GARBAGE COLLECTION

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 282, 12 March 1941, Page 5

GARBAGE COLLECTION

FURTHER CONSIDERATION

WOIIKS COMMITTEE TO' REPORT "We have another letter from the Chamber of Commerce— they keep us on our toes," remarked 1 the Mayor at Monday's meeting of the Borough Council. "This is about a garbage collection—something tells me I have heard of that before," he continued amid smiles. The however, although greeting the subject with some amusement gave it further serious consideration and decided' that the Works Committee make further investigations with a view to solving the| problems of the town in this direction. His Worship continued to state that the Works Committee had investigated the possibilities, but only in connection with a monthly collection and had not yet considered a weekly service. Cr W. Sullivan stated that when discussed by the council, it had been agreed that it would be an injustice when it was found that a charge could be made for such a service on only the ratepayers. There was no doubt that if a scheme could be found*. the cost of which would be divided over the whole of the householders, then all councillors would be agreeable to the instituting of the suggested service. He suggested that the matter be reviewed at the " next meeting and that in the meantime the Works Committee investigate the possibilities of framing a weekly scheme whereby the charge would be evenly distributed. Cr Sullivan continued to compliment the Mayor on his excellent explanalion of the difficulties when he addressed the Chamber of Commerce on the subject. That he was pleased to see the Chamber of Commerce taking such a keen interest was the view of Cr S. S. Shapley, who added that he had always been anxious to have a satisfactory garbage collection scheme introduced. He was of the opinion that uo scheme would be workable at a lesser charge than 6d per tin and that at present the difficulties were much greater owing to the dearth of manpower. He did not think the time opportune to institute a weekly collection considering that the first consideration should be to v/in the war and then later attend to social affairs. The matter was referred to the Works Comtnittee.