Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-22
DESIRES
UNDERSTANDING
WITH MITCHELL
GARBAGE MUST BE
PROPERLY DISPOSED OF
Report of Board of Health Re-
ferred Back to That Body for
More Definite Agreement by
City Fathers,

IN order 20 hive a complete and
definite understanding with tho city
~scavenger. +. n. Mitcheft the city
Icouncil at It's meeting last night re-
iferrCd ack 10 the board Of health tina
bOdy's recommendation that the city
garbage ordinance be revised. The
board Of health held a meeting with
the scavcnger at It's meeting Satur-
day. az which MI Mitchell said ne wa.
willing t. carrS out his part Of his
contract with tho city, IL the garbage
ordinance is so revised that he viii be
able 10 attend TO the Job properly
ana az the same time make Il reason
able profit. Mi. Mitchell said that
" the ordinance was revised he would
secure a dumping ground across the
river from Barclds, fence IL in and
SEQ that All city garbage was properly
taken care uf. Mr.. Mitchell said II
was Impossible for him TO build q. ere
matOry unless ne were given Il mar
gin of profit. He further said that II
ne secured the new dumping ground IL
would be with the understanding that
the city would protect him IN his con-
tract
Alderman Wilkcrson, az soon as the
OF the board Of health was sub
mitted, took up the foregoing clause
ana demanded to know what II meant.
No very definite understanding an
l'NAh ~ NNiHN ~ Af fANNAiN thA liif
%scuvcnger ala near we want this
thing down IN black and white once
for all said MI. Wilkcrsun. The
scHVenRer Is supposed to loOk after the
enforcement of the garbage ordinance.
as / understand II. and attend to the
disposal Of HE garbage without any
protection from the city. The coun-
Ell should arrive at a precise under
standing with MI. Mitchell. ana IT ne
not care to keep the contract. |
give 1t to someone else.
Finally the matter was referred
to the board of health ana IL IL |
expected the matter VIII be settled I'm
4 few days. Mr.. Mitchell. among
other things SAYS the city should cn-
force h provision of the ordinance
compelling citizens to keep their gnr-
1agc cans Members OF m city couu-
III believe that this ana similar mat
Iers should be taken IN hand by the
'caVcngcr.
There have been numerous com
plants against the scavcnEer for de-
In carrying off garbage Whe re-
iucsted and the city refuse has not
properly disposed Of for months,
Notwithstanding numerous protests 10
Mitchell BY the council.
The Tuberculosis Ordinance.
AN ordinance has been recon-
by the hogrd of health which
'omplics with tlt,, provisions of "a law
'eccntly passed IA the territorial asa,
cmbly, providing 91t phy.i,pus rrg.
llarly report an tases OF tuberculosis
x other infectious diseases. and that
10 promises uses by a tubercular pa
should be occupied 10y other
.crsons until HE rooms were properly
isinfectrd The ordipancc is a sweep
lg one and classifics Tuberculosis in
he same category as ordinary conta-
iuis discusses.
The street commissioner was In
bv the council To- order n
built ON the south side Of
luscldiup avenue. between Second
Third streets, the property oWucrzl
uNing requested Go Doe allowed to
uild a walk there.