Putnam patriot., 1921-07-08
CITIZENS SAY CITY
 DUMP IS NUISANCE
Grove Street Residents Com plain About Steneh.-Health
 Officer Suggests Remedy
Man Should Be Employed To Look
 After Place, Council ls Told

That the city dump is a nuisance of the worst kind was the charge made in a protest signed by 25 prominen, Grove street and South Man street residents and presented at the July meeting Of the common council, held Tuesday evening in the Municipal building The protest claimed that the city dump, which is located near the iron railroad bridge over the Quinebaug riyer, is being used in dis posing Of dead fish, portions Of slaughtered animals, and other de cayed and decaying refuse which causes an unbearable steneh
 The signers requested that the mat ter be taken into consideration by the city governing body, and that steps be taken to abolish the existing condi- tions
 Peter 4 Gardner. city health off cer, told the council that he had tried all methods Co remedy the unhealthy conditions, but to no avail But he suggested q remedy He said. At present people carry the inwards of cattle, fish. meat trimmings and all kinds Of deeaying matter to the dump and throw it there. To stop this We might put a fence across the highway at the C. M Kent farm and keep f locked except for three afternoons d week
 .On these afternoons we could haze n man there and have him see that all deeayed matter was put n trench and covered, and that paper. barrels and the like, be pat in pile and later burned Otherwise don't see how you can remedy the situation, which is bad. for the scent goes way Jp Grove street Only few days ago q woman came Co me and said she had been unable to sleep because the smell from the dump had made her sick. "
 T don't blame Mir Kent for com planning l would do the same and feel the way he does if the dump were near me. said Mayor Allie N Marcy. "Mr Gardner is entirely right m his opinion of the matter"
 In reply Co Alderman Wheelaes' 5 question as 10 whether there were not other places in the city where the dump might he located, the health i officer replied in the affirmative He said that some years ago the Wright farm near the bone mil had been used as a dumping ground bat because people abused the privilege, MT Wright had eventually to prohibit further dumping But no matter where you have your dump, there must be someone 10 see tbat things are properly disposed of, he said.
 Mr Gardner commented on Che fact Ibat One dre truck had been called ouf awice lately tu extineuizh fire al the dump T don't think the eii} should maintain expensive hHe ap paratus for the purpose of eNtln gushing dump blszes, reioiued th, mayor
 Alderman Johnson suggested that dumping ordinance. be drawn up 3 with penalties for violation, and tn, mattee referred to the ordinance aBc finance committees A report is tC be made at the next meeting as Go tht } possibility of erecting the gate. sug , pcsted by the health officer, and tho Eeas, of so doing. Mr Johnson's sug rcstion was put into the form of motion which was passed.
 Eugene Berthiaume of South Mari street asked fl something couldn't b' done about the surface water whicf has been flowing into his garden Plants on his property have been un tlermined, he said. and the wall on hi' property has been caused to topple - Cuv Engineer George W Perry sa,C that ther,#i Is a surface drain carlnl for the gutter water coming iron Pleasant. Seward and part ef Cen Ger streets. and chat this dram now ? empua- near Che Berthaumc proper tY.
 Formerly there Was 3 latee hollow space there. sad Alr=ferlH and tht water was dlsposg af in tlHz without trouble Gul aVatr- of the iaud hay, recently filled if mach of this hollow so ibat uoW much water goes into i 5 small space and causes the trouble complained af rhefr Is dram oH Arch =s,tcei which empties iute tme tfunA -llHe seWer.aui it has heeH -u1 ae>te4 that the surface di0n winch h#= been causing the trouble be aaa re,te4 with this Arch street dram But H my opinion thW would nlac tao heavy j. burden upen 'ae rHe-e E sfWfr Hipe-. V8eA mseai 5aass. 0a aaek and .tHlou- trouble
 Eae complaint Wa- referred fH tn lalhVav committee NfH instructions tu eenor. at tae ncNt= =H|ee5IE- toy extent tHe gHF e Haa'e faf tleI NI~z 5Hl tuatlen.
 rHa alireet 3isrtsri ef tae aa tauuty af the common toa0e e ManHue < Brasn.= SeFaoi stt.rI. 1s.l areu1Ht before Che metaHE Tn dm question. | va- stated, hs. teen refused petmt b5 t-r eouHs to erect gasoline tank al their plaes ~ business hceaa-r tt was thought aA tae aua1al that the street was to.
 agfoW and congestion ef traffic 10,
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 leerees and the tank is now in use