Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
CITY MAY CANCEL
HEAlY'0 CONTRACT
TO GATHER REFUSE
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tend to see that the collections are
made properly and without cause for
|complalnt from tho residents OF the
city. Whether the city will DO the col.
lecting or whether Mr.. Heely will be
allowed To continue with increased
facilities will be decided later. but
Dr. Handy explained that the ofl-
cials are determined that the matter
shall be straightcned out before the
summer season. lie said tho people OF
the city have responded splendidly
to the wrapped garbage ordinance
and they are entitled to have the col
lections made In the proper manner
and this is what In going to be done.
Three weeks ago the health board
asked Mr.. Heely to submit to II mn
estimate OF the increased cost TO him
to properly equip himself SO that he
could collect the wrapped material
as Il should be collected. In this esll-
mate he asks for $4,000 additional
n year. His contract expires May II.
1924. and he is paid at the rate Of
about $4,000 year under the terms
of his contract This $4,000 IL In ad-
dition to tho $4,000 yearly pay or
! bl int fbA' VI tb"tNNN lNi 'iF lNb ifN
malninp years his contract has 10 run
This extra pay is for the purchase of
three additional trucks, extra men
he would have to employ and Other
extra costs.
Whether the city could cancel his
contract without becoming involved
lin lawsuit Ia tho question the health
board and the CounCilmen want Il
have settled and II was for this pur
pose that Mr., Satterthwaite was call
led into the meeting last night. He re
fused this morning to have any com
ment to make relative to the sub
ject but II Ia understood he may hav'
an opinion for submission to the othp
officials at their meeting Monda'
night. The question confronting thos
handling the situation is whether e.
cancel the contract or to pay Nj
Hea;y this extra $4,000 to do the col
lectng he is now being paid sas,o0
n year TO do.
Council, II Is said, is strongly on
. poaed to paying any extra money, al
t,hough J. H. Gregory, the expef
brought here last year by Mayor Hnr
, Iv~y, In his report. recommended tha
, the city do its own collecting aud thu
the contractor be amply compensa'
cd for the cancellation of hls con
. tract Courcllmen, Il Ia further sts,
. ed are opposed TO paying the extr
compensation. n Mr. Healy ~ 60 con
tInue To- do the collecting
Councilmen are said 90 10 standln
lon the ground that the collector hp
never fully complied with his COT
tract In that the collections have n,
\ been made twice week In wint'
| and three times n week In sunme
] There is clause providing tn
where q collection is not made att
due complaint the health board sha
:, collect and then deduct 80 cents fro
" the contractors pay. hut this pena
ltv has seldom been enforced On y
ether hand the contractor claims
10 to collect only garbage and notl
Ing else. SO that he Ia not compel,
,o collect the wrapped material ~
IA doing II now only as mn accomm
= ,latiun TO the city and at extra co
and Inconvenience to himself.
Both the health officials and II
lCouncilmen are determined 10 ha
this vexstious problem settled wit
- that there will he no further eau
u for c,nnplelnt ~ is understood Il
,itv has made ~ eraraticn already
m 10 itu own collecting and that n Il
D contractor should quit today the ci
\ could take up the 'Vo't ton'orrC
10 and handle it efficiently.