The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-05
BEAUTIFY THE CITY

A movement the object of which is
TO clear up and beautify the city by
sections should meet the cordial CO.
operation Of citizens, in whatever To-
cality II is started. What is every
bodys business is nobody'S business,
and II the talk on civic improvement
is to amount TO anything II must be
though specific rather than general
action. The announcement. therefore,
that branch OF the American Civic
Improvement League will be organized
and devote its efforts toward cleaning
up occupied and unoccupied blocks,
from Sellwood to the city limits north,
and from the. river east 10 the city
boundaries, is to the point The wide
area covered by this announcement
shows that a very large contract has
been undertaken, but It is at all events
specific and. with cooperative effort
on the part OF citizens, viii succeed
In accomplishing q great deal The
East Side leads thus far In the lines
indicated. 1t may be hoped that its
example viii be contagious.-The Ore
gonian. January l,
From the clipping above, It will be
seen that the metropolis Of Oregon
is awakening to the fact that her city
,..a- , ,,,.-,t ho,,-, .r,,rg,. D, ,,,,t
her in proper trim as the model city
she aims to be. There are 9TH
ers" We viii quote one sentence.
for it is full OF the good, sound meat
OF common sense: What is every
body's business Is nobody's business,
and II the talk on civic improvement
is to amount to anything. it must be
through specific rather than general
action" This is the case right here
at home. The Push Club appointed a
park commission some time ago and
there has been much talk that this
meant far more widespread and gem
-eral Improvements than the beginning
Of public park Not having heard OF
the death or departure to other fields
and pastures new OF any VI that ap-
pointed committee, the public gener-
ally have come to believe that there
was nothing for that committee to do,
or that the task appointed was too
herculean for their brain and herve.
The womans Club has a standing
committee on village improvement.
The members Of the committee started
their work with good judgment and
discretion. by asking this park COM
mittee to meet with them ana talk
over the general good Of the city and
plan for an improvement 20 present I
unsightly conditions. They also IN /
terested the housekeepers and owners /
Of property, to the end that the lots !
occupied and unoccupied should have
a general cleaning up. and carting
away Of all old rubbish; and had a
meeting with the committee Of the
city fathers whose business it is 10 at
tend to these matters, but who have
woefully neglected it in the past. No
dumping ground for such rubbish
could be found. The council was to pro-
vide one, but up to date none mas
been found. Householders who have
cleared up their premises and had rub
bish to dispose OF were warned not to
burn it and therefore It was piled for
days until, in spite Of warning, ss one
Dlucky woman said, We got up be-
fore daylight and burned IT," II Port
and has her American Civic Improve
nent League, why not Astoria? And
( "the City Of Portland from Sellwood
% the city limits north and from the
liver east to the city boundaries is
o be cleaned and put in apple-ple or
Ter, why not Astoria from Alderbrook
o the end of Uniontown and from the
liver south to the city water works?
By all means let us have Civic I'm
League. Let the Push Club,
ark committee, the village improve
nent committee from the Woman's
,lub, the Commercial Club and the
treet committee Of the City Council
make concerted effort toward the
eautifying and improving Of the city's
appearance. The Astorian offers It's
olumns to help such a movement.
Which Of these above named societies,
whose aim is the city's interests. will
,e the first to start the ball rolling?