The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15
TOWN IN ARMS AT
GARBAGE DUMPING
Residents of Fleming Point Pro-
test Against Berkeley's
Disposal OF Offal
Deceit of Trustees of College
City Aroases Citizens to
Threats of Snits

BERKELEY, March 14.-Protests
made today by the residents of the vi
cinity of the old bone yard at Fleming
point in Alameda county. just north OF
the town line. disclosed the fact that
the scavenSers of this city have not
been dumping garbage at Siege. as
was reported at the last meeting of
the trustees by Trustee w. J. Schmidt.
put have been unloading their refuse
near McKeeve-'s hill in the vicinity
OF Sunset terrace and Regents park
The property owners of these districts.
backed by the realty companies. an
nounced that dumping has been going
on at the old bone yard for the past
four days, in spite of their protests
Residents OF the vicinity have arisen
In arms over what they term the deceit
OF the trustees. Backed by the two
real estate companies and the San
Francisco chemical company. which is
located in the neighborhood. they will
make fight to have the dumping at
the old bone yard of Louis Sehaeffer
stopped
meeting of the residents of the
section and the real estate men will
shortly be called to frame an~>ultima-
tum to submit to the trustees at their
meeting Tuesday night
Residents of Siege declared today
that there had been no dumping near
that place since the scavengers were
driven away from AIcKeever's hill by
the shotguns of the rembers of
Contra Costa county
Supervisor Ralph Harrison of Contra
Costa county was to have visited the
meeting of the conference COMMITTEES
or the Improvement clubs at its ses-
sion last night to protest against the
dumping of the garbage near Siege. He
did not appear. however Harrison
said that he would effectively stop all
dumping by Berkeley scavengers in
Contra Costa county by an action of
the board of supervisors. But today
when he learned of the true condition
of affairs. he said that the supervisors
would not be called upon 10 do any
thing unless the garbage men OF
Berkeley crossed the county line with
their wagons loaded with refuse
The conference committee which met
in this city last night. although in com
plete ignorance of the dumping grounds
of the scavengers. thinking that they
were unloading the wagons at Siege.
took occasion to denounce the trustees
for their apathy toward the garbage
and other questions. RI. A. SulIy a
prominent member of the committee OF
which Victor Robertson is chairman,
declared that the town trustees were
ignorant, apathetic and supine as re-
CARDS the sanitary needs of this city
He said that they deserved no defense
for their stand in the garbage matter
and assured his hearers that the mat
ter of the disposal of the garbage of
Berkeley was serious.
The conference committee appointed
Victor Robertson, A l. Parrish and c.
A Sherman to wait upon the trustees
and assist them in finding a solution
to the serious problem that confronted
them.
The meeting of the trustees will not
be held until Tuesday night. and it Is
likely that the residents OF the vicinity
OF The dumping grounds viii not take
action until that time Harry Hol-
comb of the Holcomb realty company,
which owns the Sunset terrace prop
erty adjoining the bone yard where
the dumping is being done. declared to-
day that he would protect his rights
in the courts if necessary. He said:
We have not reached the shotgun
stage as yet. The trustees will be
given an opportunity of solving the
garbage problem without dumping near
our property before we take action