The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
STATEN ISLAND WINS WAR
AGAINST 4 GARBAGE PLANT
Mayor Assures Protesting Delegation That Island Will
Be Made on Romer Shoals to Handle Refuse
Will Be 49, Miles North of Sandy Hook.

entrance with a score or more OF Kisses.
lie suggested to them that IL they would
eliminate the demonstrations they would
have more time to speak.
After a man named Grady. represent
ing the Brooklyn Ash Removal Company.
had made a speech against the bill and
capped his climax by saying that he had
never read IL. Liston l.. Lewis. attorney
for the contractors. tried to speak against
the measure. He did not have much
success at frst. ~ the R~ichmondites
were inclined to doubt some OF his state
ments.
The Mayor hammered for order and
Mr.. Lewis told those assembled that he
presumed their badges meant that they
we're willing TO give fair play as well as
to ask for II. lie said the trouble with
many of them was that they did not
understand the proposition: that they
had not taken the trouble to investigate
similar plants throughout the country
that they would then know that they are
absolutely odorless and unobjectionable
and that one was maintained on the ex-
position grounds in San Francisco and
no one knew II.
The transporting Of the garbage. Mr.,
Lewis said. appeared to excite more APP
prehension than anything else. lie de
cleared that In taking the stun through
the XIII van kuli the barges would not
I approach any nearer the shore than they
d. now. Besides that the refuse could
be sealed In cylinders 30 that there
would he no smell nor offensive sights
| Automatic handling at the plant would
reduce the exposure OF the garbage &c
the air down to a minute, the speaker
| concluded.
Cromwell Argues Home Rule.
Mr.. Lewis was allowed TO proceed
after the first Interruptions and Their
Senator Cromwell took charge for the
delegation. He preached home rule, de
claring that II was a principle that eacf
borough should dispose Of its own gar.
bage. The Mayor interrupted him onc'
when he spoke OF the Instructors at pres
ent In use.
Weren't there objections 10 thos,
when they were nrst built?' he asked.
Very great objections was the re
ply.
Then they found II harmless con
tinued the Mayor.
Yes" replied the senator. but yo,
see these plants are incinerators and tn,
plant they want 10 build is a reduccr."
William q. Wilcox. president of the
Board Of Education. declared that Ia,
sentimental objection to the plant wa
overwhelming, II would ruin Slater
Island To be known "a the dumpinl
ground OF New York just as Barrei
Island has been forever stigmatized. l..
added.
William Writ Mills who followed
caused the Mayor to color UP by sayin.
that staten Island is not treated fair,
by the city. The Mayor promptly pro
duced figures To show that since the cit,
has been in existence Richmond borough
has received 1000. 900 II has paid il
taxes something like SCI. 900. 900. Mr.
Writ subsidized soon afterward.
Other speakers were Mrs. Wisely
Francis Lehman. T.. &. Bridgeman. ex
commissioner Of Public Works. and Mgr
Cassidy.
When they had finished the Mayo
said that the city had already en,cre,
Into q contract with the company an,
told the delegation abou, tn. Rome
shoals project.