Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-18
FINAL ACTION
ON GARBAGE
NEXT TUESDAY
Bids Will Probably Be Re-
ceived Following Week;
Changes in Rules

City Commissioners after reading
the proposed specifications for a gar
bage collection contract for a period
of fifteen months from next Feb
ruary to May, 1919, decided to post
pone final action until next Tuesday
and to strike out the section author
izing the advertising of bids to be re-
ceived October 4. Bids will probably
be received week later.
Council will meet informally Fri
day evening with Health officer ]. NJ.
j. Raunick and City Solicitor Fox
or Assistant E. Bruce Taylor to dis
cuss the specifications as revised to-
day.
While the revised rules are similar
to the ones now in use, a number of
important additions have been made
giving the city more control in case
of emergencies and requiring more
cooperation on the part of house
holders. In one of the sections it is
provided that nothing but garbage
may be put in the cans, which must
hold not less than three nor more
than ten gallons. No ashes, sweep
ings, tin cans, broken glass, straw or
other waste may be put in the gar
bage, and the collecting company is
required also to report failure of
householders to have the garbage
ready when collections are made.
While no action has been taken
by Council to put the entire ash,
waste and garbage collection under
the supervision of a separate bureau,
it is understood Commissioner Dunkle
is preparing necessary legislation to
provide for this so that preparations
can be started at once to organize
this department.
A definite system for the new bu-
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city health bureau, which is heartily
in favor of this move, will begin at
once making arrangements and nee
essary plans for the department.
Ordinances providing for the
widening of Chestnut street at the
Mulberry street viaduct approach and
the closing of private alley and
part of Cherry street adjoining the
Pennsylvania Railroad property at
that point were passed on second
reading, and upon motion of Com
action was deferred for one week.
A protest from property owners
and representatives of parties in
terested in estates in Chestnut street
between Fourth and Third streets
was presented and read to the COM
missioners. In the complaint it was
stated the move to widen Chestnut
street at this time was premature,
damaged other property on the south
side of Chestnut street and also
would be of no material advantage
to the city.
Commissioner Gross mentioned
that a number of persons had spoken
to him advocating the improvement.
The approval of the City Planning
Commission was also read.
Acting Mayor Gorgas introduced a
resolution transferring from the fund
for the salary of a Mayor S400 for
maintenance of the police patrol and
1925 to the contingent fund. Mayor
Gorgas stated that as the funds had
not been used to pay the Mayors S
salary because of the vacancy they
were needed for other expenses.
An agreement with the Robert
Grace Construction Company, con-
tractors for the new Cumberland VAL
ley Railroad bridge, to pay the city
$500 to meet the expense of finishing
the work of clearing away debris at
Island Park was approved. In case
the sum is insufficient the company
has agreed to pay $3.50 more.
Ordinances passed on final read
ing provide: Restricting parking of
automobiles in Fourth street between
Market and Walnut streets for more
than thirty minutes; grading River
alley from Seneca to Schuylkill
streets; increasing salaries of Water
Department employees.