Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-05

the Councilmen that if they can solve
II I'm Wilmington IL will be n great
feather In their caps for 1t has been
discussed here for many years. He
called the attention of the members
to the fact that the hole In which the
garbage has been dumped for several
months will be filled up within three
months and then IL the new plant does
not work he said the city will be 'up
against it," He thought it wise to
take steps at once for the building of
at least one more unit to be prepared
for any emergency. 1T is danger
Gus thing TO fool with" declared the
mayor with reference to the garbage
disposal problem.
Mr.. McManus said the garbage is
collected now on basis of from to
10 DAYS. but If collected as IL should
be there would be no trouble for by
going around three times a week ii
would also reduce the bulk when it was
taken up. He said he did not favor
putting in another plant until the
present one had been given a thorough
test with the garbage wrapped to de-
termine what IL could do under those
conditions.
Mr. Murray made reference to send
ing committee to Norfolk To see for
themselves what is done there, but
1T developed that there are similar
plants in nearby New Jersey towns.
The mayor wanted TO know why II
was not specified in the contract with
the Nye Odorless Crcmatory Co. the
builders of the plant. that the garbage
was TO be wrapped. Mr.. McManus
said the plant had exceeded the con-
tract. even with wet garbage. He adj
mitted there had been an oversight
with regard to the contract with the
building company, but he claimed the
Board of Health had overlooked the
omission. the same as Council and they
were equally responsible He declared
Council would stand on all their acts
/ and shoulder all the responsibility
coming to them but they did not pro-
/ pose to allow the health board 10
/ duck" or to pass the buck" to them
1 in the matter. for they were equally
/ guilty.
/ Mr.. McNabb said the Council and
the health board fell down and he
Z lHuuEiit the tiG AOuUNil SnpNGu uDuUt
haste in signing the contract evidently
1 he thought, so il would be effective be-
i fore the legislative bill giving the
health board full authority over the
! crematory. This several members de-
MED and said there was an emergency
which prompted haste. MIR Abraharhs
/ said the health board urged and rec.
4 commended that they buy the Nye
4 Company's plant. Mr.. McNabb said
| in such event there was no use in the
health board officials trying to duck
Mr.. MCManus thought the healtl
officials should have come out one wa,
or the other in their report regardin,
the new incinerator but instead the,
had put IL up to Council TO shoulde
all the responsibility. Councilman
Mulvena urged the plant be given
tryout with garbage wrapped. Mayo
Harvey approved Of this and he ais
said the plant should he thoroughs
tested and il not up to specification
no money should be paid for it an,
the city should let the building com
pany bring suit for payment if the.
50 desired.
Il Mr.. McManus intimated that If tn
4 garbage collections are not made i
H the future according to contract tn
city viii hold UP payment for thi
work and he also said II the garbag
is not wrapped it may be left in tn
1 peoples yards.