Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-18
'uIY council TABLES
HEALTH BOARDS PLEA
Firm N Nofsoal 20 Allow More
oash tov Garbage Col.
lootlon.

For tbs second time within two
months City Council. at lie meeting
last night. went on record a. opposing
any further increase In the annual al
lowsncc for sylvester Healy. the
garbage contractor. ny vote Of 10
they aid on the table tho communi-
cation from the Board Of Health In
which a renewal WA made OF pro-
vious Recommendation for an addition
81 allowance Of $4,000 to he used in
facilitating the present garbage col
iscting methods.
FollowinG tho reading OF the COM
Munsoation by Councilman Alexander
Ahrahams. clerk PRO TEN. a motion WAS
made by Councilman James Mc.Nianus,
chairman Of the finance committee. to
table tho communication. Th.e was
followed nv spirited debate started
by Councilman Mulvena and finally
cndiuK with an earnest plea by
Councilman j. Edward McNahh, -
"st leert consider the communication
lnAsmuch a. II had been submitted In
good faith by tho Board Of Health"
II wwe then proposed by Councilman
NcNahb to amend tho motion by hav-
Inc the communication referred to the
finance and law committees.
The rule OF Council. paragraph %.
that makes a motion 10 lay on the
table unbeatable and not subject to
amendment. wrs cited by President
Ward. The following vote was then
taken. In favcr OF having the COM
mun'cat,on tablcd--prcsdent Howard
Ward. Counclmen AbrNhams. Evans,
Vincent, Hopkins. McManus and
Hcnry--7 ae~inst laying on table
Councilman McNahb. Mulvcna and
Taylor--5
Mr.. McNahh, In HIS effort 10 have the
communication considered, cited many
Instances where tho garbage through
out the city NJ rilinw up and collec-
tons falling OF He eaid Il was his
opinion that thu health board COM
munioetion should be given the fullest
consideration by the Council. To IA
oilitn,e The present garbage collecting
evstcm. Mr.. McNahb emphasized. Il Is
Of the utmost Importance that Council
recognize the plea for additional money,
which In needed 10 take carr of the
needs of the city. "The collection Of
r~rhaRe must he taken care OF, -
Councilman AicNabh said Tho city
cwcs II TO tho people and especially
eerauUs the constant pulns up OF
garbage Is detrimental to the health
Of tho people"
Relative 10 the communication from
tho health board. n was pointed out by
Mr. McNabb. that the health officials
Aul f..t
d'tions even s~ far ms admitting tina,
tho carriage IL not collected sometimes
but once a week and in other instances
every eight or ten da,v
Councilman Ahrahams called Mr.
Movable attention TO the action OF
Council on Juno 10. whom by q vote OF
10 Q Il rejected the Increased pay
ment propcal. lie aid he felt nc
Developments he'd ensucd that should
change the position OF Council IN the
mAtsce.
The communication from enc Board
of Health Follows:
To the Mayor and Council Of wn-
mingson.
Gentleman:
AT n meeting Of the Board Of Health
on August 10. le.2/i, was deemed al.
Nisahle that the Board should agar
bring 90 the attention Of Your Honor.
able Body the very unsatisfactory ant
insf,cient collection OF garbage in thi,
city and II hereby submits the follow
ing Information.
!. That the Carriage Contracto
signed contract with the City O
Wilmington on May 2sth. 1921, 70
the collection Of wet garbage an,
purchased winter tight body trucl
equipment for that purpose.
2. That on or about April 1, laa
AZ Ordinance was passed By the Coun
cil and approved by the Mayor. pro
vidins for the draining and wrappin
of garbage.
That In tho report az John r
Gregory, consulting engineer an
sanitary expert Of Johns Hopkins On,
versity, made 10 the Hon Leroy Har
vey mayor. on the collection and dis
poeAi Of EarbaGc. etc. IN this city. c
september :6th. 1921 on page twenty
one paragraph three. Quote, "wi,
reference TO the change in metho
recommended for handling the gar
baRe and rubbish IN Wilmington.
v only fair that an equitable rnancif
sdtustment OF the price paid the con
tractor for collecting garbage shout
he made n he IL TO collect wrappe
sarbasc and combustible rubbish &C
ecther instead OF wet garbage alone.
4 That the wrapped garbage ord
nance has nearly doubled the quan
,i,y or bulk OF garbage 20 be col
leoted. 40 that the equipment provide
20 collect wet gay'bAge is wholly in
sufficient TO collect the wrapped gar
bsge.
D. That for the past month CON