. Public works . ted garbage will bereceived. About eighttons of garbage werecooked in two of the di-gestors, but none of ithad time to complete thevarious processes beforethe plant was closed, so acomplete test was notreally made. On the sec-ond day the reductionplant received about 14loads of garbage. Abouteight tons were cooked, asthe garbage was stillfound to be partly mixedwith rubbish such as tincans, broken bottles, paperand other refuse. Thescales for weighing thegarbage and various prod-ucts at the plant are notyet ready, so it was notpossible to tell exactly theproportion of these wh
. Public works . ted garbage will bereceived. About eighttons of garbage werecooked in two of the di-gestors, but none of ithad time to complete thevarious processes beforethe plant was closed, so acomplete test was notreally made. On the sec-ond day the reductionplant received about 14loads of garbage. Abouteight tons were cooked, asthe garbage was stillfound to be partly mixedwith rubbish such as tincans, broken bottles, paperand other refuse. Thescales for weighing thegarbage and various prod-ucts at the plant are notyet ready, so it was notpossible to tell exactly theproportion of these which ^ . ,., .. ,, y»T .D. > will be turned out. It isCourtesy Newburgh (N. T.) ™ , News. figured for every ton READT WITH SMOKE of garbage which goes HELMET. through the plant about 19 per cent of grease and about 27 per cent of fertilizerif fried out and the rest is destroyed in the process, be-ing burned up and going up the chimneys as smoke. About2,000 to 2,500 gallons of gasoline were necessary to start. TEMEER 10, 1914 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL 361 plant, but this is used over and over, so it is calculated» gallons will last a year. Each tank full in the per-lor received from three to five washings and frome to seven gallons of gasoline are used to a washing., washing takes from two to three Work on , Va.—The site for the garbage incinerator re-ly contracted for by the city, has been cleared andLil work of constructing the incinerating plant awaitspletion of plans and shipment of material by the De-1- Incinerator Company, Minneapolis, Minn. The erec-I of the plant will be under the supervision of Citymincer Gibboney for the city. It is hoped to have gar--1 burning early in the winter. RAPID TRANSIT Free Street Car Riding. iSton, Mass.—The public service commission has issuedructions to the street railway companies of the State\ ell as to the railroad companies, outlining in a gen- 1 way for what purposes they could grant free or re->: c
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