Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-18
BOARD TO CONSIDER
REMOVAL Of GARBAGE
Cohn Says II Will Cost S8G.O2S Per
Year to Change Present
System.
ASKS FOR SEVENTY MORE MEN
Would Over,aX City incinsrators. He
Says, il Garbage Were Removed
Daily, as Is Done In Norfolk and
Other Cities.

7" take Such action as may he re-
Sardcd rs necessary to better condi-
tionS obtaining in the STRENGTHENING
department in order that collections
of garbage may bc made moro fro
uucntly than twice week. tho Ad-
m!nis,ra;tvc Board will hold spe-
"iai session this afternoon at 3:3O
O'Clock Superintendent OF street
Cleaning COhn and chief Health Officer
Levy have been asked by tho board to
he present At this time in order to
give their views.
Acting on resolution. offered by
Commissioner IIobaon. and una nimous-
ly adopted by tho board. Suporintcn-
dent Cohn yesterday submitted e re-
port to tho board as 10 the cost Of
placing hts department on basis to
make more frequent collections Of
Kitchen waste from all private dwcll-
ings. Tho boards action followed
numerous complaints made arains, the
street Cleaning Dcpartmcn, in the
matter Of garbage collection This
agitation has been further increased
by tho campaign inauEuratcd by Dr
Levy looking toward tho protection Of
Tho city from infartilc paralysis.
In his report To tho board. Mr. Cohu
advocates the inauguration OF trj
weekly collections Of garbage. instead
Of daily. The cos: of tho latter H.,
believes 10 he almost prohibitivc. and
he also urges tho capacity of tho ci,y's
incinera'orS would be ovcrtarcd II
collections arc made moro frcgscntlv
than thrc. times week
conn FAVoRs REMOVAL
THREE: T1AIES PER WEEK
The board took no action on the
COMMUNICATION, laying II on tho table
FOR dispositions this afternoon
Mr.. COINS repor, follows:
AS per your instructions To report
an estimate OF the COS, Of daily col
% I'm 80 49,
together with my recoinmc udatious
beg leave to report as follows
There is needed for tho collection
OF garbage as TO prevent any nuisance
existing hfty-cirht carts, at "a cost
or *5.220. nfty-two mules. At a cost Of
"i *l,lOo: seventy mon. a, $3.50 pcr
day. The cost Of feed Will be sea io
per day, cost Of shocine. Ss7
There are in the city 3i.ao0 houses
from which collections arc to be made
II THIS work is TO be done daily. IL
VII! make total OF co5.2OO calls. or
an avcrac" Of lo2.6o0 calls triwccklv
The solution OF this is trtwcokIv
collection which viii prevent any uui-
sance from existing and Will also prc-
vent tho expenditure Of a large amour,
OF money This work should be cut
"u. TOT seventy men as above stated
IN doing this work another thing
must ID" taken in consideration and
thht IS a place for disposal
AS Your honorable body is aware
OF tho fact that our disposal plants
nave a limited capacity and were we
10 make collections over and abov.
me capacity Of tho plants We would
be aiding in creating a nuisance Cnr
"p"Ve !"aNlnG the garbage in small
cans IN The citizcu's YARD
CHANGE PROPOSED WOULD
t<'T S6G.O"S PER YEAR
according 20 Mr. COINS figures
asl"e from Tho cost OF cquip,nen, and
l.S wear and tear, the daily cost In
wages and horse feed OF changing
from me present ne-and-two-timcs-,
"ceN system OF garbage collection TO
Il 'hrce I cS-a-wcck basis would be
roll. and S22i0 per dav for food 80,
""' Gays This would make the cost
OF me mere change from twice a
week 10 three times a week on gar
page collection only, equal about one
'hiro or the present entire cost Of
street cleaning and garbage and ash
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