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erection of another pavilion. These plans have been prepared and
approved by the Council.
REFUSE DESTRUCTOR.
The year 1908 marks the close of the old method of Refuse
Disposal. The Refuse Destructor was completed in February
1909, and all the refuse will in future be burnt. The question of disposing
of the town's refuse without creating a nuisance has been
before the Council for about 15 years, and during this period the
refuse has been tipped on part of the surplus land near the Cemetery.
The refuse heap had become so large and obnoxious that in
1907 the Council entered into an agreement with a local brick
company to receive and burn the refuse at is. per load. This
arrangement was not entirely satisfactory. The company was not
able to burn all the refuse as it was collected, and a large heap accumulated
near the works.
The following description of the Refuse Destructor, together
with a history of the scheme has been kindly supplied by Mr. Yorath,
the Chief Assistant Engineer to the Council.
The question of destroying the town's refuse by burning was
first mooted in 1894, and after careful consideration, it was decided
to erect a destructor.
The original intention was to erect a combined refuse destructor
and electricity works on surplus land at the Council's Sewage
Works. Tenders were invited, and that of Messrs. Beaman and
Deas was accepted. Before the contract could be sealed, a decision
was given in the High Court which closely affected the scheme.
In the case of Lord Jersey v. Hanwell District Council it was held
that land bought for a specific purpose could not be used for another.
In the circnmstances, this scheme was abandoned.
The next scheme was for the erection of a Refuse Destructor
alone, on a portion of the Friar's Estate, but this site was objected
to so strenuously that it was deemed advisable not to proceed with
that scheme.
The Council then obtained Parliamentary powers for the
purchase of land adjacent to the Sewage Works on which to