The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-09
PLANS FOR THE
CITY'S CLEANING
CONTINUED from First Pogc)

were able to keep their yards compare
lively clean. However. assure you
there Is plenty OF work for YOU gentle
men to do If YOU have mind to do IT"
1t was suggested to DIR, Wright that
possibly the most difficult landlords
with which the committee would have
to argue would be the Italians, "Not a
bit of It," he said 1T will be the Yam
KEGS, the died the-wool Yankees that
are the hardest to get to clean up their
premises. That has been my experience,
much as | hate to say It," The doctor
explained some of the difficulties he
had experienced IN getting tenants and
landlords to clean up, He said the re-
moval of ashes could not be peremptor-
lily ordered except where mixed with
garbage or other matter that rendered
It dangerous to public health, and even
that Is very hard to prove in court. 1t
was suggested to him that possibly
flies might carry contaglon and dis
case from the refuse piles into the
houses. THAT may be-" the doctor
smlllngly replied. but If you go into
court with any such story they Will
make you show the particular fly that
caused health to be In danger THAT'S
the way they do things in the courts"
Upon the receipt of this and similar
information the committee decided to
resort to persuasion rather than to
any show of force In the coming cam
paign of next week
The organization of the workers was
explained again. The plan of having
the boys go around to nelghbors offer
Ing their services In cleaning up the
premises was questioned to some ex-
tent. 1t was thought that they might
) very likely become too dlctatorial for
their age in the matter Or. Wright
said he thought the city would have
done a glorious task for the first year
did the children clean up each their
own premises upon being urged to dc
. SO at the schools, II was then decided
| that perhaps 1t would be better for
those property owners who might be
willing to have boys come in and heir
. them clean up TO send their requests
. for such aid to Mr.. Scranton or to any
/ of the ward chairmen.
/ 1t was suggested that many parent.
would he unwilling to work on I'm.
\ healthful piles of refuse thus endan
!. gerins their own health but by othe,
committeeman the belief was put for
I ward that the boys would prove very
I enthusiastic about II and permanent,
SO too. 1t was explained that In som,
I Of the schools there have already ex
listed for some years clubs of tn
!. children which have had for their oh
I iects cleaner New Haven. Then to-
the hearty response that has com
with the signing of the agreement
+ which were distributed In the school
but yesterday morning seemed TO con
! firm the belief that the children will b
+ most enthusiastic
( All of the pupils are being asked {
+ sign the following document:
: Agreement with the Associated Civil
Societies of New Haven, Conn.
- We. the undersigned, dosire that o,
beautiful City of Elms should be ker
@ In as clearly condition as possible.
/ We agree not to scatter rubhis
' about the yards, or streets, and I
g clean up such places when we I'm
h them In an unslgntly or unhealthy con
ditlon."
n To those children who have slgne
v and who are above Grade VI red but
> tons will he sent These buttons hav
1t a picture of broom and the three lei
Is ters "a. c. s. on them. The story wa
10 told by one of the committee me
he that a little Italian boy had gone HON
id with one of the buttons to explain {
his friends that the "A. C. s." stoo
NJ for "A Clean sity."