RUBBISH COLLECTION

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 55, Issue 3929, 21 July 1937, Page 6

RUBBISH COLLECTION

COUNCIL’S SERVICE IN OPERATION. EXTENSION TO BUSINESS AREA. At the Borough Council meeting on Monday evening, the Mayor, referring to the street rubbish collection service, said that next year the by-laws would be enforced, but for the present it was hoped the business interests of the town would co-operate fully with the Council in making the scheme successful. Trade refuse was often difficult to dispose of, hence the decision of the Council to institute a municipal service. There could then be no reason for complaint by the health authorities. A draft agreement for operating the service was forwarded by the borough solicitors. The Mayor said the containers approved for the purpose were designed to hold two cubic feet of refuse and rubbish, and in the brick area there would be one, two or three collections every week. He expected that some business places would need larger containers, and the charge could be fixed accordingly. He suggested for the brick area a charge of fid for each removal of 2ft containers. Cr Rainey saiu that though he favoured the scheme he would like to state his own case. His and similar businesses only had cardboard boxes for removal. Tire Mayor said many business places were kept scrupulously clean, but unfortunately others were dirty and careless. He wanted to get people into the habit of paying cash to the employee in charge of the rubbish removal, where excess rubbish had to be removed. Cr Gifford asked about tenants of business premises. Could they combine and use one container? The Mayor: Yes, I see no reason why they should not. But he pointed out that fish and other animal matter must not be placed in the containers. At Hamilton the charge for collecting was considerably higher than in Te Awamutu. General discussion followed on several aspects, wherein it was stated that a special price would be quoted for removing whole loads of rubbish from, one place. -Places where more than one container is required would not have to pay 6d for each per removal. Cr Gifford suggested that square containers would probably be preferred by some shopkeepers. The clerk was instructed to have printed forms of agreement between the Council and occupiers of business premises and houses in the brick area. The Mayor said already the service was doing good work. It was very necessary to keep the town clean. He was desirous of making the scheme sell-supporting, but that was not so necessary as cleanliness.