Evening journal., 1913-08-27
WEDNEspAY. AUG. 27. IeIa.
WHo Will RE THF GOATsi

TN the editorial columns Of the Morning News we hnd
tho following which seemingly was inspired by
someone connected with the Board Of Health of this
city
II is not al all likely that the Board Of Health will
force upon the people new system of garbage col
lection that would relieve the present contractors Of
responsibility or would inhct hardship upon the elu-
gems There need be no misgivings on that score me
members visited Trenton for the purpose Of examining
the collecting system there In view Of the fact that
Hhere has been so much complaint IN wilmington qulle
naturally the Board Of Health desires TO find out
whether a new method should be adopted II s now
esio that a test Of the Trenton system may be made
sn one part of the city should this test salts
dactory would be extended TO other neighborhoods
This is the right way to go about IT, The plan followed
in Trenton proved acceptable and for that reason
our Board of Health may think IL worth using here.
AT any rate harm could come of the proposed try
nut and the Trenton methed might be so satisfactory
that public sentiment would strongly tavor us general
adoption The members of the Board OF Health, how
gver will proceed cautiously as they should do and
they should be commended for their activity toward
Improving our garbage collection service.
Indeed! And who will be the goats in these proposed
experiments? What section Of the city is to be com
peed to strain its garbage and 1t out TO the curb
Cor the benefit Of the garbage contractors who paid
60 send their into the yards to get and carry
out7
It viii be interesting to know what the people in
that particular section OF the city will do when they get
lhe garhase-sraining and garbage-carrying orders.
rom the provisions which those living in other sec
tions Of the city win he exempt
We have pointed it out before. and wish to en-
phasse II now that the existing garbage contracts are
BASED upon the condition that the contractors shall
employ enough to go into the premises and carry
the garbage out and enough wagons to cart it
away While those contracts exist they should be COM
PEELED TO do that work No order should be issued by
the Board of Health directing men and women house
holders strain and that garbage for the benefit
of those contractors. who paid to do the carrying
The Trenton system Of garbage collection is not
bubble. 1t will not burst and get away. It will be as
good If not better, when the present garbage contracts
sn this city expire as it is Then why all this
hurry? why all this desire to convert into garbage
etraners and carriers the who already are
paying the garbage contractors to perform the dis
agreeable work of carrying out such refuse?
Our candid opinion is that the Wilmington house
holders will not obey such orders while the exist
ing contracts IN force. We also think that any
attempt made TO inhct such injustice upon any
particular section of city for experimental pur-
poses will result in storm of protest from the house
holders in that section and that the feeling there will
be reflected in other sections
In short the householders do not wish to pay the
garbage carrying the garbage and then
be called by the Board OF Health strain and
carry it themselves.