The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-31
ALLEN PUTS ROW
ABOUT GARBAGE
UP TOCOMMITTEE
Commissioner Says He VIII
Leave Question to six Per-
sons and Abide by Recon-
mendation They May Make.

Thomas r. Allen, commissioner OF
streets, bridges, sewers and garpage,
said Monday he was willing 70 leave
the final decision OF the continuations
OF front sidewalk garbage collection
from homes where there are no alleys
TO the committee II six. three appointed
from the Chamber Of Commerce ana
three from the woman's central COM
nsittee. r. r. Ellis, preside1s OF the
Chamber q Commerce. has as app1 ss,,,s1
will appoint the committee on three
women Monday afternoon.
IF the committee win make an In
vestigatlon OF the system we are at
tempting 70 install and decides that u ls
not practical or the best thing that can
be done | am willing to withdraw IL
and adopt the system the committee
win propose as substitute" Mr.. Allen
said
Commissioner Allen believes the sys-
TEN has not had a fair trial He says
he believes IL the people win cooperate
with the city for 30 days they viii
agree that IL Is better to have a twice.
a-week collection made regularly ana
premises kept clean than to have the
old slip-shod method formerly employed
with irregular collection and unsanitary
Commissioner Allen explained that the
system he Is attempting TO adopt in
the residence district is the same 40
uptown district. II now. requires only
about an hour and q half to collect the
garbage on Main street from the north
ern part OF the city to Calhoun ave-
nue. and on Madison avenue from Front
street 10 Iauderdale street. be says ne
| believes the system win work as satis-
| factorily in the residence district as
In the uptown area.
Future Plans.
Meanwhile the purpose Of the CONS
| missioner 10 10 operate trucks for col-
| lection OF garbage In front OF the homes
at regular Intervals. n there are house
| holds that do not wish TO cooperate
with TIE undertaking he will employ
| tolerant methods Along with the larg-
| er wagons will be sent the garbage carts
that will go into the back yards and
make collections from those who DO
| not put their garbage cans on the mont
| sidewalk
Meanwhile there has been manifested
small disposition 10 cooperate with the
| tricts. The househoiders are not dis
posed TO accept the new order and as
| a result the city has abandoned none
| OF its 10 trailers that were employed
when the order was made Allen does
| not expect to decrease expenses 70
any appreciable degree at first. but he
| says he does expect TO give the people
/ a complete and regular service. He
says he Is satisfied that II the people
win give the system trial Of 30 days
that, they. win not be willing 70 gDshacss
i tllS agSastef noe Glands tfn i.lty
is willing for the special committed
10 pass on the merits OF the system
and will discontinue It IL the commit
tee recommends It and offers sub
stitute system. The city viii operate
on the new system meanwhile without
attempting to coerce the people into us
| ing IL.
In some places there were reports
| Saturday Of near-clashes between gar
| bage men who refused TO take the
| garbage cans from the back yards and
the residents who demanded that they
| go to the back yard and collect H..
| There was very little indication that
| the people were looking with increased
| favor upon the system. Commissioner
| Allen says. however. that many per-
sons who notified him that they would
not follow instructions are notifying
| him OF their intended cooperation.