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MAY 21 1936 nrix 6J, , 539 perhaps 6:30 and past might be more reasonable. He advised that he has made complaints to the sanitation companies with no lasting results. Fred Mensing of Roseland noted that he was at one time in the trash hauling business, and he did feel some consideration has to be given in the summer months to the work these men have to do in the extreme heat of the day. He felt if the sanitation companies can come up with trucks with lower sound release, they could work more hours as most of the problem is with the noisy equipment. Commissioner Bird noted that most of the problem seems to be in Country Club Point, and possibly the hours of collection there can be adjusted. Administrator Wright felt there were complaints from other neighborhoods as well. Utilities Director Pinto stated he tried to work with the sanitation companies in this regard on a voluntary basis, but the problem seems to keep reoccurring. He did feel 5:30 A.M. is reasonable because he agreed we must give some consideration to the hot weather. He believed 6:30 A.M. for the first rolling of the trucks would be too Fate. Vice Chairman Lyons was of the opinion that 6:30 to 7:00 A.M. is more in keeping with community needs, but he did realize the sanitation companies need a certain number of work hours in a day. He suggested we try 6:30 A.M. and see how it works. Commissioner Wodtke asked if the sanitation companies could adjust and do their commercial work during the earlier hours and the residential areas later. Director Pinto noted that actually even the equipment for commercial and residential is different. Robert Pryor, owner of Rural Sanitation, stated that if they couldn't start until 6:30 A.M., there would be days when they couldn't even complete their rounds, and it would impose a great hardship on them. He stressed that they try to be discreet about 82