The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-05
"a saving in money to the city.

 Of course all ashes and rubbish that will not burn are placed in another can or barrel and this with the gar- bage can takes care of all the waste material of the average household. But the package system is only part of the garbage solution. for through the burning of this refuse enough. steam is generated to operate all the ma chinery and to heat and light the group of workhouse buildings, the su- perintendent's home. a rupsrculosis hospital and two gSeenhouses. This service of heat and light is furnished to the city at a cost of eight mills per horse-power-equi to th1r- ty pounds of water evaporated-for heat, .and three cents per kilowatt for light. The cost of collection ana disposal has been low. averaging less citizen. This includes cost of coI- 1 lectir,g and handling ashes and rep- reSentS the gross cost without de- INducting anything for heat and light. It is the intention of the city to put near the crematory all hospitals for been started-that they may be heat F ed and lighted in this way. The time will soon come when with additional equipment part of the street lighting will be done with the same plant. In fact the approved methods for
 
 no longer looked upon as fad and house ewives as rule adhere faithful ly to the first three of the following which have been prepared by pr. Hal:
 The Ten Commandments for Hand ling Garbage Without Nuisance Drain out Moisture: Use detach- able sink strainer. Wrap in Paper: Keeps garbage from heat and flies, prevents freez- ing and sticking to cans in winter. Use Metallic Cans: Non-corrosive metal, overlap self-locking cover, and free from holes.
 Use Painted Steel Wagon Boxes: Constructed water-tight and to be me- chanically dumped.
 No Dumping on Floors: Box me chanically elevated, and contents emp tied into incinerator hopper without nuisance.
 In-Draught at Hopper: Prevents es- caping smoke and odOrs.
 Mechanically Charged Incinera tors: Eliminates the nuisance of exposed garbage and the emanation of foul odors.
 Good Draught: Creates rapid com bustion and high temp erature, burn ing everything of, obnoxious nature, No Residue Left Over: Nothing to make a nuisance around the plant nothing left but ashes.
 GenGfate SIodIn. OT SeiI-opSi d : tion and sell surplus heat, light and power to make plant self-sustalnlng-
 So in earnest is the Health Depart ment that if a collector finds garbage not properly drained and wrapped in paper, he can refuse further service until the rule is compiled with, and if this is not sufficient the householder can be brought into court and fined. It has been demonstrated that tWen- ty gallon can will suffice for the av- craze household, and this size is cas- ily handled by the collector. Of course it is essential that all cans must be water tight and some have an appliance on the cover which makes them self-locking. This is quite consideration when there are dogs in the neighborhood. No ob- lieatory rules are laid down as to the location of the can.
 Byl.this system the back yard can he made to look as clean as the front. and the saving in cost to the city can be largely diminished, Off, fensive odors are avoided and waste is turned into productive energy. The same package system can be employ ed by housewives in small towns where there is no collection of gar bage, for in such places there Is usually a coal stove which can be used to burn the drained and rolled