The San Francisco call., 1907-02-15

. IN every walk OF lie. NOL DeCe
polish OF his Oxford ties. nor because
another may find atoms OF lime and
ashes IN his midday lunchi but because
Of the inconvenience to the whole busy,
bustling city and because of the crit
icism Of csrpers who can find unolean-
lness the only thing in the way OF
complete praise for the industry of the
people.
The success Of the cleaning movement
became assured last night when Sec
retery A. W. Scott Jr. of the Street
Repair Association submitted the plan
TO the Building Trades Council, repre-
senting more than forty unions with
z membership totaling over $4,000 men.
The council entered into the project
with hurrah-it applauded the pur-
pose and promised 10 bring the plan
20 the attention Of the individual
unions for action on their next meet
4 ng nights And the councils promise
v arried an emphatic assurance that
enough Of the $4,000 men would be rep
resented to make cleaning day a
memorable event IN local history Scott
fixed q week from next Sunday as the
day for the grand rally to the shovels.
WORKS BOARD TO HELP
The idea Of asking everybody to help
clean up" belongs 10 the Street Re
made a feeling" campaign among the
whole citizenship and has not met with
2 single rebuff. In an official way he
has the enthusiastic support of Presi-
dent George Duffey Of the Board of
Public Works. who. more than all 9TH
ers, knows OF the condition OF the
streets and Of the inability Of the
Works Board to cope with the un-
cleanliness. BY the granting Of the
aid Of the public, says Dufey, Market
and the other main streets will be put
into first class shape and then the
cleaning process viii have been ad-
vanced TO z point where Duffey's de-
partment viii be able to handle the
work more advantageously in the fu-
-ture. Duney says he viii lend every
influence in his power TO making
cleaning day" a great success.
To avoid interference with the con-
tracts for labor and other things in the
weekday toll Of reconstruction, ii has
been decided to hold the cleaning day
upon a Sunday. If opposition were eX-
pected from church circles, where too
. literal construction Of the inhibition
against Sabbath breaking might be ex-
pecteo. that. opposition dwindles in the
expressions from liberal minds among
( he ministers. one OF whom said yester-
ay that the Bible did not speak against
works Of necessity or mercy (and this
Is 6OTnN on the CdDOdLls anu dllDA4itA
clergyman said, The better the day the
better the deed"
THOUSANDS OF TEAMS
While Secretary Scott has done no
oficial soliciting in the name Of the
association, his suggestion has not been
rejected by any contractor or owner
OF teams. and he believes that no less
than ss per cent Of the 1000 teams now
registered as hauling debris will re-
spond TO the call for help on cleaning
day"
Among the tenders Of services is that
( Of BENJAMIN NJ Cramm, now wrecking
the Emporium building. Cramm was
in charge of the street cleaning depart
nent in Boston in 1905 when the Hub
was putting on its best bib and tucker
10 receive the Knights Templar con-
clave. Cramm will furnish ten men, five
teams and one foreman 10 brush up San
Francisco. The Swift Packing Com
nznv will supply six teams, drivers and
assistants. The company is short Of
shoveIs and these will come from an
other source.
The United Railroads has the project
~ s.oleanfng day" under consideration.
Tfs changes IN roadbeds has much to
do with the unsightly condition OF the
streets. and il is hurrying to correct
the evil. There are indications that II
xvfII soin with it's tools and laborers in
the day Of removing debris.
OFFERS MEN AND WAGONS
The. Ransone Construction Company
-. no.fNed President Duffey OF the
Poerd Of works that II has 100 teams
a+ his disposal for the day OF days. The
cstv can add 500 men and forty teams
now working IN the Street Department,
~ saw nothing of four sweepers and
T0nffaU
rat the sweepers and sprinklers will
1rorl, the night before TO scrape up
loads for the teams TO haul out
Tbe lob will not be an easy one.
r,->yev declares that there will be
* oeo loads Of dirt to occupy the at
tention Of 1000 teams.
sscre+arv. Scott is going to bring the
,,et ter 10 the notice Of the other labor
organizations at once. He Will address
the labor Council tonight and the
Sres r,sters' Union Monday night He
--s,1 ,,o,nt ont that this is not call for
,,-o-lr,n9 9u1en TO use a part Of their day
- est IN tofling for the benefit of
otbe-s hut that it is for the city's
zoo6 the health and convenience OF
everv one in San Francisco. and that
rnerchauts. clerks. desk men and others
less used to handling the broom and
sbovel will Join in the magic efIort Of
.as1,t-z the dirt fly Even the women
- +be CITY are interested IN the en-
te-nrssa and are considering plan TO
nrow,de eating places for the armies Of
,rbe street Cleaning Association will
o--,s,tze fts forces with military exacti-
fn6e Twenty clerks will be employed
al once at the Firth and Market streets
headquarters. All teams ana men VOL
ASseS-1n1 their services will be listed;
citv Will be gubdivfded into dis
fr,cts IN charge OF committees; the dis
trsc+s into streets under second COM
,,,eteess the streets into blocks. with a
To,s-nar tor each crew. With that plan
oerr1ed out San Francisco viii not
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