The San Francisco call., 1904-04-03
SEEK TO EVADE
CREMATORY LAW
Scavengers Violate the Ordi-
nance Prohibiting Dump
ing of Garbage in Oakland
MANY ARE ARRESTED
Claim That Incinerator Can
Handle but Portion OF Re-
! fuse and Order is Invalid
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call
A Ills Broadway, April 2.

a@ 111S Broadway, April z.
Despite the edict OF the Board OF
Health ordering that the dumps
at West Oakland be closed on
and after April 1. in compii-
ance with the new garbage ordinance,
the Scavengers' Union, refusing to
comply with the ordinance. has decided
to fight the matter out in the courts,
and this morning the battle between
the scavengers on one side and the Pa
cffic Incinerating Company, backed by
the City Council and the Board OF
Health on the other. opened in earnest.
The scavengers began the collection
OF garbage as usual this morning, and
about o'clock the first of their wag-
ons appeared at the old dumping
ground. Sanitary Inspector Gimmel,
who had been notified that the scaven-
gers had decided not to recognize the
ordinance, was en- hand, reinforced by
two police officers, and as soon as one
of the scavengers had dumped a Ioad
Of garba ge he was placed under arrest
and his name and address taken. None
of the men were detained, but were
allowed to go on their own recog-
nizance until formal complaints could
be sworn out by the Pacific Incinerat-
ing Company charging the scavengers
with violation of the garbage or
dinance.
Fifteen scavengers were arrested at
the dumps this morning, and as soon
as the warrants are issued they will
be hailed into court to answer to the
charges preferred by the incineratins
company.
In allowing the scavengers their free
dom. Inspector Gimmel acted upon the
advice OF City Attorney McElroy, who
thought 1t better not to place the men
under actual arrest until the warrants
had been Issued.
Attorney j. H. Greeley, who repre-
sents the scavengers in their fight
against the ordinance, said this even
ing:
The ordinance under which the
crematory is going to do business pro-
vides that no garbage shall be dump
ed within the city limits, and as the
incineratoT can only burn about 20
per cent of the garbage it collects. it's
management must of necessity dump
nearly so per cent, thus violating the
very ordinance underS which it seeks
protection. Ifethe ordinance were en-
forced it would put both the scaven-
+ gers and the garbage -crematery out OF
business. leaving the people of this
city high and dry. with no way to dis
pose of the garbage"
Prosecuting Attorney Leach was out
Of town this afternoon. SO the war
rants will be sworn out for the follow
ing scavengers Monday morning.
Joe Perata. 6s5 Fortieth street: Charles
Ratti, 1901 Third street: Emanuel Marindo,
1405 Thirteenth street: Joe Rossi. 1260 Center
street: Andrew Deluchi. 1622 Thirteenth
street: Nicholo Cherooti. 1416 Third street;
Alselmi Jughernin, 466 Forty second street
Asa Paratti. 1860 KirlSham street; c.. Leon
ardini 1911 Forty-seventh strset: Bernardo
Faro, 6s5 Fortieth street: Eugene Lunfeuerco.
1920 Seventh street; Angelo Mailman, 1887
Lusk streEt: Peter Marindo, 1405 Thirteenth
street; Givanani. 14l6 Third street; G. Bel
latti 1885 Thirteenth street