The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-15
INSPECT CLEAN up
Chairman Scranton and Party
Make Their Rounds of City
Streets and Dumps.
GOOD WORK ACC0MPL ISHED
More Teams Ncedcd-Unsightly Open
Lots About Clty-Thrcc In Law
renee Street District.

The civic cleaning went merrily on all
over the city yesterday. During the af-
ternoon the chairman of the central
sanitary committee OF the Associated
civic societies, under whose auspices
the work Is being carried on, George
II. Scranton, Secretary Warden and
Arthur T.. Booth of Boardman, who Is
acting In capacity verging on that of
official photographer went out In an
automobile for a general inspection Of
the work all over the city. When
seen last evening, Chairman Scranton
said he was very much pleased with
the progress Of the work. He said no.
where was the activity shown more
than at the dumps, nearly all of which
he and. his little party visited and at
some of which pictures OF the carts un-
loading was taken. He said that at
the Beaver Pond dump he took partlc-
ular trouble to notice the number of
teams. There were five of them UNI
loading, there were three Just going
and two more just coming. besides any
number of hand-carts and barrels be-
ing pulled or rolled along by children.
Mr. Scranton said he asked one of the
drivers If he found his services In
much demand. The man said he usu-
ally had to look for work to do but that
now he has work ahead for several
teams for two weeks or more
Another man, busy picking over the
4.
had been at the business. II business
II is, for many years, bun that never
before had he seen so many cart:
bringing refuse to the dump.
The filth IN some OF the carts was
of the worst possible kind. Mr.. Scran.
ton said that wherever the party went
| there were evidences of wholesale
cleaning up. He said he did not doubt
that many cases of cleaning were due
to n feeling OF shame on the part 81
parties who found all their neighbor!
| cleaning up about them. He said 4
was not unfrequent TO find blocks o.
houses that were In a disreputabl,
condition few days ago now in spic.
apd-span order. II made no differ
ence TO the sanitary committee, h,
said, how that came about
But there are still many vile spots
that have not been touched. "If there
are any of our citizens who think that
New Haven is now in satisfactory CON
dition as regards cleanliness said
Mr. Scranton. Il wish they would
communicate with our Mr.. Warden
and ! know he will be sure II take
them about the city In his leisure mo.
ments and show them where these
plague spots are. II would he i'm
possible to imagine any worse places
than some that we have In the city
And II is needless for any In tho cit,
to say that these things do iot con
rcern them. The people who live II
these places are rubbing elbows Will
us at every point-in the stores, II
the cars, on the street. If filth bring
disease, they must be spreading con
tagion. Every kind Of filth IS belnl
thrown In these backwards. II would
be useless for this committee 10 sent
out any Of its workers to clean SOM
Of them up. We propose to put tn,
matter up to the department of healtl
or the fire department
A list of some Of the most insight
places. on all Of which many com
plants have been received by the com
mlttee, was given out by Mr.. Scran
ton as follows: Linden street, nea
Orange street. 40 Adeine street, 2
Webster street, Foster and Lawrenc
streets. back Of the Edwards stree
school; and Mechanics street. nea
Lawrence. He said there are any nun
Der Of places on Webster. Fair, Ga
and Commerce streets which are awfl
beyond words How living beings ca
exist near some Of them is a question
Few requests have been receive
from those in the city who would lik
helpers in their cleaning Any VIII
, would like the cooperation of III
workers and can show why they car
not do the work themselves or affor
to have 1t done may write to NJ
Scranton at 40 Church street to ad
. vantage.
, Offers of teams have been receive
from the following individuals an
firms: DeF'orest e. Hotchklss, WIllial
Hine, Charles W. Blakeslee, Hug
Plunket, The Smedley compan,
! Lampson Lumber company, Hem
Konold & Son, Howard company, an
II. NJ Tower. Many more teams al
, needed.