The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-10
Professor Bailey Says This is q
Result of Civic Societies
Efforts for q City
Sanitary.
LASTING RESULTS
Chairman Scrant0ns Office Crowded
With Ncwsboys Who Want But
tons-Appcnl for Teams
Issued to Public.

That the cleaning-up campaign insti-
tuted by the Associated Civic societies
this week has already had its beneficial
results was shown on the screen by
the stereoptican during the second ,ec-
turo of Prof. William B. Bailey on the
subject A Cleaner New Haven"
which was given at United church last
night An extensive series of new pict-
ures were shown in addition to those
shown before. Most of these pictures
were Of the beforehand after" vari-
ety. The first might have been la
belled In each case-"Before using the
A. c. S. patent cleaner and the second
"Afterward" Some remarkable
transformations in baekyards already
resulting were shown and with these
cases as examples of what may be done
the workers in this patriotic endeavor
will go out with greater resolution.
Prof. Bailey was little more guard
ed in what he took occasion to talk of
last evening, which was undoubtedly
due to the greater number of ladies
present in his audience. He ended his
lecture by urging all to remove the
mote from their own backyard by
cleaning that first before they sailed
forth to work on or make insinuations
about the backyards of their neigh
bors. "Those that live in dirty glass
houses" said the professor, Shouldn't
throw out advice" The professor said
that within the week Health Officer
Wright has sent out orders for the
cleaning of 500 backyards and the pur-
chase of between 700 and 1000 garbage
cans. He told an amusing incident
about the crowds in the Easements Of
the big department stores Of the city
these days, where all are buying these
cans. He prophecied that by hte first
of the week there would be seen the
red buttons Of the societies on the
school children and others all over the
city. AS for the A. c. s. displayed
upon them he said he hoped that those
letters would be taken as meaning "A
| City Sanitary" by week from to-day
as well as Associated Civic Societies."
In an interview after the lecture
Chairman G. NJ. Scranton, of the sani-
tary committee, talked of the larger
accomplishment in the same line that
the workers hope to accomplish later
on. He admitted that the greatest
hope for the work of next week would
center about a successful educational
campaign affecting personal opinion
He said he realized that New Haven Is
no worse than most cities in the
amount of dirt and refuse In its Sc
cluded corners but he said he thought
the public generally had no idea how
much of this material there is about.
"We will do all we can by moral sua-
sion next week" said Chairman Scran-
ton. after that we will make such
cases as have not met with results sub
jects for special investigation Most Of
these Prof. Bailey tells of will be Of
this sort ] presume, If the owners re-
fuse to do anything we propose to get
after them either through the board of
4 health or through the fire department
which can compel them to remove re-
fuse If it can be said 1t would tend to
obstruct the fire apparatus"
But there are larger objects than
that in view added Mr.. Scranton.
later on we hope to work for the per-
manent establishment in New Haven
of a municipal collection department.
which will look out for the ashes, gar
bage and general refuse Of the city and
be run by a regularly appointed city
official at whose door blame for inef-
fectual service can he laid. Then, too,
there are the general ordinances and
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