Show pity City Revamps r Garbage Service Gets Larger Dumping Ground m Vernal City Council at its regular meeting Wednesday of last week voted to enforce the ordinance which requires all persons with a water con con- connection service to be billed for lor garbage service Prior to the enforcement of this ordinance city residents could elect whether to avail themselves of the city garbage collection service or haul the garbage themselves A SUBSTANTIAL number of residents elected to haul their own garbage Apparent Apparent- ly Apparently a number of people are letting their garbage late In their backyards and it itis itis is being scattered by roving dogs This condition has pre pre- precipitated the councils council's deci- deci decision slon sion to enforce the ordinance Other residents are burn burn- burning ing garbage and creating un- un unwholesome un wholesome odors by burning such items as bones and peel peel- peelIngs Ings The City Council also pointed out that ordinances also forbid the kindling of bonfires within the city with out a 11 permit from the city office Even with a permit stars must be 25 feet away from any building that isn't fireproof and must be equip equip- equipped ped with a chimney and the ashes when cooled must then be placed In a container for garbage collection LIMITS FOR EACH con con- container tamer are 60 pounds of gar gar- garbage garbage bage and 10 gallons of liquid although there is no limit on the number of containers The containers must be placed on the sidewalk or curbside for convenience in cOllecting City Manager Buell Bennett pointed out that sometimes people place hot ashes In con con- containers containers These are not always spotted by the collectors and have Ignited wastepaper and the garbage has had to be dumped In the street to save the truck Garbage collection fees are 1 per month for residences and commercial 2 per month for commer- commer commercial cial establishments The city plans a study In the very near future Mr Bennett said for a amore amore more equitable charge for He pointed out that some establishments have only a basket ot of wastepaper while others have up to half a truckload every day MR BENNETT also disclosed disclosed ed that the city has acquired 80 acres from the Bureau Dureau of Land Management on a 20 20 year lease for a new dump ground The new location is located north of the Diamond Mountain road on Gyp Plant Hill This is two miles mUes east and north of the present city dump The city manager warned that the new dump site is not yet accessible as roads have to be Improved and the old dump grounds still will be used for the time being The county city recreation committee has hired Elmer Casada to obtain welders and oversee the erection of back back- backstops backstops stops for two more baseball diamonds at the county city park The backstops have been erected and are arc ready for wiring A fourth has been welded and is waiting for holes to be dug when the frost Is out of the ground |