Evening journal., 1915-01-15
CITY Wants new
GARBAGE LEGISLATION
Would Give Street Depart
ment Control Over the
Collections
ALSO WANTS THE
SANITARY PLANT

With the view of providing a bet
ter system Of garbage collection in
this city, City Council at its meeting
last night approved two bills which
are TO be sent to the Legislature with
request that they be passed. The
proposed laws give tho street and
Sewer Department entire jurisdiction
over the collection Of gaehagc. as 1T
now exercises in the collection OF
ashes, The other law gives Council
authority to dispose Of the garbage
IN whatever manner II may deem iii.
Il Is thought that the proposed laws
will be passed BY the Legislature,
thereby providing for better collec-
tion Of garbage here at less cost.
AZ the present Time the city. III addi-
tion 10 paying the four contractors
for collection Of the refuse matter. pay
for the disposal OF the garbage. Il is
thought that the city should receive
some compensation for the garbage,
which is valuable as fertilizer.
In passing the proposed measures
last night Council also took steps
looking to the acquisition by the city
Of the plant maintained and operated
by the Wilmington Sanitary Company
On July 21, 1906, the city entered
into an agreement with the sanitary
company for the disposal OF gnrbage.
under which agreement il was pro-
yided that at the expiration of the
term mentioned therein. May 81, 1915,
the city should have the option to
purchase the plant and machinery in
the present crematory owned by the
company at an amount 20 be agreed
upon by referees. This agreement
further provides that two referees
were TO be appointed by each party
and the fifth by the four referees SC
named.
n Councilman Draper last night Of
fered a resolution setting forth the
/ terms of this agreement. and stating
that as il is uncertain whether the
4 city will desire to exercise its option
until the report of the referees is
made to the city, that the mayor b'
4 requested to provide two referees fol
I the city and that he notify the sani
tary company. This resolution wal
adopted without a dissenting vote.
The two bills were then read Thi
first gives the Street and Sewer De
/ partment the power to collect gar
bage and to make such regulation
covering tile work as they deem I'll
TIE department. in April Of eacl
year. shall make MP an estimate Of th
cost OF the work and submit it t
Council and the Council shall ap
nropriate annually to the board 70
this work, the sum Of not less tina
I S12 600. The second bill gives tn
city jurisdiction over the disposal q
the garbage so collected.
Some time ago Council appointed
special committee to consider tn
I matter Of improved garbage collecting
I and the proposed acts are the result 0
their efforts. The committee wa
unanimous in agreeing that this plai
will be the best the city can get
n Councilman Draper is chairman o
the committee. Both bills will be sen
/ to Dover and the General Assembl,
notified that Council has approved
them. and asked to enact them int
laws.
Councilman McDermott brought I,
\ the attention Of the members tn
nuisance from which people i'm tn
\ southwestern section OF the city suf
fer, due 70 what he thought werl
odors from the crematory, but Mr.
Draper said he thought the odors cam
from a small rendering plant nearby
and owned by private individuals.