Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-14
M'NABB SAYS PEOPLE
TIRE Of BAD SMELLS
Serves Warning Citizens Are
Not Going to Stand for Them
Any Longer.

Despite tho action agreed upon at a
conference between Mayor lie Roy
Harvey and a number OF city officials
yesterday. looking to tho ollmina ton
Of the dangers incident 10 the dump
ing OF city garbage in tho open near
the crcmatory. the garbage disposal
question was brought TO the atten-
tion ~ the City Council last night and
caused a nare-up that was unexuected.
Councilman John Il. McNabb, the
member from the Third Ward. ex-
pr~sscd himself In his usual forceful
manner on tho subject and no served
notice on all concerned that the people
of tho southern end of the city ARE
tired OF tho had smells they have to
snln from day to day and that they
ere not going to stand for Il any
longer"
At tho same time the question of
tho origin OF other smells that sicken
ana nausente the residents OF the
southern part OF the city and do not
come from the garbage pile or Gre
rnatory WAS beought up and Mr.. Me
Nabh charged that some residents
claim the officials of tho Board OF
Health know where these odors come
from but for some reason will not
sci and n they don't know the citizens
referred 60 can tell them IA they have
the proof and then steps can be taken
&C. eliminate this communicating OF the
Atmosphere
The outbreak came when Council
ran Ahrahams Informed the mem
hc,s that Mayor Harvey had advised
him of the conference yesterday and
what had been done and that in his
opinion the whole controversy would
opon be cleared m. Dr. -. NJ. Handy
president Of the Roard of Eeslth. was
I'm the room and Mr.. Ahrahams men
tioned this fact and eaid possibly DR.
nanhv might want to have something
tc say ON the subject. No, sir, no
rir" was pr Hanbys emphatic re
p'v from his seat IN the audience and
ne would have nothing 70 say about
tho mattcr
Mr. MCNahh declared Mayor Harvey
WIS entitled 20 n vote OF thanks from
tho pcople " the city for calling yes
tcrdays conference and insisting that
etcps he taken 20 eliminate the gar
hare dump and all it's consequent
owls. lie spoke of the cloud of black
day and declared there was an awful
"holer" uptown because some white
collars and shirts were soiled by this
dust but the people IN the lower end
Of the city have to stand the stencil
f>om the garbage day I'm and day out
and they are almost getting used TO
81 and ere tired OF complaining but
the people up town DO not get these
foul odors He expressed his delight
Chat the mayor got the conference to-
eether for a solution OF the problem.
Considers II Menace to Health.
Mr.. McNabb said he visited the
garbage dump yesterday and he be-
ueve. II ia a menace TO the public
health He had been Informed that
lime was being used 20 cover the
garbage to force its deterioration but
he declared he failed 20 sec any lime
about the place or any traces of Il
or anything else that had been used
60 help keep down the smell. He
claimed the garbage heap is nuis
ance that must be removed es-
recially before the real hot weather
begins. He said he was prepared to
carry HIS complaint 90 the state Board
OF Health if necessary 20 get ac-
tion and even 20 go before the National
Board az Health ~ that had TO be
done 20 bring about the result. he is
seeking
1T is something awful" shouted
Mr.. McNabh. The stencil would