The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-27
CLEAN SIDEWALKS
Baskets to Be Provided
for Refuse.
A Lady Health Visitor Appointed.
DOings and Intentions of the San
Francisco Sanitary League.

In view OF the large number OF strangers
attracted by the Midwlnter Fair, the San Fran
cisco Sanitary League has turned its attention
10 promoting the CLEANLINESS OF the city's
streets. The unsghtliness OF the sidewalks on
two leading thOroughfares is its first point of
attack. and on Thursday the Street Committee
OF the Supervisors decided TO recommend the
granting of the leagues petition to place waste
paper baskets on Marker and Kearny streets.
"All the most enlightened cities have such
baskets" said Mrs. Helen Moore of the leagne
Yesterday. New York, Chicago, Minneapolis
keep their sidewalks clean, while IN Berlin il
q man tears up an ienyelope and throws the
| fragments In he gutter, he is, however we'll
urrssed politely recommended by a police
officer To pick them up. Yet down Market
street on windy day the sidewalks are dis
graceful ANY day they are unsightly with torn
paper, orange or banana skins ana other un-
considered trities.
1--WE are going TO put six large baskets on
Market and hearny streets as an experiment.
They VIII be strapped 10 lamp-pOsts In the
center OF the block, or stand at the corners
upon metal bases. being ornamental in appear
ance- we 90 not aim AT The storekeepeTs.
Some people say they sweep the refuse of their
stores into the streets, bnt this is the eXcep-
lion, and their case is covered by order No.
1855, section IL, OF the Board OF Supervisors,
as follows:
No person shall put. place suffer 20 remain
anywhere upon public way, street or highway,
and no person owning, Occupying or having con
troll OF any premises shalt suffer to be In
front Thereon. upon the sidewalk or the half of the
street or way next TO such premises any broke n
ware. glass NTH. rubbish, refuse papers, garbage
or dirt, at any time.
what we wish 10 START is a feeling against
throwing rubbish in the streets. II Will become
understood that there is a bask ct at the next
corner, and PEOPLE In little line Will come TO
drop their old programmes, empty paper-baps
circulars, orange peel and other unSghtly SUI
! perfuities OF like nature into the proper waste
| baskets. II the plan Succerd-and We are con-
/ ndent IL Wilt may be extended over other
| portions OF the city"
Another lady of the league, while In favor OF
| the baskets, thought that they should be sup
| plrmenied by crusade ag inst expectoratlon
| ~ the streets by consumVtives, who. she be-
/ lieved, might be Invited to carry with them an
| eXpectOration receptacle, aud thus obviate the
| danger OF communicating disease germs.
The San Francisco Sanitary League is very
| actively employed. It's latest work Is To APP
| point lady health vlSiIor for period of three
months. Mrs. Anna Ferry Smith is the ap-
! pontee and she spends six hours day I'm a
| house-to-house inspection, the results of which
| are reported 10 and noted by the league She
! hnds no clfhcuity IN obtaining cooperation
! from hOusehOlders, who recognize her good
! faith and the fact that the league is working
| for the general h"alth OF the community
| Mrs. Smith said last night that she had visited
number OF houses and found piiable amount
OF dirt, crowdiDg and unsanitary plumbing So
! far she had confined her attention TO tenement.
houses south OF Market street. People were
very careless and ignorant OF The simplest
! health conditions, and numerous deaths and
failures OF health, together with serious dis
eases. especially among the children, could be
directly traced 10 bad sanitation. She had
found some meat az butchers stores unfit for
food, and other serious menaces to health
81 have seen enough" aid Mrs. Smith, 40
justify the appointment OF women health in
spectOrs to 90 from house to house and repOrt
10 the Board of Health. Glasgow, Manchester
New York, Chicago and Minneapolis are some
OF the cities which have regular women health
visitors"
Mrs DR.. ThrasheT, secretary of the league
said that by new departure meetings of the
Loo Ia ha1T nh, Vol....
different parts of the city. BY this means n
was expected TO reach the thoughtful. The
February meeting would be held either In Dr.
Sprague's. DR.. Cases or Dr.. McCIish's church
Tie subject would be unemployed Women"
Among speakers expected at future meetings
are President Jordan AID Professor Barnes Of
PalO Alto.