The Washington times., 1909-04-15
WOMEN CLEAN Up
ALL THE STREETS
Mothers and Children Make
Washington Shine Lake
New Pin.
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I'D Columbia road and through Ban
croft street one OF the carts passed.
and its passing was the signal Tor
cheers--or for jeers. For in one block
the official rubbish gatherers missed
as many as five stray bits OF paper.
These were seized and held up as EVIL
dence of municipal oversight
Overlooked the Hedge.
Along w street the collectors fell
into a carefully prearTanged speed
trap They cleaned the street and
the sidewalks with scrupulOus care.
But did they see the accumulation of
n long winter along that hedge? They
did not. They say they were not sup
posed TO, the hedge being private
''Private property. rubbish ex-
claimed matron who headed that
particular grand division. She sound
ed the battle cry and the volunteers
swept down on that hedge with
viEor that threatened to eliminate the
hedge as well as the rubbish.
thing?" said the leader after the
sSirmish. do they2 Well, just count
and carefully note these tve basket
fuls. And they cleaned here hve
What do men know about cleaning
the streets. anyway Do they know
how to clean house? 1t takes a wo-
man to show them how to do the work
Seeing the Fun.
Columbia road would have made +
street on a matinee day look to Its
laurels. Those who we're not there 10
clean were there to see the fun. An
other point OF interest was the Morgan
school A triangular haven protected
by a fence near the school furnished a
horrible example when the cause was
presented to Commissioner West.
II wish the Street Cleaning Depart
ment could take a look at that corner
this morning." said one of the women.
1T is the best before-and-after argu-
ment we have on hand. All winter the
wind has blown stray bits OF paper and
rubbish into that corner and the street
cleaners passed il by. Look at II now.
That is the way to clean house, mean
the streets. These white wings remind
me of the way French maid sweeps
pushes Il under the sofa and the piano
and leaves II there"
To Last Indefinitely.
How long is this spotless town idea
TO last?'' a leader OF the movement
was asked
I'VE are in for the scheme Just so
long as needed. We think the best OBJ
ject lesson we can give the Commits
sioners is that of the women of the city
being compelled to work daily toward
cleaning up the streets. We are sure to
win out They won't stand for that
very long. When they provide for
cleaning UP properly by other means
then and then only will we call fl on -
Miss Grace NJ. Thomas. who has an
office In the Cocoran building, has been
much interested in the plans for a
cleaner city.
viii Enforce the Law.
1.-THE hot secleaning,s which began in
Washington today, is going to have its
results" said Miss Thomas "The wo-
men are taking hand in the movement
simply TO assist the proper officials We
have splendid laws here in the District
and they must be enforced. Property
owners and residents should provide
covered receptacles for their garbage
trash and ashes, and the contractors are
pledged to send their wagons on Ger
tain days to collect. II VIII be an easy
matter to keep the city clean IL every
one tries to do his duty. This means
that proper receptacles should be pro.
vided, the servants should be instruct
ed TO pick up all papers and trash and
are inattentive the contractor SHOULD
he notified at once. The contractor will
see that his orders are obeyed II he I.
notified of any delinquency on the par
of his drivers.
"On the other hand" Miss Thoma:
continued. persons who will not com
ply with the law VIII be forced to do 81
the cooperation of all the citizens of tn,
District The women Of Washington
are going 20 work with the officials 70
the good OF the city and IL everybod,
does the little part that appears to b,
theirs the task will be a simple one.r