The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-29
BULLETIN ON THE
CLEAN|NG|,0F
YARDS
Issued By the North Dakota
Board Of Health Some
Pertinent Facts.
(By N. D. Board of Health. }

his IL IUS uule VI Tie year Wueu
cleaning up and keeping clean is in
order. during winter, nature is kind
to US in not only putting everything
that is out of doors in cold storage
but in covering from our view objects
that would otherwise be offensive to
OUT senses. Now that spring is getting
busy, the SHOWS of winter gone and
Jack Frost has loosened his hold on
the earth SO that the accumulated
debris of the past season is exposed to
view, and becoming unsightly and de-
caying masses, it behooves us to be
up and doing, to make our premises
conform to the ideal Of beauty and
purity. Not only from an aesthetic
but also from sanitary point of view
this is important. Garbage piles in
hot North Dakota sun make ideal
breeding places for infectious carriers,
as we'll as being regular hotbeds for
the propagation of the disease germs
themselves. Thus in cleaning up you
are doing good service in Kidding
your premises of multitudes of pestif-
erous insects, in eliminating possible
incubation beds for disease germs, in
removing unsightly and unsavory ac-
cumulations OF filth. as we'll as doing
your duty as citizen presenting an
object lesson for sanitary reform to
others who are not SO strongly en-
dowed with a keen civic conscience.
In several cities civic leagues have
been formed, which have for their
purpose boosting anything and every
thing of material value of civic ma
ture. Spokane, Wash. has one of the
best of these; it is called the 10000
Club" because they expect by 1910 to
have that number Of members; at
present they have 2.400.
THE City Beautiful" committee is
one of the numerous committees of
the big club, and it is composed of
twenty men representing various Sec
tons of the city and presided over by
a general chairman. A vice-chairman
is named for each ward, and from the
big club membership is drawn cap
tains for each block. Thus you see the
City Beautiful committee extends to
every portion of the city and each
block is thus represented.
Cleaning up plans are made two
months in advance. In order to be a
success, teams are used to haul away
non-combustible rubbish; inflammable
rubbish is burned. the mayor issuing
a proclamation allowing bon-fires all
over the city on cleaning day. The
school children are organized for work
from various precincts and wards I'M
der the general direction of the men
in charge of these localities. BY this
method they have the cooperation of
the school children. 1t is their work
that makes it the big success it is.
On their last cleaning day they had
10000 men. women and children
cleaning yards. alleys and vacant lots.
The various subcommittee make
plans for Improvements, and the work
is carried out in the various wards
through the captains and lieutenants.
Pubic meetings are held from time to
time and addresses are made on time
ly topics, illustrated by lantern
Sides. A publicity campaign is car
ried out through newspapers. and
there is no difficulty in arousing in
terest in the work.
What has been done by others can
be done by you. In our own state
several cities and villages have Or
carnations that are working along
lines indicated above, and much ex-
cellent work is being done, but there
still much to do. Why not be a
committee of one to start a cleaning
up agitation? 1t is very catching; all
1t wants is leader to set the ball
rolling, and you will be surprised to
ind how many are in sympathy with
the movement and how many are will
ing to help you. Start at your own
back door and without saying word
10 anyone; in short time your next
door neighbor will be seen following
suit. Thus the good work will go on,
and ere long every home in our state
Will be a model of what home
should be as far as sanitary condi-
tons are concerned.