The Washington times., 1901-08-24

Inc communication Is signed by Louis
p. Shoemaker. n. E. Robinson. George l..
Wilson, C. W. Ray. Committee from
Brightwood Citizens Association. and by
NJ. ]. Wine. J. S. Swormstedt Wilton j.
Lambert. Ashley NJ. Gould, J. B. Kinnear,
Committee from Takoma Park Associa-
ton.
Permission has been granted to the gar
bage collectors for a temporary period to
begin the work of collecting refuse an
hour earlier than heretofore week
days, ard for the next two Sundays the
regular weekday collections will be al
lowed This temporary extension of the
service Is rendered necessary in view of
the vast amount of garbage accumulated
by the increased consumption of vegeta-
bles and fruits during the summer
months. which has largely been left I'M
collected owing to the inadequacy of the
garbage service at present to cope with
the situation.
Warner Stutler, Superintendent of Street
Cleaning. by whose recommendation the
extension of the service was inaugurated.
made the following statement in regard to
the matter:
THE large amount of vegetables con-
sumed at this season causes an enormous
amount OF garbage to accumulate; and in
during the emergency. which will proba-
bly, not last for more than one or two
weeks, ii has been deemed advisabl to
permit the collectors to start out upon
their work temporarily earlier in the
morning. The regulations provide for the
collections to begin at o'clock a. m;
but for the next week or two the coilec-
tors will be permitted to commence work
as early as $50 o'clock They will be in
structed. however. that should they fail
to collect by reason of calling too early
in the morning. they shall return later in
the day and make the collection.
1T has also been found that the accu-
mutations of Saturday and Sunday are too
great to be properly collected in one day;
and permission has been granted to col
lect on Sundays. August 25 and Septem-
Der l. from such daily collection resi-
dences as may be conveniently reached.
The collectors will not, however, be per-
mitted to blow their horns on those
dates"
Warner Stutler, Superintendent of Street
Cleaning, calls attention to the fact that
applica tions TO the Health Department in
regard to garbage collections from resi-
dences causes an unnecessary delay OF
nearly half a day in being acted upon
The proper Office to which to address com
OF this character is the street
Cleaning Department. which has direction
of the work of collecting garbage. Com
paints addressed to the Health Depart
ment are transmitted to the Street Clean
ing Department for consideration, but the
do not md their way
into tbe office of the latter departrnent
mil the afternoon when received in the
Immediate attention is given
IN comnIaints when received at the Street
Cleaning Department.
The Health Officer, DR.. w. c. Wood
ward. has requested the Commissioners
To make an appropriatlon from the emer-
sercv fund. amounting to SIS, for the use
of the Health Department in purchasing
and APPLYING kerosene oil on stagnant
water located on property under the su-
pervision and control OF the District of
columbia so as to prevent the develop
ment of mosquitoes in such waters and
the resulting danger of the spread of ma
1t, 60. ,hro,,ab +beir agencv
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HIS reIoiisht"ui'ipi VI INT iie"i'h Oii-
Ger is endorsed upon special report In
regard to n stagnant pool on the Wood
lev Road. lust west OF Connecticut Ave
me extended The pond is from four to
sly feet deem and extends about $50 feet
along the road. and also on adjacent pri-
vate nropertv. The pond is caused as
renort,d by a sanitary Inspector by the
surface drainage from the land TO the
north and west, where workmen are grad
ing the land. on reference to the En-
gineer Commissioner the opinion was Civ
DIR Woodward had previously recon-
mended that the pond should be covered
with kerosene, ". the proportion or one