Evening journal., 1899-11-09
MANY PEOPLE
MAKE COMPLAINTS
Say Ash Contractor AndersOn's
Men Do Not Collect Rubbish
and Ashes.
RAG PICKERs ARE BLAMED

THEY OPENED SACKS IN WHICH
PAPERS WE'RE PLACED AND
SCATTERED THEM ABOUT THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SENT
TO HOUsEKEEPERs.
The Street and Sewer Department is
receiving many complaints regarding
the failure of Contractor A. G. B. An
derson to remove ashes, papers and
refuse from certain residences.
Anderson received the contract for
the removal Of ashes, ETC., after the
term of former Contractor Stidham
had expired. He began his duties on
September / last and issued a circular
setting forth certain rules and regula-
tions that residents of the city must
comply with before he would remove
ashes and rubbish.
This circular sets forth that "on and
after Monday, September A, 1899, ashes
and rubbish placed in tight receptacles
that can be lifted by two men and
which will not hold more than can be
placed in an ordinary sized flour barrel,
set on the sidewalks along or near the
curb line or in an alley ten feet wide,
before O'Clock in the morning, will be
removed"
That ashes, cinders, bottles. tin cans
and old kitchen utensils, broken glass
and crOckeryware, shoes, rubbers,
leather and rubber scraps, sweepings
and cut grass must be placed in one re-
ceptacle.
Also, that trimmings from orna-
mental vines and shrubbery, waste
paper of every description Except wall
paper, rags, old clothes. carpets. oil
cloths and excelsior should be tied in
bundles and placed alongside or on top
of receptacles.
All ashes, dirt and rubbish made in
the prosecution of any building opera
ton, or by or for the use of any steam
engine or other motor would not be re-
moved.
The Complaints made now to the
Srce. and Sewer Department are that
ia iaany cases Contractor Anderson s
ID fail to collect papers and in some
cases ashes.
In regard to the papers, people who
have made complaints state that they
have complied with the requirements
set forth by the contractor, and have
not only tied papers up in a bundle, but
have placed them in a sack, which was
set upon the sidewalk as required.
1t is further stated that the papers
have remained uncollected, together
with ashes, for several days, and that
rag-pickers, in the meantime. opened
the sacks and after sorting out what
papers they wanted, either scattered
the papers about the sidewalk or piled
them upon the ash barrels.
When the collectors came along they
refused to remove the papers and in
men fail to collect papers and in some
were not placed in accordance witt
Ash Contractor Anderson's regulations
When asked about the matter thi,
morning, Secretary Wiley, of the Stree
and Sewer Department, stated that the
trouble seemed to be that people die
not live up to the regulations made by
Contractor Anderson. That $4,000 cop
les of the circulars were struck off ant
circulated about the city. "At least
suppose they were" continued the sec
retary, "as that was Anderson's bust
ness, and he was supposed to place ont
in every house"
Mr. Wiley added that, in many in
stances, the rules laid down by Con
tractor Anderson were unobserved be
cause the circulars distributed wer
not read.
City Treasurer Hamann's offic
seems to be the mecca for those desir
ing to make complaints, as in the pas
few days a number of people have com
TO him with their troubles, and aske
for advice on the subject, mistaken
his office for that of the Street an
Sewer Department.