The herald., 1896-01-19
A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM
The Garbage Question Bother
ing the Council
IT COSTS $1,000 A MONTH
The Old Contract Is About to Ex-
plre
A Corporation Wants Twenty-Five Years
Franchise for the Purpose, and Is
IT COSTS $1,000 A MONTE

to dispose and collect garbage throughout
| the city, has prepared the draft of fran
chise for the purpose for term of years,
which the council is asked to advertise for
sale to the highest bidder. The ordinance
for the purpose will, if adopted as has
been requested, provide that the grantees
and assigns of the proposed privilege shall
have the right, for period of twenty-five
years, to collect, receive and take charge of
any and all garbage and kitchen refuse ex-
listing, originating or accumulating within
the city of Los Angeles, and to dispose of
the same by cremation thereof or other
wise, and to make such contracts for COM
pensation for disposing thereof with the
householders, citizens and others within
said city as shall be agreed upon by and
between the grantee and assigns of this
franchise and such householders, citizens
and others, subject to the restrictions as to
the amount of such compensation and the
manner of collecting and disposing of such
| garbage as are hereinafter contained.
That all household vegetable and kitch-
en- garboge shall be deposited dry in proper
| receptacles at convenient place on the
premises of the owner of such garbage, and
on the ground floor thereof, and shall be
thence removed by the grantees and as
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the manner hereinafter provided. All
ashes, tin cans, broken dishes, glass or
bottles, and other refuse that cannot be
burned, shall by the owners thereof be in
like manner deposited in separate recep-
tacle and in like manner be removed by
the grantee and assigns of this franchise at
the same time as other household vegetable
and kitchen garbage is removed from the
same premises; provided that the grantee
and assigns of this franchise shall not be
required to accept, remove or dispose of
any refuse that should properly be deposit
ed by the owner thereof in a cesspool or
city sewer, and shall not be required to ac-
cept, remove or dispose of any liquid of
any kind or character.
All such household vegetable and kitch-
en- garbage shall by the grantee and as
signs of the franchise be removed to some
point outside of the limits of the city of
Los Angeles, and there be cremated and
disposed of in cleanly end thorough man
ner, without prejudice to health, and all of
said work of removal, disposition and Gre
nation of garbage shall be done under the
| supervision and to the satisfaction of the
board of health of the city of Los Angeles.
The grantee and assigns of this franchise
shall remove all garbage offered them in
receptacles that are proper and of such
| size and character as are therein provided,
or may hereafter be required by the city
council within fire district No. one of said
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mainder of the city thrice per week on
stated days. an equal period of time as
may be being allowed to elapse between
said days of removal, provided; that all
such garbage shall be deposited in recepta-
cles with capacity for holding fifty
| pounds of garbage and no more.
| That the vehicles used in conveying gar
bage must be approved by the board of
| health of the city, after proper inspection.
and being used must be thoroughly washed
and cleansed at least twice in each week
| that same are used.
That the grantee and assigns of the fran
chise will within - days after the award
and ratification to them of the same, COM
mence and continue for the term of this
franchise, the collection and disposition of
garbage within the city of Los Angeles, in
accordance with the terms hereof, and on
and after the date on which said grantee or
assigns shall so commence to collect and
dispose OF said garbage, the said city of
| Los Angeles shall entirely discontinue and
for the entire term of this franchise or un-
til same shall have been legally forfeited,
will absolutely refrain from either collect
ing or dsposing of any garbage originating
or existing within said city, either on it's
own account or through its officers, agents
or employees, or by contract or other ar
rangement with any person or corporation;
and all garbage collected, removed and dis
posed of by the grantees and assigns hereof
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of by them at their own risk, or on their
own responsibility, and without cost, charge
or expense of any kind to the said city of
Los Angeles.
The grantee and assigns of the franchise
shall be entitled to charge and receive
from the owners of garbage collected and
disposed of by them hereunder regular
weekly or monthly payment as compensa-
| ton for such service, which said compensa-
ton shall be by ordinance of the council of
said city established at the time this fran
chise shall take effect; provided, that said
compensation shall at no time be fixed at
a less sum than a rate that will amount to
| 80 cents per month for each household or
| place of business within said fire district
No. l, and to rs cents for each house,
holder or place of business in the remain
der of the city, and greater sum, ''to be
fixed by said city council,t to be paid by
all proprietors of boarding houses hotels or
restaurants having capacity to entertain
more than ten people; and provided fur
ther, that the grantee and assigns of this
| franchise shall have the right to discontinue
! the collection of garbage from the premises
of any owner thereof at any time such
owner shall neglect or refuse to pay the
| sum agreed by such owner to be paid for
the removal of such garbage by said grantee
and assigns for the thirty days next pre-
ceding demand for such payment. That
| the city council shall have and hereby re.
! by ordinance at the end of each year after
| this franchise shall become effective, the
rates to be charged by the grantee and
assigns hereof for the collection and
disposition of said garbage; provided,
said rates are not made lower than herein
above provided, and the grantee and as
signs hereof shall have the right to make
contracts with owners of garbage for its
| collection and disposition in accordance
| with the terms hereof, and to do such other
acts as shall be requisite to the proper car
| rying into effect the provisions hereof and
making effectual the proper removal and
disposition of all garbage originating in
the city of Los Angeles, and all the terms
hereof shall inure to the benefit of the
grantees and assigns of this franchise, and
| be binding upon such grantees and assigns
and upon the city for the above mentioned
period of twenty-five years from and after
| the granting and confirmation of this fran
| chise.
The grantee and assigns of the franchise
shall provide, at their own proper charge
and expense. such appliances and vehicles
| for the collection and removal of garbage
| and such garbage crematory for the dis
| position of such garbage, of the latest ap-
| proved designs, as will be provided by ordi-
nance of the council of the city of Los
| Angeles, Immediately upon the granting of
| this franchise, and under the inspection
and approval of the board of health of said
city; and will at all times conduct the bus
| mess of the collection and disposition of
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