The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-26
GARBAGE RRO9ElN
IS A PRESSNGQNE
gost Of Collection One Of the
Details Now Under
E0nsIderatIOn.

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I With tie groWthsoftth city stead;
liz increasing. the sanitation problem.
has become % yitalSinterest to every
citizen 81 the community. Chief OF
thepfpbietnssat3pr present Is the unpleas.
ant and diaagreeable. garbage ques.
ton. This question has aroused the
interest Of an thinking people In Fair.
mont Who have aldestre for cleanlt-
mesh. tof lg8inst their persons, but In
their surronndtngss
somethngm must be done in the mat
ter md 81 81 the opinion Of most
people Interested that now is the fay.
orabie time togdofit. With the COM
ing ot the springgcleaning season. the
city otictaIssaresconside ring every sug:
geBtion 60 that course Of action VIII
lie determined on for this summer.
An elaborationaofSone Of the plans
Suggested previously has been offered
md tie proposedSplan concerns the
MANNER of meetingsthe expense Of col.
iecting the Accommodations from the
restdences ofSthes city. The CHIEF din"
Guilty Of ixing the charge for collec-
ton IS 10 20 arrange that every one
VIII only Ray thetrjus ana proper
tionate ShaTeSofsstl cost OF the sys-
this latest plansoffered is to make a
fxed charge OF about 25 cents PSF
month for D. family who live In a cot
tage for four rooms or less. Then
tfor eEerysadditional! room that q house
my have 40 cents additional will be
charged This would probably keep
ths cost of the average family down
81 about s5Sort45 cents per month. Ho-
teIs and business places would pay on
bastss pft The amount of garbage pro-
II IA tiought that a sufficient re-
venue can8beaderiYed from this plan
@ NEST theSexpense OF collecting ana
hnuIfnE the garbage away. Each Fam
AZ Wonid5 beSreauired to provide suit
abe cans to hold their waste matter
Ifs andBfo keepSthescans properly COW
area until the collection is made.
Tits scheme appears to be one OF
tts most practical offered as yet and
u tiff to both Rthespgorer and wealth
Ter families.
Thisfchange would meet approxima.
tsiy the actualIScost of operating the
sgsfemsa and Is much cheaper than the
present unsatisfactory methods OF
earbaees disposal, The present system
r. 4 haphazardE SneEthat has been al
lowed Ia operate without any uniform
method Of enforcing sanitary condl-
ffons. and the costgofs the present pri'
gafe collection OF the Accommodations
ii TOO much for the poorer families
who are the ones who need attention
most. a
RE private interests who now col
lect only a small portion OF the city
refuse nave various methods of dis
nosaf ali OF which are unsanitary and
dangerous 90 the health Of the COM
niunttS.
Theres arc severalsmethods of gar
hare disposal that at present are in
use in modernscities these being chief
~ the processes of cremation or In.
cineTation, dumping and burying, and
the reducingsandg dtgesttng processes.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are both con-
didered now by all authorities on
CIV sanitation as dangerous and ex-
0ensiFeB processes, and but little short
81 4 crime. The incarceration or Gre
nation mathodsIareithe prevalent ones
"a the smaller cities. The processes
Sd reductipnSare the most practical
17hers 1afEsS quantities of garbage are
fo be dfsposedR Of and these methods
reunfre On elaborate plant for The
+zork. Considerable revenue Is derived
sroni Incorporation ,of5these plants, but
they ara hardly practical in cities oil
fess than 10000
These plants consist of dryers, d.
EestorB, ~percolating tanks and huge
Tekortss The cost ofa treahng garbage
~ the reduction process runs from
III ~ 9QqsnI mar&tonEafter the garbage