Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-28
AND HEALTH
BOARD DISAGREE
Dep artmsnt Rssenta What the
Members Consider Coun~
ellis infringement.

eonfict OF opinion developed today
between the Board Of Health and CITY
Council over the new city erematpry
situation. which may have serious res
suits for the city IN so far as its
garbage disposal Ii concerned. II n
settlement is not reached within n
short time. Members Of Council
yesterday inspected the ineinerating
plant. but no member of the health
board appeared at the crematory and
Dir. G. NJ. Handy, the president of the
board. declared this morning that the
Board OF Health had not been In
vlteo TO any inspection and knew
nothing about IL or the fact that the
crematory was ready for operations.
Counclmen stated that the health
hoard had been invited to inspect
the incinerator.
DR.. Handy explained that the bill
authorizing the city to build the new
plant specifically gives the Board Of
Health entire supervision over Its
construction operation and mainte-
nance. However. the contract pro-
viding for the work was drawn be-
tween the company that erected the
buildings and the Mayor and Council
Of Wilmington and no mention is
made therein OF the health board. II
is customary In such cases 10 draw
the contract between the builder and
the Mayor and Council through what
ever department is interested.
DR.. Hanhy said his department has
never bceu notified by the contractor
that a test was 10 be made and that
the health department does not i'm
tend to make test until the run
WAYS are completed and it Is possible
to haul garbage into the plant WITH
out interruption. Then, he said, the
test will have TO be continued over a
period OF two or three weeks and a
daily count kept 10 make sure II IL
mea assuring up To the claims Of the
contractor. lie said one days lnspec-
ton could not determine anything.
The contract calls FOR day con
sumption Of nifty tons of average run
OF city garbage. Yesterday the rec
ords at the crematory showed II
burned 1s tons OF garbage and 20 toms
Of street refuse as fuel. total OF Is
tons consumed. but not Of garba ge
alone. While the capacity called for
ie so tons daily tho city produces 10
tons daily l. summer but Just what
will be done By the Beard of Health
should IL be found the crematorv Is
not measuring up to expectations ~
she claims of the contractor Dr. Handy
was not prepared 10 state this morn
ing. lie said this was a matter % bs
determine 4 later.
IL is Understood when the building
project first came about Council ans
the health board agreed that Council
man Charles Forwood. chairman o.
the building committee. as huiIdei
and contractor, and Harry l.. Maier
engineer OF the street and Sewer DE
partment. would look after the worl
| in the interest OF the city. Council
man Alexander X. Ahrahams, chair
man Of the crematory committee ala
helped handle the project. whe,
| Council arranged for yesterdays in
spection the health board member
are ma Id TO have resented what the,
fee. is an infringement upon thei
| jurisdiction. They are said not t,
have liked the Councilmon takinj
| things into their own hands.
| Just what the result Of this differ
ence between the two city bodies i
| going to be is problematicai. How
ever the Board of Health has fina
/ jurisdiction by law in the matter an,
il is understood to he up to that d.
partment as a last resort whether tn
new crematory is accepted by the cit,
or rejected.