Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
MANY COMPLIMENTS FOR WOOD
HEAD OF CITY DEPARTMENT
GREETED BY CITIZENS.
First Anniversary of Appointment
Occasion for Congratulation in
Formal Call at Office.

In honor of the first anniversary of
the appointment of James NJ. Wood as
superintendent OF street cleaning, the
presidents of several citizens associa-
tions and the leading officials and Inspec-
tors of the department gathered at the
department headquarters i'm the District
Building last night
1t was an occasion of congratulation.
The representatives of the citizens con-
graduated the street cleaning depart
ment and all of its officials for the work
il has done under Mr.. Woods super
vision: the inspectors and subordinate
officials congratulated Mr.. Wood upon a
successful administration, and Mr.. Wood
congratulated his assistants for their eff
ficiency which has brought praise from
the citizens generally upon the depart
ment.
Washington is cleaner today than it
ever has been before" declared severa!
OF the speakers. and that expression be-
came the slogan of the evening.
Supt. Woods Remarks.
Outlining the work and aims of the
department during the year he has had
charge of it, Supt. Wood told of the
thorough housekeeping which the city
was given last spring. Not only did the
department aim to keep the streets free
from dirt, he declared, but it determined
also to insure clean alleys and clean va
cant lots. A special gang of men was
set to work to clean vacant lots which
had served as dumping grounds for
neighborS, and thousands of wagon
loads of tin cans, old mattresses and
other filth and trash were hauled out of
the city and destroyed. The crematorium
was kept working overtime: And facil-
tiles for cleaning wOodsheds of accumu-
lations OF trash were placed more easily
at the disposal of the householders
The course of that housekeeping.
Mr.. Wood explained, the householders
found that the District was paying over
$4,000 per year to a contractor for haul
ing trash out of the city. After the &C
cumulations OF the past had been re-
moved the householders decided to give
the trash collector the job of removing
the everyday accumulatioDs. The result
has been to double the average amount
Of trash delivered for burning every day.
that the city is being kept clean and that
piles of rubbish are not growing in back
yards. woodsheds and vacant lots.
Inspectors Reports.
The anniversary meeting was called by
r. L. Doyle. assistant superintendent of
street cleaning. and he presided at the
general accomplishments of the depart
ment during the past twelve months. he
called upon the several inspectors for
reports
f. S. Holland told of the work of the
white wings. John Laid OF the machine
work. Ill. Fish of the alley cleaning.
w. +. &. Penny of the garbage and ref
use service. +. f.. EdgiatOn OF the in
crease of office efficiency and w. L.
owens. who is chief inspector, of the in
spection service.
Praise for the efficiency or the depart
mept. it's superintendent and its subord-
nate officials was voiced in addresses 10y
Louis p. Shoemaker, president OF the
Brightwood Citizens Association: G. G.
LANCASTER president of the Northwest
Suburban Citizens Association; j. h.
Kinnear. president OF the Takoma Park
Citizens Association, and DR.. r.. ID.
Thompson, president of the North Capitol
and lexington Citizens Association.