The morning times., 1895-08-25
IT SMELLS TO HEAVEN
Garbage Left UnGOlIGCtGd for
Many Days at a Time.
COMPLAINTS ARE NUMEROUS
At One Row of Houses tkse Collector
Had Not Made His Rounds for More
Conditions Prevail in Severa PIace
Insufficiency of Equipment.
here has been an un usually largeuumoer

There has been an unusually large number
of complaints of late about the irregularity
| of the garbage collections in different parts
of the city and in consequence of this an in
vestigation was made yesterday by The
Times to ascertain, as far as possible, TO
what extent the garbage collector is dere-
lictincarryingo out his contract
In the several sections of the city visited
the complaints of negligence, intentional
or accidental, on the part of the contractor
were numerous and loud and tsose who
suffer from the derelction of the contractor
| and his employees were glad of an OppOr-
tunity by which the matter may be brought
TO the attention of the proper authorities.
Its a matter OF life or DEATH said
a lady who was called on by The Times
man 'Such filth as you can see in some
| places is sure TO create all kinds of con-
tagious diseases. and 1 don't see why the
Commissioners, or the health officer, let
| things go on in this way. If the men they
| have hired won't do the work properly
they should be discharged, and get those
who VIII do it"
those spoken to view the matter. while
| many others expressed their feelings in
more forcible language.
REGULAR DISEASE BREEDER.
One of the most extensive and disease
breeding localities visited was in the
rear of the row of houses, thIrty-two in
number on North Carolina avenue between
r.
H Fellows, who occupies No 121 North
Carolina avenue, one of the row. was
very indignant about the way the residents
of that neighborhood had been treated by
the authorities.
For nine whole days" he said, ,'the
garbage was left to accumulate
A majority of the receptaeles for the
refuse We're soon filled Still more refuse
was dumped on until IL overflOwed and
deluged the surrounding space with Shiny
filth. While this was going on, as if to
add insult to injury, the residents of the
block We're several times served with no.
tice to be ready for the garbage collector
when he came.
1--WE We're ready" said Mr.. Fellows,
"but it was not until after waiting nine
long days that one came, and all that
lliilc NC udO 10 HOlt Oul liJSGo tlutA EtdA
it,
Mrs. Sarah f. Dorsey, who resides at
No. 400 street southeast, said she had
no fault to find except that the garbage
was not removed on Saturdays.
As there is no collection made on Sun
days this causes an accumulation of three
days garbage toperfume the atmosphereall
day Sunday. Mrs. S NJ Simpson, 22S East
Capitol street makes the same complaint.
Mr. c. A. Kline, No 4OS Virginia ave-
nue. southeast and Mr.. ]. NJ. Williams, No
$50 Third street southeast, are most incon-
venienced by the Irregularities with which
the collections are made. Itis made twice
a. week now, but some time ago they We're
as scarce as angels visits.
In all parts OF the northwestern section
the residents suffer even worse. il such a
thingiSposSible, thanth III HOtheTlnCalities.
For there the complaint is made that when
called and offered an indueemeut to remove
the garbage, which has been standing for
week or more the collector rcfuscs, be-
cause it is not in his district
CARRIAGE STOOD EIGHT DAYS.
This was the case with Mrs. ]. F. Seitz,
who resides at No. 1907 New York avenue