South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-13
GARBAGE CONTRACT
TO BE CONSIDERED
AT NEXT MEETING
Farmers Oppose Letting Of
Contract to Out of Town
Concern.

When the proposed ordinance en-
! bodying the two contracts tentative
ly entered into with two out Of town
firms for the disposal of the city
garbage was called up for first read
/ ing before the common council Non
day night. it was referred TO the
council acting as a committe as a
whole and will Ice taken up for
formal consideration next Monday
night
AS expected, organized opposition
to the measure developed but no
official action was taken. it being
explained that nothing definite would
be done until the council was given
the opportunity OF examining the
contracts presented by Joseph Hall
of Logansport. representing the In
diana Disposal Co, and Conley
Bros. of Kalamazoo, Mich. who
have secured tentative agreements
with the board OF public works. act
ing i'm conjunction with special
committee of five members of the
council
Attempt To Block.
Although COunCilmen GOebel and
Nenett made strong efforts TO block
the proposal 10 allow "a COmmitte OF
farmers TO be heard the delegation
headed by Joseph Kollar presented
ample evidence OF their good faith
and willingness 10 collect the gar
bage during the coming summer.
adding that they We're given TO un-
"a fh H. q Ta.
privilege Of collecting the refuse and
had made provisions for the work.
going 10 the extra expense Of pur-
chasing new equipment. including
teams and wagons. Spokesman kOl-
lar said that if the ordinance pre-
sented was ratified, the farmers in
this vicinity would find themselves
i'm bad shape financially and their
well laid plans would be completely
disrupted
The demonstrators were substan-
tiated by Pat Gaudaur cuStOrian OF
the city Crematory. who reiterated
the statements of the farmers rep
resentatiVes. and assured the mem
bers OF the council that an efficient
organization had been built UP 10
haul the garbage at the least posi-
BILE expense and trouble to the city.
Heavy Expense.
Although the board of works and
the council special committee agreed
10 keep the exact figures secret un-
til the ordinance was ratified by the
council. Mayor Carson disclosed the
terms of the contract and it has been
found that the city will eventually
pay heavy for the removal and dis
posal of the refuse if the present
project is carried out. According TO
the agreement. the city pays the
I.ogausport concern 40 cents per
capita TO collect the garbage while
Conley Bros. in turn pays the city
so cents "a ton for the refuse. II
has been pointed out that a project
Of this kind would throw the bal
anCe the other way and the city
treasury will suffer as the collection
VIII cost the municipality greater
sum than is returned in the sale.
City Attorney Slick declared that
minor changes must be made in the
contract with Hall before 10 can be
presented for consideration. The
contract viii be ready by next Mon
day night. he said.
Adopt Ordinance.
An ordinance appropriaung $500
from the general fund "a the mis-
ttlAantOAS LAn4 TOT AllG It4i pose OF
dcfrayiug expenses of delegates 20
municipal conventions, etc. was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
Similar action was taken on an or
dinance prohibiting the parking OF
automobiles IN front OF hotels and
theateTs.
Conforming with action taken at a
recent session of the water board, a
sum OF $4,000 was asked for the
temporary use OF the water depart
ment pending the final sale of the
$500 00O bonds. which has been held
up temporarily. The ordinance
which was referred 10 the commit
tee as whole provides that the
money be loaned from the track
separation fund
Two ordinances were introduced
apprupriating $3.50 and S2.016
from the general fund 10 tho mis-
cellaueous fund OF the park board
for the improvement OF High 81. and
=. Jefferson blvd. The ordinances
were deferred until next Monday
night.