Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-01

rule TO dispose of the garbage as soon as
u IS collected; that is, on the same day.
While SOME which is collected late in the
day may remain in the retorts over
night, they are Theoretically sealed, and
none is allowed TO remain exposed over
night. As a matter of fact. II is under
stood, the bulk of the collecting is done
IN the morning and most of the boiling
IS done in the day of collection.
The bidding is competitive, as the law
requires, but the company which now
has the contract is understood 10 have
been the lowest bidder.
Under the specifications, each bidder
must accompany his proposal with a GER
titled check for $4,000, and the success
ful bidder must give bond TO the value
of half the contract price.
From % to 30 men are required TO op-
crate the plant in summer and - to Is
in winter, while the collecting is done by
80 men ia summer and IS in winter.
While no definite statement could be OBJ
tanned MS TO the cost of operating the
plant, little fguring may arrive at
something pretty close. The payroll
carries about 90 men five months in the
year and about 40 the remainder of the
time There are 30 horses to keep and
about 80 carloads of coal 10 pay for, in ad-
dition TO incidentals required in operat-
ing such q plant, keeping the machinery
in repair and providing improved equip
ment as II makes its appearance on the
market Representatives of the company
would not give figures on either this
point or the value Of the product
The buildings are substantial. The
boiler house is Of brick and the others
of frame, well built. The plant, it is un-
derstood, can be purchased by the city,
at cost, at any time.
Atlantic City has a resident popula-
tion, all the year, Of about 10000 In
winter there is almost constant addi-
tion Of 10000, which runs up in summer
as high as 100000, II iluctuates so rap
idly that close calculations cannot be
made as to what must be counted on in
the matter Of garbage collection and dis
posal.
According to representative of the
company, the average quantity of gar
bage collected in summer is from S5 TO
100 tons day, although it sometimes
runs between 25O and 400 tons daily. ac-
cording to the number of visitors in the
city. At the present time the quantity
ranges from 25 to 80 tons.
Several city officials were seen by the
reporter in order to ascertain the official
sentiment In regard to the change from
the old system to the present one.
Mayor Franklin r. Stooy told the re-
porter that he was pleased with the
change. He said he first saw this plan in
operation in Baltimore while attending
a municipal convention there in 1908. and
he understands the Atlantic City plant
is on the same lines, hut with improved
equipment. He said the Baltimore plant
was the first TO demonstrate TO him the
possibility of doing away with garbage
in sanitary manner
so far as | have been able 10 learn.n
the mayor added, "the collection and dis.
posal of garbage by this company has
been absolutely satisfactory, as L have
heard of no complaints / believe the
company is living up TO its contract. and
appears TO give general satisfaction.
There Is no odor from the plant, so far as
1 know"
;. /. Phoebus, proprietor of the Hotel
Wiltshire, is chairman of the sanitary
committe Of City Council. which. in con.
junction with the Board of Health has
supervision over the matter of qarbaoe
collection and disposal Il is the duty of
the sanitary committee to see that the
contract is fulfilled and IL Is the dutv of
the Board OF Health 70 report delinqiien.
cios and the amount OF fines. If anv IN
PC deducted from the compensation be.
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