The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-31
BUSINESS men
ARE INDIGNANT
VOICE PROTEST OVER CONDITION
OF ALLEYS.
Will Appeal to Health Commissioner
for Aid in Doing Away With the
Nuisance-Bad Spots and What the
Merchants Think Of Them-Im-
provement League Working.

East Minneapolis business men are
at the front with a suggestion Of Civ
ing the alleys and back yards thoro
lariy those ii the business eenters,
are in need of a visit from the health
| inspector. AS soon as the mild
weather commenced the annoyance
made itself felt, and pedestrians who
throW an occasional GLANCE into to- one n,
University avenue or Central turn away
in sheer disgust at the sight OF the
filth and rubbish thrown out by care.
less occupants.
tinware, old clothing, tin cans, bones,
rotten food, etc., left to be scattered
around by the winds, raising volumes
bad stretch Of alleyway running thru
from Fourth street Sc to University,
near the East Side high school. At the
end where the alley opens on Uni
versity avenue, conditions are disgrace
full - .'.:. -
All Of this, East Minneapolis business
men interested in municipal welfare, are
determined to better, and at one OF the
next meetings of several OF the I'M
| brovement leagues the matter will be
acted upon -.>- - 80 - =.
| Hard to Believe. =.
D. E.. Craig, a Central avenue mer.
chant, voices the indignation of great
many Of the residents at the existing
state Of affairs. He said: cit is a
disgrace to the East Side, and one
would hardly believe that there are peo-
pie who so utterly disregard cleanliness.
I took walk thru several OF the al,
leys short time ago, and it seemed
hardly possible that was in civilized
country"
trail "a avenue business men, finds the
back alley nuisance beyond en-
durance. Mr.. Armstrong said: ut is
plague. It is enough to drive man
away from here altogether. During
the last summer and fall had to keep
my office windows shut, as the odor
which came in from the alleyWays was
unbearable. Here on the East SIDE
our alleys get cleaning iS apo abqut - once ice
cleaned every month. My people in the
workrooms are suffering at times from
want Of fresh air, yet. it seems the
hardest obtainable article in certain
localities of Minneapolis a.,
IN. P. Eklund said: cit is one Of; the
most necessary things to have a thorc
cleaning Of the alleys and back YARDS
IN the spring DIS SOou do ClI0 - IL
Of the ground. A visit from the health
inspector with few suggestions to the
property owners would certainly &c
! some good The property, owners IN
the downtown districts who neglect
their back yards and allow them to pc
filthy should be- prosecuted bX, the
1 health commissioners. These pies OF
rubbish and refuse are regular h0tpeds
i for breeding different sorts OF d1sease
and should be done away with" 49,.
+, cts an Outrage
Will McMullen Of Fourth street Sc
and Central avenue complained pltter'
lly about the state of affairs existing IN
X the alleyway running beyond ms store
from Fourth street out to, First avenue
Sc. Mr.. McMullen said: cit is an
outrage that such affairs are allowed
to exist. I do not believe that the alley
back Of nv store has been cleaned fof
wears. Where the alley opens on First
avenue Sc the sight: is disgusting.
Right on the sidewalk there is big pie
of ashes and refuse, and on the -othef
side are piles Of old and rusty ill., >lfon'
frank Bunnell, who lives on the. prop,
ertv recently purchased by Nlcollet
Lodge, A. o. u. W., said: ''f,rom all
appearances our alley and adjoining
backwards have never undergone a
cleaning since their existence. We are
to make every possible effort to keep
our side of it in good shape, ever. while
the building is going on later IN the
sDrinp' 10. 20 ''-.'