St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-30
The Action of the Assembly
Confirming the Garbage
Contract
Is Concurred in by the Alder
men Without Any Sort Of
Qualification.
A Kick Concerning Private
Scavengers Fails to Have
Any Effect.
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A special meeting of the board of
aldermen vas held yesterday afternoon
to approve of the garbage contract.
Nine OF the members were present, the
abSentees being Aids. Warren and Con-
lev. The contract as approved by the
assembly was read, and then n. z.
Langford made a talk about having the
contract awarded so as to allow private
scavengers to collect garbage and de-
liver it to contractors.
AS the contract read now, that gem
tleman said, there was no provision by
which the contractors were obliged to
receive garbage gathered by scavengers
and delivered to them. MIR. Langford
said he had been troubled a great deal
by the manner in which the work was
done by the old Azotine company, and
he was now paying 81 per month to a
private scavenger for removing his
garbage. He insisted on some provision
being put in the present contract which
would compel the contractors to receive
garbage from any person who would
deliver it at some point designated.
Aid. Cullen thought there should be
no further delay in awarding the con-
tract, and should the proviSo mentioned
be put in, the assembly would have to
concur in the measure, land another delay
would ensue.
Mr.. Preston also objected to the
amendment, as, he said. it would result
in lot of trouble. Private scavengers
would bring to the point from which
they shipped the garbage lots of stuff
which would not be acceptable, and if
it was not received a howl would be
raised about the contractors not doing
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garbage that was put in proper recepta-
cleS, and though thOset who were sure
the work was not going to be done we'll
we're crossing the bridge before they
reached il. He was willing to do the
work under the contract, and assured
the council there would be no negli-
gence on the part of the contractors.
Aid. Franklin also opposed the amend
ment for the reason that private scav-
engers would dump offensive matter at
various points expecting the contractors
would take it away.
The corporation attorney said if the
work was not done properly the council
could at any time annul the contract.
On the roll call to approve the contract
the nine members present voted for it,
The following resolution, passed by
the assembly Wednesday, was then
adopted:
Resolved, That the form of contract bear
ing date Sept. IS 1884, between William j
Preston, Patrick Keigher and Thomas Man
fllng, as parties of the first part and The
City of st. Paul as the party of the second
part, for the collection, removal and iisposiL
ton of all garbage, otfal. dead animals and
all kinds of refuse, animal and vegetable
matter, for two years from and after ten days
after said contract has been duly executed.
be, and the same is hereby approved. and
proper city officers are hereby authorized to
execute said contract on the part of the city.
III addition resolutions were passed
providing for books of record to be kept
in the health Office for all complaints
and the sending out of notices regarding
the time and manner of collecting garb-
age. The mayor and other city officers
today will sign the contract on behalf
of the city, and in week or ten days
the work of collecting and removing
garbage will be commenced.