Evening journal., 1922-06-20
DARES HEALY
To COLLECT
CASH BY Law
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Commissioner, reiterated today that
the Street and Sewer Department
was ready at any time. if called
upon, to begin collections OF
garbage. "Althouh we are not
anxious for the job. we can take care
Of It II need arises"
BY fat refusal Of City Council.
last night. to grant any additional
money to Sylvester Healy. con-
tractor. for collecting garbage, way
was opened for Healy TO enter suit
against the city to enforce his de-
mands. and likewise for municipal
collection OF the garbage by the
Street and Sewer Department.
The special session OF Council
called to consider the garbage prob
lem, lasted exactly 43 minutes or
from the drop of President Wards
gavel at 7.3s until unanimous ad-
journment was voted at S.21 o'clock.
Then the entire membership Of
Council appropriately went 10 Fair
and Warmer" at the Garrick.
Although the debate was relative
ly short. il was as lively and enter
taininE as could we'll be asked.
Councilmen McNabb. Mulvena and
Murray. Democrats. OF the Third
Tenth and Twelfth wards. respect
lively. defended Healy and his con-
tract 10 the fullest extent OF their
oratorlcal powers. Several times
President Ward was obliged to rap
for order and once had to admonish
the Third ward representative 10
stick to the subject before the house.
Councilman McManus. chairman
OF the finance committee. and Alex
ander r. Abrahams, chairman OF
the committee on public safety.
both Republicans, were spokesmen
for the majority in opposition 10
paying Healy any additional sums
whatever. Three times when a vote
was called for, il resulted in a strict
party alignment Of seven Repubh
cans to FIVE Democrats, with Council
man Arthur Johnson. Republican,
First ward, the only member absent.
The audience was small. compris-
ing only about fifteen men and two
women. Among the men was Samuel
J. White. City Treasurer. Mayor
Harvey. 10 the surprise OF some did
not attend the session. having had
an engagement at the DUPONT build
ing
spit Il OUT" Cries McNabb.
Charges and countercharges were
passed back and forth for several
minutes by Messrs. McNabb and
McManus. particularly when Mr.. Nc
Manus said he did not wish 10 get
into a political argument" because
he might have ito tell something
about campaign contributions"
This so aroused Mr.. McNabb's ire
that he cried out:
spit it OUT Spit It out!" He
followed up this demand by declar-
ing he personally never had received
any political contributions from Mr..
Healy and he didn't intend TO stand
for any such innuendoes"
Delay in beginning the session,
which had been called for Z o'clock,
was due to tardiness of Messrs.
Evans. Hopkins and Vincent. Rec
ommendation by the Health Board
that Healy be awarded S12,500 per
year and that he agree to make two
collections a week the year around
was at once read Test OF this reso-
luton was as follows:
Resolved. That the Board OF /
Health recommend 10 the Mayor
and Council that Mr.. Healy. the /
garbage contractor. be allowed an
additional sum of s12.5OO per
year for the balance OF his contract !
period That in consideration OF the |
method OF collecting wrapped gar
bage as now defined by ordinance |
and that the collection of garbage !
be made twice each week through |
out the year in lieu Of the present |