The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
VESSELS OF WATER MUST BE EMITTED Rain Barrels and Wash Tubs
 Will be Overturned MAYORS PROCLAMATION All Merchants Are Requested to Join In General Cleaning Up On Wednes-
 day and Use Their De-
 livery Wagons.

l The city's cleaning up crusade took a new turn yesterday. The four officers
 who were serving notice to property own CTS to clean up their premises have been detailed by Chief Wier and Mayor Ward
 to turn over all rain barrels and vessels
 holding water that they can find This
 is being done to prevent mosquitoes being matched in the water which frequently stands for days at time. The four officers detailed on the work are Policemen Disheroon, Todd. Burson
 and Perkerson. They were instructed to go through the premises of all houses, es- pecially in the negro quarters, and to empty every rain barrel. wash tub or sim- liar vessel in which water was found standing:
 In the same connection Chief Wier is- sued the following orders to the members of the police force:
 "Captain Johnston-Notify all the men
 to inspect all portions of their beats for | stagnant water, such as will be found in
 rain barrels, wash tubs and other tin ves- sells, especially in the negro quarters, and have them emptied. Also notify the occupants of the property that they are subject to arrest and fine If they allow
 this water to stand on their premises. wv. E. WEIR, "Chief of Police" | The four officers detailed on this duty were given sanitary authority and were
 also provided with the sections of the sanitary ordinances relative to this spe- cial work.
 Another Movement. l Another important movement in the cleaning up crusade was proclamation
 issued by the Mayor naming tomorrow as
 a general cleaning up day in which all
 the merchants are requested to take part.
 This is in line with the suggestion made
 several days ago by a prominent mer-
 chant, and many of the largest merchants
 in the city have promised to comply with
 the request
 The proclamation of the Mayor Is as fol- l lows:
 1 ITO the Merchants of Birmingham, Ala | bama:
 "Folowing the plan adopted in other l cities by which the merchants devoted an entire day to the cleaning up and using
 their teams in hauling refuse away, l herewith designate Wednesday, August g.
 as general hauling and cleaning day.
 Much cleaning, however, can be done be-
 fore then
 For the information of all you are herewith informed that everything of any nature whatever found in the alleys and
 back premises should be carried off, ex- cept metal garbage cans. Refuse should be hauled to the city
 dumping grounds at Avenue and Sew
 enth street, weher it will be promptly dis posed of.
 "All merchants and others who can arc earnestly requested to join this movement
 and send their names and the number
 of teams they expect to use to the Mayors office.
 "The attention of the public is also
 called to the danger arising from rain
 barrels, buckets and other vessels con | taining water They should be kicked l over wherever found as one bucket can l breed 5000 mosquitoes. Respectfully, GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor"
 Cleaning Progresses. | At the same time that these special methods are being employed the general cleaning crusade Is progressing rapidly. | The augmented force under Street Com
 missioner McCartin is working constantly
 and it is rapidly getting the entire city free of trash, garbage and other refuse. l Thirty trash wagons are running prac-
 tically day and night and larger force | or men IS dt WOTk clcuHlHB tiis thdh ever before In it's history. The improve 1 ment has become very noticeable and Is l commented on by the citizens of Bir- l mingham and by the travelling public. | More trash has been hauled in Blrming- ham in the past week than was ever car ried to the dumping grounds in any three previous weeks in the city's his- tory This is partially due to the crusade against dirt in Birmingham and partially to the increased street cleaning force which has been at work The improve ment in the plan of cleaning the city has also had great deal to do with the increased amount of trash handled. Under the system which has been in oper- ation for several months practically twice as much work can be accomplished with the same equipment.
 Would Facilitate Work. Mayor Ward said yesterday that the