Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-21
COLLECT GARBAGE
AND FEEDIT TO PIGS
w. n. Hannah. Jr., Explains to
Councilmefl Method Of His
Company.

At special meeting of tho Council
committee on tho city crematory. Sat
ufflay afternoon. w. II. Hannah. Tr.
representing the Virginia Livestock
Corporation. made further preaenta-
tion of tho methods and plans Of the
company he repreBctits. Their expert
ence ot seven years in disposiug Of
the garbage of Norfolk. Va and short
~ periods In half 81 dozen other cities.
aa we'll ms i'm the operation of feeding
plants for the waste Of 6 military can
tonmenfs established by the T. S. Gov
crnment during war tineH. have made
then willing, Mr.. ITannnn said. 10 un-
d"ttake u contract for the disposal of
tho collections mHde IN this city for =
term OF Nv" yenra aa an expense 20
III" city of about $I5.0O0 per year
There are thleo wnya ln use toda
for e"eting rid of eity rofuae accord
ing f. Mr. liannan These nrc incin-
eration. or burning m All cnllcc tions.
Ia which inflnmTnn bic rubbish is utilized
M fuel. reduction. In which tho salvage
Of Junk and tho sale of by products Of
fers a return for tho expense Of com
nereinl fuel. and feeding 10 hogs and
poultry
The FIRST method Involves nu economic
waate whom carried out on SCALE such
az required fnf largo city. the second,
which has becn r. goglic here fnr tho
past twenty yenrg 81 more. IA always
productive ~ complaints ~ rho pdora
Incident 70 ita operation. and NJ the
present time in uupront8he beoa1so
thrr" - ro rnatlet for fhc Nv products
The third method If turning tho refpso
iatu park poultry hnr cone iuto favor
cemparnfivoly recently and IL being
adopted avery day hy municipalities
which are FcrappinF their other plants
Photographic - fhn Norfolk plart
wnre shown and explained by Mr.
IIanuan Separate feeding ard rioap-
ins quart"ra arc occupied rs the hogs.
which aro handled IN FroerH ~ tfG
Light RqHaro feet for each animal are
allowed for ferdlug and II for alespinr
4 concrete floor extends under tho
whole which IS washed down ~ hose
when .acafed nv The stock. which iq
Turned ia and or t.vico lay nnd tho
raadwavp are alao concrete Dfral AMI
1aul arc removed FROM thn mafrriai
hsfofc II ts fed. nu1 tho Ieavinga aro
lneincfnfed rhe aninnls aro inoculafrd
fe1 hog cholrra tvhou received and prr
leut for 30 daea nnly fher +ort 'o
rnnrEet
NJ fIanuar uad that tho present
Iav method II cufiraIv different from
that IN uae yrara ago. a4 The hazar7a
- bleiuesa require TINT nerfect sari-
tatlan be Observed. a. tho risk ~ anar
t#ai laea otherwise
Will Tire mnuicipal ordinances pro-
llhi nleh Embellishments in city areas.
atock seEne la orc n the arRnoyei-
adred objects of rural districts alte
between fe,u and i've miles from the
fo,t ~ market street along the lire ~
ihe $sN 42tio branch ~ Tho Dcla
esr. Division IerneyIvanis railroad
las b..ef under option ~ the compau-
he aD,Id
I'a rfoposai would Include the Ia
rs. IF the collections made by the cor
fflefof ~ tho lty lluc aud haul to the
Ilant N trt.lers fhc oad being At all
tfru.e covered
The contract with he Wilmington
s.tult.fs - made the cost 10 The
aa,t es garbage disposal 60 800 per
s.ar and $4,000 was named "a the
tgure a. which lts renewal would BE-
considered
rne eeedinF plan would Involve SIS