Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
VI OFFERS 3 PLANS
Buy Present Plant, Establish
Farm With 10000 Hogs,
or Bury Refuse.

Three alternative propositions for &C.
lection and disposal of the garbage and
refuse Of the District Of Columbia under
the District Commissioners after July 1,
when the present contract expires, were
considered at conference today be-
tween the three District Commission
ers and members of the House District
committee.
The Commissioners are to draft a pro-
posed bill including these alternative
propositions and Chairman johnson is
also to write a bill for the committee.
The Commissioners will again confer
with the District committee Monday
morning, at which time the two bills
will be compared and a Joint hill
drafted for immediate submission to
Congress.
The Three Propositions.
The three alternative propositions
are:
First for the District government to
BUY or condemn the garbage disposal
Company in CherrydaIe, Va.
Second, to buy at least 10000 hogs.
rent land and feed the garbage to the
hogs, either at the Home for the Aged
and 1nfirm, at Blue Plains, or at Deco
guam, or on other lands to be purchased
in Maryland or Virginia.
Third, to bury the garbage
A limit was set on the price to paid
for the plant of the Washington Fer
tilizer Company, $85,o0O.
1t was estimated by the Engineer
Commissioner that at least 10000 hogs
would be needed to start a hog farm
sufheiently large to dispose of the Dis
tricts garbage: Commissioner Brown
lfnyI hA
practicability of establishing a salts
factory hog farm in such a short time.
Mr.. Gardiner said he would guarantees
a1so 90 to Il ths given the authority He
lieved the District Commissioners
could get all the hog farms they want
without cost for the land on account of
the fertilizer value.
~, Commissioner aiss asr Gardner when objection
figuring what hog farm would cost the
District, said Eve can't be ONT more
than $4,000 at the end Of the year. and
paying the garbage contractor"
Cost $445,OoO First Year.
In reply to inquiries from Chairman
johnson regarding the estimated cost of
taking over and operating the present
garbage disposal plant at Cherry Hill.
the ne nnaeer Gomm lis said the cost
missioners had figured on putting in
grease salvage system which would cost
$4,000. The cost of coIlestion ner year
would probably be $125,000 under nres-
emit abnormal conditions.
The cost per year for operating daured
on thA advance in the cost Of labor Gould
be 100000. This would make the total
gross cost the first year $445.ooo
In revenue, the Engineer Commis.;on.r
said. they ought to get at least I.5o0 TONS
Of grease ordinarily worth $50 a ton hut
which now Is worth 1920 a ton. This his
would give a return Of $3.50, 900 for erea 90
and there would also be return Of SIX
900 for tankage. which ID a valuable
fertilizer,
He estimated the total revenue from tha
plant at $255.000, making q NET cost the
first year Of $190.00
He also submitted estimator covering
a. period of five years at an AVERAGE
net cost Of $94. 1000, which would cover
the initial cost Of acquiring the plant,
collecting garbage and operating ex-
penses.
The members Of the committee were
impressed with the fact that the En-
gineer Commissioners figures Of $94,-
600 year for five years would eject
a big saving over the proposed contract
price Of $143.0oo for the next fiscal
year.