Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-17
ONLY ONE BID SUBMITTED
. FOR REMOVAL OF GARBAGE
Detroit Concern Offers to Collect
Refuse for "Three-Fourths
Present Cost"
GIVES No DEFINITE FIGURES
Superintendent Cohn Says Contrac-
tor Could Reduce Cost by Using
Cheap LabOr-Board Calls for
Statement of Present Cost.

i Ford NJ. Booth, representing the
| United States Construction and Utili-
iantIon Company, of Detroit. owners of
! the " .scloScl system OF garbage re-
5: duct on. presented Il bid TO the Admin
| ist-a,:Nc Board yesterday. In which &c
offers to collect and remove 1T his
| own expense all garbage matter In the
/ city FOR threc-quartcrs Of the present
cost OF removing and diSposinS of
| same"
| This was the only hid that was sub
:nittcd in response TO advertisements
authorized 10y the board inviting bids
Tor the removal by contract of the
city's garbage. The advertisements
were ordered ly the board following
/ the disclosure OF cumbersome garbage
removing methods in the Crcery in
Vest'ration, in an effort to secure a
more economical administration 1T this
service.
| HOARD CALLS For
| DEFINITE INFORMATION
| In the absence 81 definite figures
showing the "pcratin. cost Of the
city's entire garbage rcmoviuS and dc
StroEinS machinery. and It's lack OF in
foruat ton as TO the reduction scheme
| proposed by Mr. Booth, the board laid
IN. bid OH the table and directed
superintendent cohn. Of the street
Cleaning Depart to submit -
statement showing tn" cost of remov-
lhS garbage during 1912, 1919 1911 and
for the ter months OF 1915 The state
ment is &" Indicate the increase i'm
cost brought about hy ;nneXation
| In the meantime MIR. Booth will bring
70 the city representative of the
United States Construction and Utili-
"ailon Company Ia explain the Wise
losel reduction system in greater do
tan II is expected that the hcarn.
on tho matter will he held within tho
next ten days ~ two weeks
WOULD REDUCE CARRIAGES
/ TO OF. AND EERTILIIE,
Mr.. Eooth explained that it was the
purpose at the company, If it's promo
Sitlon is accepted. Ia construct "a slD0
600 reduction plant in this city The
company, ~ - stated, will organize
us own collection force. employing tho
men ana operating tho wagons All
/; garbage. under the Wiselorel system
! Is reduced IT, oil and fertilizer. tho
water and gas waste products being
eliminated in tho process ii is claimed
without ACCOMMODATING offensive odors
superintendent t'ohn suggested that
~ would lac comparatively easy for
! INC company L. come into Richmond
ana perform the Sarba &c removing and
! destroying functions for three fourths
OF INC present cost, because il could
PROFANITY employ cheap class, Of Labor
al S'."u :; day. as compared with tho
, ""I,e ""or NOW employed by the city
al Va u day. ON the labor item alone
nc suggested, the company could sayc
~ - per cent
THO Wisoiog"l reduction system. the
board was informed, is being success
iuIlN used by New York city. Vim
rehhcs. int; Jacksonville. Ella. and
East ST. Louis
\ communication from \. Cole RIap-
ton, civil "nrinccr Of Charlotte y. 4,
rendered his services should tho civ
u"e'nc 10 enlarge its present garbage
destroying equipment.