The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
POLICE MAKE
MANY ARRESTS
Continue Crusade Against
Scavengers Charged With
Collecting the Garbage
MAYORS STRONG STAND
Declares the Old Methods
of Handling Refuse of
the City to Be Barbaric
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
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Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, April 7.
In compliance with instructions from
the Board of Police and Fire Commits
sioners, the Chief OF Police to-day re-
sumed the arrest of scavengers who
are charged with collecting garbage in
violation of the garbage incinerating
ordinance. More than thirty arrests
were made during the day. By request
Of the scaVengers' attorney, nominal
bail was fixed. In some cases the
same man was arrested twice, as he
resumed collections as soon as he had
been released on bail in the first in
stance.
Orders to the police are to continue to
make arrests without cessation. The
scavengers have insisted to-day that
the crusade would not prevent them
from carrying on their usual work un-
til. at least, the ordinance had been
tested in the courts and decision
should rest against them.
Mayor Olney to-day supplemented his
explanations Of yesterday with a for
NAL statement concerning the existing
conditions. He said:
The law relating to the disposal OF garbage
VIII be enforced. Gathering the garbage OF
a city by private scavengers and dumping il
on vacant ground on the windward side of
the city savors OF barbarism. II is only one
step beyond not collecting IL at all The
public health requires that the disposal OF
garbage should be done, systematically and
Is question OF police power TO preserve the
health OF the people, and from the very
nature OF the case the collection and disposal
OF the garbage must rest in the city author
files. II is a natural monopoly like supplying
water or gas. and courts will not interfere
with the regulations established by the city.
hear that money is being raised TO fight
the garbage ordinances. Ii is foolish waste
OF money. Suppose the courts should point
f,1aH ha ca,f
ordinances. what then? The Council would
immediately pass other ordinances obvHting
the objections
The garbage Of the city will be collected
under city laws and burned. There Is no
other way unless we prefer the barbarism of
uncfvilized people
IL in actuei eS.erience. the crematory
proves 10 be a nuisance In the neighborhcod,
II viii be abated and better method OF burn
land will not endure the past methods The
crematory is here TO stay. The thing to do
Is 10 see that 81 IS not offensive.
The people in the neighborhood OF il are
the only ones who should be listened to, and
as 10 them. they should not complain until
they see from its actual operation that it is
the city government will cooperate with them.
NCbods' else is entitled to make Kick;
Cases of three seavengers in Judge
Samuels' court were continued to-day
until April IL. at request of Attorney
bage collectors. The attorney said he
desired that one case be selected upon
which to carry a test TO the Supreme
Court. The scavengers desired that
they should be unmolested while the
litigation is in progress. City author
titles declared that such a step would
defeat the objects of the ordinance.
namely, TO give the city a modern and
sanitary method of garbage disposal.