Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-12
COUNCIL DECIDES, BY
VOTE OF 10 TO 3, TO
PAY FOR CREMAT0Rf
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by Councilman J. r.. McNabh, but 1t
was not waged along strictly partisan
hpe<s- The final vote showed the fol-
bwipg result:
Voting for payment: President
Ward. Councilmen McManus. john
son. Hopkins. Faulkner. Abrahams.
Evans and Vincent. all Republicans; !;
Taylor and Henry. Democrats.
Voting against payment: Council i
men McNabb. Mulvena and Murray
all Democrats.
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Board Of Health Not Satisfied.
Councils action was taken in thS
face of a report received from thd
health board in which 1t was stated
that "the board rejects the incinerat-
ing plant erected by the Nye odorless
Crematory Co. in this city, because
the officials of that department con-
tended the new plant did not measure
up to the contract specifications. The
hoard submitted figures as resui,
of the two-day test. but when aues-
tened by Councilmen. DIR. c. M. Han
by. president of the board. and John
Walsh. superintendent Mt the plant
admitted the figures We're estimates
and not the result of strict weighing
OF materials consumed.
The trouble started when Council
psan Faulkner. chairman of the public
health committee. presented the Nye
Cos. bill. together with some other
minor accounts in the usual way
Councilman Murray Immediately rose
To object, claiming Council should be
satisfied by a proper test that the
plant will do all that is claimed for
10 before payment was made on the
bill. He said they had no report from
the health board on. the two-day test
agreed upon Up TO this time the
health boards report had not been sub
mitted He said 1t looked as though
they were trying to rush the bill
through Council. He said he would
vote to pay the bin if the plant Were
shown to be satisfactory, but until IL
wis he would oppose payment
Councilman McNabb expressed SYM
pathy with the contractor, but denied
any intent to injure the company by
pos,iing up their bill. He contended
the law specified the health board as
the proper parties to determine wheth-
er the new fncinerator had measured
up TO specifications. He said IL the
board had conducted fair test and
would say that the plant was salts
factory he would vote for payment.
He admitted the Nye Co had all the
best OF the city, so far as the contract
was concerned, for if the plant burned
ss tons of paper and one ton of gar
haee a day, the plant would have full
rr..-~{as.affanx
ciatrr,e,i the contract was a mistake
and had been loosely drawn, so far
as the city WAS concerned. and he
scored those who voted in favor of IT,
but ne Insisted the Board OF Health
was the body that had full charge of
the new plant He said he was the
nrst one who ever asked what pro-
portion of garbage and waste the in
cineratw would consume. Mr.. Nc
Nabb said he was surprised that any
body OF men would be willing to vote
away $4,000 of the peoples money
when they had been told the new plant
could not handle all the garbage col
lected IN this city. HIS REMARKS were
greeted with loud applause from
spcctan,rs
Councilman Hopkins. cofred, said
IRE Nye Co. had not forced the plant
upon the city, but in reality had
shipped II here when II WAS original
N intended for another place, and all
70 help Wilmington IN an emergency.
Councilman McSfanus declared that
the president and secretary OF the
Board of Health had erred m their
sssternenfs TO Council regarding the
arnount Of material burned at the
plant for an the material burned had
mot been weighed. but that the weight
had only been estimated He scored
Mr.. McNabb for his repeated refer
ercee TO the signing OF the contract
few days before the governor signed
the legislative act giving the health
board full charge of the incinerator
and ne CHALLENGED Mr. McNabb 10 state
his reasons. If he had any. for his fire.
quent accusations OF undue haste I'm
the matter. lie said they all admitted
the contract favored the builders, but
he charged that the old Council and
the Board Of Health were equaliy re-
sFsonsible, for the health board had
recommended the purchase of the
plant and that it had that DEPARTMENTS
fun approval He said everyone knew
an incinerator could not burn water
and that the garbage had to be dry.
He said the health board erred in not
changing the contract and they also
erred when they failed 10 recommend
10 Council an ordinance defining dry
garbage t1at could be used IN the new
plant He said with dry garbage the
new plant VIII take care OF all that is
collected in the city, provided the col
lections are made according to con-
tract He suggested the bin be mid
over for a while
Mr. McNabb moved to defer further
consideration until they had heard the
health boards report He and Mr.
McManus got into an argument at this
point over a point of order. Mr. Nc
Manus resented Mr.. McNabb's as
sertsons that he, McManus, had no
regard for the opinion of the repre-
sentatives of The people, namely the
health board officials Councilman
Mulvcrra sought TO bring peace on the
troubled meeting by suggesting that
the whole thing be laid over until
proper test of the plant had been made
so they could satisfy themselves they
would be justified in paying the bin
There is no use Of our calling each
other HAIRS and yelling here" he de-
ciared
Mr.. McNabb wanted the privilege
OF the floor for DIR. Handy, but Mr..
Abrahams said an the tests that could
be made had been made and ne wanted
10 know why there should be any
others Mr.. Faulkner said the Nye