Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-11
CIVIC LEAGUE
NET LAST EVENING
M. Hewlett Reported the Mayor
Favorable to Macadam
For Paving.
PROCLAMATION WAS ADOPTED
,....,,ou as TO Improving East Second
south street Received Consider.
able Attention.

IN. board OF governors Of the Civic
,,,,ovement league met last evening,
!, the 7. NJ C. A., to consider PROPOSE
dan. AZ to identifying and improving
N. city. Mrs. ", W. Ritter presided
J.. che absence OF President II. q.
s,,phens, and Harry Sherman. the
treasurer. reported SASS in the strong
10, from subscriptions. o. II. Hew-
~, for the streets and publicity COM
,,l,tee OF the league reported having
,alled on the mayor and found him In
,.srty sympathy with the league and
~ n,irposes. and that he had issued a
Exclamation, asking merchants to
sIoss M their stores on Arbor day, that
,hs people generally might be given an
onnortunty to clean up their premises.
Nh, Hewlett also reported the mayor
ss favorIng macadam as against as
phalt for street paving.
Mrs Ritter reported having driven
about the city to note for herself sani-
,ary conditions. She found residents
prone 10 throw their rubbish into the
dltches. and merchants only too ready
THROW Ultl iuObisif intp INV puOltl
s,yeets where II was imperfectly
cleaned UP by the sweepers. Mrs.
pIter objected to contractors obstruct-
me- The streets with building material.
and urged observance OF the sewer or
dinance.
GOOD WORK BY CHILDREN.
City School Supt. d. II. Christensen
reported distribution of eight bushels
o. seed among the school children, that
had been received from the department
Of agriculture at Washington. Last
Atbor day the children had planted
200 hardwood trees. 1000 flower beds,
5000 ornamental shrubs, and cleaned up
400 Yards Mr.. Hewlett reported an
offer OF S25 from the Vogeler Seed &
Produce company for the best bed OF
flowers grown by amateurs. as well as
similar offers from the Salt Lake Seed
company and Bailey e. Sons, The Of
iers were accepted with thanks. The
hoard decided 70 become AFFILIATED with
| The American Civic association, and to
invite the National Cash Register COM
Jany OF Dayton. Ohio, to send the Salt
Lake organization n lecturer on Civic
Improvement.
PROCLAMATION ADOPTED.
The following proclamation, intro
dueed by Mr.. Hewlett, was then adopt
I'd
The Civic Improvement league has
Issued the following address relative To
The observance OF Arbor day.-Monday,
april 49,
conforming with the proclamation Of
Gov. John G.. Cutler, and the recon-
Of rhna.a,.snr
he Civic Improvement league wishes
10 make The following suggestions
shout the observance OF Arbor day;
II would, perhaps. be inconvenlent
and work hardship on many places Of
business 20 close. all day. but most
business houses and offices can close
at O'clock In the afternoon. and give
their employees a half-holiday, 40 they
can participate In Arbor day work. The
PEOPLE can help the merchants by maxi
Ing their purchases early Monday
morning.
Arbor day should be day Of gem
ersl cleaning up. Clean M the front
Yards and sidewalks. and clean up the
hack yards and alleys. too. Burn all
the refuse and rubbish that will burn.
and that which cannot be burned, such
as cans, put in boxes, or sacks or pile
up In the street ready for the garbage
wagons, which will call in ALI parts of
The city on Tuesday morning
Do not be content with seeing your
own yard clean but interest your
nelghbor and have him clean his prem
yes also. If there Is vacant lot In
me netghborhood where cans and rub
hisn have accumulated, organize lit
Ne party and clean It up II II is
cleaned now. It will doubtless remain
cream during the entire spring and
summer In this work the school chill
dren might also be interested.
Plant lawns, flowers, shrubs, vines
ana trees that your own home In par
ucular and the whole city In general.
may pc made beautiful.
Public buildings and their sur
ioundngs should also be cleaned and
beautined
ms week In the public schools Ar
uor nay is being discussed as In pre-
,lots years and the children taught
Nls the dav really means and en-
outraged TO do their part IN making
,uie beautiful Salt Lake. The Civic
Improvement league has made ar
ensements that the children OF the
plphc schools may purchase flower
us NJ "a cents per packet at Vogler
eea company and Bailey e. Sons on
'uruay' and some OF our enterprise
s seedsmen and wide-awake news
papers have given their encourage
st 70 the plan by Offering prizes.
."vn VIII be distributed at the end
me season to the boys and girls.
flowers wv 'es' an" p'e'''cs'
e league has no way OF enforcing
Recommendations but It appeals to
N ~ 5000 cltizen TO take the welfare
me city to heart. and do his part On
hnas salt Lake clean. sanitary and
'"NlNG RECEIVES ATTENTION.
mere vas discussion as TO having
. second South street with asphalt
AZ mssvalan and opposition to asphalt
" yptled on the score Of expense II.
per nv, nv renee held that at $40 and ST.
Ma 80, u meant depriving some peo-
MA thelr homes. But Mr. Quieley
~ ~ a9ded Is per cent to the value
Rita hpoillng property aud Mrs.
brou,t sreed with him. II was then
"A out that macadam cost hui
,srp.1s loot, but further action was de
nsy1 until the next meeting. Mr..
mpss advised that In opening ave.
hste.a through the big city blocks, 30
Oh 81 feet be taken for the