The Washington times., 1904-08-03
Drives Commissioner
West to Demand an
Improvement.
Wall ON THIRD STREET
Contractors Blame the Rail-
road Company-Latter
Says loo Few Cars. "

Commissioner West is convinced that
| the service provided by the Washington
Fertilizer Company for the removal of
/ garbage from the houses of Washing
I ton is at present inadequate This, he
| thinks. IS established by the fact that
| yesterday seventy complaints were re-
! ceived by the Street Cleaning Depart
ment that garbage had not been remov-
| ed. Today. UP 10 noon, ninety-five com
| plants came in.
! This morning the Commissioner called
/ Louis Boyer. secretary of the Washing
ton Fertilizer Company. to his office
and gave him final notification that
something must be done to remedy the
! conditions complained Of
Mr.. Boyer said he would hire more
! teams, and would try to induce the rail-
road company to transport his garbage
cars to and from Cherry Hin Va. with
| greater rapidity than has been the Gus
tom heretofore.
Has Too Few Cars.
| 1t is understood that the railroad con-
| tends that the fertilizer company does
not own enough garbage cars for the
work Of hauling the garbage out of the
| city. The point is made that. il more
cars were provided. not so much
promptneSs would be required in get
| ting them back to Washington.
/ Warner StUtler. Superintendent OF the
street Cleaning Department. says he is
| oNerrun with complaints about the gar
! page service. The people telephone him
99oout 1t at his Office and at his resi-
Commissioner West said the company
/ was nned last month 1886 for Door ser
vice. The rate OF fine IS 81 for each
neglect 10 carry away the garbage on
! time.
1t IS thought now that. owing 20 the
/ commissioner emphatic explanation
| OF the condition Of things this morning.
the company will provide the Washing
ton people with better service in the
| future.
Some of the Complaints.
The following are specimens Of the
complaints received yesterday and to-
day by the Commissioners and the
Street Cleaning Department:
The last call at my premises was on
Friday last. and at this time Of the wear
accumulation OF the garbage on ac-
count OF melons. corn and refuse rem
be strictly observed. 1t is suggested
that a change OF driver for this route
might result in improved service Very
| respectfully, l.. S. MORTIMER"
4 wish TO request more regular gar
| age service. The last few weeks We
4
attended 70 There seems to be no regu-
| lar service along our street (AD, and il
| makes It too incOnvenient trying to
! catch passing collector. Respectfully
H z. STAUFFER"
Friday was the last day on which
| garbage was collected from these prem
| ises- Respectfully,
MRS. WORDEN."
Must Hail Wagon.
We have been getting very unsatis-
| factory service from the garbage coIIec-
tor. 7 am informed that he was in our
neighborhood on July -. then again
/ August l, without calling at OF near our
| number. We seldom o. never get our
/ cans emptied unless We watch for a
/ passing wagon and hail II. Very re-
I sPectfully, WILLIAM PIRIL."
The complaints come in this way ad
/ infnitum. and the officials have come to
! the conclusion that the state Of things
/ must be remedied. They VIII not allow
the city 70 be subjected 10 The danger OF
/ disease arising from such neglect Of the
| garbage service.
On Third Street.
i Vigorous complaint has been register
ed by residents in the vicinity Of Third
and 2 Streets northwest.
For two weeks cans Of garbage, hold
4 ing the accommodations during that Period.
were permitted TO stand IN front OF
houses i'm that locality. Nothing rcscm-
bling District garbage wagons was
sighted in the neighbOrhoOd, and Wncu
the situation brought about serious
menace 10 public health the District
Health Department was appealed 10.
The department failed TO act. and com
muuiCati0u was sent 10 the Commits
sI5nCrs. Three davs after the receipt by
the Commissioners Of the leJler, a
wagon visited the neighborhood, and
collected the garbage.
W r Hustled, OF 1913 Third street
northwest. has acted for the residents IN
his vicinity in the matter. Mr.. Hustled
says his letter % the Health Depaf l.
ment brought a reply with the assurance
that the matter Of the collection or gar
baEe should have been referred 70 the
Street Cleaning Department In which IL
belonged. However, he says. an inspcc-
tor visited the premises and after satis-
Tying himself that the garbage was
really there he went of again.
Wrote to Commissioners.
When the garbage wagon failed 20
call Mr.. Hustled sent letter 10 the Com
nlssioners In which ne inclosed the com
munication from the Health Depart
ment. and on last Monday the Com
missioncTs replied that the matter would
I be attended 10. Another inspector call
] Cd or that day and this morning two
days later, the garbage was finally re-
} MIR. Hustled said today that the gar
bage Of families in the ueighborhoCd had
been allowed 70 stand uncOllected exact
~ two weeks Day after day residents
IN the neiRhbOrnoOd were forced 20 en-
dure the offensive Od0r from the cans.
/ The reason for failure on the part of
the District department to send a wagon
At regular intervals 10 that or any other
} locality has never beer given 20 Mr..
Hustled. and neither the Health Depart
lment nor the Commissioners volunteered
] ~ a
ing Mr.. Hustled saws the health Of per
sons in his neighborhoCd has been seri-
OGslv jeopardizsd through the methods
Of the garbage department