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dows of the houses, and the smell arising from the decomposing
contents of these bins must be injurious. When one considers how
many of the younger children are compelled to spend the greater
portion of their time in the back yards, often playing in close
proximity to the dust bin, it is a matter for congratulation that
our child mortality is not greater.
Disinfecting powder is carried on the collecting vans, aind
every time a bin is emptied a quantity of powder is sprinkled
into the empty bin.
May I take this opportunity, to again remind the Council
that the accommodation at the refuse tip will not last a great
while longer.
There is no available place elsewhere, and the time has
arrived when it is absolutely necessary to consider the question
of the provision of some other method of disposal.
There are three alternatives, which may be considered: —
(1) Loading into railway trucks and consigning to Rural
Farms and Brickfields;
(2) The purchase of one of the large ponds at the Merton
Brickfields, pumping the water out and filling it up
with refuse. This would provide accommodation
for a number of years.
(3) The provision of a Refuse Destructor. The latter
is certainly the best method if a site could be
obtained at a reasonable figure.
One of the chief points for consideration in the purchase of
a site, would be its close proximity to a railway, by which mear.s
siding could be laid into the works and would help to reduce
the working expenses, by providing facilities for cheap cartage
of coal, and an equally cheap method of removal of the resulting
clinker, for which there is frequently a great demand. The
clinker might also be used in the manufacture of concrete