The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-25
DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE.
Health Commissioner Ohage Objects
to Present System.


Health Commissioner Ohage Informed
the assembly last night that the garbage
was not being properly collected or dis
posed Of. As the contracts now in force
would soon expire he suggested that
$4,000 be appropriated to be expended un-
der the jurisdiction Of the health depart
ment for the collection and removal OF
garbage during the year 1900, the work
to be done by men and teams employed
by the health department, thereby
putting all of said money into such serv-
ice and none of it into the private pock-
cts Of contractors" AS reasons for the
change In the handling Of garbage the
commissioner in his letter said: 81 find
from personal observation that such i'm
proper disposition of garbage is a source
of great danger to the health of the pub
lie and if not stopped Immediately will
result in great danger to the health of
our citizens. The amount paid to con-
tractors for doing the work is inadequate
for the proper performance of the work.
Contractors are fined for failure to col
lect CABBAGE when this department finds
such complaints are justi1able ones. This
department has reason to believe that
there are thousands of justifiable cases
existing, which have not been brought to
the knowledge of this department, and
for which no fines can be made under
their contract by virtue of receiving no
complaint
The system of disposition is only pre-
tense and the result is that contractors
throw the garbage all over the city in
any places they think they will not be de-
tected by this department.
The communication went to the commit
tee on streets.
"A DetftiOD
and owners Of property on Jackson street
asking that the street railway company
repair its tracks ON Jackson street, be-
tween Fifth and Seventh streets, was re-
tered to the committee on streets. The pc
tltion stated that the tracks were in some
places two inches above the pavement of
the street and teams and vehicles could
not cross the street. A communication
from City Treasurer Horst questioned il
the resolution passed by the council des-
ignatiug city repositories on Oct and
annulling all previous designations did
not affect the bond given by the National
German-American to protect interest de-
posits in the Hanover National Bank of
New York. The communication was sent
to the committee on ways and means
The Mississippi Valley Telephone COM
pany asked that its bond of $4,000 with
the American Surety company be chang
ed and one from the Fidelity & Deposit
Surety company in the same amount be
substituted. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
A resolution authorizing the employ
ment of additional clerks by the board of
public works to get out the assessment
rolls for Phalen park was passed The
additional clerk hire is to be paid from
the general fund and is not to exceed $3.50.
The ordinance drafted by the corpora
ton attorney, at the direction of the
committee On streets, relative to the
franchise to be granted the ST. Paul Gas
company. came up, but as Attorney
Squires. of the gas company said he had
not had time to consider it, the measure
was referred to the committee