Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-26
QUESTION COUNCIL ON
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Central Labor Union Asks Cues
tons Relative to New In
cinerating Plant.

Some pertinent questions relative To
the city's new incinerating plant and
the rnrhsge collection and disposal
.vxscm were contained I'm a letter re-
rsived by CITY Council last night
from the Central Labor Union. the
members of which want to know IL
Council considers the new plant sue
cess and if their action in ordering
paymcnt of the bill for Sa5,ooo, the
contract price. Is to be considered as
"A good disposition of the taxpayers
money.
Information to the effect that the
contract for the erection of said plant
was OF a very vague nature, II not
being stated therein specifically what
Kind Of garbage was to be consumed,
has been spread broadcast the letter
set forth. 1--WE believe this to be A
laxity OF duty on the part of those
chosen by the citizens to negotiate for
them and a waste of finances in these
irving times to have paid the sum of
Sss. 900 for something that seems as
vague as the contract for Its erection.
Inder the new system of garbage dls-
posai and collection many hardships
will ec passed over 70 the citizens IN
stead OF the relief sought Tor IN the
erection of the plant
The Central body asks the Councii
c. furnish figures showing the cost OF
collection and disposal last year and
ii possible. the amount 1t has cost 70
operate the new ineinerator TO date.
They also ask for figures relative 10
the plants consumption that the ciu-
vcns may know what is being done
and how the cost of the new system
compares with the old one.
Councilman McManus moved that
the clerk he instructed to cominuni-
cate with the Central Labor Union
ana furnish them with the figures
,,lativo TO the cost OF collection and
opcration last year but that hgures
relative TO the new plant be withheid
for A future date. Council ltse1 docs
not have any report from the boarG
a, Health ss TO the exact fgnfes on
consumption at the new plant ana y
was his idea TO wait until these are
available before making reply TO 1he
central body. Councilman McNabh
thought IL useless to divide THEFT
answer and he suggested that their
entire answer be withheld until they
have all the information desired So
!, could all be embodied in one com
munication. This was finally agreed
10 and Council will reply TO the Cen
t,ai Labor Union just as soon as
thev can compile figures on all the
inquiries they made.
The mayor returned with his APP
rroval an amended ordinance relative
20 the kind of garbage which IS TO be
collected. Ii was designed to elimi-
nate all water from the garbage and Il
is understood IL has already become
very effective as the residents at large
are Observing the new ruling and as
consequence the garbage Is much
dryer and the new incinerating plant
IS consuming much greater amount
daily then when it was wet.
There was to have been a delega-
tion Of women before Council last
night TO protest against the non col
lection OF garbage in the sections oi
the city where they live but they dic
not appear. Councilmen were inform
&C that the women hesitated to ap-
pear in a public place like the Council
chamber and speak.
The garbage problem was consider
ed at length by the Council last even
ing. There was no report from the
Board Of Health relative to the mat
ter or 10 the new sircinerator. Next
week, however, the health board viii
have to submit a report 20 Council or
the collections and until that is re
oeived the Council does not propose tc
do ANYTHING about the matter.