The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
4 CITY'S CABBAGE.

Tho proposition of an moderation plant for garbage in this city has been preached by the sanitary committee in It's report to lts parent organization. the Associated Civic societies. In view of the many recent troubles and com plaints as to the present methods of removing this refuse the suggestion Is particularly timely one IL Is ex- ceedingly dlsagreeable to think that those men who hold the present con tracts with the city for the removal of garbage are feeding 1t to swine in l places that are offensive, and that these pigs are later sold to be eaten by human beings. The idea Is revolting. In cities where incinefatIon plants have been installed they have worked very successfully. A report has been drawn up by the Women's Civic club. based upon extensive correspondence with euch cities as Cleveland, Buffalo Will llamsburg and others where incinera- ton plants have been put In. The hope was expressed that New Haven may see an lncineration plant of it's own be- fore another twelve months have passed
 The idea is good one but it does not seem as proXlmate as some of the other suggestions for civic betterment
 which tho committee has made. Among the latter were propositions that called
 for city department to collect refuse and a new modification of the statutes
 and ordinances relating to sanitation
 in the city And why are these more
 important? one of the facts most fore
 ibly presented to the sanitary commit
 tee during its recent cleaning campaign
 was the promiscuous mixing of garbage and ashes in the piles of refuse on
 many premises. Obviously garbage should be removed. But no lncinera- ton plant can handle garbage when it nedy the situation Is to have strict or dnances which prohibit the mixing of garbage and ashes, wide-awakc oillci- als to see that the ordinances are en- forced, and a city department which , removes separately the ashes to the dumps and the garbage to the incinera- ton plant regularly and frequently. II there Is a city collection department ? ordinance which forbids him plling ur { his refuse on his premises. In New : York there are rules which make It ar : offonse even to mix papers with ashes ? It is pleasing to learn that the sani' { tary committee considers its work only - begun now that the children have play ] ed their part. The latter have done 1, well. We must confess they have en-
 tered into the spirit of the undertaking 7 much better than had been expected 3 They may be called upon to cooperate l concertcdly from time to time, and in V divIdually all the time. But the san | itary committee has mans job ahead T The collection department, run unde i, city management in such a manne
 that those who have complaints vii know where to take them and tha
 blame can be laid at the doors wher' s 1t is due. seems of first importance Couple with that an incineration plant
 and a new modification of sanitatiei
 laws. and the committee of the Associ
 ated Civic societies will, indeed hav
 done a patriotic work of the first mag
 nitude. The members of the commit ' tee already deserve all praise. The OK
 ecutive work of It's chairman, Georg v H. Scranton, comes in for especia
 praise.