The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-22
City News
WAR AGAINST DIRT
GOES ON UNABATED
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE CHAIR
MEN REPORT PROGRESS.
Aside from Looking After Backyard
Tidiness, Women Help Preserve
Niagara Falls, Make Park of Old
Cemetery, Condemn Basement Schools
and Boost Gateway Scheme.

Fifth ward women will inspect the
alleys of that district and wherever
they find any accumulations of ashes
and rubbish they will take such steps
as may be needed to secure the removal
Of the debris.
The work of cleaning the ward has
been vigorously prosecuted by the com
mittee, of which Mrs. Olga Won w. Has
kell is the chairman, and to see that the
work has been thoroly done, the com
mittee will make a personal investiga-
ton. This decision was reported to
the Improvement league at it's meeting
yesterday afternoon and was heartily
approved.
An effort will also be made to beau
tify vacant lots, and bills for the ca
pense will be sent to the owners.
Aldermen on Lookout.
Mrs; G. W. Smith, chairman of the
seventh ward committee, reported that
there had been considerable dumpage
of objectionable refuse in the low place
in the rear of the Greeley school. The
aldermen Of the seventh ward had been
notified of this practice and had in
structed the street commissioners to
make a few arrests if possible in order
to discourage guilty ones.
Mrs. G. H. Richards, chairman of the
eIguCu Wdlu, Hldut dH llteEe0l4pR re-
port on the progress of the work. Par
ticular attention is being centered on
the disreputable appearance Of the sur
roundings Of the icehouses on the north
shore Of Lake Calhoun. There is a
general sentiment that the icehouses
should be removed, but failing in this,
the league will try to have the places
kept in heater condition.
Make Park of Cemetery.
Mrs. Frank H. Cashier of the ninth
ward urged the league members to as
sist in arousing the interest Of the pub
lie in having the old Maple Hill GENE
terry converted into a park. The old
cemetery is entirely neglected, she said,
and is a disgrace to the city.
In the thirteenth ward the leagues
campaign is being prosecuted with much
Yigor under the leadership Of Mrs.
terested in the work. They are picking
up waste paper, removing dandelions,
and later on will tackle other weeds.
Mrs. F. Fl. Barnard brought up the
question of taking a hand in the preser-
walton of Niagara Falls, which would
be entirely ruined if the plans for the
utilization Of the waterpower were car-
ried out. The league Endorsed the bill
for the preservation of the falls, and
JIG lIC1llUCIS 1uO Aouol1y plOAl1SOo W
write to the Minnesota members in con-
gress and to prevail upon their friends
to do the same.
Condemns Basement Schools. .
Mrs. A. W. Rankin called attention
to the fact that eighty schoolrooms in
the public schools are placed in base
ments, where ventilation is poor and
the light insufficient. 1t was plain,
olo -o4ol e.4 4l-4- - --o~.o 10000
to the health Of the pupils and teach
ers to be confined to such quarters.
The league expressed it's disapproval
of basement rooms and will take the
matter under consideration at a later
meeting. r
Judge E. F. Waite of the municipal
court gave a short talk on the Min
ueapolis charter, the necessity for
adopting a new charter in order to Sc
cure home rule, and reviewed the two
former attempts to adopt a charter.
tage, he said, as compared with st.
Paul and Duluth in securing needed
legislation.
Favor Gateway. ,
/, George E.: Bertrand spoke at some
Bridge square and providing an artis:
tic and imposing gateway to the city
which was fully described in TIL e
Journal last Sunday. The ladies
voiced a decided admiration for the
scheme and voted to compliment the
Commercial club for taking the lead
in such a worthy enterprise.
Mrs. G. W. Keyes was named as a
delegate and Professor Maria Sanford
as alternate to the Minnesota Fedora
ton Of Women's clubs, which meets
next week in St. Paul.
The league adjourned to meet Tues
day, June ~, in the mayors reception
room at the city hall. .