Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-21
CRAIG BRINGS GARBAGE IDEAS
City Engineer to Make Recommends.
tions TO the Council.
PREFERs THE REDUCTION PLANT
Say" that Omaha Has Practically No
system I'm the Collection and
Care 81 Its GarbREe-Omaha
Men Are Honored.

Recommendation for tho construction Of
carriage reduction plant and for Improve
ments In the methods OF handling Omaha's
garbage will be made 20 the city council
Within a week or two by George Craig,
city engineer
Mr.. Craig returned from an extended
Wilt through the east Friday morning.
Though he went TO New York for the chief
purpose Of attending the meeting OF the
association for the standardiziug OF street
having he made an exhaustive study OF
garbage conditions in the eastern cities.
The results Of his observations. along
NTH others gained from previous visit
west, which embraced Los Angeles, san
Francisco and san Diego will be embodied
IN his report
AIr. Craig viii ask the city council TO
take immediate steps to better garbage
conditions here He has the cooperation Of
certain members OF the council. move
ment. such as outlined by Mr.. Craig, will
probably be fathered by Councilman
Sheldon who has been active in steps for
the Improvement of garbage conditions in
Omaha
THAT Omaha needs to take steps 10 bet
ter It's methods Of collecting and reducing
garbage is self-evident," said Me Craig
AT present the most primitive methods
prevail here. There II no system Omaha
has grown TO point where something must
be done in this matter. At one time, such
conditions as exists were all right, but not
now. Omaha IL a metropolitan city, but
Il is sadly lacking in the handling Of its
garbage.
1.-THE methods used now are not practical
" they can be dignifed by the term
method. Frankly, there is no method. That
IL a broad statement to make, but it Is
true, nevertheless. We must have a better
plan OF collecting garbage and We must
have a method Of disposing Of It, other
than feeding II to hogs down in the bot
toms.
IS simply Matter Of Detail.
1.-THE matter Of collecting garbage is but
one Of detail But the question of it's dis
position is one which needs exhaustive
study After many weeks Of observation !
have come TO the conclusion that there is
but one way to dispose OF Omaha's garbage
and that is for the construction of Va re-
duction plant This will cost a lot OF
money. but it will be worth all that is ex-
pended. SHAH make such recommends
lions as soon as It is possible for me to
get my report ready for the council"
.4"In my rounds of observation the reduc-
ton plant and methods of collecting gar
pealed TO me as the best The reduction
plant Is located on Staten Island. l do not
think Omaha could do better than pattern
its garbage system after this one"
Mr.. Craig. with George Camper, assist
ant city engineer. went to New York for
the purpose Of attending the annual meet.
ing OF the association for the standardizins
OF street paving Mr.. Craig was elected
third vice president OF the association and
also named as chairman of the committee
on asphalt paving. Mr.. Camper. who die
not return with Mr.. Craig, but is expected
this morning was made a member OF the
committee on paving brick
George w. Tilison formerly city engineer
OF OmRha but now chief engineer of the
department of highways OF Manhattan. was
honored with the presidency OF the asso-
citation.
THE meeting successful in every
way" ssid Mr. Craig. Many minute de
tails of paving were settled once and foi
oil. In connection with my VISIT l mad,
it a point 10 Inspect streets paved will
creosote blocks. and after my observation
feel safe in saying that Omaha is no
making a mistake in paving South Six
teenth street from Farnam street 10 tn,
viaduct with creosote blocks"