New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
GOOD GOVERNMENT INDEED
o,,,p q PREPARES THE WAY FOR IT.

MAKE At LEAST ONE ASSEMBLE
CLEAN PHYSICALLY ANp PoLITi'NiAN'
rho Executive Committee of Good Government
Club o. in the XIVth Assembly Dls'''c'' - WIN
Ing on the following lines: ,,a,,o, l.,
That active labor must be accomp"s"e" W
-, oloo,iore IL reform is to be permanent
> That r9formcrs should take Khdersarteh
,o,.o, !, municital duties before they instruct
others 49,, ,,.,. A,,
. That citizens Of this Assembly District shoua
acouIre rudimentary knoWieose ~ INC POI w"
% ,ho town in which they live. before attempting
VI wy ,t,,o,,s dutes embracing the whole city
1,ha, ,b,s knowledge should embrace all city
,a.ar,r,orts but that the 'housekeeping.' or
rather street cleaning Of the district should be
first attended 10.
~ dividing the Assembly District into sections,
election districts into blocks. and putting each
h,ck in charge Of one citizen living in the block.
and then having him or her report upward,
through assistant inspectors. inspectors. section
leaders and chairman of the Executive Commit
tee the last named making weekly report to
various city departments or quick report when
espccially needed the total work will be divided
among many, and the reports will be condensed
and revised before reaching the municipal author-
ties This is urged to be more direct way OF OBJ
tanning immediate results than by giving SUD
iecs to various city organizations. whose work
is spread over large territory. II each Assembly
District should carry out this system through IT'S
Good Government Clubs the president oil each
club would he in touch with central Organic"
ton such as the City Club or the Cohlede'"'u
Good Government Clubs. and these t"o VI
ranizatons from the reports received lioa"
the various Assembly Districts cou'u -
gently reDort upon the general ma''ciS va
the CITY government. In other woiuS' 'l0"
Assembly District would be "a'chins
thing in its district after the manner VI
meeting and each of the distrlc'S W. t,o
with another, SO "S ~ ~
best in the city. =.
o,r,b O also intends TO send various otler V"-
cIars 10 the residents relative TO city ordinances
and instructions for the children OF the dlS'rlct
"a renort to their parents concerning rubbish
ec in th, streets thus educating the youth of the
district in habits of cleanliness There should ne
in each district girls and boys "Anu-huDoish
League" and teachers Of pubic schoois Shoulo
instruct the scholars once week IN street cie""-
illness. says this club.
f,,ub has its rooms at No. 5}j Third-ave
Jacob w. Miller. No. l37 East Thirty-seventh-st.
IS chairman of the Executive Committee ana the
section supervisors are: Section NO l. charles stew
art Dawson. No. 10 East Thirty-iirst-st.; NO. =
Gordon Wendell No % East Thirtyifth-st.; No
. Hoffman Miller No 122 East Forteth-st.. and
No g. George H. McGrew. No 2c9 East Forty
second-st. The rules and regulations of the En-
ecutive Committee are:
The XIVth Assembly District shall be divided
into four sections each in charge OF one member
OF the Executive Committee. ..-.- ,,...,o.. ouo
Section / shall comprise election districts one
Twenty-thrce. Section III DISTRICTS Twenty -four to
Thrty-one. Section IN districts Thirty-two 10 for'E
3 The secretary of the club shall see that the
names and addresses of section SUPERVISORS are
always posted in the cubrooms. ,.,, -,
4 Section leaders shall as soon as pracucable APP
t I6enso one ma" !" F''" ''s''''" ,,, 80
dents If heir respective sections and districts.
8 INSPECTORS with the approval Of section supervis-
Crs should appoint one person in each city DOCK as
assstan; inspector. This person should he resi-
: Assistant inspectors should inspect their blocks
INSPECTORS DSy should inspect their election dis
q Section Supervisors should inspect every portion
10 Assistant inspectors shall send regular week
IL report to Inspectors every Thursday nigh-write
'' il. inspectors shall send weekly report to sec
ton leaders every Friday nght-Wrte on Ie'ei
E section supervisors shall s.nd wseky rsp9rt
every Saturday night on authorized Di PA, ;or,s.
-. In case OF special emergency quick reports ports
who shall at report THEREOF TO the chairman OF
the Executive Committee. .-e...,., i,
H. The following is the scope OF Information De
sired but any details concerning the condition Of
the streets viii be of material assistance
,a) Streets general condition and changes since last
report: CD repairs needed to Iavements AMI side
walks &C., II repairs being done when We're previous
repairs made; 90 by whom being DONE eI is work being
done WELL he builder or contractor PUT street or
sidewalk original good condition Immediately after
completing his work condition # street lighting ana
lamp SITS G hour do ash carts make rounds does
driver Uniform give his number or letter ana num-
her u cart: % ash cart should be suitably covered and
rot overf.d 90 are cceptacles for ashes kept within The
etoop or area line report by number where they arc
no, state whether the fault Of householder or
f:tic man: GD street-ceaners in uniform are
they respectful does each badge in fun view mum
Ter # stroe-cleaucrs ne block report bad discipline
or slack work, OF foreman. If one. % name Of any
citizen throwing rubbish the street; mn total number
o. vehicles left night license number Of each
whore f. name of If possible. docs he live in the
district II So where is elevated railroad struciur"
properly painted the stations dean W are street car
tracks in proper repair conductors polite % names
Of policemen their watches. beats are
they attentive duty
l.. The boundaries OF sections and election dis
tricts shall be shown on map hung In the CLUB.
The names and addresses Of the Executive Commit
city ordinances and rules concerning street clean
ing shall be posted In the club.
A woman's auxiliary committee has also been or
gsnized in the XIvth Assembly District to assist
the club. Mrs. T. d'Oremieulx is chairman Of the
committee and the members have volunteered to
act as inspectors and assistant inspectors with the
male members Of the club in the inspection
and other work
The Executive Committee has also sent circular
10 the club proposing the following prizes. II the
necessary funds can be obtained:
l. To the section" showing the greatest improve.
ment between March and October /, 1885; improve
ments to include streete;eaning condition OF pave
Of vehicles left in streets floral decoration OF yards
or windows Przs; puDilc drinking fountain. 10
present list Of actual improvements during above
date; judges TO be appointed by the Commissioner
OF the Department Of Street Cleaning
.. To certain boys and girls Of public ana private
schools and Of regularly organized boys and girls
clubs, who may be reported 10 this cub on October
! having taken special interest In street-clcaning
The OF schools organizations wishing TO
enter this contest TO be posted in this club prior TO
April ]. The propOriionate number Of prizes for
each school organization to be according to mem
bership Prize. badge or pin
g. To certain members OF the public schools who
"A examination municipal
ordinances relative 10 the streets, duties Of citizens
and officers in regard 10 cleanliness Of this As
sembly district. examination 10 take place al the
cose OF the school year; judges to be the principals
OF me schools Prize diploma from this club
= ms club also wishes to give a badge 20 mem
DcfS 0: any properly organized "Antl-Rubbish
League OF adults or children TO be formed by thc