El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-06
Mayor Lea Tells Business
Men Appropriation Too
Small; New Law Read.

Mayor Tom Lea held an informal
| garbage Ievee in the city council We'd
| nesday afternoon when the new orIi-
! nance governing the moving of gar
/ bage, ashes and other sofled sub
4 stances were discussed. The levee
/ consisted Of six business men and
owners OF apartments and everything
went Off wel< until the mayor read
| that 81 would be charged hereafter
] for each load Of ashes; then the faces
I OF the men fell and there was no cheer
| left in the assembly
The new regulation provides that all
householders shall hereafter have garb-
4 age cans of a model and fashion to
CONFORM with the sanitary commission
srs loea OF what is sanitary; and the
IaJe winter and early spring styles
point to small compact receptacle
with capacity of about 20 pounds
hooded with fly proof and air proof
10; ana -doled up with handles for
One Can Day.
All stores, shops, hotels. markets.
commission houses apartments, tene-
ments and saloons will hereafter have
Ice TO the extent Of one can of not
more than so pounds; all cans above
one per day will be taxed Is cents the
can In order that there may be no
benefit by such a provision, a clause
IS inserted stating that any of the
buildings stipulated may employ or
contract TO have their garbage re-
moved. but that the persons making
the removal must have license to
do so, which license will be granted At
the city hall at the rate Of 81 per
year.
Ashes Not Garbage.
I'VE do not consiuer ashes as gar
bage." stated the city attorney, ]. H
McBroom. who checkmarked mayor
Lea Lea in the reading Of the ordinance.
ana therefore, we have placed the
charge Of 81 a load against ashes. If
the owners OF apartments and the pro-
prietors OF the large buildings do not
wish TO have the city wagons haul
up on the tension that now exists and
give the sanitary department more OPP
portunity to serve the residential dis
trict- The object of removing garbage
ing ashes is a commercial transac-
ton"
To Bale Dry Garbage.
Down town stores, wnere consider
able dry garbage is handled, are in
structed under the new ordinance to
bale or tie up this dry garbage and
that it Will be hauled away without
cost. We do this" explained the
other garbage but because the dry gar
bage has a fuel value and is used as
such at the garbage disposal plant"
Manure and barn cleanings, under the
boxes, which boxes are to be approved |
by the sanitary commissioner Crock /
cry, glass, dishes. ashes, manure and /
unnecessary liquids are not TO be 4
placed in the garbage cans and all ex-
cess liquids are to be drained off be- i
fore the solid substances are dumped /
into the cans. Garbage not placed in /
cans win be hOuled by the city at the /
rate OF 81 a load.
To Clean Cess Pools.
The city agrees, under the new ordi-
nance to clean out all cess pools and
grease traps at the rate of 81 a load
Violation Of the new ordinance
brings upon the offender a fine not |
exceeding $50; while a second offence |
nay be penalized anywhere from S25
70 800.
Mayor Lea stated that the former
lent appropriation for the sanitary
department and that instead of the
rs 900, appropriated being sufficient,
go 900 a year would be required. He |
aid that one hotel alone had $4,000
pounds Of garbage to be hauled dur !
ng one month and that the demand |
IpOn the wagons in the business sec
ion was so heavy that II brought neg I
ect into the residential section.
Bars aAlley Rats
The ordinance also provides that no
ne shall open the garbage cans but
he owners and the garbage gatherers, | ,
hus eliminating the ALLEY rats
vhile the habit Of commission houses
egetables and leave it to the city
o cart away would be hereafter met
Y CHARGING a rate Of 81 a load for
he removal of such filth
Those who attended the conference
etween council and the public were:
R. Fisk, A Schwartz; DIT 7; A.
ray. NJ A. Ernest, II. W. Vanghaus,
nd W 5. Culver.