Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-06-10

used in filing in holes and bad spot
in roads, while the rubbish is taken
to the dump on the outskirts OF the
city and burned. The cans and
materials which will not burn are
then thrown in the dump. This sys-
tenn Of burning. it was found. great
~ reduced the bulk of the rubbish.
The aldermen visited the dump
and saw this plant. which is not an
incinerator, but a simply Constructed
open-air furnace, in operation. The
wagons dump the rubbish in from
the top, the furnace being con-
structed OF brick and stone. After
all the materials that will burn have
been consumed the old cans are re-
moved. placed in the dump and an
other load burned. No garbage, con-
sisting Of food waste. is burned. 1t al
being sold to farmers to feed pigs
In addition to forcing residents 70
place garbage, ashes and rubbish
in separate receptacles at Montclaif
1t was learned that none OF the cans
are placed on the curb. the col1ec-
tors coming in the yards ard carry
ing the cans out to the wagons or
trucks as the case may be. Three or
four specially constructed motor
trucks. from three TO twelve asa
wagons and six rubbish wagons are
used in Montclair, according TO the
time of year.
Garbage is collected twice q week.
ashes twice a week in winter and
once a week in summer ard rubbish
is taken once a week in Lortciair.
the aldermen learned. No night cpi-
lections are made in that city.
As to the cost OF operating motor
trucks TO collect the garbage. the al
dermen were told the trucks get
only about three and one-haif miles
per gallon owing TO the frequent
starts and stops. Chauffeurs are paid
$3.50 a day. teamsters 81 and help-
ers $3.50.
At Passaic the aldermen ars-t>ia
an fncinerator plant is now in US {,
having been installed over q year
ago. The ost of the collection OF
ashes and garbage. separate from
the incinerating cost. for the year
will be ss6,2s3 the Ambcy officials
were told. The collections in Pas
sale are made by horse drawn wag-
ons, trailers also being used by the
motor trucks in the garbage collec-
ton service to remove the garbage
TO the incinerator. Collections in
the residential sections are made
twice a day and every day in the
business section, the drivers and col
lectors receiving $3.50. The alder
men were told Passaic plans to be
able to do away entirely with horse
drawn vehicles shortly.
The garbags and ashes are COL
lected separately in Pascaic- The
city's population, estimated at TO-
600 made it difficult at first to teach
the foreign element TO separate its
garbage and ashes, the aldermen
were told, but literature printed in
several languages was distributed
and this together with a few imposi-
tions of fines. resulted in -he orders
being obeyed.
The cost of garbage collection per
year in Passaic when the population
was 5000 and there was no incin-
orator was $4,000 the aldermen
were informed. The incinerator was
erected owing to the fact that there
were no more places to dump in
Passaic. A large portion OF the ter
ritory along the Passaic river was
reclaimed by dumping garbage fa
il for several years. the Perth Am.
boy officials were told.
Elizabeth. with a population OF
about 100000. pays s23i,000 for .
three-year contract, an average OF
about $4,000 per year. The gar
bage there is removed TO dumps II
! EliZabethport and along Newark
bay, the aldermen's report shows
| Collections are made in Bayonne. =
city of 10000 population. at a cost
of s147,151, the aldermen learned
At New Brunswick the annual cost
is $4,000. In Orange with a popu-
lation OF S3,23e the contract price
Is S43,750 per year.
Three years ago this spring COM
mittee consisting of Aldermen Chris
tian Andersen. Benjamin A. Eiedy
and Thomas Patten and Street COM
missioner A. F. Munoz, conducted a
similar tour of inspection for the
purpose OF determining tire system
OF collection. disposal. frequency Of
collection and costs in nine New Jer-
sey cities. The report of this COM
mit;ee included the cities of Eliza
beth. Bayonne. West New York,
weehawken. Nrrth Bergen. West
Hobcken, New Brunswick. Trenton
ana Plainfeld.
Garden Hose and Lawn Mowers. Kelly