Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-23
ABRAHAMS TELLS WHY
BIDS WERE NOT ASKED
FOR NEW CREMATORy
Saws Officials Believed Nye Prop
osition Could Not be I'M
proved Upon.
TIME ALSO is A FACTOR

In view Of the fact that. according
TO Alexander r. Abrahams. chairman OF
the health and Crematory committees oi
city Council. it has been tentauveS
agreed To contract with the Nye odor-
less Crematory Co. for a garbaRe III
cinerating plant for Wilmington. with
out submitting the proposition TO
competitive bidding. there is some
curiosity TO know why this was done.
All munio ipal supplies. contracts. %c'
arc presumed 10 bc open to competitive
bidding. with view 70 making the best
terms possible. SO far as tho cl.y iscoa-
Cerned
In this case, however. Mr.. Ahrahans
saws. 1t was not advisable II the orin-
ION of the officials Responsible TO 90
this He explains that members 81
Council and the Board of Health. ait't
invcsttratinC the matter, arrived N we
conclusion that the Nyc proposition was
the least expensive tn the cit! ana that
tho company could erect a satisfactory
ulant the quickest Nj. Ahrahams Saws
he knows of no othcr concern th"t
could make a arniar oT"r and. az
u,der new law iuat passed by the
regislatufe u ia not mad, mandatory
10 obtain bids. IL was not. IN his otin
ion Advisable 10 DO 50 IN this 'ase
This is case in which we must act
quickly. he told an Every Evening
man. who asked about tho matter
We yver, pleased when We learned that
those pcoplr could EiV" us what We
wanted ard have it in working ~hap' N
AZ a.va AZ Vc don't Ercv r any
other concern that could q" this. f"
equal terms. and as i is no''eHsaFN !"
.-ct tho plant in shate before summer
We felt that this course "aH 'he 'h'9
reasonabIo onc to take
wiiltan, N. Hannah. Jr agent for The
I'VE people Nr Anraham~ said. 'Tfi
mated ina, tho -es, ~ burning garbaE'
would he ah,tit So cents a ton 80 far ~
r,,,.I-~nal-ia concerned. coal helms
needed orIv when the fires arc h'ins
started He believes three men car
operata tho plant whereas seven arc re-
,,,i,,od at present Nr Abrahauos says
,b., a. shc BOARD ~ UcaNA has Rp-
,,ra,rd the project as Required uEidFi
,bc n,v law hc believes Council MI
a,,thortv, the contract a. I've t@"~'1 Rt ~
meeting tomorrow night \ decision :
Al mi. ba extscsts. viii I've reached ~
~. Courri committee meeting tonight
tn, plant is to occupy the site - 'h'
oid one af Liberty and Madison street :
The officials ID is learned, had heei
7 ia rorreSpondeucv. ever since cFeinat"s9
troubles Developed here. with slch hrEfl'
/ 49,. known to Ire in the market u
furnish plants such as Wilmington
,t.-h, v-srf LAST saturday AL of these
,,.,-,s councilman Abrahaus say S
wore invited a. submit propositions an'
also 10 send reprvsen ntatives here Z
give information With ne result as oot
lined above
Tonight's Meeting.
CIV council and ,hc Eoard = HEATH
vs1I meet tonight n max" ma ar
ranrernents for the purchase e m
,,eraesary equipment and ne eree'lo'
IF the proposed erenatory
Al special meeting yesterday. p
10 BOARD ~ Health. 70 consider n
matter Of a new plant. Il Was decide
20 recommend 20 Council the "rec{i"
- a miami al a cost ~ not exceedln
sso non and 20 be located on me sl'
~ the old city-owned crematory at N
foot of Madison street
with the final arrangements. eS
r.o,ad 70 be made this evening. ther
viii end a struggle that has been mao
for quite a while by DR.. tharles y
Ttanbv and others. who have advocate
the city-owned plant Tor me o4sl'oSe
80 garbage II was through the ehof'
~ Dr Handy that the act under whic
Oi a. ,o,,, preparing TO build
INC ,.o,,en through the I-egis
IA -, o,r+rac+ed from the Tefus
~ "a r.d,,ction system Of dis
ui'uei - - garhape and for Will
his oil brought a good price. II
said now. however. that the market
, unsteady and the demand not so grea
I, is also poisaed out that owing
economy in living. there is not SO niue
~ The oi-bearing waste found in n
sarhaee. Consequently, it was though
, best the officials say. TO buy the Il
cinorator. instead of the reduction plan
! ,,hich latter would cost about $6oo'oo