Daily Republican., 1889-04-16
Disposition OF Garbage.
lCoMMUNICATED,l

Our people trudge along In the same
old way their fathers did fifty years ago.
A few old horses and mules and the COM
monest kind OF carts, managed generally
by colored boy Of IL to Is years OF age.
| The law Is not observed nor pretended TO
be obeyed. The bell is not sounded at
the street corners, nor are the carts kept
covered as they should be. The garbage
is not pretended 10 be removed, nor has
there ever been an attempt TO remove IL
from many sections, and particularly
small streets of the city. Why is the law
not carried onti Simply because there Is
not money sufiie cot appropriated TO do
the work according TO law, AID therefore
the law Is not enforced. have frequently
told our people through the press what It
would cost to remove the garbage from
this city per annum, and will state the
cost again. The first district will require
teams, the second 0, the third 5, and
inc 'ourth teams, making ~ carts, 20
horses and 20 drivers, or gatherers of
Stop. Each team is worth "a. so per day,
and % teams $50 per day, or for 800 days,
or one year, $40, 800. THIS amount of
money would remove the garbage nc
curding to law, aud II would be done
Systematically.
Row for any man or set of me1, be they
the Board Of Health or the City Ceuncil
expect the garbage to be removed accord
ing TO law for $4,000, know that thsy are
deesiving the people, and failing to
carry ou5 the law, which they have sworn
to carry into effect. No wonder the city
~ full Of dirt, for tho laws are not en-
forced and there are at this time la the
cellars, alleys, back yards and other
places at least 5000 loads OF dirt which
should be removed within ton days VIII
IL be done? No. Why2 Because there
10 no one person a5 The head of any de-
partmspt In the city with backbone
enough TO enforce the law. Afraid It will
rum tie party, lose votes. Some people
won rather put on their good clothes
aud attend a funeral than lend thelI
voice aud influence in preventing fun
erals, by rddiDg the city OF th.se die
CAGES caused by the aceumuia ion OF dift.
| Now ! have suggestion TO make to our
Board OF Health ahd City CoIncil. lie.
Il committees Of hot more than three per-
sons be appointed to Visit Buffalo, n. L.,
aud Insect what Is called the ''Nienua
| Plant, Tor tho disposal OF garbage Low
| IN operation IL tina, city.
Here is what the health department
OF st. Paul, MINI, says about the But
falo plan. We will not describe 1t here,
more than 10 say that 1t takes rarba e,
transv'rts 1t Into valuable merchanta.
DIE commodity at-so it was expressed
there expense to the city. LIE, our
people cave So 800, or SIG, $40 by intro
ducing this new process OF disp1siug of
the garbage. A number of western
cities have made arrangements 10 dis
pose Of III ir garbage by this new plan.
Now, let cur people ct rid of the old
system of haudfed years ego and APP
point committee OF competent persons
TO visit Buffalo at once, ana Inspect this
new system. What a .blessing it would
be to thousands OF our people to have
their garbage removed as it should be.
TIE United States Government have pro-
hibiled tue people Of 81. Paul from
dumping their garbage in the Mississippi
river. Who will move first in this mat
terl Let the Council ani Board OF
Health act jointly aud harmoniously.
Il. Is. FRAZER.