REFUSE COLLECTION

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13966, 16 August 1919, Page 2

REFUSE COLLECTION

One of theehangiee tihait have come about as a resulti of the Borough, assuming coiriitirpi of the suburban aroia will be am improved sanitary service. Reporting! on this maititor to the la»t meetiing 1 of the Council the Borough. Foreman said: T!he monthly service of oollecitdngi the house refuse in. the above imeraitiioned areas was amended to as usual on' the fia^ Monday of tihe month by the County contractor, Air Phillipa, and the cost of same will bo charged to this Coumcal. I would respecitfuilly ask for insuuetions. as r* gardsi fhrie service in the future aaid would recommend thad the matter ol the service be weekly instead, of monithly as &t, present, in consequence of the ofiensdvemess arising from the acoumulaitdoni of refuse for so long, &< period, thereby being detrimental to public health. Tho Ma.yor said tliaf refuse slhould certainily be collected lnorf than omce ft month. Or- Muir: It is bi-weekly in* the Borough. The Mayor: It* costs 30s a sei"vi:ce at presenti. We should try otnoe a. week. This was deedded upon on / t/he miotiioin of Clrs. Billinan a.nd Eadiy. Or 1; Claxtlon moved thafc the Streetß Committee be emipowered to enter imba am , agreement "for a 3-monitJisi' tirial of thiis service. '•Thiis. was eecondedi by the Mayoir 1 and cain"ied. ,Cr. OLaaDtion: No refuse is colleotttd aib Panawlai. Or. Eaddy: And nione at, Ta«raatiThe Mayor: The Streets Comtmiitite© will go into the whole question. Cr. Clarion isaiid tibpit somethin.g 1 should be done in regard to the exteosiioni of the Borough. samitary service, and it . wa® decided that the Sitireetis pommultltiee should maike, arrQDg)am©nite for the extension of the setrvnoa ,to thb new area. The Oounicdl deedded to employ two additiibqjal mem in conineiotion. with work iia Para,watt and v ßlock 27.