Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-05
new PLANS
FOR CITY'S
GARBAGE
Aldermen Vote Down CIark's
Amendment, Who is Backed
by Riedy
FOR Fl DAY TRY BY CITY
Street Department to Collect,
Garbage Instead of Private
Contractors Here

Despite the strong objections OF
Aldermen John j. Clark and Benja-
min A. Riedy the aldermen Monday
night adopted a resolution authoriz-
ing the street committee to go ahead
with the collection and disposal of
the garbage in the city until such
time as the council makes other ar
rangements. Alderman Clark en-
deavored to amend the resolution so
that this period of municipal collec-
tlon would not be longer than twen-
ty-one days, bids to be again adver-
Used for in the meantime. This
move on his part was blocked by 4
vote of four to two, Alderman Riedy
being the only other member to
support him. When the vote was
called for on the original resolution
these same two aldermen were the
only ones to oppose it. Alderman
John f. Sofield was not present at
the meeting. making the vote four
to two in favor of municipal coller-
tion.
Alderman Clark argued that past
performances have shown that rnu-
nicipal undertakings of this kind
not profitable, pointing out the
water works and municipal light
ing plant as an example of city
owned ana operated utilities. AL
derman Albert G.. Waters. who was
the strongest advocate of the resolu
tion giving the street committee
power to collect the garbage, assert
ed that no harm is to come from the
city attempting it and learning for
Itself whether or not it can save
money by doing the work itself
rather than award it to contractors
at figure which a majority of the
aldermen consider excessive.
Alderman Robert A. Mcguire said
he saw no reason why the city
should only be given .wenty-one
days or less to try out the project
in commenting against Alderman
Clark's amendment
Everything the city went into
along this line has resulted in them
getting a gold brick" Alderman
Riedy maintained. COLLECTIONS are
light in the summer and you cannot
judge your ability to collect the citys
garbage by present collections.
What will we do next win ter when
everything is frozen up He also
objected strenuously to the use Of
the present city dump.
AS chairman of the street COM
mittee Alderman Thomas Patten
said he felt the city could save
money by doing it's own garbage
collecting. He maintained that there
was practically as much garbage in
the summer as in the winter and
said the trial given municipal col
lection from now on would give the
aldermen an excellent idea as TO
whether or not 1t will pay them to
continue through the winter.
Another point brought out by tina
street committee chairman was that
under q municipal collection system
articles of all kinds will be taken as
rubbish whereas now the garbage
contractors refuse TO take certain
classes of stun.
Alderman-at-large Richard J.
Calvin was optimistic about ths
matter. I'VE have been behind the
times long enough" he said, "and it
is about time we woke up. l think
the city can handle the garbage sit
uation."
The city has $4,000 in the gar
oage appropriation. Where is the
equipment coming from ~ queriei
Alderman Clark.
we spend 100000 of our street
appropriation hauling ashes about
the city, filling in bad holes and
making muddy streets passable.r
the chairman replied. "It is now
high time we became somewhat
progressive. Residents can separate
their ashes from the garbage and
the city in carting away these ashes
Will be able to eliminate the money
now spent for this very same work"
Alderman-at-Large Calvin spoke
enthusiastically in favor of the city
doing its own garbage collecting and
said that the disposal question is one
which will need considerable study.
He told of the method of burning
used at Montclair. Alderman Clark
claimed there can be no comparison
between Montclair and Perth Am-
boy, the former being a city of
wealthy residents.
This is your thirty-second meet
ing this year. You are four meet
ings above your complement for the
year and what are you doing?" ex-
claimed Alderman Clark. The chair
man then outlined some of the
things the board has done.
There seems to be a determined
effort on the part of one or two
members of this board to prevent
the city from attempting its own
garbage collection" Alderman Wat
ers said, making the final commend
on the subject. The vote was then
taken and the resolution was pass
I'd, thus making it possible for The
city TO go ahead with the work. u
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