Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-15
HEAlY REJECTS C|TYS
OFFER OF $4,000 EXTRA
Makes Counter Proposal That
He be Allowed $16,5OO
Year Extra.

sylvester HsAly. the contractor. coll
lecung NE city garbage. has reject
"a tho offer made TO him by the city
g $4,000 a year extra TO handle tho
wrapped material He has made
counter proposal that he be paid $l6,-
800 . year for the two years his con-
tract has to run. or n total OF &33.o0o.
The finance committee of the City
Council has tho proposition before
thcm and will consider II At a meeting
20 NC held In a short time. Whether
they will accept 1t or insist on their
original proposition to pay $4,000 a
PEAR remains to be determined.
There WAS useting yesterday
afternoon OF tho members OF the
0nance committee Of the Council, Of
dcials OF the Board OF Health. City
Solicitor Reuben Satterthwaite. Jr.,
Street Commissioner Frank w. Pier
epn and City Engineer Harry l.. Mater,
Who il Also a member Of the health
department. at which time Mr. Healy's
offer was received and discussed.
Definite action as 10 its acceptance or
rejection was deferred until another
conference could be held
tnc NtiilS inc NNDltdC' ne
holds with the city, Mr.. Healy is being
paid Mt the rate OF about $4,000 a
year 10 collect garbage. twice week
during tho winter and three times n
week In the summer. The specif,ca-
lions call for straight run city garbage
wet, without paper or refuse OF any
kind. Since the city adopted an ordi-
nance requiring that garbage be wrap
ped Mr. Healy has contended Il has
and is now costing him much more TO
do the collecting because OF the added
bulk OF the material
AT the request Of the health board
sometime aso. he submitted an esti-
mate Of what u would cost him 10
properly equip himself to handle the
collections as they should be handled
and as the city intends 10 see that
they are handled In this estimate he
asked that the city pay him ses 900 a
year extra FOX the two years OF the
life % his contract. or total Of sSs. =
goo, IN addition 10 the SOS 600 he would
be paid under the contract agreement
This the city refused 10 do but the
officials hdndling the negotiations die
agree TO pay MIR. Healy $4,000 a year
for two years in addition TO his regu.
lar contract price OF $4,000. Mr.
Healy has rejected this proposal but
counters with a compromise. his lates
demand as received Yesterday being
Tor the sl6500 year for the tive
years. this sum 10 he IN addition {,
his contract price. >This is a reduc
tion OF Sli.500 a year from his orisi
nal demands and $500 a year NOR,
than the city was willing 20 pay.
With this sl6S00 a year added 4
his contract price IL would bring N,
total cost 20 the city for colleCt!n.
the ssrhage 20 about s65 500 a year
This Is the ngure IL IL generally con
ccded u would cost the city or an,
other agency TO collect the city gar
hsee at least twice a week. the yea
round. While officials az the Stree
and Sewer Department are unable :,
state definitely just what they est
mate that department could do tn
garbage collecting for. - is ooncede
the work could not be done for less i
on efficient manner. This is base
By the department officials on the.
work 81 collecting the ashes which 1
done but once a week and costs be
tween $4,000 and SIS 900 a year.
While the finance committee @
Council Is still undetermined on wha
course q, is 20 pursue. 81 was de
Velopcd this morning that the Official
az the Board 81 Health are anxiou
20 have a settlement one way or IN
other They favor paying MIR Heal
what he wants or else Cancelling h.
contract and having the city do IN
work. Their desire Is that the gar
base problem be settled once and 70
all 20 that there viii not De the com
plants this summer that have Nexe
the department Tor years past No
that there is or soon will be ampl
facilities for garbage disposal. the
state, there should be no reason VIII
the collecting end % the work shoul
not be settled