The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-02
CLEANER ARDMNRE ASSURED
Campaign Begun by City Physician
and Ardmoreite Has Borne Fruit
Plans Discussed to Keep
City Clean.

town To band together in an effort for
a cleaner Ardmore. and setting aside
a special day to be known as clean up
day. to be- observed by all residents
OF the city.
The war against filth and dirt start.
ed some days ago by Acting city
Physician J. l.. Cox and the Ardmore-
ite has borne fruit and soon the resi-.
dents Of the town will be called upon
| by a proclamation from the chief exc
cutive, to maintain a cleaner Ard.
more.
Mayor Dick stated yesterday that
he was heartily in favor of the clean
up plan and was glad the Ardmoreite
had suggested this method of putting
this city In sanitary condition. Il
will issue a proclamation. calling upon
the residents of the city to assist me
in this work, and will set aside day
tOr an especial effort to be made to
clean up the town, just as soon as the
weather permits" said Mr.. Dick yes.
terday. Il hope that | will have the
hearty cooperation of the citizens OF
the town in this effort To put the city
in a sanitary condition. Il is absolute.
ly necessary that the filth and dirt
which has gathered in the alleys and
on the streets of the city be disposed
of before the hot weather Of sam.
mer, continued the speaker, and the
plan of setting aside certain day for
all citizens to clean up their premises
and the alleys and streets surrounding
the homes and places of business,
seems to be the most feasible end to
me-"
The day to be set aside for this
work will in a measure be holiday
If fhe plans of Mayor Dick are car
ried out
BY means of the proclamation he
hopes to call attention to the ser
iousness of the necessity of cleaning
in the hands OF the citizens of the
city. The proclamation is to be sim
ply direct appeal from the chief ex.
ecutive of the city to the residents
of the town to get Ardmore in a san
itary condition before the hot. germ
breeding weather Of summer comes.
With the streets and alleys of the
town in their present condition. the
mud a half foot deep on the princi.
pal streets of the city, unless the filth
is gotten rid OF, sickness and disease
is inevitable. Acting City Physician
Cox said yesterday that II Ardmores
streets, alleys and back yards were
not cleaned up before the hot sun be-
gan 10 breed germs from the filth,
that the city would be a hot bed OF
disease.
Such conditions Of affairs have
been brought about by the almost
continuous rains of the past month
which has made 1t impossible for the
spring cleaning to be done. That such
condition exists every physician OF
the city agrees with me and all are
advising their patients TO clean up
their premises as soon as possible.
| When the city has once been put in
sanitary condition plan which
seems 70 have merit will be employed
to keep 1t in that condition. A spec
| ial sanitary officer will be appointed
/ by the council, whose duty it is TO see
that the alleys, streets, and back
| yards Of the city are kept clean. For
/ this work the special officer Is to be
I paid by the residents and business
houses of the town. 4 fee Of 35 cents
/ per week in the business district of
the city will be charged. and 81 per
month In the residence district, II this
plan is adopted. This fee goes to the
/ special officer who shall be held re-
| sponsible for the sanitary condition
OF the town. A trash box for the dis
| posal of all refuse will be placed at
every residence and business house
in the town, this box will be called
for daily by the special sanitary OF
| ficer
This plan it is thought will be the
solution TO maintaining a clean heal,
| thy town
Situated as It is high and dry, Ard,
more is an unusually beautiful place,
but continuous rains have put the
filth OF the streets into a decaying
condition, and the city must be clean.
| ed ND and kept clean.