St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-08
THE CITY'S GARBAGE.
The Council to be Asked to Advertise for
Bids to Clean 1t Up

BUS 10 Ciean LII up.
A meeting of the board of health was
called for 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
After waiting long time for a quorum anG
not being able to get one, DR.. Hoyt called
those to order who were present and stated
that the meeting was called for the purpose
of hearing what the members of the chamber
of commerce, some Of whom had been in
yited to be present, and others had to say Oh
the garbage question, that is, how the gar
bage should be gathered up and how 1t should
be disposed of after it has been gathered
and that those members of the board who
were present would be glad to hear what any
one had to say. At this point another mem.
Der of the board came in, making quorum
Mr.. Claiming Seabury stated that he
knew Of gentleman who would
be glad to make contract tC
gather the garbage and dispose of it. This
gentleman had had a good deal of experience
aud he felt sure he was competent to do what
he might agree TO- Mr.. Seabury was anxious
to know if the city was authorized to make
such a contract.
Mr.. Murray, on being called upon to give
Ills OplJIOH III ICSdlu W TIC CILl
could make contract, said there was nc
trouble about that part, but that it would cosI
fabulous sum. We have great deal OF
dirt on our streets that is brought onto the
pavements by the teams from the cross streets
that were not paved.
Mr.. Rundlett thought that he could make
pretty close estimate as to the cost of hay
ing the paved streets swept at night and the
garbage removed.
Mr.. Seabury was anxious to see the expert
ment tried of cleaning the paved streets.
At this point Mr.. Rundlett commenced to
prepare resolution covering the point, and
Dr. Hoyt stated that while Mr.. Rundlett was
thus engaged, the meeting would &c
back TO the matter of garbage. The
doctor then called upon Mr.. Pffer, who was
willing to take a contract for removing
garbage, aud explained what garbage is. II
does not include, he said, ashes, but is lin
tied to animal and vegetable matter that de-
composes
Mr.. Pfifer stated that he was willing to
enter into a contract to remove the garbage
with the purpose of fertilizing.
SWEEPING THE STREETS.
Mr.. Ruudlett thens read his resolution as
follows: THAT the board Of health recon-
mend to the council that the cleaning of the
paved streets be let By contract, and that the
city engineer he instructed to prepare a spec
ification and contract for bids, ''and the same
was adopted.
REMOVING TIE GARBAGE.
The consideration of the removal of the
garbage was then renewed and Mr. Murray
said it would be very costly. We make con-
tract paying some man or company say 3d.
600 for removing the garbage. He will put
$4,000 of that sum into bis pocket and
make a show of doing something with the
remainder, but he wont do anything He
did not believe that the city could keep the
garbage removed as Mr.. Seabury wants il
removed for less than $50, 900 year.
DR.. Hoyt said he would like TO see a reso-
luton adopted authorizing bids to be adyer-
tised for This would not cost much and
then we could learn how much it would cost
r. A. Smith asked if the city had author
ity to make such contract to the amount Of
$50, 900.
Mr.. Murray said he had authority to make
such contract, but had no money TO pas
with.
DIsPosISG OF THE GARBAGE.
The attention of the board was then direct
ed to the disposing of the garbage, and Mr.
Donaldson. the manager OF the electric light
on being called upon to give his opinion as IL
disposing of the refuse, said that the p.opO-
sition was to steam the liquid portion anC
run it through the sewers into the river ant
to burn the solid substance. All this could
be done without creating particle Of odor.
In reply to a question by r. il Smith, DR.
Hoyt stated that all the night soil from al
parts of the city is now dumped into tbs
river at the foot of Eagle street
The CONCLUSION
Finally. two resolutions we're adopted, tht
substance Of which is that the board recon
mend the council TO have bids advertised 70
for gathering and finally dispOsing Of to-
garbage, after which the board adjourned.