Evening journal., 1920-06-16
SPRINKLERS
MAY PUT END
To FOUL ODOR
CONTINUED From First Paee.l

stencil.
1t is keenly realized by the mem
bers OF the Health Board that re-
building Of the burned crematory viii |
not give the immediate relief demand |
ed. and that the point Of attack. |
therefore must be the old cremaiory |
now used temporarily. Moreover, talk |
OF dynamiting or burning the tenn
porary cremaiory will moi do any par
ticular good. In fact. such an act
would very nearly leave the munich
palty helpless and oblige household
ers TO burn their own garbage. To
tow the material on scOWs all the way
down the river and three miles off
Cape May or Lewes and dump II at
sea would be a very expensive pro-
cedure costing as much as $50 or
more a ton.
The sanitary company itself is re-
sponsihlc for The scheme 10 install
sprinklers within the revolving drum.
| BY thus dampening the offal as 10 Is
being burned 10 Is hoped the odOrs
will be largely eliminated through the
/ live steam generated before passing
OF through the vent pipe.
As for the plan 10 halt inclneration
Of the accumulated mass Of old gar
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| through the fact that the stencil from
the crematory has been much worse
at night. when the old matter is burn
ed, than during The day time when
freshly collected garbage Is reduced
The piles of decaying garbage al the
crematOry VIII be covered thlckly
with lime and allowed 10 stand until
such time as arrangements may be
made TO burn II without odor.
Meanwhile the Health Board has
iglven up hope OF receiving any writ
| ten reply from the Wilmington sani-
tary Company 10 It's letter requesting
definite Information as 10 the com
lpany's Intentions toward rebuilding
The burned plant As one official of
the company Is said 10 have put w.
why write when we can talk better.
The health board officials are pretty
well convinced the company does not
intend TO put itself on record IN any
way on paper.
In view Of thfs situation. the hoard
has worked out a definite course with
regard 90 rebuilding the burned
cfcmatory. Announcement Of this
plan Is unlikely for a day or two, a.
the board does not care at present, &c
expose lts hand
The enurs situation was gone init
hy The Health Board at a meeting
Yesterday afternoon. Or Charles N
Handy. president, foupd the members
unit In favor OF some action, M
Y matter how drastic which will re-
b lheve the well-ngh inlolerahle stencil
I'VE are going 10 get rid Of th'
e smell coming from Inc garbage crem
I atory II 10 is our last function on
the board was the declaration O
s Dr. Handy In reply TO a complain
a Of a Polish Citizens Committee
a which protested against the SIN u.
a we shall get satisfactory relic
J. from these odors not by an iniunc
b. iion, but by direct action" he con
tnued. "Our decision on the matte
= will be known within the next twenty
T. four hours. and can say that we az
~ mot coing 10 be kicked In the ribs b
st any .ofllcial or former members, OF IN
ie old board who are trying 20 ma cor
NJ siant complaints. when during the
lr term OF ofllce they paid no aitenuo
10 the intolerablo conditions here.
iN Or. Handy and Stanley Nasll
ne spokesman OF the delegation from th
r. Eleventh ward. agreed that the rcaso
"a that The odor is getting worse Is h'
a. cause they are burning dead horse
AZ and other animals IN the cremaior'
90 DR. llnhy said members OF the boar
H. and four City l0uncllmeu had foun
a. four dead horses In the place.
ix City Solicitor Huxley IS dclvlng inl
le legal terms OF the garbage contral
o. thoroughly and his opinion. which
ar expected soon. may give the hoard
free hand 10 carry out certain stel
ed % dsired
MI The probable action Mill he
al charge the cost Of rehuI lding ~
rs orematory Ia the Wilmington San
We tary Company, on the theory IN
ihe municipality Is entitled Ia r.
of endorsement under the terms OF I
re contract with the corporation.
e- The commissioners ask Wilmingo
en- ians 10 cooperate with the board
Ir- Immediately informing them by tel
I'M phone when garbage Is not collect
'r- According 10 the contract the ga
H. hagc contractor Is bound TO ma
H. from June 4 10 October ia al lea
lay three collections a week Upon n
le- hncatiOns from any resident the co
ye tractor will be given six hours
Nd make the collection IN The mea
les time the board VIII launch an a
Ply yertising campaign which Will appt
ne 10 that effect.
liy The board also announces that
or garbage cans must be taken In shol
en- ly after they have been emphtd
eu the collector Many empty garha
m nails and cans have been fou
a standing at the curb for days al
~. collections and giving or obnoXio
4 0dOrs