THE RUBBISH CARTS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 105, 9 June 1914, Page 2

THE RUBBISH CARTS.

AN APPEAL. NO LIDS ON TINS. A gloomy picture of the work of rub-,, bieh collecting- in the city.iivas drawn; 'by Cr J. Reynolds at the meeting of the ;4Uty HConiicil last night. : die " pointed out' that some rubbish: left outside the shops up to lajte J ( \9ur ,iti the morning. He thought' : cubbish should all be collected | | told him that it could be collected by that time if the people were only cornSpelled to put their rubbish out in time, i : There ought to be a by-law. In Colombo Street, up to 10 and 11 a.m., there were; tins overflowing with rubbish, and it only , wanted a wind to scatter the dirt ; all over the place. ■ Cr Otley said that it was impossible: to cdlle'ct 1 all the rubbish in the city'in Half ah hour. The committee intended to advertise the times at which the' car its would 1 be in icertain- localities, aiid the people would have to have their rubbish I'eady; '

The Mayor: If the rubbish is not there they \VilI have to take it to the destructor themselves.

Cr Otley : And they will be prosecuted if tlieire are any tins lefit outside without covers.