The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13
Mayor Davis Uses the Prod on
City Officials.
{" Give Things a WhirI," His In
structiOns.
MUST BE CLEANED UP.
Streets and Alleys Can't Be
Longer Neglected.
Sanitary Officers Have Been Lax
in Duties.
BE CLEANED UP.


"Give things a whirl and all Of you
work together wee the Instructions
which Mayor Davis gave TO the chief
Of police. street Commissioner, sanitary
aergeant, city physician and the fire
marshal at a meeting which the mayor
called for the purpose Of enforcing the
garbage ordinance.
we are going to try clean the eity's
street and alleys up" said the mayor
by way of explanation, and ] am Civ
ing them chance to see if we can't
get the city cleaned up. ] believe by
working together we can accomplish
IT,
Considerable complaint has been made
about the condition Of the streets ana
alleys Of the clIy-that they are un-
clean ard that not the proper effort IS
being made to put them ia the shape
that they should be Dirty streets aaq
filthy alleys are disease breeders and
CsreC tally fertile in hot weather Inc
zeal hot weather is just setting in.
Il don't believe the allie IS are in any
vso1se shape than they have been in
past years, said Chief OF Police Dono-
well there is certainly something
wrong somewhere. / noticed that in
some diseases Topeka had more cases
according to the report OF the state
hoard of health for the past year than
Il
Cne-half the population" said S A.
Howe. chairman of the streets and
walks committee. I made UP my mind
that there was something wrong right
there"
The city council last summer. after .
considerable wrangle passed new gar
bage ordinance requiring every house
holder. merchant. business man and
hotel in the city to secure garbage
can Of specified material and form.
Fnrs- nhaVpI this ordinance Z. &
I5egebccm. city physician. related the
experience OF one man who compiled
with the ordinance and what happened
DR.. Mcguire bought a can like the
kind called fer in the ordinance, said
Hogebooin
He said that he had it for some
little time and everything was going
along nicely when one day somebody
stole the can. Then he took part Of
q boiler and set that up. That served
for q While and then disappeared.
Then he got a barrel with a lid He
put heavy chain on the barrel. Some
body came along and stole the chain.
then later they stole the barrel.
Finally he got a box and fastened it
with an iron rod to the fence This
served until some one decided that he
wanted it in his business and took it
along, rod and all Now he just puts
his garbage in the alley and lets the
garbage collector scoop it up with a
shovel"
The mayor believes the sanitary po-
lice are partially to blame. He thinks
they are too Ienient in enforcing the
ordinance. He is going to shake them
up. Instead Of having regular beats
he viii shift them around over the
city.
II think that it viii tend to help
matters some. said the mayor. There
viii be more of an incentive for them
to clean up in their part of the town
when they know that they viii be
shifted and have some one come in
and follow them up and probably
show their work up. They win have
10 keen their work up or else be
shifted
There are four sanitary policemen
Who are supposed to cover their beats
thoroughly and see that the alleys and
streets are in sanitary condition
Dissemination on the part of citizens
10 pay for having the garbage hauled
way and probable laxity on the part
OF the policemen in enforcing all pro-
visions Of the ordinance are the two
things which contribute to the failure
10 obey the ordinance. 1--WE are going
10 try to do the best we can" said DR..
HOgeboom.