South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-18
OPPOSE GARBAGE
CONTRACT LET TO
LOGANSPORT MAN
Stiff Opposition Expected to
Develop at Meeting Mon
day Night.

Further opposition 70 the efforts
of the city council garbage commit
tee to force the awarding Of a gar
bage contract TO an out-of-town
man. Joseph Hall, of Logansport,
Ind. has developed during the past
week, and il will probably present
itself at the committee OF the whole
meeting Monday night in spite OF the
efforts OF Councilman Maurice Ven
net at the meeting of the council
last Monday night 20 prevent farm
ers of the community from being
given a hearing.
According 10 members of the
board Of public works, the contract
between the board and the Logans-
port man, which is to come before
the committee of the whole Monday
night is in answer 10 demands from
the r-embers of the council garbage
committee.
Committee Insists.
The members Of the committee
have been inslstent that such con-
tract he made by the works board
In order that il might be approved
by the council, following recOmmen-
datiOns of approval by the councll
garbage committee.
the Hall contract for the reason
that Il will deprive South Bend ana
St Joseph county citizens from par
ticipating i'm something in which
their participation will benefit the
community and will lessen he ex-
Lense to the taxpayers.
Members Of the board of works
point out that South Bend for sew
eral years will not be in a position
to enter proftably into a contract
with an out-Of-tOwn concern for the
disposal Of the city's garbage.
Heavy Cost.
II has been costing the city APP
proximately $4,000 a year TO care
for the garbage disposal. The pur
chase OF sufficient equipment 70
properly care for the garbage dis
posal through the city's growth dur
ing the next few years would cost
IN the neighbOrhOOd of $4,000 or
$1,000. il is pointed out and this
amount expended, for new equiI ment
together with the additional expense
OF collection would be far below the
cost to the city of that which VIII
be placed upon the taxpayers by en-
tering into "A contract with the l~o-
gansport man.
II is estimated that the Hall con-
tract will reach an annual sum OF
approximately $4,000. There Will
be- n return 20 the city OF approx
matelv $4,000 through the sale OF
the garbage at five cents ton, leaV-
ing loss TO the city Of approximate
Is $4,000
The Hall contract is based on a
50 per cent per caIita arrangement
for the collection Of the garbage.
This. it is estimated. Will reach $50
600 curing the year.
Thirteen members Of the county
have re- equipped their farms Tor
handling the city's garbage. These
ID farmers are anxious TO present
an offer 10 the city TO care for the
ga kbaEe without any great cost 70
the city They are prepared 10 make
three and four collections each ev-
cry week. caring for the tin cans
and other refuse along with the gar
bage suitable for stock feed.
Farmers Out OF Luck.
However. these 10 farmers are
having difficulty in presenting their
proposition TO the council commit
tee Councilman Nennet. who is
member Of the council garbage COM
ulfttee. appeared determined al the
council meeting last Monday night
that the trainers should not be
heard
The other members OF the council
garbage committee seemed as de-
termined as Councilman Nennet that
the garbage contract shall go 10 an
out-of-town man. The board Of
works merely followed insistent de-
mands from the committee that
such contract be presented 10 the
council
Citizens generally are becoming
interested I'm the garbage disposal
contract Many OF them are ex-
Pressing themselves as opposed 10
any attempt upon the part OF the
council garbage committee or city
itself 20 force through a contract
before IL has been thoroughly in
vestigated.
"A few members Of a council gar
bage committee should not be al
lowed 20 burden the city with an
oppressive contract, and the garbage
problem should De thoroughly
investigated
"A few members OF council gar
baEe committee should not be al
lowed 20 burden the city with an OPP
pressive contract. and the garbage
problem should be thoroughly
probed before any action Is taken
declared the influential citizen Sat
urday