The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

Sidewalks 50 as ID give the entire space
to the crowds, Citizens are par icnlhrly
urged to iiive the sidewalk In, front OF
their houses or stores well-swcpt 4 by
STuesdny Mt 8 +, NJ, During the entire
night Tuesday and as long as Is possible
OH Wednesday, superintendent Conn, OF
the Street Cleaning Departments with his
entire force OF 100 men, will be at work.
they will 4go over the entire route to
BIO followed hy the parade, and will put
tho streets Iii shining condition. The
Water Department has given It's consent
to the use OF the city plugs. The streets
Will be washed and swept and every
before tho arrival Of the President.
portion Of the treet.clenhinE force will
60 over the route again, to gather Up
stich paper, sticks and other refuse MS
may have drlfted there during the night.
The department Will collect ashes 5ntd
gnrbage on Monday, but will notbe able
to do so OH Tuesday or{SNednesday and I,
the alleys on these days, since the wind
might carry the dirt Into the streets.
superintendent Cohn promises that tho
line Of march will be spOtlessy clean and 4
no will endeavor furthermorc, to such 4
extent MS limited time md force will 4
permit, to british up tho entire city. His
efforts In this direction will be especially
dent viii DO likely to pass through in
his drive around the city Messrs. s.
II. Cottrel) and H. Lee Lorraine have
offered the use OF their street sprinklcrs
free Of charge and these will DO put to
good service. Tho superintendent yes
terday Issued the folowing:
10 tho Citizens Of Richmond:
Please take notice that your ntten-
ton Is respectfully called to tho fact
Al ,nt. ,ttt ro,, IL ~ fHn
his part in regard to Keeping the
Z streets IN proper condition during the
Presidents stay in our midst.
l5 You must refrain from throwing
waste paper In the streets and alleys,
d and from setting out trash, ns there
will be no collections made Tues
day and Wednesday,. 10
TO throw trash in alleys will cause
double work for the department. for
the reason that the wind will sweep
such trash into the atreets, which. ore
already clean therefore causing q
+ great deal OF annoyance.
There Is law bearing on tho sub
( ject which prohibits the throwing OF
trash promisouously In the streets and
N alleys, but aside from the law. we
e make the appeal to the citizens in gen.
eral hoping and believing that they
& have the interest Of the city at heart,
4 and that the street cleaning depnrt-
5ment will be the recipient OF their
& kind and dlllgcnt assistance In making
our efforts to clean the thoroughfares
z a complete success. This appeal Is In
! tended for citizens throughout the en-
a tire city, which will be traversed from
4 one end to the other.
take it for granted that this appeal |
Il will be all that Is necessary to cause
Z tho public to become Interested, which,
in the event, our most sanguine hopes
I will have been realized
g@ Other Committees.
The work OF the other citizens commit
tees has been equally thorough. The
fruits OF the efforts Of the committee on
schools are pointed out above In the
division Of this article referring to the
part to be played In the demonstration
BY <the school children Of Richmond-a
very important point.
The committee on holiday divided the
city into four sections and soma member
personally visited or communicated with |
the head Of every factory and store, or
other business establishment, large or
small. within each quarter, and urged
upon him the advlsabllity OF declaring
half-hollday on October 18th, SO that
every workingnan, woman and child will
have an opportunity to sec and cheer the
Chief Magistrate OF tho land. The re-
Spouse was instant and cordial. Practi-
cally every concern agreed to declare a
holiday beginning at noon. The list
Of those thus agreeing Is not obtainable
since none was kept. but, according TO
the chairman OF the committee. 1t in
cludes nearly every labor-employing es-
Establishment In the entire city
What this committee ls doing for Rich
mond In the way OF bringing out the
crowds Is being done for Virginia at
large by the transportation committee
and the advertising committee. The COM
Ing Of President Roosevelt is an event
OF Sta te-wide Importance and thousands
OF men and women from every quarter OF
the Old Dominion will be here. The event
has been thoroughly advertised in clrcu-
lars and papers scattered broadcast
throughout the State and this has been
followed up by the announcement OF spe-
clal rates on all the railroads. The rates
are us follows:
One fare plus Is cents, from all sta
lions. Norfolk to Burkeville, Va, In
elusive. Selling for morning trains Of
October 18th. to return same date,
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
One fare, plus Is cents, for round
trip from stations. Charlottesville and
Gladstone, Inclusive, on the west and
from Fort Monroe and Newport News,
INCLUSIVE on the east s$Ilckot6 TO DC l
sold for morning trains into Rich
mond, October 18th. to return same
date. s3
A. c. L., S. a. L., Southern and
r., F. & p. Railways.
One fare, plus rs cents, fpr the round
trip within radius OF 100 miles. tick
cts to be on sale October 18th. and
for morning trains OF the 18th, good
to return 10TH