Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-26
UTILITY BOARD
ACTION DEFERRED
City Council Last Night Postpon-
ed Hearing on Complaint
for a Week.

before City Council last night ON sum
| mons from that body % have hearing
| of charges preferred by the members OF
| Council but the hearing was postponed
ono week Councilman James w Rob-
crtson shortly after the meeting Of Coun-
ell had been opened took the floor and
stated that Philip l.. Garrett, attorney,
| representing & ID Garretson, had stated
| that Josiah Marvel representing Richard
| 6. McMullcn. was unable to be present
| Mt last nights meeting and that as Council
| did not wish 10 take advantage Of anyone
he made n motion that the hearing be
! postponed for week which motion was
unanimously passed.
On n motion of Councilman Robertson,
! the mayors appointment, Charles +.
| Robinson of 30S Walnut street AS a Nom
| Der of tho Board of Public Utility Com
missioncrs, was confirmed
| COMPLAINT ABOUT CARRIAGE COLLECTION.
The question of The unsatisf actorv
| collection of garbage was aired, when
| letter from the Non-partisan League
asking that immediate steps be taken tn
better the existing conditions, was read.
| The letter. which follows was received
and ordered filed and referred TO the
| public health committee of Council,
| which committee will work in conjunction
with committee Of the league
Knowing that Your honorable body
Of citizens is always Interested III tho
welfare Of our people, IL becomes tho
| Voters Non Partisan icagiIe 10 publicly
enter protests against the unsatisfactory
method used by the present garbage
| collectors III handling Wimingtons gar
| baRc situation II has come TO our at-
tention that the complaints are very
| numerous and IN some cases homes have
not been visited by the collectors for
three weeks or more. Tho trucks nsed
arc very Inappropriate and arc not capa-
! bic Of coping with the situation ~
| IS the belief Of tho members Of the Voter
| Non-Part isnn League that this situation
| needs Immediate rcmcdYing. rs citizens,
voters and as representatives, Of the people
| Of Wilmington who arc paying the bulls,
We cannot permit such horrible condition
TO exist We bcl I'VE that tho collectors
are not able to handle the contract, and
in our opinion. the excessive amount Of
| tho contract is too great for the very
poor and Inefficient services rendered
| Wilmington should DO the healthiest
| city III the country II II u - be this,
We cannot permit garbage TO remain
unco'lrctcd from three days 10 three
weeks II is 4 burning shame that the
Board Of Health should tc permitted to
award n contract 10 contractors who
| apparently have no other interest than
the money they receive for not providing
prompt services
The league insists that this situation
| should have your immediate attention,
rs the health and lives Of the people Of
Wilmington depend on City Council
for protection No longer can wc stand
such horrible condition and ask for
| immediate results Better by far would
it be to permit farmers in the ncIghborng
section TO come TO Wilmington, collect
the garbage free Of charge and feed It TO
their hogs, than 10 turn over 1t thousands
Of dollars cost TO the citizens the contract
to those who cannot fulfill the contract
Hoping that our opinion will have Your
/ prompt consideration and that there
! will be a correction TO the evil that
exists, We are, 4 G
Following the reading Of the letter
Councilman Robertson spoke Of the con-
ditions rs he knew them to exist He
told # how his own garbage had not been
collected in week and how that OF
ueighborS had not been collected for a
long aS two and three weeks lie further
stated that the trucks used for the collec-
ton Of the garbage were not satisfactory
and that one he had noticed III service
looked as though il had an open spigot
from the way the JUICE" leaked from the
back lie sand he hoped the health com
nIttce would take prompt and strenu-
Gus action
Councilman Ward asked that copy %
the letter from the Non-Partisan League
be sent to the Board OF Health. which
was ordered done
Councilman Cathcart. chairman of the
health committee stated that lac knew OF
the czstin conditions and would do all
IN his power To have tie matter remedIed.
BAND ron REuIDrKASr5.
In the future no contingent OF local
military rcgistrants will 20 away without
vclng accompanied on their mareh To
the station by band Last night 4
letter was received from Mayor LAWSON
III which he suggested that Council In
the future supply band Tor all draftecs
leaving his city and on motion 81 Council
man Robertson, Ii Vas UNANIMOUSLY de-
cidcd to take such action.
4 communication Vas received from the
health committee al the Delaware Council
Of National Defense asking To have Il time
set for conference with the members of
the Council and the mayor, the purpose
Of the conference beng 10 discuss the
sanitation Of the city Tie letter was
ordered received and filed and President
Lyon IS to appoint the time for the con
ference
A letter was received from William !
.conard 81 No Is Buena Vista street
who complained Of the smoke and cinder
nuisance caused By the power plant of
the Traction Co at the foot OF Buena
Vista street The communication said
that the cuders and smoke spoiled
clothes, food and property The letter
was received and referred to the law and
health committees.
A resolution recently adopted BY the
Volunteer iiremeus Relief Association
Ia which the body asked that City Coun-
ell install sirnn in the city so that the
fire alarms could be heard by everyone
was read to Council, when a communica-
ton WAS received from the association
The letter was received and referred to
the committee Of the whole
A communication was received from
the Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department in which they stated that
because Of the lack of funds the repairs
at Fourth and Washington streets that
Council requested be made would have to
60 untouched The letter Was received
and filed
The report Of the chief engineer Of the
FIRE Department showed that there we're
Is boX alarms and Is still alarms iii July.
The losses Of the fire from box alarms vas
stated in the report to be S102, sos
TN falIoQ-Iup T4NraIis for T.lItt ttss,rt.