The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-28
TALK GARBAGE
AT FULL LENGTH
Continued from First pagc3

$4,000, He figures II would take sixty
teams to do the cartIng and when ques-
toned declared that he did not think
the city could properly collect the gar
bage and refuse of the city with less,
He said he did not believe the collec-
tlon would be properly done under a
contract system such as prevails In
tho street sprinkllng and which Is the
idea the aldermanc committee has IN
mind in Its idea Of plant, because It
would be open to the same Iuconven-
lence and same dangers OF the present
system and the garbage would not be
collected rightly,
Alderman Miller and DR.. Maher en-
tered into a lively little tilt Miller
telling about the plant he has dIscov-
cred which would he cheaper. He sus-
gested that company had offered 10
build for his committee two ffty-ton
plants here for $4,000 and Or. Maher
asked him what use two nfty-ton
plants would be when the city would
need to get rid of 200 tons Of rubbish
and garbage a day. Miller took excep-
ton to the estimate of tho amount,
saying the plants his committee pro-
posed would take care Of all the gar
bage In New Haven and refuse. too,
but DR.. Maher estimated that figured
on the garbage at present collected and
basing II as one-fourth OF the total
the result would be nearly 200 tons
day.
DR.. Maher placed the operating ex-
penses of the plant the board Of
health advocates at 100000 a year.
the National By-PrGducts company,
which takes care of the garbage of
Bridgeport, and plans 20 take that of
Hartford and Waterbury. The offer is
to take the garbage alone of the city
away In scows to plant which Is
being built on Long Island, and which
Is n reduction plant The city would
have the cost of collecting. which Is
estimated at $4,000 year. or little
under. and would have 10 pay the con-
Germ Sc cents ton for disposing OF
II. The company offered the rate Of
80 cents a ton n they would he per-
mitted to bring the garbage OF Hart
ford and Waterbury through this city
to take away from Canal dock in
scows but the board OF health felt
that this offer should not be consider
cd at all.
While there is great agitation Just
now Or. Maher stated To tho board
Of health that there had been no time
In his experience whom the garbage
collection was as II should he. and
that It always was the subject Of great
complaints which took up the time Of
the board al every session. He said II
might be a little worst this summer
than other years but not very much
except for the public agitation.
Mayor Martin asked Or. Maher IL
there was anything the board Of
health could do 10 take the contract
away from the man who was violating
It and DIR. Maher explained that there
was no one who could he secured to
take the work at the price paid He
said he had no defense to offer for
the way the garbage collections were
made but that they were no worse
this summer than the other years he
had been on the board.
DR.. Fleischner followed on the same
line. He said that he had been on
the board Of health for sixteen years
| and that In his whole experience the
garbage had never been collected
| right. mo reproach can be put upon
the board of health" he said. las II
has asked the board Of finance every
year for the money for better service
and has been ignored. The blame is
with the city for we cannot do Il right
without the proper appropriation We
have asked for municipal collection
each year and have had II ignored"
He then went on to say that the OBJ
ject for which the members appeared
at this session was not primarily TO
urge the plant they had recommended
but as their experience was limited
| they thought the best interests OF the
! city would be served by thorough in
! vestigation of plants and they asked
the immediate appropriation Of $500
that the board of health might be able
to visit plants and get knowledge of
what was the best The request of
the board of health each year for
! $4,000 for city collection he said had
come to be regarded by It as huge
! joke because of the failure to have
any notice taken of It each year.
DR.. sullivan spoke next He en-
| do lau.
He also spoke on the proposition Of an
engineer TO take charge Of the work
and Joined with the other two mem
bers of the board in the belief that
none was needed. George Scranton Of
! the Associated Civic societies. who
proposed that an engineer he engaged
spoke on the other side Of the aues-
ton showing the value an engineers
services would be in the case.
Despite the fact that II was recognz-
cd that no one knew for certain about
any Of the plants and that more thor
ough knowledge was advisable the
board of finance failed TO do anything
with the request Of the board Of health
for an appropriation Of $500 to help the
Investigation Of that body.
Mr.. Casareigo Of the board Of select
men appeared to represent his board Ir
the request for an appropriation Of
$500 for the extra session which Is re-.
CURED this year. While no action was
taken yesterday he was assured that
the matter would be attended to.
A transfer Of $500 IN the police de-
partment for alterations at central sta
ton and at Diywell avenue was asked
for but no action was taken upon this
either,
Director of Public Works Foley mex,
appeared with another request TO tn,
board for immediate money which thu
board finds a matter difficult to pro.
vide. He stated that the bridge owe,
West river at Whalloy avenue was ir