St. Paul daily globe., 1893-07-27
MUST MOVE THE DUMP.
WARRANTS SW0RR OUT FOR ARREST
CF CARBAcE CONTRACTORS
By A CITIZENS, CoMmITTEE.

CaarSe Made That the Garbage
Dump is a Public Nuisance
The Health Commissioners Or
ders Its RemovaI, and Con-
tractors say Fhis Will Be Done.
The residents in the vicinity OF the
platform used by the garbage contract
ors i'll shipping their daily collections
out of the city are evidently determined
that the same shall be removed from its
present location.
AT the late meeting of the assembly
ami BOARD of aldermen delegations of
property owners and residents from the
neIghbUrhood of The shipping point were
present and made speeches as to the
NUISANCE, as they called it. So strong
was their talk that resolution passed
both bOditS, ordering the garbage Coll
tractors to remove to some point north
O airy land street. The contractors
AVE Uern unable 10 secure another
location, and this has increased the ire
of the people living near.
A depot tor the shipping of garbage
Is not very sweet smelling place at
any time, and the hot weather of the
last week has not improved the odor.
30 eXasperated have the citizens living
Gear there become, that yesterday a
committee of six visited the health
commissioner and made a complaint
that the place wa, nuisance.
Acting in his official capacity, Health
Commissioner HUyt notified the garbage
contractors that complaint had been
Made 10 him of their shipping place
uelng a nuisance. and that it would
nave 10 be removed within stwenty-four
hours.
sNore Out Warrants
This did not appease the wrath of the
Committee, and, Visiting the Office of the
city attorney, they Swore out warrant
lor the arrest of Patrick Keigher.
Thomas Manning and William j. Pres
iOn. The three garbage contractors. TIE
warrant is based on section Al of the
health ordinance, which reads as to-
lows:
81 hat no pile of manure, offal or gar
bage, accumuiat OH of any offensive
or nauSeUuS substance shall be made
~I!hln the limits of the city; nor shall
any person or corporation unload, dis
charge or pu; upon or along the line of
any railroad. street, alley, highway or
public pla within said city any manure
Ola, garbage or nauseOuS substance: nor
shall cars or falls loaded with or having
upOu them any such substance or sub
stances be allowed to remain or stand
uII or along any railroad street or high
way within 500 yards of any inhabited
dwelling"
Tne penalty for the violation of the
section IS fine not exceeding 500 nor
less Lnan So. rhe warrants will be
served this morning and the hearing
cuIne UP Ill the police court at 9 o'clock.
Situation at the Bump.
Yesterday afternoon the committee
visited the Offices OF the Northern Pa
citic Railroad company, on whose prop
rrty The Platform is located, and gave
the company notice that unless the
nuisance Was abaled warrants would be
taken out against the company for
allowing nuisance to De maintained on
their property.
Al O'Clock yesterday afternoon AS
semOlymen keardon. Van Slyke, John
'Oii uiiN Dpioh anu hl'l IdilhllU anu
Jensen, accompanied by a GLOBE re-
porter, visited the place.
While there is very perez ptible odor
from the cars which were standing OH
The track loaded with garbage. it was
rothing more than might be expected.
one of the cars cuntaIned several dead
horses and cattle, which the citizens
committee, who accompanied the CITY
faLnrrS to the scene, said had been
standing there tor over twenty-four
hours.
TnIs, Mr.. Preston, who was present,
Said was owing To the animals not
reaching the place in time to be shipped
Tutsday night. The members of the
cuuncII maue all inspection of the place,
and while admitting that it was kept as
Clean as possible, tney were of the
opinion that The shipping point should
be removed 10 some point where the
nelghUUrnuod was not So thickly settled.
MIR. Preston explained that it was the
Intention to remove to point about two
miles farther north as soon as arrange
nlentS could be made with the railroad
company, which would be some time
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