Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-24
GRAND JURY HAS
 BEING DISCUSSED Mayor Bloom Says Citizens May Remove Garbage
 From Premises. WILL LIMIT CHARGE ''G- in Communication to t;raphie, Reviews Legal Features of
 the Ordinance.
WILL LIMIT CHARGE

The new garbage ordinance, which was passed by the city council last Monday night, does not prevent in- dividual citizens from removing gar- bage from their own premises, says Mayor Simon Bloom, but it does pro- hiblt them from carrying garbage through the streets of the city in un- covered receptacles. The odor from such wagons has been most annoy iag to residents for some months, es- pecially during the hot summer nights.
 Mayor Bloom says that the ordi- nance, while passed, has been re- ferred to the Board of Public Affairs. with instructions to make contract with some party or parties to do the scavanger work in this city.
 We intend to fix limit for charges to be made for the work, " said Mayor Bloom yesterday. and also require the contractor to have sufficient teams and wagons, az well as closed receptacles, to do the work we'll and effectively in every part of the city. It is our intention to give the public the benefit of police ser vice in order to have the new ordi- nance enforced to the letter. I am sure that there will not be the least complaint about the ordinance when 1 it is put in working order and that l it will result in an effective house cleaning in the city, benefittine every resident
 communication was received b, the Graphic yesterday, signed "G" dealing with the new ordinance an( it's legal features are reviewed in : learned manner. The writer give' several reasons why the ordinance should be so amended as to make i more effective and more satisfactor, to the people generally. In this com munication to the Graphic co says
 Editor Graphic:-I notice criticism The idea is good one and it is { step i'll the right direction, but it il obviously open to criticism on severa grounds:
 First-There is no doubht as to tn
 power of the city council to enforc the removal of garbage under what i called the police power This il
 allowed in order to protect the healtl
 of citizens 1t is also true that tn city may, within reasonable limita
 tions, regulate the time and manne
 of such removal. It may also lev
 such tax or license fees upon thOs
 who engage in the business of publi
 scavengers for hire or profit as vii
 pay the expense of proper polio supervision, keeping records, etc and secure compliance with the law But there is at least grave doubt a to the power of the council to depriv l
 his own garbage in the time an } manner provided by the council an who does not engage in the bushes of scavenger hire.
 "The ordinance, as printed, woul seem to be open to the further ob ! lection that it is intended to produc
 revenue, as it provides for licens , fee of $1 800 per annum, which woul seem to be much in excess of tn [ reasonable cost of clerical work an supervision needed to carry out it purpose.
 "Second-There is no provislo , made for any bond or other guaran tee that the contract will furnls } sufficient labor, appliances and team to promptly perform the duties re } quired of him.
 "Third-There is no limitation 0
 the right of the contracting scaven
 ger to charge any sum he pleases 10
 his services. He may demand on
 dollar or five dollars or any othe sum for removing and emptying
 garbage can from a private residenc and the citizen must pay it as he
 not allowed to do the work himself
 or to permit it to go undOne. Ther are other minor objections. but thes
 and those herein pointed out can
 readily obviated by the city council
 the subject is carefully considered.