Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-28
NEALY'SCONTRACT !
may Be Cancelled
43ealth Officials Prepared to
Act to Stop Garbage COL
lection Complaints.

To satisfy themselves OF the truth
~ fAlsity oe the many complaints re-
osavsd at the Board Of Health ofices
,ahout the non.coasletion Of garbage.
several city ofsesals this morning
made q tour about the different sec
tsons of tho city and visited several
private homcs from which such COM
plants had come. In the party were
Mayor LARoy Harvey, DR.. c. NJ.
Handy, president Of tho Board OF
Health, DR.. r. s. McBirney, the sec
r~tary. Mr.. Jcfferis and DR.. Murray.
members OF tho. department, and
James b. McManus, chairman OF the
finance committee OF City Council.
rhey stopped at houses in the
Union Park Gardens section, in the
Ninth Ward. In the Seventh Ward and
several other places. Upon the return
of the party Il was explained that
conditions were found to be just as
they had been represented and that
piles OF garbage had accumulated and
according to the statements OF some
Of the residents no collection had been
made at their homes for more than
a week.
The Board Of Health will meet We'd
needay morning and it is understood
today definite action will be taken at
that time TO put an end TO the eternal
garbaGe muddle. II was the belief to-
day that the health authorities will
decide whether the contract the city
now has with Sylvester Healy is be-
ing lived up to. that Is. whether he is
making three collections a week as
IL required Of him, and II the members
agree that this Is not being done
then Il will be agreed that the ques-
tion is legal one. Consequently, IT
will be referred to the city solicitor
Ter an opinion as TO what shall be
done and II was the opinion of some
officials today that he would, In all
probability. recommended that the
contract with Mr.. Healy be Cancelled
at once and that the city proceed TO
do its own collecting. This, un-
doubtedly. will throw the whole con-
troversy into the courts where the
city has been trying TO get il for
sometime. In the meantime the col
lecting will be done. probably. by the
Street and Sewer Department which
1, is understood. is prepared TO pro-
coed with the work.
Complaints about the garbage moi
being collected have been coming ir
az the rate of from so to 100 a day
for several weeks. Health officials and
especially the Office force in the health
Offices in the City Hall are much con
cerned by the threat OF some citizens
who say the garbage has not beer
collected from their homes TO bundle
IL up apd express II TO the health Of
fees in the Public Building. Wher
this matter was brought to the atten
ton Of DR.. McBirney this morning h,
smiled and said: Let them send IL.
lie did not state what the health of
sicials or once employees would d.
with such a mees.
Councilmen. It e understood, ar
prepared to insist that the provision
Of the collectors contract be enforc
I'd. that n. that a fine be imposed upo
him for every complaint received an
no; attended 10 within six hours. A
far as could be learned Mr.. Heal
has never been penalized by tn
health officials FOR failure TO collec
although hie contract with the cit
specifically sets forth that such a fin
rhsl be imposed where complaint
are not attended 10. Mr.. Healy ha
now a special truck used 10 gather u
garbage from those houses from whic
complaints OF non collection are receiv
ed.