Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-30
COUNCIL TAKES OVER /.
ASH COLLECTION
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go on with the contract or force the
reduction company to do so.
Create New Bureau
II the city is required to do all the
collecting about sixty men will be
needed DIR. Raunick estimated. Eff
forts were being made to-day to or
ganize. force and it is expected a
report will be made to Council next
Tuesday.
The ordinance creating the ash
and garbage bureau to supervise col
lections was passed without amend
ment. A chief inspector may be OBJ
tanned within few days 1t was inti-
mated but Commissioner Dunllle and
DIR. Raunick both declined to make
any more definite announcement
than that a report would be made
next week.
1t is planned to carry out the sys-
tenn worked out by DIR. Raunick and
used each year in the cleanup cam
palgns. Gangs of men with teams
will be sent to certain districts and
will have only that territory to COW
er.
Disposal of the garbage is not
causing the city officials any worry
should the reduction company drop
the work.
May Sell Garbage
Il am sure we can easily dispose
of all the garbage we collect by CELL
ig it," Dr. Raunick stated. In case
we can not dispose of it that way
we will find place to bury it or
burn it.
The removal of the ashes will be
a much harder problem if the city is
forced to do it entirely. There is
an accumulation now in some dis
tricts and by November conditions
will not be improved | am sure. 1t
will require the corporations of each
resident of the city to make the mu-
nicipal part of the work successful.
Uniformity of receptacles and the
proper separation of rubbish from
ashes and garbage will be the first
things which the householders can
do"
TO Collect Costs
In the resolution passed by Coun-
Gil this morning City Solicitor Fox is
authorized to notify the surety COM
pany that the city will employ n suf-
ficient force to fulfill all provisions of
the contract and will collect the
costs from the bond.
The ash and garbage collection
was the last one called before Coun-
Gil. The collection bureau ordin-
ance was passed first and then the
resolution was introduced.
Amend Trolley Ordinance
The ordinance providing for the
street franchises for the Valley Rail-
ways to doubletrack Walnut street
was postponed until next week pend
ing the drawing up of amendments
which will provide for reimbursing
property owners for the amounts
paid by them for street paving 1t
was also intimated that an effort may
be made to have the railways COM
pany maintain and repair the entire
width of the street in return for the
franchises. The letters of approval
from the City Planning Commission
and the Municipal League were read
after which City Clerk r. Ross Sea-
Council protesting against the pro-
visions in the measure.
Six reasons We're given stating that
doubletracks will increase danger at
Front and Market streets; will crowd
the street for other traffic. will en-
danger schoolchildren; will interfere
with delivery of coal and other COM
modities; and will make the street
no longer a desirable one for re =
dences. The objection about street
paving costs will be met in the
amendments. Inc SlSneTS were
Henry Mccormick, Jr., John Camp
bell, John II. Eager Jr., c. C.'Cock-
lin, Mary NJ. Boas, John n. Speel, e.
Lille Eager, A. H. and Harry 'Kreid-
Ter, :. j. and j. X. Greenawalt, Jr.,
and " II. Eager.
Commend Recruiting
Harry d. Reel, city inspector of
weights and measures, appeared be-
fore Council to-day to explain the
advantages of the measure requiring
dealers using wagons for the deliv-
cry of coal, coke, sand and stone
and other commodities to have the
weights of the vehicle painted on it.
The commissioners raised the ques-
ton that the weight would vary un-
der different weather conditions, but
Inspector Reel told them the per-
missioner Gorgas had the title and
ed so as to exclude farmers using
vehicles in the delivery of farm pro-
duce. The ordinance will be called
for final passage next week.
Because of the big recruiting cam
paign in the spring freeing Harris
burg from furnishing any men in
the first draft, Council passed reso-
lutions commencing the patriotic
mon who volunteered their services;
to the officers of the National Guard;
to the Regular Army recruiting Of
ficers lead by Captain w. f. Harrell
and to the Dauphin County Patriotic
Citizens and Veterans of Former
Wars recruiting committee.
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