SANITATION DHR

     SANITATION DEPARTMENT

WEEKLY REPORT

 

Prepared by: Victor L. Jordan

Date: 2-15-10

 

Weekly Activities:

Monday 2-8-10

Began the regular Lakeview trash route at 4:00am

Serviced the trucks units 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Tightened the lift arm on unit 26

Picked up boxes from Sonic, Wendy's, Central High and Kidney Care

Total tonnage taken to Landfill on 2-5-10 38.86

Total tonnage taken to Landfill 17.31

 

Tuesday 2-9-10

Began the regular trash route at 4:00am

Checked the hydraulic system on unit 26 and added fluid

Removed clutch and pressure plate assembly from the Chevy 3500 and ordered new parts

Assisted the Street Department with the back hoe and the dump truck on the Poplar St. doing street repairs

Street Foreman Womack took steering arm for unit 29 to Memphis and ordered new part

Picked up carts from 306 Cresent Dr. (2), picked up a cart next door to 260 Richmond Hill no address was visible, 620 Mimosa, 556 Kentucky, 149 Dennis Dr. and 105 Baldwin

Delivered carts to 121 N.9^th, Kelley Apts. 3 carts, 745 Liberty, 1312 Cherry and 401 Adams

Picked up boxes from Sonic, Wendy's, Central High, Beech Crest, JF Wahl, Pit Stop, Kidney Care, Corner Market, Conoco Helena Crossing and Watson Flowers

Total tonnage taken to Landfill 42.25

 

Wednesday 2-10-10

Began the regular trash route at 4:00am

Replaced the steering control arm on unit 29

Removed PTO and hydraulic pump from unit 21, they were both taken to Memphis for repair

Replaced carts at 831 Elm, 305 Franklin and 405 Persimmons Alley

Delivered a cart to 204 Jane St.

Picked up boxes from Sonic, Wendy's, Dixie Furniture, Roberson Furniture, West Helena Furniture, Kidney Care Central High, JF Wahl, Delta Gypsy, Corner Market, Conoco Helena Crossing and Sears

Total tonnage taken to Landfill 29.85

 

Thursday 2-11-10

Began the regular trash route at 4:00am

After getting unit back to the shop, the PTO shaft was removed and it was taken to Memphis for repair by Womack

Installed the PTO and hydraulic pump on unit 21

Installed the new clutch and pressure plate assembly on the Chevy 3500

Repaired the arm finger on unit 26

Welded the bumper on unit 29

Delivered a cart to Wash Land on Oakland and removed the 2 yard dumpster

Picked up boxes from Sonic, Wendy's, Central High, Beech Crest, Conoco Helena Crossing, Watson Flowers, Food Pantry, Family Dollar, Corner Market, Kidney Care and Sears

Total tonnage taken to Landfill 24.54

 

Friday 2-12-10

Began the regular trash route at 4:00am

Installed the PTO shaft on unit 27

The seal on the hydraulic pump blew out and will have to be replaced again, will send it back to Truck Pro

Picked up boxes from Wendy's, Sonic, Central High, Beech Crest, West Side, Kidney Care, Corner Market, Conoco Helena Crossing and Juengel Interiors

Total tonnage taken to Landfill, routes not finished at the time of the report

 

 

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:

Unit 25 repairs not finished as yet

Writing estimates for Code Enforcement

Spoke with Stacey Murray and he stated that the electronic waste collection would be next month

Following up on the Washington St. water control project

 

FUTURE ACTIVITIES:

Razing dilapidated structures

Selling the processed paper

Working on plans for plastic recycling

Working on the plans for the Sims ditch project

 

STAFF CONCERNS:

No major staff concerns at this time