Evening journal., 1921-06-30
NCINERATOR
CAUSES ROW
Board of Health Lets Coun-
Gil Know 1t Will Operate
Plant
SOLONS SAID THEY
MEANT NO OFFENSE

plant. as the roadways leading 10
the plant were not completed. and
the plant was not In operation. The
runways leading to the plant. Doctor
Handy said. would not be finished
Tor two weeks al least. and until
then Mr.. Welsh would be busy az his
other work on the site where the
city garbage Is being dumped.
II was announced In City Council
last night that Mr. Welsh had been
instructed by Doctor Hanhy to stay
away from the new incinerating
plant until q was accepted and opD-
rated by the city.
A threatened break between Coun-
ell and the Board OF Health. growing
out or the incinerating plant. was
averted last night. when City So
licitor Huxley informed the Coun-
cilmen az a committee meeting that
ne had explained Councils position
10 Dr. Handy. president OF
the Board Of Health. DR. Handy
had previously asserted that the
health board had control OF the in
cineratine plant and thai the inspec-
tion OF the plant on Monday by
Councilmen. had not been attended
by members OF the Board OF Health
Tho doctor had also forbid Thomas
Welsh. superintendent OF the plant
from operating the plant or entering
Il until the roadway leading 10 tho
plant and other work was finished.
Alexander r. Abrahams. chair
man OF he crematory committee Of
Council. stated that Dr. Handy had
insisted that the Board OF Health
had been slighted IN not having
been invited TO tho inspection. He
said tho invitation TO tho inspection
was general. including all city
officials.
In his published statement. Doctor
Handy said that the Board OF Health
was not represented. although the
bin authorizing the city 20 build the
new plant. passed by the Legislature
on March is, specifically gives tho
Board Of Health entire supervision
over its construction. operation and
maintenance. The only authority
| given Council. Il seems. was to ap-
prove plans submitted by the Board
OF Health and 10 issue the necessary
bonds, which that body did on March
26.
From beginning 20 finish. Il was
pointed out at the meeting last
night. the crematory committee Of
Council has with the acquiescence
Of the Board OF Health, been super.
vHing the construction Of the plant
Councilman Forwood explaine,
that the board. under the law. ha,
fun charge OF the incinerating plan
and suggested that the plant b,
given a thorough test before the cit,
paid the contract price. $4,000. Mr.
| Forwood said he felt that tn,
Nye Company. the contractors. had
nothing TO do with the road leadina
10 the plant nor the retaining walls
During the discussion the follow
ing communication from the Nye
Construction Company was read.
Enclosed please find bill FOR
double unit as per contract dated
March 90. 1921. between the Mayor
and Council Of Wilmington and the
/ Nye Construction Company. OF Ma
con. Ga. AS is set forth in the con-
tract. upon completion Of the plant
the Mayor and Council shall be no.
tlhed. and a demonstration OF the
plant shall be made. This plant
was completed on Saturday. June
rs. and notice was given that the
demonstration would begin on Tues.
day morning. June 21. and extend
through a period OF six days. In.
cluding June 27. on June q We
made our final demonstration and q
portion OF your Council made in.
spection. The plant was open foi
operation and inspection during the
six days. beginning June 21 and In
cluding June 27. During this time
we consumed your garbage REFUSE
and dead animals without obnoxious
odors. and to the capacity as SCI
forth in the contract. We have al
ready filed the maintenance bond o
$4,000 with the chairman OF you
crematory committee. We have full
filed our contract 10 the letter and
are handing you herewith the bill
for same"
The price OF the new building anC
equipment set forth in the contrac
IS $4,000, with some slight allow
ance for brick and other materials
taken from the old building, sup
piled by the city.
The contract calls for a daily con
sumption OF fifty tons Of average
run Of city garbage. This, it wal
explained by Councilmen. was for Z
day Of 70 hours. Monday the rec
ords at the crematory showed 4
burned is tons Of garbage and %
tons of street refuse as fuel, a tota
Of 3S tons consumed, but not of gar
bage alone. While the capacity call
ed for is 90 tons daily. the city pro
duces 20 tons daily in summer. Jus
what will be done by the Board o.
Health should IL be found the ere
matory is not measuring up 10 ex
pectations or the claims of the con
tractor, DR.. Handy said yesterday
he was not able 10 state.
II is understood when the build
! ing project first came about Counci
. and the health board agreed tina
, Councilman Charles Forwood chair
man Of the building committee. as
builder and contractor. and Harry
Maier. engineer Of the Street an
Sewer Department, would look afte
the work in the interest of the city
2 Councilman Abrahams. chairman q
the crematory committee, also help
81 ed handle the project.
q When the inspection was arrane
! ed for last Monday, in spite Of IN
fact that It was given full publicit
beforehand. the health board men
bers are said TO have resented wins
e they feel is an infringement upo