Show Garbage Collections Drop in S 5 L Despite Population Increase Indicating that rationing may maybe maybe be cutting down food waste a survey of the Salt Lake City street department garbage collection records records rec rec- rec- rec revealed Monday that in spite of a marked increase in population population tion the number of garbage loads collected in the city residential I area is slightly less so far this year than in a similar period of I 1942 However although total loads collected by the sanitary division principally from residential l areas from January 1 to September 30 decreased from loads in 1942 to in 1943 total loads of garbage received at the city dump have increased from in jn in 1942 to in 1943 The latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter figure includes trash hauled by private scavengers c city ty trucks and nd the sanitary division While the statistics give a general general general gen gen- eral picure Streets Commissioner John B B. Matheson said the loads were were not indicative of exact amo amounts since some loads are heavier than others During the past year I believe loads have been heavier because we have been attempting to conserve conserve con con- serve transportation he said Of the garbage collected by the sanitary sanitary sanitary sani sani- tary division loads have been delivered so far this year to the Jensen Bros Bros' hog ranch and have been delivered to the city dump said Mr Matheson Principal increase has not been in the amount of garbage but butin butin butin in the cost of collection Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Commissioner Matheson pointed out Reviewing Reviewing Re Re- viewing the situation since 1939 he said number of loads and cost per load were as follows 1939 1940 1941 1942 5 55 1943 first nine months Increased population has overtaxed overtaxed overtaxed over over- taxed garbage hauling facilities and in some cases where private haulers have been forced out of business because of labor shortages and other reasons the city has taken over some additional collections collections this year said Mr Mathe- Mathe son |