Sunday morning globe., 1901-08-18
THE ROTTEN GARBAGE
Breeding Sickness and Pest Through
the Nations Capital.

What do the Washington taXpay
ers think of the rotten garbage serN-
ice rendered the city by the washing
ton Fertilizer Company which is un-
der "a specific contract with the Com
missioners to perform certain service,
outrageOusly, publicly and palpably ig.
nOred and violated
The Commissioners entered into a
contract with the fertilizer company
tn collect all garbage and dispose of
the same for S1LuoU pur nnnum. and
to collect the said garbage daily from
each household from April l3 to NO
vember T. IL is now August and no
daily service yet, The company is re-
ceiying pay for service that is not per
formed. and the city is overhOWing
with rotten garbage This company is
composed of such men as Col. NJ. M.
Parker, commissioner of the Dis.
trict and also the proprietors OF our
daily papers. the Evening Star and the
Washington Post which accounts FOR
the silence of those papers, as expos
ure would be detrimental to their in.
terests. Where ia our Commission and
Health officer, when such state Of ar
fairs is being carried on? lt is pre-.
sHmed that the pull the big Colonel
has prevents them from interfering
with the company, and they are run
ming the business TO suit themselves.
The Commissioners revoked, all tho
permits of private parties VINO used
to make their living by raising hogs
from the swill collected from the no.
tells and boardiug-hou8es, and turned
10 over to the contractors who wanted
this garbage on account Of the amount
of grease it contained, and left other
parts of the city to suffer with the
foul-smellug, oyer-run garbage pals.
The southeast section had as many as
twelve complaints I'm one day and the
number I'm the whole city has exceeded
so i'm one day Three hundred com
plants for the month of July was re-
received at the Health Office, and as
many more not heard from, and still
the Commissioners won't take actionl
There are eight inspectors i'm the De-
partment and they are afraid TO
make true reports of the state of af-
fairs. One, Mr. Penny, appointed by
the influence of the Post and the con.
tractors themselves, has his district
over.un with garbage only one or
two collections q wetk-and he Is
afraid to make a report, as he may
lose his job.
The company has not tanks enough
TO carry the garbage away, and they
are dumping &c loose In bOX-cars, and
the mess and smell it makes is un-
bearable. When this reached the ears
of Mr. Smtler, the District Superin-
tendent Of Garbage, the other day, he
Immediately sent for Mr.. John Larne,
the superintendent for the contractors,
and took him before the Commission
prs. They said something would have
to be done, and done at once. So they
wired for the president, eN-COmmis.
siouer NJ NJ Parker who is soiourn.
ing at the soashOre, To come home az
once to straighten out matters. The
| health of the city is endangered, as
| everybody rs afraid TO move who
would otherwise be active in the per.
formance of their sworn duties, for
fear of the family and pious star
jumping ON them This is the sheet
that used 20 an the bottoms of lbs col.
umns with the stereOtyped line clean
| up the city when 1t had neither stock
| nor financial interest I'm the tertillzlna
| company Now things are different
| and citizens can be- sWnk out of theil
| homes so long as the Stars dividends
/ from the fertilizer company are pale
| promptly And this Is a public iourna
| which has made q rich stake out OF
the patronage of the people OF Wash
ington. whose health it is now endan
| gering for the filthy mcre made oul
Of filthy garbage, which It's rich pro
| prietors DO not have to smell or inhale
| Clean mp the city gentleman Of the
| Board of Health. Hold the fertilizer
company TO its contract Messrs, Com
missloners. and earn the gratitude of
your suffering and patient fellow-citi'
zens.