The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-18

accept the terms proposed by the
Mayor and your Committee
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To the Honorable Tn. Mssor. IN.
Board OF Aldermen and The Com :.
, m,stee on HSsl,h and c.,y H0spi-
Gentlemen On December LIST, 1914.
we addressed a communication to the
Common Council In connection with
S ss dofSss BY The s. css sSs
We now have u contract that expires
June 80. 1919 In this communica-
ton we called attention to the well
known fact that the city's duty. As a
been doing for the past nine years.
namely to safeguard the public
health by making . frequent and
thorough collection OF this household
ter. II In the hands OF capable public
officials. as II now 10. We also called
attention to the fact that the prompt
removal and disposal every day OF :
and seventy-fve tons Of decomposing
animal and vegetable matter. was
very serious probl~m--one which has
!psrplsx.d and in many cases bsft,sd
country. Also TO the fact which 10
not so we'll known to the general
public. that this City has the most
eeonomical. most sfncient ana most
tenn OF garbage disposal OF any city
In the United States. In the existing
arrangement with the Detroit Reduc
, ,iSn so1',snyi Whereby all garbage
that Company at the foot OF Twenty
fourth street. removed In cars to q
plant twenty-one miles. away, and
disposed Of without one dollar OF ex.
a AA
attention TO the fact that the city
government was then contemplating
at an expense OF approximately half
million dollars the construction of
n plant for the disposal of the gar
hage IL collected We asked that this
communication be referred to your
Committee. which was. done, and re-
quested a hearins before your Com
Of the de.irabiiity. on the part OF the
city, Of saving 10 the taxpayers. the
expenditure OF this large sum OF
money for the purpose mentioned
At a hearing had recently before
the Committee on Health and City
Hospitals. we were requested TO sub
init short term propositio and IN
clude an option 10 purchase TO your
Honorable Body with reference to the
disposition OF garbage at the expira-
ton OF our contract as above noted.
In compliance Herewith we make
the following proposition.
Il.
its expiration June 10th. 1915. for n
term OF I'VE years. the City to de-
liver all garbage I, o. b. at French
Landing. Wayne County. Michigan.
Detroit an option for the purchase of
our plant at French Landing. Wayne
County. Michigan, and will furnish
abstracts. blue prints, and all neces-
one Hundred Seventy ave Thousand
tSi7s. 900. 0ol Dollars plus all improve
ments purchased and installed after
August LIST, 1915. This option to be
exercised at any time after one year
the above option price ave per cent
6 per cent? for depreciation per
annum on the equipment from and
). II the City OF Detroit enters In
70 q contract with US under the terms
and conditions OF this proposal and
does not exercise the option contained
In part No. |, within the hve year
period therein stated. then. and In
such case. contract with the Reduc-
ton Company Is to be automatically
extended for Ave years longer. with
this exception: That the Reduction
Company will receive all Carriage +
o. h. Detroit during the last ave year
period
g. The City Of Detroit 20 have the
right. at any time TO accept the prop
esition TO deliver garbage 1.-The TO tn. F scr
a period OF ten years. and relinauish
the purchase provision ~ set forth In
part No. J.
We viii furnish all contracts and
necessary papers to carry out any
one OF the provisions herein con-
tained. at the optloz OF the Common
Council and the Mayor OF the city
of Detroit
Very respectfully submitted.
DETROIT REDUCTION COMPANY,
Per ALEX J. MCLEOD,
President