Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-19
MUST MEET CONTRACT
CONTRACTOR REQUIRED TO I'M
PROVE GARBAGE SERVICE.
Statement Of Conditions Made by AS
sistant Superintendent of Street
Cleaning Department.

The question of holding the Washington
Fertilizer Company to Its contract for the
collection Of garbage in the District is one
that is uppermost in the minds Of the Dis
trict officials just at present. The number
of complaints received Of non-collection of
garbage this year far exceeds that of any
other year. Fifty-six complaints were re-
ceived today by Acting Superintendent
Toohey Of the street cleaning department,
who has charge Of the collection Of gar
bage. Commissioner Macfarland declares
that the work Of collecting the refuse mat
ter In the District must be done with
promptness, according to contract and he
is determined that the company holding
the contract shall feel the full penalty
for violation thereof. Several days ago
make him a written report Of the condi-
lions exactly as they exist, and this report
was received today.
Report Of Details.
Mr. Toohey states:
1.-THE contract for the collection and dis
posal of garbage provides that daily, ex-
cept Sunday, collections shall be made in
the city of Washington from April 16 to
October 81, inclusive, and that during the
same period tri-weekly collections shall be
made in the suburbs.
II received from my inspectors this morn
ing written reports showing the conditions
in their respective districts From these
it appears that in the outlying sections OF
the southeast and southwest portions of
the city but one collection Of garbage Is
being made per week; in the middle sec
ton of the same territory the residents are
receiving but one and two collections per
week. whereas in the inlying section two
and three collections per week are given.
In the northwest section of the city, from
North Capitol street to 10th street, house
holders are receiving three and four col
lections per week; from 10th street to 10th
street garbage is removed from three to
five, or an average of four, times per week;
from 10Th street to Rock creek the collec-
tions vary from two to five per week, only
q verv small portion of that section, how
ever receiving the latter number of collec-
tions from RockNcreek to 37th street three
and four collections per week. and in few
cases five collections. All this territory is
entitled to daily, except Sunday, service
under the terms of the contract.
Suburban Districts.
an Washington Heights, Columbia
Heights, Mount Pleasant and lexington
the collections will not exceed two per
week, and on some streets, such as Elm.
Wilson, Pomeroy, College and others in
that immediate vicinity, the average has
been one collection per week. In the
suburbs of Tenleytown, Petworth, Takoma
Park, Brookland. Langdon and Anacostia
householders have been receiving an aver
age of but one collection per week. BY the
terms of the contract the, above territory
is entitled to three collections per week.
During the first few days of August the
fertilizer company had some difficulty In
securing prompt transportation for their
cars, but since then they have been using
box cars in addition to the regular tank
cars, and 1 do not understand that they
have had any trouble in getting sufficient
number of cars to enable them to ship to
their plant the quantity of garbage collect
ed each day.
Teams in Service.
The following statement shows the num-