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And the the 5th May, 1896, the Committee reported boring visited fifteen Destructors
??? work and two in course of erection, thirteen of thorn being in Provincial towns and two
in the Metropolitans, two in course of erection being also in the London district, the
??? of the furnaces varying considerably end embodying six different patents
??? by five different makers. in Addition to furnaces erected by the City Engineer.
???, and the Borough Survey, Leicester.
Before presenting their detailed statement end recommendation. they desired to inform
the Vestry they had had brought to their notice a recent patent which had not yet
received a trial as a Refuse Destructor, but buildings were in course of erection at Lewisham.
the Committee interviewed the patentee. who informed them amongst other things
that the ??? from his arrangement would only amount to fire per cent, against twentyfive
per cent from the best known furnaces which was most important point and worthly
The patent consisted of a revolting cylinder heated to a white heat, of the same principle
as the ??? Calciners, and the Committee thought it very desirable that a visit to Tavistock
should be paid to we this Cylinder working. and they would then be able to piece before the
Vestry fall particulars as in the case of the Destructors at work. The Committee were
??? that Lewisham District Board of Work selected this patent after visiting
of the ??? to visit Tavistock, and that it be an instruction to the Committte to
??? their final report to the Vestry without reference to the Calciner at Tavistock.
On 16th March,1897, the Special Committed reported having considered the
following ??? of the Commmittee appointed to view Destructors in the Metropolitans and
??? 3rd July, 1896, Febuary,1897, and 2nd March, 1897:-