Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-11
GARBAGE MOVE
BY HEALTHb0ARD
More Efficient Disposal Ac-
ton to be Taken at Next
Meeting

1t is likely that at the next meet
ing of the Board of Health some ac-
ton may be taken to obtain a more
efficient garbage disposal system in
this city. Health Officer DR.. Charles
s. Thompson has informed each
member through q report just is
sued that proper garbage disposal In
this city is one of the most import
ant matters before the city at the
present time and that some action
. should be taken whereby some of the
l~garbage which is now collected and
= dumped might be saved and made
to bring into the city a considerable
revenue.
DIR. Thompson's report on garbage
disposal, cleanup week and the
: Schick test follows:
vsince my last report. I have mad
occasion to speak before the PARENT
Teachers Association. of Public
school No. s. No. / and the Gram
mar school, upon the subject of the
Schick test as 1t Is hoped to be APP
piled to the public school pupils OF
Perth Amboy. At each of these
meetings all concerned seemed to
be very much pleased. / still have
O10 IklOI0 ukCA lCnL " oPNaa ~
No. z school.
"As the result Of the present co.
operation between the Board OF Ed
ucation and the Board Of Health.
there has been distributed to the
parents of the school children, for
the purpose of learning the num-
Der of consents to the Schick test,
blank forms to be signed by n
parents. At this writing. no definite
figure il -obtainable. but when In
consultation with Professor Shull. he
ventured to say that in all proba-
bility. about 66 per cent. OF the par
ents would consent to have the test
performed, and probably some OF
these 66 per cent will have the same
performed by their own physician.
1t probably would be well to give
his matter over to some particular
committee of your hoard. so that
they could attend the meeting Of the
board of education and give such
cooperation as we can. to put this
Ill important matter owe the top.
Another subject of vital impor-
lance to the city just at this par
.ticular time, is the question, OF gar
Fbage disposal. As you all are n
doubtedly aware, the present con-
tract for garbage disposal expires
May 10. You r further aware
that the system in vogue for the dis
posal Of garbage under the present
contract. is and mas been a constant
source of grievances OF various ma
lures, which have. from time to
time, been referred to the health
department 10 remedy. These we
have. in most cases. been able to
remedy, due to the system of col
lection. AS is now done, the collec-
tor collects garbage, paper and
ashes, in one vehicle and takes 1t
TO the dump and there deposits this
load which then Is supposed to be
buried. This is all a mistake. mas
much as wagons are overloaded,
thus allowing the garbage to spill
along the streets in transit to the
jumping ground.
secondly: There Is considerable
waste in the present form OF collec.
ton inasmuch as there lie material
which IL mixed with the garbage
that could be used to good advantage
to the city.
Might I-suggest that this subject
be given considerable thought so
that the present conditions can be
successfully remedied.
In accordance with. our sanitary
code, ] would suggest that a clause
be inserted in the new contract
whereby ashes. garbage and papers
be collected separately. The ashes
when so collected, could be used
most advantageously in filling up
some of the lowlands and pools q
water which are to be found about
the city, thus doing away with mos
uuito-breeding places. The paper
could be collected and if properly
tied together, stored away until suf-
quantity had accumulated.
then be sold and returns made to
city Cat present paper brings about
$22 a toni.
The garbage could be disposed
of by selling or giving it to someone,
who would use it to feed hogs New
ark, N. j. has just set aside the sum of
$4,000 to buy pigs so as to dispose
of the garbage). II this cannot be
accomplished in Perth Amboy. you
still can bury the garbage with the
ashes.
There is still another subject
and that is the amount of rubbish
was disposed of during the
clean up week which has just passed.
And ] ask, If this clean up process
could not be made q feature of the
garbage disposal contract? This
could be cared for by the contractor.
II he will but set aside one collec-
ton day a month when he would
collect all such rubbish as is on~the
curb during such collection days.
This would relieve the city Of an
enormous expense of having the
clean up week, and the city would
have no excuse to keep and maintain
an accumulation of rubbish and
junk, which is more or less of q con-
tinued health nuisance"