Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-04
THE GARBAGE PROBLEM.
1t Il Considered by the Commissioner, the
Contractor and the Attorney.

1t Ii Considered by the Commissioner, the
Contractor and the Attorney.
Contractor Clark was before the Commis-
sioners at special meeting of the board today
discussing the sarbage situation. He stated
that he hae /ty-eight teams in the garbage
service today. His principal difhculty in col
lecting the garbage was the fact that house
holders do not respond to the calls Of the gar
bage collectors
The Commissioners realized the Importance
OF this difficulty and sent at once for Assistant
Attorney Thomas. When he arrived the sub
ject was considered at length, together with the
advisability Of issuing police regulation pro-
viding penalty of fine by a proceeding in the
Police Court against all householders who
neglect for any unreasonable period Of time to
have the garbage accessible to the collectors.
Attorney Thomas was of the opinion that the
Commissioners had the power to make such a
regulation and at their request will prepare one
at once.
The Commissioners were informed that all
garbage In Baltimore is collected daily by
forty teams and that that is possible because all
garbage il accessible to the collectors
Chief Clerk Bailey. who was present at the
hearing, stated that many of the complaints
which have been investigated have no founda-
ton In fact, and are from houses containing no
residents
The contractor before the hearing closed
avowed his intention to remove all the garbage
without respect to the cost to him and the Com
missioners replied that they would insist upon
compliance with his contract
Apropos OF the complaints received by the
commissioners and other officials, Contractor
Clark submitted the following letter in relation
to the non-collection of garbage:
Il wish to report upon q special and import
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sample of many other cases.
Dr A. Is. c. Clements writes to the President
OF the United States rs follows:
AT No. 1SNstreet northwest Mrs Gottwalrs)
the garbage collector has not collected since
July %. There are in the premises now five
wooden buckets and boxes filled with putrid
vegetable matter. At No. 16 n street north
west (Mr: Kaylar's), putrid garbage; has not
been collected for a like period. Smeled
80 bad had to remove receptacle from
shed to alley. Mrs. Kaylar is i'll of malaria
At No. IA n street child, Joe Peters. has been
at deaths door with dysentery Thirty or
more children in the immediate neighborhood
are in danger. At No. 20 n street northwest,
Mr. Haas, there is large receptacle overflow
ing with the most offensive vegetable matter
This would indicate a serious state OF
affairs. The health officer ordered In
spector Slye to Immediately investigate the
matter. Mr.. Slye stated that he knew all about
it; that the garbage had been collected when
ever the men could get in; that we were not
permitted 30 break open the gates. and that
while we did it in some instances it was unin-
territorial. and lac insisted that some one from
the office go with him to corroborate his state
ments Finally the chief clerk, Mr.. Bailey went
with him and they report that garbage had been
removed from all of these places and from the
entire alley August 1, excepting Nos. 20 and %.
and that it took a long time and very persistent
effort to get in. When they did get in they
found the garbage as bad as reported. 1 re-
specifically ask that Mr.. Bailey and Mr. Sive be
called before your honors and Questioned re-
garding the matter
COMPLAINTS INCREASING.
During the twenty-four hours ending at
O'Clock today there were received at the health
Office $50 complaints respecting the non-re-
movai Of garbage. or forty-five more than were
received during the twenty-four hours
ending at l O'Clock yesterday, an in
crease Of Just 25 per cent Of this
number SO were recorded on the complaint book
at the health Office. As were received by tele-
phone and recorded under the head "anony-
NOUS and 81 were received through the police
department.
As was the case yesterday. the complaints
made today mentioned the fact that the nom
appearance of the garbage collectors ran from
ays to weeks. in some cases no collector hav-
rg been seen for a month.