Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
'6n, HANDY BOLTS
WARM CONFERENCE
ON CREMATORY
Netussd to Discuss Anything
With Council But Oecarie
System.
PLAN WRAPPED GARBAGE

russion which had been In progress for
more than two hours last night be-
tween tn. members OF the Board OF
Health and the finance and public
health committees of city Council
over the crcmstory. pr. &. NJ Handy.
rr.sidcnt of the health board. finally
hali-d the meeting. it was the
stn,micst session officials Of any OF
the city departments have had for
Ion, time aud for while a serious
breach between the health board and
the city Council was threatened. DR..
ilanh,. however. was the only mem
her ~ tho Board of Health To Quit In
disgust The other members OF the
hoard remained and as tho result OF
o NOR. amiVahlc consideration OF the
prohlem n was nnally agreed 70 at
,~mpt a plan which all concerned
thnurht will bring some order out OF
the chaotic conditions pertaining TO
th. cl,ys y Harhagc collection and dis
lnsal system.
when Council meets this evening
the hnancc and public health commit
tees will submit, a report on the health
boards recommendation sent In sew
rrsl weeks ago that the city install
n nccnrie inclncrating system ~ a
coat of $4,000. I, IN understood the
ioint report VIII recommend that this
recommendation he rejected. The pro-
POSED plant would have capacity of
800 tons day. II In said the COM
mi,lremen feel that this capacity
would he too much In view Of the
fact thet the Nye Compsny's incinera-
,or has recently been installed nj n
cost uf tia 900 and that the cost 81
the pccarie plant would be far too
rfeat for tho city ~ this time.
Information 20 he secured by the
heath hoard and submitted 90 Coun-
"a later will determine whether there
!. to he adopted here an ordinance re-
uulrinr tho wrappins OF all garbage.
The Republican majority members of
Council feel they have sufficient votes
% PASS such an ordinance although
n Il admitted there will be some strong
opposition to n among the members
~ Council themselves.
James ". McNanus. chairman OF the
nnnnce committee. presided AZ las,
nights conference and he advised the
health officials that they Felt the board
should submit another recommenda
tlon which would not entail as much
expense Co tho city as their original
communication relative 90 tho Decarie
plant pr iianhy said u the cost was
tho only consideration this could he
remciicd ny reducing the size of the
necsric plant as the ioo-ton plant {:
not the only sise they build. He said
from all that could hc learned re.
ssrdins incincrstors they had con
.luded the pccarie system Was th'
beet FOR Wilmington.
ne inssss~t that urAcr the law th'
health board had the right TO maxi
their recommendation 10 the CT,
Council MIR McManus admitted thi
hui he also pointed out that the Law
provided that the Council must ap
Iruyp the recommendations Of tn
health hoard before anything can b'
done Mr. McNlanus said the city ha'
gone Co much expense in hringin,
Professor J "a. Gregory. an expert
hefe lo make "A survey and recommen
dsilons a. % what should he done q
improve the garbage situation but ths
IN, health board had ignored tn
Gregory report and recommendation:
Ia nanhy Insisted that they wer
there 90 discuss their recommenda
tlcns which dealt with the pecari
system and he would not discuss IN
~vr plant which is the one now in us
here He said the health board wa
willing 90 como down 10 a 5o-ton plan
which would cost the city s5e.o0
under the necarie system. II
thought n the Council could not sp
proVe ~ the pecarie system IL shoul
suggest better one. This led 10
hot cross fre OF remarks from bot
sides unii IN Handy declared ne wa
tired talking bunk" and walked on
at the room. Councilman McNabb re
marked they were trying 20 tie a ca
20 his. pr, Hanhy's tail and he fun
hack, we will show you where IN
I'm can can SO"
III The other, members of the heslt
hoefd remained and they admitte
that they favored the Decarie system
hat II better one could bo shown ,
them. they would consider recommend
irs us adoption. Council claimed III
present Nye plnni had been abuse
~ dumping We, garbage into IL an
pointed % the ordinance passed fe
months aro requiring all garbage
denied that he was against the Ny
r,stem hut said he did favor n
nerRris system over the Nye plant
Superintendent Welsh ~ the crsms
tory, admitted In reply 10 questior
that n takes now 500 pounds Of co..
40 burn one ton ~ garbage. but IN;
zoe pounds OF this are necessary
drS out the material. He also was
IN. opinion that with wrapped ga
base Y would take only 100 pounds
coal 10 burn one ton of garbage. I
admitted further that the water dunn
"a into tho furnaces with wet ga
ievs would tend 60 damage the plan
The nnal agreement was 90 ma
The health board communicate wit
the man now holding the contract
toll.Ct garhaFe, sylvester Haley.
see what hc will consider In the Wa
~ additional remuneration over al
above his contract price for the &C
lection OF garbage that IL wrappc
~ his report, Professor Gregg
recommended that this he allow.
IN. collector " wrapped garbage ~
20 be- collected FOR his original co
tract specifically states that he
tu Uullegt nothing but garbage and
rubbish ur paper n Mr.. Haley
Willing 90 accept a reasonable add
tiunR sum 90 collect wrappcd garbal
then ln all probability the heal
board viii recommend 20 the coun,
that an ordnance bc passed comp,
ins residents 90 wrap all garbage
paper. II is such an ordinance Z
touncilmrn believe they can D
through, although they Admit the
~ili be- much opposition 60 IL.