Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-03
DAILY GARBAGE SERVICE.

DAILY GARBAGE SERVICE.
The present garbage contract, which is in
force for five years from July /. 1892, re-
quires daily service in markets hotels and
other places" This last phrase is indefinite.
but would probably be construed by the court
not t. include any places making less garbage
than markets and hotels. Ii is hardly neces-
sary 10 point out the fact that restaurants Of
every grade. hospitals. asylums. boarding
hod-cs and dwellings with ten or more inmates
should be permanently brought within the con-
tract for daily service during the warm months
% the year. and that from the last of April
next TO the end of the fiscal year covered by
the appropriation bill prudence requires the
extension OF that service To every dwelling
house IN the city and its densely populated
suburbs In accordance with these views your
committee has urged before the Senate SUBJ
committee an appropriation of S1S,0o0 to be
used at the discretion of the Commissioners for
the daily collection and removal of garbage,
dead animals and other nuisances during the
warn months.
PROF. coNRAD's REPORT.
Prof. Thomas y. Conrad presented the fol-
lowing report. which he submitted to the chair
men o! the committee on the District, urging a
daily collection Of garbage: The Commission
IS OF the District in answer to the request Of
the cha rman OF the committee on the District
% Columbia Of the House for their opinion in
4'N"tt " HcilatOI amendment 10 the
pending District appropriation bill in regard to
improving the garbage service repor: as fol-
lows;
That the Senate committee on appropria-
tons has before II a provision Submitted by
the Commissioners) to improve the garbage
service by providing for garbage removal and
destruction which they believ5 will meet the
favorable consideration OF said committee and
VIII lie much more to the interest of the public
than the plan proposed in Mr.. Hunton'
amendmea.."
The above report Of the Commissioners is
misleading. Their provision does not provide
for garbage removal" as stated by them. IL
does not touch the subject matter Of the COM
mittee's inquiry, 10 wit. Senator Hunton's
amendment. The plan pr opposed by the Com
missioners provides only for the destruction of
garbage. separate and distinct matter from
garbage removal" daily garbage service
Il one thing, its destruction after removal and
delivery a; reduction plant is another thing.
The District committee of the House make an
inquiry regarding the former, the Commission
ers answer regarding the latter
The health officer and his corps of ass,stsnts
the appointed guardians Of the city's health
the medical profession and the whole people Of
the city, are deeply interested in and they have
earnestly and persistently petitioned the Com.
missioners to recommend an appropriation for
daily garbage service as provided for in Sen
ator Hnnton's amendment.
DESTRUCTION OF THE GARBAGE
Il Is admitted that i. would be veil and in
the interest Of sanitation to have the garbage
OF the city destroyed at the water front in orde,
10 do away with the nuisances created at the
wharves and thS unsightly scows used in trans