Evening journal., 1918-07-26
council Hears Of
GARBAGE MIDDLE
Non-Partisan League In
siSts on Collections by
Contractors
COMPLAINTS ARE
PILING HIGH

The Voters Non-Partisan League.
through its president. E. NJ. Davis, last
night sent letter to City Council pro-
testing against the noncollection OF
garbage. The letter was ordered re-
ceived and turned over to the public
health committee OF Council with in
.structions to see that the collections
are made. even If It becomes necessary
for the city TO engage teams or trucks
to haul the garbage from this city.
That the Councilmen were peeved
over the failure Of the contractor TO
make collections three times a week.
as required by law. was evident by
the remarks made by Councilman Rob
ertson. Of the Fifth ward and Council
man Cathcart, OF the Twelfth ward.
Mr.. Robertson said that in his own
home garbage had remained uncollected
for the last week, and neighbOr OF
his reported that his garbage had not
been collected for two weeks. Mr.. Rob-
ertsOn said a resident OF Kirk avenue
had called him TO his home recently
and showed him six receptacles filled
with garbage and animal life. Mr..
Cathcart cOrrobOrated Mr.. Robertson
relative to the trucks now In use by
the contractor spilling water from the
garbage along the streets.
The letter Of the league follows:
President and members, City Council,
Wilmington, Delaware.
Gentlemen: Knowing that your hon
orable body Of citizens is always inter
ested in the welfare OF our people. il
becomes The Voters NOn-Partisan
League to publicly enter protest against
the unsatisfactory method used by the
present garbage collectors in handling
Wilmington's garbage situation. 10 has
come TO our attention that the COM
plants are very numerous, and in some
cases homes have not been visited by
the collectors for three weeks or more.
The trucxs used are very Inappropriate
and are not capable Of coping with the
situation. II is the belief Of the mem
bers OF the Voters NOn-partlsan League
that this situation needs immediate
remedylng. as citizens, voters. and as
representatives Of the people Of VIII
mington, who are paying the bills. we
cannot permit such a horrible condi-
tion to exist. We believe that the col
lectors are not able 10 handle the con-
tract, and IN our opinion, the excessive
amount Of the contract is too great for
the very poor and inefficient services
rendered.
Wilmington should be the healthiest
city I'm the country. If Il IS TO be this,
we cannot permit garbage to remain
uncollected from three days to three
weeks 10 Is a burning shame that the
Board OF Health should be permitted
10 award a contract TO contractors who
apparently have no other interest than
the money they receive for not prOvid-
ing prompt service.
THE Leageu insists that this stu
alton should have your immediate at
tention, as the health and lives OF the
people OF Wilmington depend on City |
Council for protection. No longer can /
we stand for such a horrible condi- /
tion and ask for immediate results. !
Better. by FAR. would 1t be to permit
farmers in the neighboring sections TO |
come TO Wilmington, collecting the |
garbage. free OF charge, TO feed their |
hogs. than 10 turn over at thousands
Of dollars coot to the citizens. the con
tract TO those who cannot fulfill the
contract.
Hoping that our opinion viii have
YOUR prompt consideration, and that
there will be a correction TO the evil
that exists. we are
yours very sincerely,
Voters NOn-Partisan League,
"E. NJ. DAVIS. President"