings and surroundings are at present in very unsanitary con- dition. Partially burned garbage is smouldering on the bank creating an offensive odor. Garbage has been partially burned north of the crema- tory ill such a careless manner that it can be plainly seen upon the surface of the ground.
 It is the belief of your committee that with the plant in proper condi- tion and a stack of proper height. 2 tons of garbage can be consumed daily with absolutely no trace of nuisance of any kind.
 Respectfully submitted.
 T. J. KILMARTIN,
 D. E. CRONAN.
 CHARLES G. BELFIT,
 HARRIS c. SMITH.
 In explanation of the report Health Officer Kilmartin said that at the present time about 20 tons of garbage is collected and taken to the crema- tory but in the summer months he believed that the amount would ex- ceed p tons This with about ten tons collected and fed to hogs in places where it does not create nuisance, brings the total collections by the city and private individuals up to 35 tons per day.
 Commissioner Noonan: According to that. doctor, the plant is not ade- quate to the demands that would be made upon it in case private individ- uals should stop collecting garbage:'
 Dr Kilmartin: T should say not. It was the opinion of the committee that the plant never was intended to ere mate over 23 tons day but in case the recommendations of the commit ee should be carried out and new furnace added the plant would be capable of cremating J0 tons a day without making the least nuisance in the neighbOrhood.
 During the exchange of opinions that followed it was stated that the life of suchpa plant is something in, the neighborboOd of six years and as, it has not reached that age it would hardly pay to fool with 1t. It isn't able to crenlate all the garbage any way and as the demands made upon is will be on the increase it was thought wise to provide for plant that would dispose of at least 40 tons day.
 Commissioner Fitzpatrick said tha. nobody could tell who is responsible for the present condition of the plant: that no official inspection was made of it when it was turned over to the present contractor and he thought 1t would be well to get it in shape be- fore the next contract is awarded and then bind the contractor to keep it in repair.
 The petition of the residents of Wa teryille asking that the plant be re- moved to some more suitable place was also discussed. but the board didn't think favorably of the proposi- ton. The commissioners wanted to know where they could find a better place but nobody volunteered an answer. although somebody suggested that it be located on Town Plot or in the eastern section of the city. Some- thing was also said regarding South Brooklyn. but it was thought that se- rious objection would be raised against locating it in any of these places and besides it was the opinion of the board that when repaired and q higher smoke stack constructed it will not be a nuisance at all.
 The matter was referred to com mittee consisting of Health Officer KilmartiH and Commissioner Fitzpat- rick to get estimates of the cost of putting the plant in proper condition to dispose of all the garbage of tlIe city and report back to the board as soon as possible.
 The health officer was instructed to fit up the new office of the sanitary inspector in the city hall annex and to have a telephone installed in the office of the milk and food inspector. action was taken on the application of \. W. Goldsmith for a license and I petition of Willis Jackson to perform similar ser vice was referred to the health officer f9 investigation.