Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-12

use as a fertilizer Present tests show
IN extremely high nitrogen content.
Mechanically cleaned CHARTERS to be
used in connection with the screen filter
plant.
A central heating plant.
The board at the meeting Friday after
noon decided to follow a set Of recon-
mendations for sewage disposal plant
work 20 be started next Monday, as out
lined by Charles H. Hurd, consulting en-
glneer, former engineer for the Indian
apolis Water Company.
Mr.. Hurds recommendations are as
follows:
Referring to the building program for
the present year which has been dis
cussed in conference from time to time
and inaSmuch as 1t seems desirable to
delay the letting Of contracts for build
ings and heavy concrete structures for
period OF at least thirty days. 1t has oe-
CURED to me in order to facilitate thu
completion Of the entire plant that all
work OF general or contributory nature
should be started at once. This would
Include the completion of roads through
out the plant, the reyetment work and
Hood protection along Eagle Creek and
the continuation of levy work along the
White river Also the wreckinE of the
old garbage plant which was destroyed
by fire and the general clearing and the
grounds preparatory to plant construc,
ton and the drilling Of the second well
at the pumping station site.
| would recommend that this work
with the exception of-the drilling and
casing Of the we'll, he done by your
own forces under the supervision Of
competent superintendent or foreman,
March Il. Unless debated by extremely
unfavOrable weather this could be well
under way by the time the general cou-
tracts are let. The advantage OF this
l think. is Self-apparent.
The general order Of construction
should be as follows:
/. Resurface and widen roadway from
Kentucky avenue to the gravel plant.
The plant is on Sellers farm.
>. Grade and construct roadway
through the plant grounds connecting
Kentucky avenue with drive and with the
jumping station site
3. Completion Of the Harding street
road To the pumping station. I
4 Dismantle old equipment and clear
grounds Of foundation and ruins at the
old garbage plant site.
>. Change the place Of dumping rub-
bish to the sound end Of the present hll
TO be used I'm connection with White
River levy. using excavation from trench
from burying night soil in this work.
c. Revetment work IN the east bank
Of Eagle Creek. using broken concrete
from the wrecking Of old garbage plant.
: The strengthening Of Eagle Creek to
conform with the general flood protec-
ton OF THIS plant 81,
: Letting OF the contract for new Well
for the pumping station.
Mention Of the ruins Of the old garbage
plaut site recalls that when one third OF
the $4,000" plant was destroyed by
fire several months ago the sanitary board
collected less than $4,000 insurance on It.
Under the terms of a law passed by the
State Leg stature this year the sanitary
board will take over the duty Of collect
ing ashes and garbage from the board OF
public works on or about May 81. con
ference with the board Of works, the
heads Of the two collection departments
and Mayor Jewett Will he held Monday.
Details Of the transfer will be discussed.
II is understood the sanitary board in
tends to motorize the garbage collection
department. now equipped with anti
quated horse drawn tank wagons. With
the department motorized IRIS equipment
would he interchangeable with that OF
the ash collection department so that
the two could be worked together in
rush seasons.
The new law provides for the transfer
Of all the equipment, employees and funds
Of the refuse collecting departments to
the sanitary board. The employees are
very much interested in knowing whether
or not the board will reorganize the per
sonnet Board members have stated that
there probably will be no changes made
until after the sanitary body has had
control long enough to study the system.
The board believes it can make the col
lectiOns more economically than the
board of works has done 1t is said.