Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
GARBAGE CONTRACT
SUGGESTIONS MADE
INSPECTOR HUMPHREYS HAS
A WORD TO SAY
Covers Collections of Waste Material
That Are Not Included in
the Present Legal
Agreement

In communication to the board of
public works yesterday w. M. Hum
phreys, inspector of public works, made
recommendation for the disposal of
waste material that cannot be included
in the garbage contract. His recon-
mendatons were considered by the
board, but action was delayed until
some time in the future. when 1t Is
probable the board will recommend 10
the council that Mr.. Humphreys suS-
gestions be embodied In ordinances.
The first recommendation Is that
contract be let for five years for the
collection of cans. ashes and other in
Combustible waste material from resi-
denCes, collections to be made every Two
weeks in all that portion of the city
north of Manchester avenue. The con
tractor is to be required to furnish the
land for dumps.
In the second recommendation Mr.
Humphreys suggests that the city pur-
chase suitable land where the waste
from hotels apartment buildings, busl
ness houses and other places conducted
for profit can be dumped and that a
small fee be charged for the privilege
of using these dumps. The chief IN
spector argues that as the waste ac-
cunulates by reason Of these places
ma king a profit they should he COM
pollcd to pay for a place to dispose Of
the material.
Now Compelled to Pay
These places are now compelled to
hire private rubbish concerns TO haul
away their waste, while the same ma
terial from private residences is col
lected by teams and wagons paid Tor
by the city out of the general expense
fund.
That the incinerator be leased for
the same torn Of years as the garbage
contract held by Charles Alexander.
which is five years, Is the third recom-
mendaton. II Is further provided that
should Alexander surrender his gar
! bagC contract before the expiration cf
the term the lease to the ncinerator
be cancelled. This is necessary in
order that the city may retain its hold
on the incinerator and have place in
which to burn the garbage should the
contractor fail
$. G. Hannah has made the board Of
public works a proposal to lease the
incincrator and pay "A substantial rem
tai, with "A view to using IL for making
paper pulp. The city now has no use
for the incincrator, as the garbage con-
tractor will feed the table refuse to
hogs. Ry leasing it and receiving a
fair rental an expense can be turned
into a source of revenue.
Some Material Burned
Another recommendation is that all
combustiblc waste from business
houses, such as paper, packing boxes,
etc, Is To he delivered to the lessee of
the incinerator. and all decayed Yege-
table, fish, poultry, meat and other
waste material from produce houses
that is not gathered by the garbage
collector for feeding to animals must
be taken to the incinator to be burned.
The lessee of the incinerator Is per-
mitted 20 charge certain fees for de-
stroying this material. For the easily
burned refuse like paper wooden
boxes etc. he may charge Is cents .or
one-horse wagonload and % cents
for a two-horse wagonload. For the
decayed vegetable and animal matter
that contains "A large percentage OF
water and is harder to burn up he Is
privileged To charge 3 cents a hundred
pounds, with a minimum charge of 20
cents.
san Pedro and Terminal Island must
also have facilities for disposing OF
their garbage and waste, and Mr.. Hum
phreys recommends that contract be
let for these two places to dispose OF
all garbage and incombustlble waste
To be disposed of some place outside
the corporate limits.