Evening journal., 1913-08-19
AFTER TIPS
ON TRENTON'S
GARBAGE ACT
City Beard Of Health Thinks
Plan Would Work Well
Here
TO SEE ACTUAL
WORKING NEXT WEEK

At q meeting of the Board of Health
yesterday afternoon the members Of the
board. two members of City Council and
a representative of each newspaper OF
the city were invited TO 60 with the
Board Of Health to Trenton next Thurs
day to inspect the system of collecting
garbage in that city. The trip win not
he in the nature Of junket, the mem
bers of the board paying their expenses.
A committee consisting Of DR.. II. w.
Briggs and j. Austin Elllson recently re-
turned from Trenton where they inspect
ed the system OF collecting garbage
and they are firm in the belief that
should a like system be adopted mere the
present unsatisfactory garbage condi-
tions in this city would De done away
with and the househoders would expert
ence no further trouble in having their
darbaqe collected In addition IL Is
pointed out that the city would be saved
several thousands of dollars yenrly. This
lias been the experience OF the city OF
lfenu0n, which zap 20 May OF TINS Ncai
had the same system of collecting gar
hape as Is in vogue in Wilmington and
the Board of Health of tnat ci,y could
do nothing Co remedy the nditions
until the IRE ent plan was adopted. II
Il for the purpose of further Inspecting
tsls sA ste ana becoming -mi4ar WITH
it that the members Of City Council
and the newspaper representatives, nave
been invited TO make the J-p. me mat
tcf v"s talked over with City Council ut
a meeting Of the committee of the whole
and the Oomcu favored the investiga-
tion.
The report of the committee tnat
made the "Trip was received al the
beard meeting yesterday afternoon.
II painted the system IN use in giori-
Gus colors and recommended that the
& s.lm be ADOPTED here
In Trenton the householders are
required 10 place the garbage in bags
and papers and deposit IL on the side
walk for collection The garbage
may be placed in cans but it must
be wrapped in papers If this is done
although il Is not necessary to tie
the packages. The garbage is col
lected by the city and not by con-
tractor. The collections are made
four times a week and since the
system was started on May Of this
Year there have been but a nominal
number of complaints.
Trenton owns IL own crematOry. II
Is operated by the city and the ex-
pense of collecting the garbage and
ashes amounts TO about $4,000. In
Wilmington under the present sys-
tenn il costs about $4,000.
Alexander J. Taylor, city engineer
asked Mr.. Ellison what would be
done II Wilmington householders re-
fused to wrap their garbage properly
and il became unsightlv ON the
streets, or what would be done II the
ordinance was violated in any
manner Mr.. Ellison replied that II
Trenton for such violations the
householder is fined 81 and costs. Il
Is the idea OF the City Health Board
that If City Council sees ft 10 pass
a like ordinance a provision for
penalty should be embodied in il. II
rs held that there also should be a
ptcvision in tho ordinance fixing
penalty, should the contractors not
collect the garbage. AS the matter
now stands the board can do nothing
If the garbage is not collected here
Mr. Ellison said he had talked witt
the city garbage contractors who seem
cd TO favor the Trenton plan and h'
thought that a new ordinance proNidlni
for better conditions ior all parties
would be welcomed by the contractors
The time OF the present garbag
contract does not expire until 1919.
Edward Potter OF No. All West Ihir
ty-second street complained TO tn
boald about hlth and waste matter tha
ws being allowed TO run through hi
back yard. He said the matter cam
from Il row OF houses on Madison stree
between rhnty-third and Thirty
streets that are not connected with th
sewer because there IS no sewer ther'
The board will look at tne premises thi
afternoon.
a woman living at No. 634 East Fift
street asked permissin TO have stoppc
the work OF sewer connecting in III
house in which she lives. until she ca
move out OF the house The board WI
take the matter up with the owner {
ihe premises.