Evening journal., 1915-06-19
the followinr ftnres will

monies. as the following figures will
show.
The present contract witr the Will
mington Sanitary Company. which
ended on May 81. 1915, cost the city
$50. 600 The old contractors, the Will
mington Sanitary Company, submitted
bid for the ensuing nine years at
S96 600 The hoard awarded the con-
tract for the sanitary disposal of gar
bage to the American Reduction
Works at their igure of $4,000. At
the expiration of his contract, the
/ disposal plant which this company
has erected, costing $4,000 reverts
to the city This company further
| agrees to give TO the city ten per cent.
of its net profits These figures show
that the city has saved in this con-
tract over the old, the sum of $4,000
plus $4,000. the cost of the plant It
further shows, that the efforts which
this department used to induce the
American Reduction Works to bid,
saved the city $4,000 plus 100000 as
the cost of the plant. The ten per
cent. figure does not seem much. but
from analysis made. we expected the
city to derive its share of $4,000.
Deducting this sum from the S27 900
| contract price, leaves $4,000 which
the city will be called upon to pay
for the disposal of its garbage.
Therefore in a general summing
up. the city saves over the old con-
tract. $4,000, plus $4,000 cost of the
plant. Taking into consideration as
a cash asset $4,000. cost of
the plant which reverts to the
CITY. the city is really being
paid the sum of $4,000 for the privil-
eye of garbage disposal We come to
the most important part of the col
lection of garbage; one that should
not be considered from a financial
benefit. but one to be determined on
its merits: where the public receives
sanitary and prompt methods Of col
lection. This the board determined
10 give. and they feel that by award
ing the contract to the American Re-
lduction Works, the firm which has
the disposal, that they have at least
given to the citizens of Wilmington
a garbage collection of which they
should feel proud. The wisdom OF
this movement in awarding the con-
tract to the same firm which has the
disposal is as to their interest to get
the garbage as fresh as possible from
the householder to the disposal plant
in order that the best results can be
F, obtained in reclaiming the by-prod-
ucts. Furthermore, II is not a prob
lem for the board to insist on nom
collection. but one in which the Amer
ican Reduction Works will insist that
the Board of Health sees that they
do get all the garbage.
Another important feature OF the
garbage collection system, is that the
wagons to be used are two horse witt
a capacity of 4 l-2 cubic yards. New
and up-to-date, and at the expiration
of the three year contract, THIS equip
ment reverts to the city. All EN-
ployes will be uniformed and WITT
numbered badges, and in this way We
expect to eradicate much OF the aou
= sive language. which we are inform
: ed the garbage collectors use. INT
responsibility can then be fixed an'
( / the man using such language prompt
: ly discharged.
, 'The board has just succeeded il
I having City Council place the super
vision of the milk supply of this cit.
: ] in our hands, whereby the milk in
, spector comes directly under this de
Z partment. The board has further pro
, vided an up-to-date milk Inspector
J outfit. whereby 20 samples of milk ar
, taken each day from the various mill
! men and their delivery wagons, AM
{ Immediately inspected. Upon takinl
1 over this duty we we're much impress
ed with the poor quality of milk sold
= But since this constant method o
! inspection, the quality of milk ma
! greatly improved The department
c has also placed the milk inspecto
' in uniform and has had him swori
: in as a special officer.
= "The board has also publishe
Z weekly bulletins. which appear in tn
e local newspapers on Wednesday even
I ing. which have greatly assisted thi
= department in bringing to the at
. tention of the public that they hav
8 a Board of Health"