The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-11
INCINERAIOR PLANT
Report of a San Francisco Com mittee on Three Differ
 ent Types
BOARDS RECOMMEND DAYTON
Civic Societies Suggest Two Models as Suitable for This CiN's
 Needs,

In connection with the movement for a garbage incinorator in New Ha- ven, G. II, Scranton chairman of the sanitary committee of the Associated Civic societies, has seut-out extracts from an article appearing in the Municipal Journal and Engineer in the issue of November %. The eX- tracts cover the report of a San Fran cisco committee on the incinerators al ! Portland, Seattle and Nancouycr The one at Portland is of a type not rec 1 commended hy the Civic societies, but ] they do recommend tho last two, eith- 1 CT of which, they say 'coud lm- doubtcdly meet the specifications of \ d competent engineer who should be employed hy this city properly to map out Its needs and the best bethod for meeting them The extracts follow:
 "An advisory committee on garbage 1 disposal has reported to the San Francisco board of supervisors the re suit of their inspection of three gar bage and refuse disposal plants at i Seattle, Wash; Portland, Ore, and l Vancouver E, C. The inspection was made in person by two members of l this committee and by two supervisors i of the hospital and health committee.
 At Portland they found an mciner- ator of the Engle type which is used l for the destruction of wet garbage and ! dead animals only, of which about [ thirty tons per day are consumed. Fuel Is required for burning As 1t was concluded that this type was not suitable for San Francisco conditions, Tlittle attention was given this in their report,
 The Seattle destructor Is a Mel l drum
 The high temperature secured at tho plants in Seattle and Vancouver Is the secret of the success of these de- structors The temperature In the combustion chamber of the Seattle de- structor is 1S00 degrees to 2SOO de- grees r., and the average temperature Is 2So0 degrees.
 AS a temperature of 1900 degrees F. Is sufficient to destroy all combusti- ble gases it will be seen that there | is little chance for any objectionable odors to escape from the chimney
 There was very little smoke es- capiug from the chimney, which Is only so feet high, at the times we visited this plant. although 1t was in | full operation. and most of that ob- served was apparently steam from the steam draft in the stack There were | no odors about the plant except im- mediatciy over the garbage bin and this is obyiated at the Vancouver plant by the air duets for the fan draft sys- I tenn, The garbage is entirely con sumed. the refuse thorcfrom consist ine of fine ash and clinEcr
 No fuel is used as the garbage, which is mixed refuse similar to that in this city, burns itself
 The destructor at Vancouver Is a Heenan S. Froude.
 Tt is located in the business dis trict, in 2 block facing one of the main business thoroughfares and is only 200 feet distant from the street II is surrounded on three sides by business houses.
 "The ventilatins system is such that all air inside the building and from 1. tho garbage hlns Is drawn into tho air duets and forced hy the fan draft through the fire and burned so tha' no odors can escape from the build. ing"