Evening journal., 1897-04-24
AUTHORITIES AT ODDS.
Garbage Crematory Creates a
Big Municipal Stir.
WILL BE FOUGHT OUT AT DOVER

WILL BE FOUGHT OUT AT DOVER
THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND CITY
COUNCIL AT LOGGERHEADS
OVER THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF
MANAGING THE GARBAGE GRE
MATORY.
There IS a hubbub ia municipal cir
/ cles of Wilmington. and 1t Is over the
/ bill which has been fathered by the
! Board OF Health relative to changing
| the present system of governing the
garbage crematOry.
The crematOry now In use has proved
a llat failure, and the Board of Health
/ charges Council with the blame, from
! the tact that il was too small In the
FIRST place The Board Of Health claims
| that the disposal of the citys garbage
and onal properly belongs to the board,
it being responsible for the health OF
! the city, and in a better position to at
/ tend 20 the crematOry than Council
Secretary Ten Weeges. of the Board
Of Health, says that the garbage crema-
tory has been unfit TO burn the refuse
for the past two years Last year there
were 10000 tons of garbage collected
and carted to the crematory. but only
eight were burned. The remaining D.
900 tons were thrown to hogs and on
the roadsides. All the members of the
Board of Health insist on the bill pass
ing the Legislature, while every mem
bcr of Council Is opposed TO the bill.
and intends to fight H.
Clerk OF Council Morrison has been
instructed TO prepare a protest against
the passing of the bill, and every mem-
her OF Council will sign it. The mem-
bers of the Board of Health say that
they do not care what action Council
takes i'm the matter for they will pre-
sent to the Legislature far better argu-
ment for the bin than can Council
against &c. Beth bodies viii appear be-
fore the Legislature. and a big fight Is
imminent The bin is here given:
That on and after the passage of this
act the Board OF Health. of the city oi
Wilmington, shall have entire cOntro
and jurisdiction of the disposal of the
garbage and offal of the aforesaid city
and the City Council of the aforesaid
. city shall Immediately turn all money,
then I'm its spossession to the credit the
crematory appropriation over to tn,
, said Board of Health of said city.
The said Board of Health of thl
o. aforesaid city shall. during the montl
- of April in each year thereafter, prepar'
an estimate Of probable expense for th'
! disposal of said garbage and onal
which estimate the said Board o
a Health shall lay before the City Coun
n II in Wilmington in May following
The City Council, 40 the time of max
.e ing appropriations for public use, sha'
n also make an appropriation for the sal
Board of Health for the disposal of gan
n bage and ofial equal In amount to tina
4 estimated IN manner aforesaid and lai
7 before said Council by the said Boar
y of Health.
n That the said Boerd of Health shal
at its discretion appoint. employ an
II discharge all and any persons neces
a 1ary for the proper disposal Of garDdg
= and ofal. Il shall determine the com
:" pensation to be paid TO each one 80 en-
d ployed, and shall make all ncedfu
! rules and regulations to- govern its ow
deliberations, and of it's employees q
n said disposal of garbage and offal fror
10 time to time as it may require.
That the salaries of all persons EN-
ployed by the said Board of Health /
the disposal of said garbage and Offs
of said city shall be paid in the sam
y manner as other salaries are paid.
That the said Board Of Health sha
E have the power to award contracts 20
r company or companies for the dispO.
ing of said garbage and offal for q teri
of not more than three years as IN II
D- judgment it deems it the best intere
D. of the city.
10 All acts or parts Of acts incOnsisteI
% with this act DE and the same are her
ry by repealed.