RUBBISH COLLECTION

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 55, 12 March 1943, Page 5

RUBBISH COLLECTION

PROPOSED WEEKLY SERVICE S BOROUGH MOVES AT LAST The long- battle for the institution of a regular rubbish collection in Whakatane Borough appears to be about to reach something of finality, if* we recognise in the most recent move by the Borough Council, a serious effort to proceed along defined lines. At the last i meeting, Tuesday eveni ing, the Works Committee to which ' the. subject hsul been referred t'ol- . lowing a deputation from the Cliam- - her of Commerce, reported:—The f committee gave consideration to the > question of the establishment of a regular refuse, service •within the • Borough, consequent upon represen- > tations from the Chamber of Commerce. Cutlers Hardware Ltd. wrote ; suggesting that there need be no [ difficulty in procuring garbage tins and quoting to supply tins in 2G I gauge black s.teel at I>l (5 plus! sales tax F.0'.8. Auckland. Quotation [ subject to prompt decision. ; The Mayor said it had been do r finitely shown that the* containers quoted above would, be of no use . for rubbish. They Avcrc too light and would not stand uj} to the wear and tear. Nevertheless tlie matter was pursued and the committee had resolved that a quotation be. obtained from-the sanitary contractor l'or a weekly refuse collection covering the whole Borough including Hillcrest and the Heads, that, an estimate of cost of construction of a suitable incinerator to be. obtained from local contractors, that the procedure in other Boroughs respecting the supply of garbage tins and by whom they are supplied be tained. The Clerk to report herein at the- next Works Committee meeting. The above resolution was formally adopted by the Council,, Cr Good stating that to his knowledge in other centres, the householders themselves had supplied the containers. Other councillors mentioned the necessity for a covcred-in lorry, but these details will be investigated later.