Evening journal., 1913-08-23
SATURDAY. AUG. %. 1918.
r,rrrrN THOUSAND Unpaid CARRIAGE
uANpLFRs.

NANULthNs
have NO desire to say anything or to do any
w thing to embarass The Hoard OF Health OF TINS
c IN lis eaort to put into cncc here the garbage 'o
lection system that being used in Irenion' n D. l"h
EVENING JOURNAL looks upon itself, however, as
raper published in The public interest Thai pel"s
true. we deem II our duty to warn Wilmington
housohoiders that before they give counienance and
supnor, TO the Trenton system this time, they should
take into account the following iactsi
Tbat under that system they would he compelled to
drain all their garbage and wrap it in paper or some
other uaammable substance.
That they would he compelled 70 carry that garbage
out Of their yards and place II on the curb where it
would he collected by the garbage men and carted
away.
That there are approximately $4,000 houschoders In
the rarbnce collection districts in or cty.
THAT THE GARBAGE COLLECTION CONTRACTS
STILL HAVE ALMOST TWO YEARS TO RuN.
THAT BY THOSE CONTRACTS THE GAR
RAGE COLLECTORS ARE UNDER OBLIGATION TO
co INTO THE YARDS AND CARRY OFT THAT
CARRIAGE AND TO 10 ALL THE HANDLING OF 1T
THEMSELVES.
THAT THE GARBAGE CONTRACTORS ARE PiID.
AND PAID LITERALLY, TO DO THAT MAL0-
DOROUs AND DISACREEABLE WORK, AND TO
HIRE ENOUcH MEN AND TO OPERATE ENOUGH
CARTS TO DO m WELL AND AT STATED
PERIODS.
THAT II THE TRENTON SYSTEM BE put INTO
EFFECT HERE NOW, THE RESULT WILL BE TO
GIVE no THOSE CONTRACTOR APPROXIMATELY
1s.ooo UNPAID ASSISTANTS TO DO THE DRAINING
AND THr cARRYING OUT FOR THEM AND THOSE
1s0oo Unpaid ASSISTANTS WILL BE THE TAN-
nm
PAID UNDER THOSE GARBAGE COLLECTION
CONTRACTS TO THE CONTRACTORS TO 30 THE
VERY WORK THAT IT NOW Is PROPOSED SHALL
BIZ DONE BY THE TAXPAYERS.
THAT THE RESULT WILL BE THAT THOSE
GARBAGE CONTRACTORS WILL NOT NEED IS
MANY MEN TO MAKE THE COLLECTIONS OR As
MANY TEAMS TO HANDLE THE DRY GARBAGE As
NoW ARE REQUIRED TO HANDLE rHE WET GAR
BACE.
That there is no suggestion that the existing con.
tracts which have almost two years 10 shall be
cancelled and new ones drawn which will compel the
garbage contractors 70 make due allowance for The
work and the expense Of which they would he re-
le,ed by the Trenton system.
TINT TT Is PROPOSED TO LET THE EXISTING
CONTRACTS STAND, 10 PAY THE CONTRACTORS
FOR CARRYING 0uT THE GARBAGE AND THE
10 COMPEL THE $4,000 OR MORE WIIMNGTO'
HOUSEHOLDERS NOT ONLY no DRAIN TT BU'
ALSO TO CARRY IT OUT FOR THEM FOR MOTH
ING.
THAT IT Is PROPOSED TO MAKE EVERY VII
MINcTON HOUSEHOLDER A GARBAGE STRAINE
AND HANDLER AND TO DO FOR NOTHING DIS
AGREEABLE WORK THAT THE CONTRACTOR
ALREADY ARE Under OBLIGATION TO DO, An
TO DO WELL
We not crtczing the Trenton system. The
are certain features Of il which, we think, are goo
We do criticize however It's application Wnmingt
under existing contracts. We hold to the theory IN
II the $1,000 householders OF this city to he cor
PEELED to do disagreeable work for which the co
tracts being paid. then the contractors shou
be compelled to agree 20 cancellation Of their press
contracts and to accept in which due aIo
shan he made for the work OF which they "
be relieved under the system.
WE FEEL SURE THAT THE IDEA OF CREATI
1s.000 UNPAID SLOPMEN TO ASSIST A HANDF
OF WELL-PAID GARBAGE CONTRACTORS IN PI
FORMING THEIR WORK AND ENLARGING TIL
PROFITS Is REPUGNANT TO THE PUBLIC sen
OF JUSTICE AND DECENCY.
One Of the chief pleas for the adoption Of the Tt
ton system is that under the Wilmington system
soptractors do not 40 the work. The answer to
Il that they should be compelled to live up to Il