The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-17
GARBAGE
PILES NOT
REMOVED
For Two Weeks West Orange
Scayenger Has Not Done
His Work.
NO PLACE TO DUMP II
Council Jokes About the
Matter and Adjourns Till
August Without Taking
Action to Afford
Any Relief.
NO PLACE TO DUMP IT

$50 49,
Orange has now grown to be a serious
one.
Citizens in that town whose garbage has
remained in front of their homes and in
rear yards for two weeks, due to the in
ability of the public scavenger to secure
a place to cart 1t TO, have been pleading
in vain for relief, as a preventive of pesti-
lence.
1t was thought the Town Council would
settle it last night. but it didn't. A big
discussion was entered into, with an ex-
change of Joking prominent, but no
action of any kind was taken. A motion
that the matter be referred to the ordi-
nance committee, so that an amendment
might be drawn up to be attached to the
present ordinance providing for an in
creased appropriation or to provide some
means of relief, was not seconded, and
Immediately the Council adjourned, to
meet again in August.
The ordinance under which Mcintyre,
the town scavenger, is working was said
by Town Counsel Simeon H.. Robinson to
be extremely broad, and the scavenger
might be compelled, under its terms. to
whitewash houses or sweep the sun off
roofs. and he couldn't put up an objec-
ton. Mr.. Robinson stated that Nc
Intyre could resign and then be reap
pointed with an increase of $500. if the
Council so desired, so that the garbage
might be properly cared for, but other
wise, except by the passage of a new
ordinance or amendment, no extra money
could be appropriated to him legally. 1t
was not even a contract the man was
working under. said the attorney, and it
appeared to the attendants at the meeting
hat the Council did not know where it was
al. The easiest way out, 1t was probably
figured, was to adjourn and do nothing.
Councilman Thomas Cannon also had a
recommendation he believed to be oppor-
tune. He said there We're a lot of half
millionaires" in West Orange, who have
not paid their taxes for several years, and
he recommended that their property be
turned into dumping grounds and it
might compel them to pay the taxes. The
recommendation was not adopted.
The question came up toward the close
of the meeting when members of the
Board of Health, who have been wrest-
ling weeks with the problem. spoke to
action of some sort be taken. Council
man Joseph Stevens said that the Coun-
Gil and board had agreed last week to
hold Il conference. but the members of
the Council had neglected to meet and
failed to attend to its part Of the agree
ment. It was then stated by Commits
sioner Grady that the scavenger a no
place 20 deposit garbage and about $500
was needed so that trenches might be dug
to bury the stuff. He then recited that
Mayor Condit had said he thought the
Council would grant the $500. Somebody,
he said, would have TO provide a dumping
tract.
i ul0 speak ABOUT U0lS IudJlef, Sdlu
Mayor Condit, land I believed it better to
settle it on the quiet. It's the people who
have made this trouble. | favored paying
the scavenger a little more and then adj
vertising for the making of a new con
tract at a higher rate. I thought this
would be for the best interests of the citi,
zens. But now this furry has gone all
through this and ether towns"
Mr.. Cannon said his section of the tow
was now being badly cared for in service
He also made q charge against the BOARD
Of Health. saying that a house in his
neighborhood had not been connected with
the sewer.
THE board would not compel that man
to connect because the place Is owned by
places up there not connected. and that
accounts for our sickness, and It's due
to the negligence Of the Board of Health
councilman Fentzlaff was surprised, he
said. to see no system was in operation,
Carnage and ashes not being separated,
and a visit TO tracts used as dumps by
the scavenger showed the complaints of
citizens We're absolutely justified. He be-
lieved that If the citizens and scavengeI
did not get up a system nothing could be
done. Mr.. Fentzlaff stated that he had
often seen ashes placed out in front Of
homes in strawberry boxes, and when the
box was picked up by the scavenger the
ashes scattered about the street.
After Mayo Condit had again stated
citizens, Mr.. Stevens said;
There is q good deal of laughing anc
testing over this matter, but 1t is, to my
mind. becoming a very serious matter FOL
West Orange. It Is certainly time thu
Council took some action. In the Thirt
and Fifth wards the garbage remains
We should look on this question in
serious vein, and | don't know why on
ordinance of the town is drawn so tight
ly around one official. There are othe
officials here who get extra compensation
when II is needed. We're certainly in
very serious predicament.
A few more Jokes were passed and Com
missioner Grady exclaimed:
Gentlemen. this is too seriousl IT.
life: it's health. Every honest man pres
ent here tonight, after hearing this talk
will say that your Council should d.
something"
Mr. Stevens then moved that the or
dinance committee take the matter ur
but no one seconded the proposition, an
the Council adjourned with the under
standing that it would not meet agail
until August 6.
When asked what he would dc now. Nc
1ntyre said the garbage would remain II
his wagons, because he could do nothing
else.