Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
RIGNEy GETS CONTRACT.
May Be Peace in the Camp of Gar
 bage Collector Once More.

| At the meeting of the board of health last evening the garbage con- tract question, which has been dis cussed at almost every other meeting of the board during the past year, think, for the next year, as the con- tract was awarded to Hubert M. Rigney, he being the lowest bidder. Since the present collector, P. H. Carroll, received the contract last year there has been large amount of faultfinding, but goodly number asserted and still assert that the complaints in regard to the collec- ton of garbage and the poor condi- tion of the crematory have been sent in by MT Carrolls enemies.
 It was g o'clock when the chair man called the. board to order, Dr Bland being the only member ab- sent. A communication was read from City Attorney Kellogg and Mayor Thoms, committee appoint ed at the previous meeting to see whether it was by the terms of the contract necessary to have the cre- matory in good condition when the present collectors time had expired.
 Immediately after the clerk had finished reading the communication Commissioner D. E. Fitzpatrick had written motion ready It was to- the effect that MT Carroll should be compelled to put the wagons, crema- tory and everything in connection with the garbage plant in good shape before the first of April. The mo- tion was finally seconded by Commis- sioner Hungerford and carried.
 Next came the opening of bids for the collection of garbage from April 1, 1906, to April 1, 1907. All the bidders were present at the meeting, the following being the prices sub mitted: H. M. Rigney, $11,836; J. D. Toomey, Bridgeport, s12,S74; Ed ward McManus, $17,959.50; Thomas Moran, $14,225; William Doran, $13,999. Each bid was accompanied by a certified check of $500. The board has the privilege of re-engag- ing Rigney for an additional year at the same price. The contract was awarded to MT Rigney.
 Health Officer Kilmartin asked the board to visit the crematory with him in the near future, to learn of its condition. No member of the board knows even now whether or not the crematory is in good or bad shape. Commissioner Fitzpatrick said that Charles Belfit of the Charles Thatcher Co stated that the plant was in wretched condition and that was all the board knew about it.
 The bill of P. H. Garrity, which had been referred to the board of public works, was referred back again to the health board. The bill was for $50 for work done in City hall annex, sink being installed there which was not ordered by the board. Although the sanitary in- spector wanted the sink, still others used it and many were getting the benefit of 1t.
 Was this work done without the order of any board?" asked Commis- sioner NoOnan.
 Tt was," answered the chair.
 Commissioner Fitzpatrick wanted the board to order the bill paid with out making fuss" but the other members wanted to talk about it. The health officer said that he did not know anything in regard to 1t or had not ordered the work done. New ertheless the bilL,was ordered paid, Chairman Freney remarking.
 We want it, understood from now on that this board is well able to supervise it's own work and here after we shall pay for no job that is done without our sanction"