heard yesterday.

Works & Engineering Minister the Hon. Leonard Gibbons said the number did not include the plant manager.

Mr. Gibbons added the incinerator would be fully operational by the end of the year.

It would also prove a boon for the Bermuda Electric Light Company, providing "electrical energy''.

Mr. Gibbons said the incinerator was a key part of Government's waste management.

Bermuda produced 80,000 tons of waste a year.

Government hoped to cut the waste by 10 percent, Mr. Gibbons added.

He was speaking at the House of Assembly during the Budget debate.

The Works & Engineering Ministry has $41,105,000 in the estimates for 1994/95 for current expenditure.

Mr. Gibbons said significant achievements had been made during 1993/94.

"Service to clients had been enhanced.'' He went on to outline major initiatives ahead.

These included staff training throughout the department to boost the prospects of Bermudians, and more attention to health and safety.

Mr. Gibbons said there would be moves to put in place a "quality management system'', and complete capital projects.

A Government tendering project would also be reviewed and published.

Mr. Gibbons went on to say Government planned major road improvements in the coming year.

Up to 10 miles of public highway would be brought up to standard a year.

Moves were also under way to improve the schools.

Mr. Gibbons also revealed plans for a new system of booking at the golf courses at Port Royal, Ocean View and St. George's.

Golfers would call one number, and book on a first come first serve basis, he said.

Shadow Works & Engineering Minister Mr. Walter Roberts launched a fierce attack on Government.

He said Government should have borrowed prudently several years ago to improve the schools, which were "decrepit''.

Mr. Roberts outlined some of the problems, although he did not name any schools.

For a Country so rich Bermuda's schools were in a shocking state.

Mr. Roberts also said Government could have used "prudent borrowing'' several years ago during the recession to boost the construction industry, retail trade, and public administration.

These three areas had lost 2,891 jobs between 1989 and 1993.

Mr. Roberts also criticised the state of Bermuda's roads, calling for more sidewalks.

He added a new bus shelter was needed on the western side of White Hill in Sandys.

Government, too, needed to ensure road markings were more fluorescent.

He said there were roads in Sandys Parish that he had been waiting more than three years to be lighted.

Mr. Roberts wanted to know if Government had been training Bermudians to run the incinerator, or was it just now embarking on such an effort? He also wanted to know what was the original price agreed on in the incinerator contract.

At $70-million-plus, it seemed to have reached a cost that would be a "huge burden for the taxpayer'', he said.

Mr. Roberts was also upset over the name West End Correctional Facility for the new prison.

It was to be called the Bermuda Correctional Facility, he noted.

"Is Bermuda's prison going to try and correct people now?,'' he asked.

"There are many people in my constituency who do not like the idea of it being called the West End Correctional Facility.'' He urged the Minister to reconsider the name.

Mr. Tim Smith (UBP) said Ord Road was an emotional place for him, because he grew up on it. He agreed it was dangerous. But Works officials had told him it was too narrow to have a yellow line painted down the middle.

Speed bumps might be a good idea, he suggested.

Shadow Health Minister Mr. Nelson Bascome said he too was not keen on the name West End Correctional Facility.

It could be confused with a number of West End educational institutions and businesses. He had received a number of complaints from residents about the name, he said.

On the issue of road works, he said it was a bad idea to be carrying on two projects in the same parish at the same time. The Smith's Parish roadworks, requiring periodic stops at red lights, were causing problems for motorists, especially during rush-hour.

More bus shelters were needed in Pembroke East, he said. There was only one, and a number of the constituency's residents travelled by bus.

Mr. Trevor Moniz (UBP), in a brief address, thanked the Works Minister for carrying out the Collectors Hill road safety works in his constituency, Smith's South. He had been urging the Minister to carry out the project for more than five years.

"It's a marked improvement,'' he said, "but it still requires a great deal of caution.'' Mr. Reginald Burrows (PLP) said that for the last 20 years he had tried to get improvements to the road running past the Southampton MarketPlace.

"It is a dangerous area. Lots of accidents happen there,'' he said.

He hoped the Minister would "make a strong effort to remedy the problem''.

Estate roads were in need of better lighting, he said, especially with the increasing crime on the Island.

He added that a recent newspaper article had affirmed his claims that refuse collectors themselves were not happy with the once-a-week-only garbage collection service.

"Big rats are jumping out of the garbage at them,'' he said.

Mr. Leon (Jimmy) Williams (PLP) said that in St. George's, the area near Reid's Restaurant was still in need of attention. The area was one of the busiest in St. George's.

It was also frequented by children using the park.

Mrs. Grace Bell (UBP) implored the Works Minister "not to jump too quickly'' in reviewing the reduced garbage collection system.

It was working very well in some areas, she said. Perhaps Government could do a survey in each parish, on garbage collection day, to see which areas or households were not taking part in the blue-bag recycling scheme, which helps reduce smells and compact household waste.

It could then meet with the residents to see why, she suggested.

She had heard one resident say the blue bags were too expensive.

She added St. George's was "delighted'' Government had stepped in financially to provide the town with the cruise terminal for its new ship.

Shadow Finance Minister Mr. Eugene Cox said out-of-work youngsters "need to be put back to work'' by reinstating the Government jobs scheme.

He said the unemployed could be put to work at Daniel's Head in maintaining its buildings, which could prove useful later on.

Mr. Cox said pedestrian crossings needed to be better lit.

Mr. John Barritt (UBP) said it might be a good idea for the Ministry to publish an annual report outlining which areas it had attended to. That way, it would be obvious if a particularly constituency was being repeatedly ignored.

The bus shelter problem could be solved by building more of the smaller, less expensive shelters like the one on Middle Road, Devonshire, he suggested.

Mr. Barritt urged residents upset over the cutback garbage collection service to try and see what they could do to reduce their household waste. There was recycling and composting to explore. And they could always take their garbage to the dump.

Mr. Ottiwell Simmons (PLP) wanted to know what the Ministry of Works was going to do "the day after'' the incinerator was lit.

Pembroke Dump was one of "the worst health hazards Bermudians had ever had to face'' and it should be removed as soon as possible, he said.

Mr. Simmons had concerns over the amount of money the Works Ministry was spending -- or "wasting'' -- on inventory and new equipment.

More control was needed, he said.

He said he would like to see the Works Ministry bring back its apprenticeship training scheme, which trained youngsters to be plumbers, masons, automechanics.

On the issue of Ord Road, he said untrimmed overgrowth of trees was making the road even more narrow.

Youth and Sport Minister the Hon. Pam Gordon , noting there were limited tee-off times for youngsters, said she hoped more could be done to accommodate junior golfers at Government golf courses.

She agreed with MPs that signs stating the railway trail in Southampton was closed to motor traffic ought to be better placed.

Motorists, visitors -- even Police cars were using the trail, because they had not seen the signs, she said.

She added she was pleased to see the Opposition now realised the importance of the Government $8-an-hour jobs scheme -- during the recession, which it had once called "exploitation of labour''. She would also like to see it brought back, she said.

Opposition Whip Mr. Stanley Lowe said he had noticed hedge overgrowth onto a number of public roads and urged Government to address the problem.

Ministry of Works & Engineering, 1994/5 estimates Ministry responsibility: "To manage all public lands, works and amenities.'' Budget estimate: $41,105,000 (last year $34,702,000) Budget allocation Adminisration $2,842,000 Estates management $14,338,000 Highways, bridges, docks etc $7,582,000 Solid wastes $11,039,000 St. George's golf course $1,145,000 Port Royal golf course $2,410,000 Ocean View golf course $1,032,000 West End Development Corp. $717,000.