The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-10

S1, ,123 yearly, ana trucK QeprecldClOAl would amount to $3,40O yearly.
 The cost of $39,375 year after the first year, he said, would be equal to approximately one-tourth of mill in the tax rate.
 Cites Benefits
 Attorney Maurice Gruskay, repre- senting the Overlook Cottage Park Club, said the cost of rubbish re- moval would be negligible in view of the benefits gained by all. It would only mean "a couple of dol lars" & year to the average tax payer, he said, and would make for a cleaner, healthier city.
 Lawrence Kenny, president of the East End Community Club, de- clared that unsightly piles of refuse marred many sections of the city He said he felt confident that the administration, which is giving us a dollars worth for every dollar they spend' would place in operation a satisfactory plan of removal.
 Dr. E. V. Erbe also spoke in favor saying he agreed with the city's health officer, Dr. Edward J. God frey, that the ordinance would make for better sanitation.
 Patrick J. Wallace, of the Wash ington Park Community Club, said he favored the plan but that he was also in favor "of watching the city budget. He said he was often awakened at night by trucks dump ing refuse near his home. He sug- gested that the matter be left to Mayor Vincent Scully, to appoint a committee to meet with the com munity clubs. The mayor, he said would find solution, either nov or later on."
 Protest Golf Lots
 Clifford Pettijean, of Waterville street, presented a petition with several hundred signatures protest ing against the private dumps at the Golf Lots. Residents of a large area, he said, are subjected to foul odors from fires burning constantly at the dumps, and he claimed that many dead animals are burned there, and that even refuse from undertaking establishments is dis posed of at the Golf Lots. His sug- gestion that action against these dumps be taken was seconded by Frank Brickel.
 Miss May Gaffney, of the Hope vile Community Club, said that g uniform system of removing rub bish and ashes is needed.
 Many of the speakers claimed that tin cans and debris dumped 1T vacant lots made it hazardous 10 children to play, as well as causet unsightly and unsanitary conditions It was also claimed by many speak CTS that they were awakened oftel by the noise of rubbish bein dumped illegally on their own 0 adjoining property.
 List of Speakers
 | Among the other speakers, all I | favor of the plan, were Miss Inc Alexander, of the Pearl Street Neigh borhood House; Wilbur Seeley, pres ident of the Hopeville Communit Club; Frank Sturges, of Washingto Park Community Club; Will1ar Ghent, of the East End Communit Club; Harry Mclean, president C the Platts Mills Community Club William F. Kelly, of the Washing ton Park Community Club; Benja min Mover, of the East End Com munity Club; Frank McGrath, ( the Washington Park Communit Club; Michael J. ORourke, C tn West End Community Club; Clal ence Slater, president of the Bunke Hill Improvement Association; Joh D. Dusch, of the Hopeville Com munity Club; Albert Loeffler, of tn Bunker Hill Improvement Associa ton.
 Alderman DuBois raised the ques ton of what provision was to | made for disposing of the rubbisl He was told by MT. Dzick and M Kelly that the health departmer said it would be able to secure ire dumping sites.
 The ordinance would provide fc the removal only of ashes, cans an similar non-combustible good Papers, rags, etc., would not be rt moved by the city.