The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-01
Denies Garbage Company
Has Been WrOnged.
DELIVERY OF DEAD ANIMALS
Contract Does Not Call for All Such to
Be Brought to Company-Regula-
tons for Garbage Collection.

NJ. Parker, president of the Washington
Fertilizer Company, in Fridays Times,
relative TO the collection and dis
posal of garbage. He was amused and
indignant by turns as he read the state
ment,
Mr. Stu1ler stoutly denied that the
company had been victimtzed by the
municipal authorities, and declared it
was false that the department was in
collusion with private fertilizer firm
10 deliver dead animals to it at 81 a
head
Mr. stutler said it was common prac-
tice for veterinaries, liverymen and
others TO deliver dead horses and cattle
to the fertiIlzing firm, and he had heard
that 81 was paid for the carcasses, but
it was invariably done without the
knowledge of the department.
Collision Against Authorities.
The veterinaries. Iiverymen and dairy
men simply sent notice TO the fertilizer
firm, its wagons came for the animals,
and the Street Cleaning Department
knew nothing about il, any more than
the president of the Washington Fertil-
izer Company. Every dead animal COM
ing within the cognizance Of the depart
ment was promptly reported to Mr..
Parker,s company. and there never had
been any other course pursued. The
facts were that private persons We're in
oolIusion with the private Fertilizer
Arm to defeat the purposes of the Dis
trict authorities in regard to dead ami
mails, and the department was as help
less in the matter as MIR. Parker.
The assertion of the company that the
contract provides for the delivery to II
o. all dead animals was not borne out
by the facts, Mr. Stutler declares. It
was true that in the body of the contract
the company was required to collect
daily from every part of the District
"all dead animals" but this was modi-
fed by section of the specifications,
which specifications were expressly made
q part of the contract, wherein it was
provided that "the contractor for the
removal OF dead animals would be re-
CURED to remove them promptly from
time TO time as they might be found. or
as they might be reported 10 him.
Not in the Specifications.
The assertion Of the company that it
entered into thescontract for the collec $
ton and disposal of garbage on the
basis of an agreement by the Commits
sioners TO deliver TO it all dead animals
was negatived by the specifications
These specifications were furnished to
bidders az the time bids were called for,
and it was on the basis of the require
nents of the Specifications. and on that
Jasis alone. the company put in its bid
and there was nc requirement in the
specifications which made II incumbent
on the Commissioners to deliver all dead
animals to The company.
With reference 10 the mixing of for
e3gn substances with the garbage. Mr..
StutIer said the department had exer-
cised every possible care. II was i'm
possible TO watch every garbage can and
every servant Of every household. Tna
department had. by issuing regulations,
by sending notices. by conversation with
houzehoiders. and by every means in its
pswer tried to stop the placing of broken
crcckery and glassware in the cans
Notice to Householders.
The following special notice had been
sent to every household in the city;
s'It is unlawful to put anything except
animal or vegetable matter in garbage
receptacles. Collectors, VIII not be re-
quired TO remove garbage containing
ashes. glass, straw. paper. or anything
but animal or vegetable matter
Not stopping with that notice, another
was sent out, 5000 copies OF which
we're made. as follows:
Put nothing but animal or vegetable
matter in the garbage receptacIes; put
tiE cans, broken crockery. glassware.
ana other material not combustibIe in
Tire ash receptacles. and all conbustib!s
refuse in the miscellaneous refuse re-
ceptacles.
Tin cans, broken crockery. glaYf.gars,
anu such material are injurious 10 the
machinery at the garbage plant, AMI the
contractors state that they will not in
future take garbage containing anythior
other than animal or vegetable Matter
and they cannot be required IN do SO
urGer the terms of their contrac-."
Besides these notices TO household
ers. the department requested the com
pany 70 give information VIII are cans
were found with these foreign sub
stances in them, and inspectors would
see that the practice was stopped or tie
householders would be given notice the
carriage would not be collected.
Department Not Derelict.
Mr. Stutler holds that the Department
has not been derelict in the matter at
all He declares everything has beer
dcne to satisfy the terms of the contract
that good administration could devise.
He said the matter of mixing garbage
with these materials was not on the
same plane with the failure 70 maintain
a three times-a-week service when the
company asked pay for a six-ttmes- a
week service. and he did not -Iink the
courts would so hold
Mr.. Stutler said the $500 reserved
from the payment 10 the company was
not a fine at all. but was simply a de-
duction under the contract for service
not rendered. II wac specifically upon
that basis that the auditor refused t0i
pass upon the voucher sent forward TO
pay for the April service
Mr.. Stutler welcomes the carrying of
the matter 10 the courts. Before that