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Show CITY MAY ENFORCE SEGREGATION OF GARBAGE Police ordinances may bo lnoked to fores proper segregation of garbage. Mayor C. Clarence Neslen announced today, following a conference at the city commission meeting with City Hwilth Officer Wlllard Christopher-son. Christopher-son. Under the preser.t liws governing govern-ing the collection of garbage by cltv wagons, the garbage must be segregated segre-gated Into three cans or parcels, one to contain waste food materials snd slops, a second ashes and cans, and a third combustible materials. HEALTH OFFICIAL COMPLAINS. Attempts 'Of the city health department depart-ment to dispose of te garbage In a sanitary way are hindered and almost made Impossible by the failure of business busi-ness houses and householders to make the segregation. Dr. Christopherson Informed In-formed the commission. He called attention at-tention to the private dumping ground on Reck street, near Beck's. Hot I Springs, where-materials not suitable 1 to ths incinerator have been dumped, i Unpleasant fires have burned there ' for weeka, and it haa been necessary to station Inspectors of the health department de-partment there to prevent them, . he said. Transfer of the collection of garbage from private contract to the city street department has been decided upon and will probably take place within two weeka. Proper segregation will he mora necessary than evr then, tor It is contemplated t i use the ashes In making fills In the various improvement improve-ment operations of the strert department. depart-ment. CITY STANDS ON CONTRACT. The commissioners rejwted the petition pe-tition of the J. L. Griffiths copipany asking for 14900 additional compensation compensa-tion on the construction of the exterv-sion exterv-sion to the Kust Jordan canal, the work on which Is practically complete. In a former petition the Griffiths company com-pany asked for $10,009 additional to the contract price, stating that wet ground and other difficulties encountered encoun-tered had Increased the cost of the work. The petition was amended to ask for only $400. and the denial of Ihe final petition wna entered tor! a v. |