Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-29 | Page 7 | Sliding Scale Approved for City Garbage Price

I Sliding Scale Approved For City Garbage Price f market mark t quotations quotations' will control prices the city receives for garbage in the future A new contract between the city and Jensen Brothers' Brothers Packing company company com corn pany w was approved Thursday by the city commission It is based on a n sliding scale predicated on the market market mar mar- ket price of hogs and was presented to the b board ard after Commissioner Harold B. B Lee had worked it out with packing company heads The old contract held by J J. IL H Jensen Jen Jen- sen sea and J. J W. W Jensen originally provided provided provided pro pro- vided the city should receive 1 per ton for garbage With the drop in the price of hogs the city was as asked ed for fora fori a revision o of the contract and the thel price of garbage was reduced to 75 cents per ton Mr Jensen and his son even defaulted defaulted defaulted de de- de- de faulted on the new price Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Lee said and d now owe the city about 2400 The new contract provides that the packing company assumes the indebtedness in in- under the old contract S. S