The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-31
ATLANTA PREPARES
 FOR CLEANING UP
New City Ordinance Goes Into
 Effect on Tuesday
FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE
Fulton County Is Ambitious to Have Enough Population to Become a Congressional District But
 May Miss 1t.

| Atlanta, May 3o-(Speoial.) )--The people
 of Atlanta have spent something like s5o coo this week for garbage cans and re- l ceptacles for stable compost. as the result
 of a new city ordinance. known as the
 ''clean backyards' ordinance, which goes into effect Tuesday. June 1.
 On that day the occupant of any resi- dence found without a covered and sub stantial garbage can, and other tightly closed receptaces which the ordinance requires, will find themselves haled before the recorder and fined They have been
 warned that they need not another chance; the fines will be clapped on the first shot out of the box
 This ordinance comes as the result of an anti-f1y, anti-mosquito and anti-disease germ campaign, which has been conduct ed by the newspapers and the health au- thorities all spring. In accordance with it's terms all are required to keep their
 back yards clean. Those who have stables may pay the city S2 a year for the serv- ice if they so elect, otherwise they must do it themselves. This feature applies only to stables
 As rule the people have promptly and willingly prepared to conform to the terms of the ordinance, and as d result the hardware stores have been doing the most rushing business in garbage cans they have known in years
 Fulton County Ambitious. Fulton county is raising her ambition up to the point of becoming a congress sional district in the new apportionmeht which will probably follow the census of 19lO
 Speculation in this direction is based upon the belief that the next census will give Georgia an additional population of half to three-quarters of a million Even with a rise in the basis of repre- sentation to something like 225 .o0O which it is thought will be made by Con gress, this would give Georgia one addi-. tional representative.
 It is hardly possible. however, that the census will give Fulton that population even admitting Atlantas claim of 15o.- 000
 And yet should the proposal, now under
 consideration, for the union of DeKalb and Fulton counties. go through that
 would solve the problem and give approx
 imately the required population for | congressional district. There are now eight counties in the i Fifth district the smallest number of
 any in the state, but owing to it's includ- 1 ing Atlanta. it's population is considerably
 over the representation basis.
 Fulton and DeKalb or Fulton and all |
 trict would solve the problem even at
 basis of 225,O0O But Fulton alone will
 hardly yet become a congressional dis trict unless it absorbs DeKalb as part
 and parcel of it, and there doesn't seem
 to be present likelihood of this action.
 Validating Elections. 1 In order to place beyond doubt the
 validity of any special election which
 might be held prior to the next general 1 election in 1910, Attorney General John C.
 Hart has recommended in his annual re- l port to the legislature through the gov
 ernor that the general assembly at it's f next meeting amend the new registra- | tion act passed in 190S so as to make it | applicable. to special elections. In the 1 event this is not done some question is liable to arise with regard to such spe-
 cial elections as may be held. This step is of extreme importance, | especially in view of the fact that a
 number of important municipal and coun- | ty bond elections are to be held this year,
 and the least irreguarity is liable to in- | terfere with bond issue. There is little | question that the required amendment to 1 the new registration act will be passed | this summer.
 National Guard Meeting.
 The Officers association of the National | Guard of Georgia will meet in annual con | vention in the Atlanta auditorium on l June next, at which time a number l of matters of interest will be discussed. 1 President Walter A. Harris of Macon 1 will deliver ans address. and there will l be lecture to the officers by Maj.
 Frederick A. Palmer United States army
 acting inspector general of the Georgia | troops.
 | While nothing definite is known it is | generally reported that the officers will i take action urging Governor-elect Joseph i M. Brown to reappoint Gen. A. J. Scott { as adjutant general. General Scott has the strong indorsement of practically the l entire militia of the state.
 Memorial Day Observation. Under the auspices of o. M. Mitchell post No. 1, Grand Army of the Republic, located in Atlanta, National Memorial day will be observed next Monday by exercises to be held at the National cem- etery at Marietta.
 Instead of going by the Western and Atlantic, as usual, the Atlanta party, usually several hundred strong, will go to Marietta this year by trolley, via the Atlanta and Northern railway. There will be music and other features usually included in the programme. Con- mander c. R. Haskins or the department of Georgia and South Carolina will de- liver "rhe Tribute to Our Dead" and the special address of the occasion will be delivered by Rabbi David Marx of At lanta.