The record-union., 1894-12-10
PRIMITIVE DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE.
1t Will All Be Dumped on Muir's
Low Lots.
Like Sam and His Colored Sweetheart,
1t Is Pretty Tough. But is the
Best That Can Be Done.

a joint meeting OF the City Trustees
aud the City Board OF Health was held
Saturday evening to consider plans for
the disposal of the city's garbage. There
were present Trustees Lawton, Kent,
Davis. Bragg, Tozer, Leonard and Pen
nish, and Drs. Glow, Huntington and
Fowler
The meeting was called to order by
President LawtOn of the Trustees, and its
object explained. DR.. Fowler, Secretary
of the Board of Health, and C. c. Ross.
acting Clerk of the Board OF Trustees,
acted as Secretaries.
a communication from the Board of
Health was read stating that the PROPOSE
ton OF b. Muir, providing a dumping
place for garbage, had been considered by
the board, aud it was decided to recon-
mend the acceptance OF the proposition,
on conuitlon thaE Muir file bona that
his part OF the contract will be carried
out TO the satisfaction of the Board OF
II HCaltn.
DR.. Fowler stated Chat garbage has been
dumped Ia different localities, and it
would be 10 the interest OF the city TO Sc
iect ome place where the carriage could be
disposed oI. He presented IA diagram
SIONii iilS tuG pIOpClJS OuClGu ny " GlI
Tor dumping ground. The proposed
grounds include part OF the blocks be-
tween L and W, Seventh and Eighth
streets.
DIR. Glow said the most desirable man
ner OF disposing of garbage Is by crema-
uon. The present method is decidedly
primitive. The expense Of q crematory
would not be much greater than the
present method OF disposing OF the garD-
age. Mur's proposition is much prefer
able than allowing the garbage TO be
dumped indIscriminately However
though the proposition was recommended
as the best timing to De done, lie would not
care to live in that locality.
DR.. huntington said the disposition of
garbage by the crematory method is at
present lmpracticab!e. lie had no choice
ior any particular place to deposit refuse,
but MulrS proposition, so tar, WAS the
most feasible one. Whoever lakes the
contract should be required TO give bonds
10 insure good work.
Trustee ToZer said he would be satisfied
with the action OF the Board OF Health in
the matter.
trustee Devine said he was in accord
WIN the desires of the Board OF Health
as to the proposed manner of disposiug OF
the garbage until such time when a Gre
matory can be constructed.
trustee Iozer moved that the Board of
ANS"AtiA OO iSN hCStGU ~ prepare an OrQl-
nance providing Tor an official dumping
ground.
trustees Devine aud Kent were op-
poseu to accepting Muir's proposition
alone. They said other owners of prop
erty III the locality oil the proposed dump
ing grounds should also be given an op-
portunity to have their lots 1illed with
out much expense.
Kent said he once owned a lot in that
locality for which he paid Sl0O. lie al
lowed garbage TO be deposited on il, and
afterward sold it for $500. He said the
dumping of the garbage on his lot, and
1t being covered up, increased the value
OF the lot. So IT would be- he said, with
Mulr's lots or anybody else's.
Or. Glow said he did not think it a
privilege to person to have garbage
dumped on his property. He would not
give his property for such use.
Trustee ToZer's motion prevailed. and
the meeting adjourned.