Evening journal., 1921-07-25
CREMATORY IS
Under TESTS
New lncinerator Gets on
Job as Garbage, Animal
Destroyer
FIRST DAY TRIAL
is SATISFACTORY

Official tests. which include a ten
day trial Of the new city crematory
built on the sight Of the one destroy
ed by FIRE in March at the foot Of
Liberty street, were started this
morning with members Of the Board
Of Health and City Council in at
tendance. The garbage and rub
bage disposal plant, conftructed by
the Nye Crematory Company, Of
Macon, Ga. at a cost Of $4,000 was
completed several weeks ago but was
not put into fun operation until to-
day.
Facts gathered in the garbage dis
posal situation in Wilmington lead
to the belief that the new plant is
not Of large enough capacity to take
care Of the entire collections in the
city. According to Sylvester Healy,
who has the contract for collecting
garbage said the average collections
during the year amount to between
20 and 75 tons a day. In the heavy
season between June and October,
the figures amount to about 80 tons
a day
The new crematory has a contract
ed capacity Of between 40 and SO
tons a day which would leave a con-
siderable amount that could not be
gotten rid OF through the plant. Dr.
c. n. Handy president of the Board
Of Health is advocating the erection
of another plant OF about the same
size as the one put into operation to-
day. He suggests that ii be built
somewhere on the outskirts Of the
Ninth Ward so that each plant would
have a district 10 take care Of Mean
while the excess will have 20 be de-
stroyed as all the garbage has been
for the past few months. dumped into
a hole and burned with lime.
DR.. Handy and Secretary Frantz
OF the Board OF Health, President OF
City Council Howard NJ. Ward,
Counoilmen John j. Murray and
Alexander r. Ahrahams Of the crem-
atory committee inspected the plant
this morning and all seemed salts
fed that il would come up to the
specifications OF the Nye Company.
Other city officials are expected 10
see the incinerator in operation this
afternoon.
Ten tons Of garbage were dumped
into the big furnaces and consumed
this morning. In addition there was
a considerable amount af rubbage
collected by the Street and Sewer
Department This latter was mixed
with a more than usual amount oi
ashes the Street and Sewer men
having encountered a particularly
bad street. The rubbage was being
fed continuously 10 the furnaces this
morning with some Of the ashes
distracted. II. B. Able, in charge
Of the plont for the Nye Company
holds that the ordinary rubbaEe with
its generous mixture OF paper, Il
better TO burn with garbage thar
coal. Besides its saving in fuel II
provides a much better flame foi
the purpose, he said,
Along these same lines Mr.. Abe
also declared that garbage wrapped
in paper for collection will be I
great help and much more sanitary
than the open method. II Is under
stood that the Board OF Health vii
institute a campaign for wrapped
garbage, Dr. Handy speaking yerl
strongly in favor Of Il this morning
from a sanitary point Of view
ousowives are instructed TO usi
their draining boards 10 allow th'
water 10 drain from the garbage
When the latter is collected it II
practically dry and this does away
with dirty and unhealthy recepta
cles, bad odors. flies and bugs and
also keeps the collecting trucks from
any possible dripping Of filth on thl
streets.
Thirty-eight stray dogs killed ir
the city pound adjoining the crema'
tory by Dogcatcher Kopp were ere
mated during the day. The city Of
ficials witnessed the last rites ovei
about ten OF them this morning
Hot dogs" some one in the partl
remarked. The dogs were ashes n
less than FIVE minutes
No offensive odors, other thar
those naturally expected when th'
garbage was first dumped in tho
crematory could bs detected and
these not outside Of the building.
Two furnaces constitute the big In
cinerator. They are fed by severa
units so arranged that only one larg
stack is necessary. Dead animals, In
cluding horses, can be put into IN
furnaces without being dissected. TIL
garbage and refuse platform is so ar
ranged that trucks can dump thei
entire loads down shoots leading I
the flames without il being handled
Wrapped garbage will eliminate an
trouble whatsoever in this respect
The building, Of concrete and brick
is freproof and equipped sanitary
Hose nd drains keep the entire plan
cfean.
The crematory will be in active on
GRAFTON for about IS hours out OF IN
"a every day. The remaining 81
hours will be used TO clean out IN
furnaces Mr.. Abel said this mornin
that the ashes taken from the inoin
orator will be good clean dirt and wi
n be used for flling in purposes.
BL0ODH0UNDS HUNT