Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-23
MAKE BISMARCK THE
CITY BEAUTIFUL Z
CLEANING UP DAY MAY BE
COMBINED WITH ARBoR
DAY. is}.
MAYOR SMYTH Will PROBABLY
SUGGEST UNITED ACTION BY
THE PEOPLE.

It is understood Mayor Snlyth will
shortly issue proclamation asking
the citizens of Bismarck to unite In
a general cleaning up campaign and
maye designate a special day when it
is hoped all will unite in work for the
"City Beautiful, q n
Last year Mayor Webb designated
a general cleaning day and set the 3ex-
ample by having the streets of the
city splendily cleaned UP. The people
genarally entered into the spirit of the
occasion and wonderful improve
ment was noticeable all over the city.
In Spokane this month almost the
entire population turned out on Arbor
day and gave the city such a cleaning
as no American city had ever had be-.
fore. and as result the people are
greatly pleased with the bettered con-
ditions and will keep up the practice.
In speaking of this an exchange said:
Saturday, April 6, was a great
event for Spokane. It was COM
bined as special arbor and
cleaning-up day, when, under the
direction Of the City Beautiful com
mittee Of the 10000 club, 5000 men,
women and children Of the population
of $4,000 Joined in concerted move
ment to clean the city and plant trees
and shrubs. Not a penny was raised
for the work, all being done by vol
untary service, and in this mining
kings, lumber barons, bankers and
prominent business and professional
men and women worked shoulder to
shoulder with statesmen, clerks and
laborers. s.
Mayor Daggett had been appointed
chairman of the cleaning day COM
mittee, which co-operated with the
city beautiful committee, headed by
C. Herbert Moore. a local capitalist,
and the $50, 900 club, Of which Rem H.
Rice is secretary and directing spirit.
An idea OF the complexion Of the city
beautiful committees organization
may be gained when 1t is known 1t is
much like the machinery of Tammany
Hall. The governing board is com
posed of a general chairman, vice.
chairman in each ward, a captain in
each precinct and a lieutenant in each
block, In all more than a hundred COM
mittees. In addition to these there
were the transportation crews under
the direction Of Zach Stewart, former.
auditor OF Spokane county, the use of
horses and vehicles being donated by
individuals and corporations.
Between 20, 900 and 10000 persons
took part in the cleaning Cup day op.
erations this and last year, when.the'
movement in Spokane, the first IN the
history of any American city to make
it cleanly and beautiful, was begun,
and the success of 1t was due largely
to the work Of the school children.
Alleys were cleaned and the fronts Of
residences and business houses were
Z ! @E5fs
made spick and span. Owners scat
tered grass and vegetable seeds over
vacant lots, and more than 10, 900
i threes were planted by residents, Sc.
cret socities and church organizations.
At the close Of the day bonfires were
lighted and the combustible refuse
was DESTROYED, the rest being carted
70 the crematories and submerged
dumps outside the city limits, and the
following day smoke clouds hung so:
heavily over the city that It gave a
dull appearance in the usually clear
atmosphere.
It's safe to say that no holiday,
civic or otherwise. was ever observed
as special arbor day was this year.