The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-14
GlADD|NG URGES
CITY To HANDLE
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Outgoing City Man
ager Makes Recon-
mendation to Com
mission


That the city take steps 4 dis
pose OF It's own garbase instead
OF leaving Il to the disposal by
prlvate concerns an IN done at the
present time II the recommended
ton made by james n. uladdlng.
outgoing city manager. to the
members OF the city commission.
Following the explanation OF
garbage disposal MI. uladdinE
enumeratea eight recommenda-
tiona. lie quotes from the state
laws "a show that the maximum
nmouht a be charged by the city
n 40 Gents per month-an amount
inadeaumte for the first few years
Of ciWa collection, because OF the
large initial Investment necessary.
privntif collectors on the other
hand ran collect anything that the
"trnffIc will stand. II the city
could finance the initial outlay and
obtaia the rates now charged by
private collectors for a few years.
IL In my opinion that collections
couidFte made at a cost nearly as
low as that provided by statute.
The eight recommendations with
which, Mr.. Gladding concludes his
report follow:
i. ~That the consent. NY con-
tract il possible. OF enough citizens
OF AihuQuerque to pay TO the city
the s,stae rates they are TOW paying
to pr.sate contractors be ob.asncd
20 es to enable the city 20 meet
the expenses Of collection and dis
poSal eof garbage,
2 That the city borrow money
to purchase enough equipment 70
start the collection Mt one OF all
the refnse In the city.
q. That n Garbage Collection
ordinance be passed providing for
the proper separation and stor-
ing % refuse and for regular and
aystematlcal collection.
4. eThat plans and speclfica-
tiona be prepared by competent
persons OF an -incineration plant.
This should not be done by con-
tractors Of the statesmen OF any
particular plant.
6. That "a contract he entered
into with a responsible hog feeder
TO tahe all wet garbage, which
will W collected by the city. at a
contract price per ton. Contract
shoum extend owe a period OF
years say five. so that the con
tractQr,e initial cost could be re-
coveftd. lie should be required
to bd.td all structures in a-cord-
ance erith plans and specifications
NJ PREPARED by engineers employed
by thR city. Wet garbage would
be delivered to contractor by the
city 1T a transfer station and
then Transported by him 10 ranch.
g. That dry garbage be sep
arafaa. into combuetlble and in
combustibie materials The IN
combQstible material shall be used
for filing In low land owned by
the city. The cOmhustibie material
shall be burned In an incinsrator
z. "TSat a competent record OF
the amount Of refuse collected. nj
all kinds Of refuse. ana m cost
be kept 30 that when the plant OF
system n extended sufficient data
will be available for technical and
engineering Investigations.
3 That the sOlut'on be a
progressive one"
The present practice" Mr.
Gladding'H report begins. ''ls "a
heul dry garbage to low land lying
rear the river and then TO burn the
papers and use the other refuse "a
build up the land. During the last
two years the city has kept a man
constantly on the dump burning
papers and directing the placing
of other refuse. The intention has
been TO create n dump where In
cans and other unaightly materiali
could be buried by the ashes. To
ret the dump In shape 80 that thii
could he done. all efforts have