Garbage Collection Grabs
Spotlight At Council Parley
By Colin Mick
Garbage, its problems and collection, was one of the major
bones of contention at Monday’s City Council meeting.
The whole affair started with an application by L. C. H.
Service for a refuse collector’s license.
In his memorandum to Council members, City Manager
Clifford Nordby stated that “There is a definite need for expanded
service and better service. He
went on to state that perhaps com
petition was the answer.
Councilman Darrell Brewington
took exception to the word better,
and asked Nordby to explain his
words.
Nordby stated than when any
business has what amounts to an
exclusive contract, its service tends
to get lax, but that two companies,
with competition, tended to keep
service up to par. He went on to
state that from time to time he
had received complaints about the
present company, Fairbanks Gar
bage Disposal Co., and that he had
passed these on to the company.
One Truck
Councilman Tom Roberts pointed
out that Lee Houston, the applicant,
had only one truck for collection
within the City, and asked what
would happen if the truck broke
down.
Nordby stated that Houston was
covered in such a case, and had an
extra truck available.
Bernie Miller of the Fairbanks
Garbage Disposal Company objected
to Nordby’s mention of complaints
and asked the Council to compare
the number of complaints this year
with the number of complaints re
ceived in previous years. He also
produced a personal Christmas card
from City Public Works Director
Robert Crow complimenting him on
his good service.
Councilman Boucher swiftly con
tributed, “Remind me not to send
you a Christmas card, Bernie. Who
knows when you might pull it out
of the garbage can.’’
Councilman Tom Roberts tried to
get the matter tabled for one week
so Houston's letters of recommenda
tion could be considered. His mo
tion was defeated.
Application Approved
Councilman Boucher then asked
that several of the letters be read
to the Council. Following the read
ing. Houston’s application was ap
proved.
Miller, however, wasn’t through
yet.
Under citizens’ complaints. Miller
launched into a long dissertation on
the trials and tribulations of the
garbage collection business. Most of
his dissertation centered around the
theme, “We maintain the City can
not support two garbage businesses.”
Miller objected to the City’s view
on garbage collection, and pointed
out that the City was not even en
forcing the garbage collection ordi
nance. As an example, he pointed
out that the Ordinance requires that
garbage collectors charge a fee of
58 cents per can. He stated that his
firm is presently charging 50 cents
per can. “We would consider 58
cents gouging at the present time,”
City Manager Clifford Nordby
pointed out to Miller that he (Mil
ler) had advised the City on the es
tablishment of this rate, and that
now he was blatantly disobeying
the rate which he haci helped estab
lish. “Frankly, 1 do not appreciate
it,” Nordby said.
Councilman Brewington then
asked Nordby when he had learned
of Miller’s violation.
Miller informed the Council that
he had told Nordby three weeks ago.
Price War?
Miller went on to add that at the
i same meeting Nordby had told him
of L. C. & H. Service’s application
I and that Nordby had told him he
was glad to see another garbage
company come into the City, and
that maybe there would be a price
war and garbage hauling would go
! down to 15 cents per can.
Nordby denied making such a
statement.
i The Mayor stated that he resented
the practice of pouncing on remarks
made in private and using them as
official opinions. He said this prac
tice had been becoming increasing
ly evident in the past few months.
Councilmen Brewington and
Boucher both took exception to
the Mayor’s remark, asking if he
was referring to them.
The Mayor assured the two that
| he was not referring to anyone in
particular, but everyone in general.
Boucher then asked what could be
done to Miller for his violation of
the Garbage Ordinance.
City Attorney Jackson stated that
a fine and/or loss of license could
be imposed.
Councilman Cox suggested the
; Council consider changing the Or
dinance to read 50 cents per can
at the next meeting.
Boucher objected to the City
complying with private business.
The Council decided to review
garbage rates at the next meeting.
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opening under new management this week. Ollie’s is located just a
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CANDIDATE DEADLINE NEARS
Filing for positions for the August j
14th primary election will close next
Tuesday, May 1.
Yesterday, three men filed their
declarations of candidacy at the
Fairbanks office of Superior Court
Clerk.
Filing were John Butrovich Jr., a
Republican from Fairbanks, for the
State Senate; Urban E. Rahoi, Fair
banks Democrat, for the House; and
Carl F. Hesslinger, Fairbanks Re
publican, for the House.
The trio brought to 14 the number
of people applying for positions in
the Alaska State Legislature from
the Central District.
Others who have applied are; Bob
McComb, Democrat from Chicken,
for the House; Carl T. Nunn, Dil
. lingham, for the Senate; Barry A.
I Stone, Republican from McGrath,
for the House; Rasmus Casperson,
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I from Huslia, for the House.
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Test Drilling At *j
Rampart Dam Is
Now Completed
Test drilling of the foundation
rock at the site of the proposed
Rampart Power Dam has now been
completed and workmen are fight
ing the spring breakup to get the
drilling camps dismantled and out
of the river bed before the spring
flood.
Test drilling at the dam site start
ed in March of 1961. Core samples
of granite were taken at a multi
tude of points along the 1.400-foot
axis of the dam. Additional test
cores were taken from the sites of
the proposed concrete dam's abut
ments and at a saddle formation
upstream which will have to be
walled up if the dam is constructed.
The drilling activities were
termed a success, in spite of the
constant weather handicap. Much of
the drilling was done on river ice.
where winds of 30 to 40 mph raged
and the temperatures dropped into
the low -60s. During the summer
season the drillers were plagued by
hordes of mosquitoes.
The drilling activities at the Ram
j part Canyon were supervised by
Pat Aultman. long time veteran
| with the Army Engineers.
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