Evening journal., 1918-07-17
residents Stirred
BY Garbage MIDDLE
Six Hundred Complaints in
One Day Because il
Isn't Collected
BUT THREE TRUCKS IN
USE BY CONTRACTOR

Although II was reported at the
weekly session OF the Board Of Health
yesterday that garbage collections
are becoming normal and the COM
plants fewer. Il was learned this morn
ing that nearly 600 kicks" were reg
lstered by az many housewives yes
terday with the board. Complaints
were pouring in so fast this morning
that Il required the combined efforts OF
Secretary Cahilf and Executive Oncer
Harry Smith to receive them over the
phones and jot them down In the COM
plant book
In fact this task was so difficult that
Secretary Cahill, who has charge OF the
complaint book, stated that he would
count up the complaints received yes
terday and announce them through the
newspapers tomorrow, he being too
busy today to do that. The sheets
which contained the complaints recelv-
ed yesterday were for some reason re-
moved from the complaint book, al
though today did not mark the end OF
the week or the month and there was
stlll plenty OF room In the book for
such complaints.
While the health board members
were receiving the report that the
garbage muddle was being cleared up
at yesterdays meeting, hOuskeepers In
the vicinity OF Tenth and Spruce
streets, who discovered q garbage
man in that section with an automo-
bile truck, poured out In droyes with
garbage pals. Within a few minutes
while they detained the collector, they
filled his cart with garbage.
The situation will most likely be
discussed In City Council tomorrow
evening, when Il Is understood that
numerous letters OF complaint Will be
submitted. Residents OF the south
western section. which IS represented
by Councilman Harrington, are said
10 be busy circulating petitions pro-
testing against the epoor collections In
that section.
One city official today explained that
the total tonnage delivered to the city
crematory Yesterday was but ~ i-2
tons, as compared with 20 tons daily
heretofore.
The total collections made yesterday
were made By three automobile trucks
and two auto complaint trucks. With
the mercury soaring close 10 the "a
degree mark, the uncollected garbage
in this city caused the great inpourine
OF complaints. lt was estimated today
that there were at least 900 tons OF
garbage remaining uncollected in this
city at the present time.
A question is being asked by some
Of the COuncilmen as 10 whether the
Health Department is enforcing the law
which provides that where complaints
OF uncollected garbage are made, anc
such complaints are attended to by
special collectors, a fine Of 5O cents FOL
each collection is TO be charged th'
contractor. These amounts are sup
posed TO be deducted from the monthly
appropriation allowed the contractor
taking charge OF garbage collections. II
was stated today that under the prev
fous Republican board. the collector
was fined close TO $500 for such spe-
clal collections.
The telephone in the ONCE Of Mayor
Lawson Is kept busy, many persons
thinking that the Mayor can stralghten
out the matter. This brief Is due TO
the fact, It is thought that the Mayor
previous TO his election, had openly
stated he would clean up the garbage
muddle.
The ONCE OF Chief OF Police Black Is
also being besieged by indignant house
keepers. One woman claimed over the
phone that the garbage at her home
had not been collected for one mcnth.