March 29, 1993
Every month or so, during its regular review of bills Auburn must pay to its contractors, City Council gets an unusually gruesome claim.
It is from John Cramer Trapping Services, the company that City Hall pays to “dispose” of pesky critters caught inside people’s houses.
A recent invoice, for instance, indicated the trapper had caught several squirrels, a handful of raccoons and an unspecified number of cats discovered loitering in city residences. Total bill for the month-long billing period: about $400.
Never mind that Auburn city law explicitly calls for homeowners to pay for their own critter elimination. This year, City Clerk Paul Norman, who oversees the city’s animal control services, estimates City Hall will write checks worth more than $6,000 for animal trapping.
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