The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-29
Resolution Instructs Con- cern to Clean Up,But Does Not Demand Abatement
 of Offensive Odors
East Side People Fear Repe. tition of the Program
 Which Has Been Sev-
 eral Times Repeated

The Board of Health at a special meeting called last night not only de- cided to permit the Bridgeport By Products Company to continue to re- duce the garbage, but unanimously adopted a resolution ordering it to do so. The resolution, which was offered by Commissioner George T. Kelly, re- cognizes the fact that the By-Products company is under contract with city to dispose of garbage and orders the company to dispose of such garbage within "A hours after it's arrival at the reduction plant. The resolution also orders that the plant shall bs thorough ly cleaned at least once every 24 hours.
 In explanation of the action of the board. Commissioner Kelly said that the company through it's attorney, Arthur Marsh. had made demand upon it for the city's garbage to-mor- row morning at Il o'clock. The de- mand was accompanied by a statement that the company is in a position to manner and will do so In order to escape any legal entanglements which might follow a refusal of the demand. owing to the contract which the com pany las with the city. the board decid- ed to give the company an opportunity to do what it claims 1t can do. .
 The health board alleges that it's or der is based upon a desire to give the company another chance in order to avoid legal complications. Precisely as when the plant was closed two years ago. the attitude of the board is that if the order is not obeyed and the garbage is not reduced in a sanitary way, that suit for a mandatory in- junction will be brought against the company. If this has no effect suit will "a The h0nd
 As to whether the company can com ply with the provisions of the resolu- ton President Livingstone claims that the company can do so while CommiS- sioner Kelly thinks that it cannot. MT. Kelly said that while he did not wish to be quoted, he felt sure that the plant would never be ableto reduce 50 tons of garbage Der day.
 MT. Livingstone said this morning that the company had disposed of the garbage in a sanitary manner previous to a break down at the plant about $ weeks ago, and that the company could do it again. The 200 tons of garbage which had accumulated since the break down six weeks ago has been disposed of and the plant has been thoroughly cleaned.
 That the plant has been cleaned is known positively by Commissioners Kelly, who said that he had visited it. When it was suggested to MT. Kelly
 
 pear to be very anxious to get rid of the nuisance. which the reduction plant undoubtedly is, to the residents of the East Side Commissioner Kelly became very indignant and declared that the board would get rid of the plant with in "A hours if such a thing could be done without involving the city in law suit.
 It also developed this morning that there is no city official who has the power to declare a big nuisance un- sanitary although if a small one is so declared by the health officer Or health inspector it is ordered removed at once. A can of garbage which had not been emptied for several days Is a unSanl- tary. but 200 tons of garbage piled up company's plant cannot be declared so by any one but the courts. Attorney Marsh replies to the charge that the accumulation of garbage is unsan1tary with the statement that the city can not produce a. single person who is sick as result of the offensive odors arising from the, plant.
 It is a rather significant fact that Health Officer Mcclellan has as yet not said one word in regard to this nuis- so many citizens. At the recent pub lie hearing held by the Board of Health in the City Hall recently pr. Mcclellan did not say anything either pro or con. When aSkeQ why ne ndu not spoken he said he had nothing to say.
 The board is still up in the air over a way to dispose of the garbage in case the By-Products company falls down on the chance it will be given beginning with tomorrow. There is no place where the garbage may be buried for any length of time. A strong protest has been raised by Superintendent Cowles of Lakeview home against the burying of the refuse on the town farm. The old crematory is in no condition to do the work and if it were it would not be able to take care of 50 tons per day. As yet no has been offered to relieve the situation. in case the trouble de- velops into law suit and the board forbids the carting of garbage to the plant of the By-Products company.
 The people of the East Side are not pleased over the outcome of their peti- tion up-to-date. They do not believe that the company can make good and they fear that the old nuisance will once more exist and that things will drag along for another several months. They do not believe that the plant is large enough to use up 50 tons of gar bage to-day.