Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-10
CLOSER COLLECTION
OF CITY GARBAGE
Urged by Board Of Health in
Conference With Con-
tractor healy.

Now that the city has. or will short
81 have. completed all the necessary
equipment for the disposal OF all
garbage that can be collected oven
Mt tho heaviest seasons of the year.
mcmtrrs Of the Board of Health have
determined that everything possible
shall M done 10 sce that the collections
are made PROPERLY In order to ell
inmate all cause for complaint. thus
settling finally and for all time the
vc~atious e~rbske problem. which has
been n source OF annoyance for many
years.
Te this end the members at n meet
inK this morning summoned before
them sylvester r.. Healy, the con-
tract collector. and laid before him
certain complaints that have been re-
cciyed about tho non-collcction and
discussed with him what Is necessary
90 carry their plans into effect. In
the nrst place MIR. HcalY said he had
no knowledge OF a complaint from
Joseph Woollcy OF East Thirty-sixth
street. to tho effect that the collectors
do not crosa Thirty.fifth street. lie
Nid this is the first time the matter
had been brought TO his attention
aud he said he would investigate and
remedy any defects that may exist.
lio denied statements that collec-
tons are made only once a week in
certain sections and said the collcc-
tlons are being made twice week
and IN somc places the men are cvl-
lcctins four and five times n week,
Itf, q al
many collections were made at his
own personal convenience and they are
not required bv the board or his con-
tract. Mr.. Hcsly said he wants 20 do
all he can 70 work In harmony with
tho health department on the garha go
problem and has been doing 60. hut
he claimed tho change from wet
garbage to wrapped garbage has made
II very hard on the collector. although
Ne admitted tho wrapping ordinance
was q good thing. Where they
Enthered ono load under the old ar
rangcmcnt they now get three, be-
cause of the increased bulk.
Mr. iiealy said he has made some
changes M his equipment. In order
to handle the wrapped material and
tho greater bulk. but he admitted that
with the present equipment OF eigh,
trucks and one special truck. he did
not think he would he able TO make
the three collections a week. as re-
quired by hls contract. during ths
heavy summer months. with the wra n.
ped garbage.
u was finally decided TO request
MIR Hcaly 20 submit TO the board in
writing detailed statement Of IN,
expense 20 which he has been put IL
making the changes IN his equipment
and also 20 set forth at the same tim,
what IN his opinion Will be needed IL
the way ~ additional equipment an,
tho probable extra cost of providins
sufficient trucks and OF the proper va
riety 20 enable him 20 malce the thro.
weekly collections during the eumme
monthe, tho idea being 70 have ampl.
facilities for handling an the mstcria
that may accumulate. This s,atemen
Will he submitted TO tho board a, their
next meeting.
II was made clear that where gar
base is no, wrapped the collector doe.
not have 10 take u and that by re
moving q he is simply nccommodat
ins the residents and is thereby Great
Ing conditions that viii work u nj
own hardship. 10 was decided tina
where the collectors are unable 10 se
into yards O. set the material sucl
casee should be reported 10 the board
These reports viii then be checke,
against the complaints received O
non collections. Where vicious dog
are kept or other conditions exist tha
prevent the men getting into yard
the collector will not be held responsl
hle Tor failure % remove the accumu
lated material. neither viii a complain
90 non-removal be entertained whe
the garbage Il not wrapped.