Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-31
THE CARRIAGE COLLECTION.
A Disagreement as to Whether Police Super
vision should Be Discontinued.

Disagreement to Whether Police Super
vision should Be Discontinued.
Today Lieut.. Hollinberger, who has been in
charge of the service, reported through Maj.
Moore that the garbage service is in good con-
dition and requested that he and the officers
under him be relieved of the supervision Of the
garbage service.
Maj. Moore presented the above today with
the following Enforcement:
in consideration of the within report it is
recommended that the order of the 11th in
slant providing for police detail to aid in the
enforcement OF the garbage regulations be re-
scinded. and that the heutenants and privates
assigned to that duty be directed to return to
their respective precincts, where their services
are greatly needed"
The Commissioners disagreed on this recon-
mendation. Commissioner Douglass made the
following Endorsement on the papers:
This recommendation is approved with the
thanks of the Commissioners to the force en-
gagged and to Its superior officers for their
prompt and intelligent efficiency in the matter
of aiding in the collection and removal of gar
bage.' Commissioner Rossell wrote below it:
while / agree that the police detail has
done most excellent work in this matter do
not think that the police supervision under the
health Office should be abandoned until cold
weather. am of the opinion that large por-
ton of the police detail can be returned to
duty. however. and ask that the health officer
and the superintendent of police be advised
with about the size of the detail" As this dis
agreement would have thrown the matter into
the board until Commissioner Ross return it
was decided to send for Maj. Moore and discuss
the matter with him.
With reference to the delays in collecting
garbage Lieut.. Hollinberger today sent the
following letter to the Commissioners:
DELAYS IN COLLECTING GARBAGE.
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relative to delays in collecting garbage since my
assignment TO the supervision of the work. On
August II officer Sonntag of the fourth pre-
cinct reported that team driven by William Nc
KenZie broke down at 2 o'clock pm and was
of for two days.
On August 18th Officer J. T. Fitzgerald of the
sixth precinct reported that Chas. West. driver
OF double team, left with second load at 1890
pm. and failed to return. Also on the 10th
same driver left with his second load at
O'Clock pm. and failed to return, although
notified that he was required TO make three
loads per days.
On August II Officer Birkigt Of the seventh
precinct reported that one team name of driver
unknown reported for work about IL O'Clock,
collected one load and started for the wharf at
at / :25 pm. and failed to return. On the 18th
same officer reported that team, Vim. Seymour,
driver, one horse unfit for work and the har-
ness in bad condition, lost forty-fve minutes
fixing same while making first load. After
making second load at $50 he failed to return,
saying that ne was only required to make two
loads per day. On the 21st same driver left
with second load at 2:30 p. m, refused to return
his helper saying that he was only paid 81 per
day and that only paid for two loads. This
man was discharged next day. Officer Grealy
Of the same precinct and same date reported that
Edward Hall, driver Of garbage team, left with
second load at 2:15 pm. and failed to return for
third load
On August % Officer Grealy reported that E.
Madison, driver Of garbage team left with sec
ond load at 2:30 pm. and did not return.
August "a Officer Birkig. reported that Driver
Vim. Seymour left with second load at pm
and failed TO return. August 25 Officer Birkigt
reported that VIM. Harris, driver of team be-
longing to John Dugan. refused to make three
loads, saying that his team was hired by the
day and that he had been instructed to haul two
loads of garbage each day and no more. This
precinct is but short distance from street
wharf and the team ought to make three loads
daily with an ordinary accumulation of gar
bage.
Officer VIM. T. wannall of the ninth precinct
complained that Matthew Grandson. driver
of garbage team, did on various occasions waste
time going to and from the wharf follows:
On August 10, 81 hours. on August Is, AZ
hours, on August II, AZ hours on August IS,
4 hours. on August l9, Az hours, on August
20, hours, on August %, hours.
The time that is lost by these drivers is loss
to the contractors, as their failure to render a
full days service necessities his hiring addi-
tional teams to do the work, but how to obviate
II is problem difficult TO solve. To discharge
these men after they have become familiar
with the service and learned the routes and
employ inexperienced men would not improve
things much, for there would be no certainty
that they would do better than those dis
charged, from the fact that the class Of men
who engage in that service are not the class OF
men as a rule to be relied upon.