The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-06
WHEEIING DAILY iNTELIIGENCERM MONDAY JANUARY 1906

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district, S72. 100; Third district, S74.o2
Fourth district, $3.50, and the Fiji
district, $46.87 per month; or total 70
81, Is for the year, which lis SlS0.S
les than the amountp paid last year. ~
An examination Of the above table,
show the average cost per load for re
moval In the several tistricts for thu
eight months Just ended, TO be us 70!
| lows; First, 4 SLAP 4 per load !; Second
$l.07; Third, Sl.35; Fourth, Sl.03, and
the Fifth district S2.2S7 per load. II Il
proper 10 state that all work OF removal
In both the first and Fifth districts wai
accomplished with one horse and cart
ind therefore the average In those dis
triGts should be rated on the total nun,
Der Of loads removed from both, which
would be $i.S5 per load. It should be
remembered TINT the said two districts
represent tho shortest as well as the
longest haule. The average cost per
load for all tho districts for the eight
months just ended was Sl.43 as against
an average cost Of slVs per load for the
same period In 1888. 5 4
t COMPLAINTS ABOUT NoS.REMovAL.fis:5
| There were over 1900 complaints OF
failure upon the part of the garbage con.
tractors to remove garbage as provided
for by ordinonce and rs incorporated In
their several contracts, prior to the 9th
day OF August, 1885. My, attempts to
compel the contractors to remove the
garbage according to the terms Of their
contracts WINS met by dccideti opposition
upon the part OF the Chairman OF the
Committee on Health, who succeeded
In securing the amendment OF the! said
ordinance In such manner rs to pre-
vent the Health Officer from interfering
to compel them to perform proper service
Since tho 7th day Of August, when the
Committee on Health refused to con-
slider complaints TO the number OF a
thousand or more, that bad been tabu.
lated at the request Of said committee,
giving number and street where viola
tons Ind occurred, have made no note
Of complaints although in daily receipt
OF them. 4 4 Il, " q 2, 4
Each garbage contractor is required to
give bond conditioned Tor the faithful
ront,ac;s havo haan o Juss ,,o;1v . an"
violated, and In several instances such
violations have been made a part Of the
records OF the Police Court, In no in.
stance has the forfeiture Of a bond been
required. A provision Of the ordinance
requires that no contractor shall be in
terested In more than one district vet
two mon with one horse and cart have
been dsipy the vorkgi?)g in n the First
and Fifth districts. since Nav, 1880
drawing the regular monthly 4 salary,
therefor. In. the case Of tho contractor
in the Second district, who was ala.
missed from the SERVED for Violation NJ
bis contract before tia change In tho
ordinance above alluded to / was made,
forfeiture was,not required. "a Bnti wlv
dwell longer upon the evils and iabnses
OF the. present garbage system, which arc
knoull to every one who nossessea anv
degree OF Knowledge upon Inc subiect !?
Sufficient has been adIuced to prove The
necessity for change. n IN -
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70 so ~. 't'i.
Elther tne dealth ollcer or the Board
OF Public Works should have full con.
troll Of the nerson or nersons emn,ovad
to remove : tho p.rbape. y r. Tia worL
tnnst be; done nv contract the whola
should be let to nm indiyidmal or corno.
ration. as il is manifest tha. such a NAV
wouIl be mora All yantaoeous tn the rnn.
tractor and chpaner for Cha neonle thnn
wien the contracts inrc lat ior senarata
districts There would then be KIT ons
man to look after instead of five n. now
and n hettar. aeryic. World he secnra1
In any case strict comnliance win sths
terms 4 Of The contrart shonld he en.
forced. 4; h 'r,'S.I -
In some cities the hiring Of men and
carts by the day has been found to, work |
In Others the teams are
owned by the city and men are hired to
dnve them and 40 the work OF col
lecting. 'sSS Z? II
2. W ME TO remove the garbage OF this