The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-12
MUNICIPAL HoUsEoIEANING WILL
BE TaoRo.


She wriggles and twists, or how loud
she whines that the soap is getting
into her eyes and that someone is pull
inc her hair. Company is to be enter
tanned and >the child must be put in
spick, span condition for the admira-
tion Of the guests. Young people have
"a proper respect Tor the bluecoated
apolis proves unruly, ten feminine spe
cial officers with their little silver
stars will put her in condition of
IT was ali discussed at special
meeting of the Improvement league
| Yesterday at the home of Mrs. J. L.
/ Garland. and there is absolutely no hope
that Minneapolis will be allowed to
play unmolested in her soiled pinafore
civic committee, outlined a plan for
thoro cleaning Of the untidy youngster.
Fix Week for Cleaning.
! A whole week is, to be devoted to the
process, for it was no less a person than
Mayor. Jones who asked the Improve
ment league to do something. So the
secretary Of the league and the secre-
tary Of the civic committee will APP
point a committee to issue proclama
ton requesting all citizens to join in
observing a. special cleaning week, the
date to be named by the committee.
| Fie, fe, Minneapolis! To think that
I this is necessary!
4 And as If that were not enough the
mayor is to be asked to appoint ten
women to see that the, cleaning week
J is. observed in the proper way. The
mayor cannot refuse. for the committee
spring gowns and hats, will present the
request and explain that it is woman IS
, nrovince to clean anything and every
thing from a house to a city. W1tnoat
the little silver stars, which will stand
=, as the outward sign of authority, the
ten women would be meddlesome Great,
:, ures, but with the stars they are to
!, have all the authority and dignity OF
: special policemen.
Mayor to Fix Duties.
There are thirteen wards in Mime
apolis, but not every ward can have &
special sanitary inspector, because the
number thirteen is unlucky and, thu
r women are not going to take any
: chances. The mayor is expected tt
outline the duties of these special in
: spectors and it. is confdentially that h,
will not make them too irksome no
suggest anything that would be deroga
tory to their dignity. H.
: The city council is also to be visite,
: by the smartly clothed committee an,
: asked to. appoint a man from the cit,
d engineer force to ,,superintend tn
k work Of the street commissioners TIL
r cooperation of all local improvement
: associations, of the city and countr
n clubs and all commercial organization
r will be asked to transform :Minnea1
d oils into a ffrseity1 tbealttif q, SO tina
It everyone who VisFsY herao this summe
+ will go away with a desire to retur
to walk on the dustless Streets. an
J: gaze at the ashless vacant lots sandl dt
l. light IN streets shorn of billboards.
i. The billboards were thoroly di
n cussed and Mrs. H. P. Newhall was al
Q, pointed to confer with the Real Estai
board to see if anything could be dor
. to obviate or regulate the nuisanc
The street railway company will has
d, in the favor of the league, for a vot
R. the officers for their decision to hay
r. no billboards on the road to MINI
is tonka. :. ~.
ca The owners Of the railroad station
ici will be asked to illuminate, their traj
- approaches so that visitors will n,
ia stumble blind1y into "our midst al
re somebody is to see. that the aforesa
V. visitors are provided with maps al
H. guides to the city and the streets al
". avenues must be plainly marked tn
y, the maps and guides may be of son
n. use The gas light company and Il
an General ELECTRIC company are to !
er requested to remove all broken glob
st. from the street, now and forever.
: Children Will Help.
II Everybody. is included in these CO..
prehensive dations and DR..
M. Jordan will be asked to use his
/ auence with the school principals
n organize voluntary district cleani
III bands among the pupils. The prin
u pals will also be, authorized to mott
| the children that they may indiv
ity ually contribute to the purchase of
ian namental shrubs and perennials for t
rch schoolgrounds. Superintendent VIII
Of of the park system has promised
superintend the purchase and planti
cal of the shrubs. The Humane society "
CO. be requested to ask the removal
me the small animals in captivity at M
to nehaha.
he The foregoing recommendations W
for passed unanimously and are thou,
in to form an excellent working plan.
cry the half of them are carried out, tn
ing is bound to be a great change in M
zen neapolis, and those who have seen
with her. dirty face and untidy b;
ter will scarcely recognize her when
ere is made ready for the inspection Of
red thousands Of guests who are com
'oy- this summer.
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