Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24
CITY PLANT PLAN
AGAIN SUFFERS
SETBACK
Council Finance Committee
Dodges Issue by Referring
Matter to Health Board.

After Ave years of discussion and
pickering over the proposition TO win
an adequate garbage disposal plant for
the city of Atlanta, the situation today
IS exactly as it stood at the beginning.
The finance committee of council yes
terday lodged the issue by referring
the matter back to the board of health.
with request that new recommends
tons be made, and Atlanta faces the
renewed menace Of disease and death
In the accumulations of refuse
throughout the city.
A serious split is threatened between
the finance committee and the board
of health. They take absolutely oppo-
site views of the proposition The board
of health officials think the finance
committee should deal only with the
question of financing the plan. Mem
bers of the finance committee say they
have absolute authority Whatever is
finally decided, it now appears certain
garbage disposal viii be THE issue in
the coming mayoralty campaign
City Hard Pressed, Says Gambler.
Dr. w. L. Gilbert, j. H. Bradield and
other members of the board of health
Mayor VIM and three members Of the
finance committee, w. e. Humphrey,
j. j. Greer and c. D. knight, all urged
the recommendation of the board oe
health and DR.. Rudolph Herring, expert
engineer. that the bid of the Destructor
Company of New York for $275,0o0 be
accepted They left off the electric gen
Grating plant and the water pump,
which reduced this bid from $40, 900.
But Alderman John S Gambler, chair
man of the finance committee said
positively the city would be unable to
provide this sum-
An investigation has disclosed the
fact, gentlemen" he said. that we
must provide $19S 900 next January, be-
sides the normal expenses of the gov
eminent and the average amount of
Improvements of this amount $4,000
is for bonds issued years ago. We are
forced to buy a cheaper plant No
matter what plant we recommend, it
can't give relief until next summer A
few days delay now won't hurt"
If you refer this matter to the board
of health, our recommendation viii be
the same, protested Dr. Gilbert. we
have studied this proposition for years
The people of Atlanta will not tolerate
anything but a high priced plant on
our site near the center of the city on
account of the smoke and the fumes"
The proposal to refer this matter
back to the health board means that
we begin all over again, insisted Dr.
Fl. Bradfed
Consider Only Incinerator.
Alderman James R. Nutting said that
Inc, as one was willing to take the re
possibility of financing the matter if
ne could see where the city was get
ting its moneys worth in the $275, goo
bid Councilman c. J. Vaughan ex-
pressed a similar sentiment. They said
they did not care what the criticisms
were. they were not going to act until
they knew they were spending the city's
money welE
All plans for handling garbage We're
discarded but an incnerator The
nnance committee urged that one be
obtained at the least possible cost. The
Forsyth Crematory Company Of Allan
ia has offered to build for $4,000
plant which will consume $50 tons a
day. The company offers bond, but
members of the board of health say
they don't believe the plant could do
the work. The other concern the board
expects to deal with is the Destructor
Company of New York The finance
committee will provide the board with
funds to employ an expert engineer
Another meeting again to consider the