Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-05
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 The board of health met last night and listened to indignant citizens from Wateryille relative to the nuisance caused in that district by the city crematory.
 After Chairman Freney announced that the meeting waS open for busl- ness Alderman Buck took the floor and stated that he was present to pro test against the crematDry at Water vile. He said: "FOr many years this thing has been nuisance and we are about tired of 1t. l have a petition here signed by almost all the proinii- ent citizens of Waterville who want the nuisance abated. Tine disposal of garbage in Waterville has always bean QbjectlOnable to us. F'lFet they buried it, next they fed 1t to the hogs, then they burned 1t and now they are burning aud burying 1t. Why the stench is such from the creinatoiy that at night the residents of Water yiile are unable to sleep. If you have the money and are ready to put up a first class plant much of the nuisance Will be abatcd but we certainly do protest against the manner in which 1t has been disposed of the past ten or twelve years"
 Mr Jenks was the next speaker and he corr0bOrated all that Alderman Buck had said. Dr Bland put seyer- al questions to the speaker and eii- deavored to show that there were other 0d0rs in the 'yille besides those from the crematory. When asked If it always gave q disagreeable odor he replied: T can assure you that 1t has never smelled like a peach orchard"
 Attorney Pierce who lives in the ri- cintty of Waterville, also was heard. He asserted that although he lives two miles from the crematofy that he has often been awakened from sleep because of the stench coming from the direction of the plant. It is simply unbearable on warm or damp night and when the wind blows down the valley. He thought that 1t would be q good idea to call in City Engineer Cairns and hear him on the subject. From what I upderstand," he con- tinued, MT Cairns collected large amount of information in regard to the inclneration of garbage on hls trip to Europe. suggest that a smOkestack, say about 800 feet high, be erected there and think that much of the trouble will be elIminated.'
 Mfr Sprague said that WaterviIle has had the ccematory long enough and 1t Is about time some one else was given chance at 1t.
 Has it always been a nuisance?' asked Commissioner Bland.
 Tt has," was the reply. "This year 1t has been worse in some respects and better in others. The plugs have. not been pulled so much the last year or two and the stench in the streets has not been so great, but the Odor at night has been worse because of a small stack. We do not care where you put 1t but we want 1t removed from Wateryille. Why not put 1t up on the town farmT @
 The next speaker said: "The first time that I ever struck Waterville I thought there was something dead in the town. I have lived there three years and many a night I awoke in bed and found that was eating gar bage smoke. It's a good thing that am healthy chap or some of youg doctors would be treating me for dlphtheria.' eu
 Have you lived in the same board ing house for three years?' asked Commissioner Noonan.
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 "Well. If the stench was so terrible why didn't you movew asked the commissioner. Ed.
 Because I was living in the best boarding house fin waterville."
 Frank Greeley said the "dam old stink" from the crematory was driy.. ing his tenants away. "The crematory has always been e nuisance and we are tired of having 1t in WatervIllc. All have to say is that there must he some political graft in keeping it at Wateryille or you would have re- moved It long ago. What is the sense of hauling garbage four miles when 1t could be disposed of In some place nearer the city. Dan Fitzpatrick got q taste of 1t when he kept his store there"
 "Yes," said Mir Buck, "and the olior was enough to destroy all his goods and drive him from the 'yille.'
 H. A.. Tullar agreed with the other speakers and said the stench from the burning of dead animals was unen- durable.
 "why," said Dr Bland, "the oslor that comes from the burning of dead horses smells like new mown hay to me- a s
 "weIl, if that's the case" exclailn- ed ,fr Buck, you'd think that you were in a field of clover if you lived in waterville for year.
 I. A. Spencer contributed a few words against the crematory.
 When suggestions as to the best place to put the crematory were called for Mir Jenks said that he thought 1t should be removed from waterviile and placed fin the south end.
 Attorney Fierce stated that he un- derstood that John Gallagher out oil the Wolcott road was ready to give 6 piece of land for the crematory.
 Someone sah Brooklyn and Town Plot wee looking for improvements, why not place it orer therel-
 Ex-commissioner DrigTs of thef safety board. was the most impartial tslkef of the evening. He said with q suitable stack. perhaps 300 feet in height, and with c smoke consumer on top, he thought that the cremstory would not be c nuisance. T consider 1t your dr/. gentlemen. to get tbe