The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-07-07
APPEAL FOR A
CLEAN Town
Hartford Citizens Asked
to Help in Matter. q
PRESENT CONDITIONS ARE BAD
Attention Called to Certain
Things Which Could be
Easily Improved.

Hartford is a good town-a splen-
did town-and can be made a better
town If her citizens will only take a
( keener interest in the matter For
several weeks past the town has
needed wholesale cleaning up, and
while some of her citizens have at
tended to this matter so far as their
individual duty is concerned, others
have neglected the demands of the oc-
casion. Most especially is this true in
the matter Of weeds, which in some
steadily Travelled sections are allowed
| 10 literally take the pavement. In
the early morning when the dew
hangs heavily on these weeds or just
after a rain, ladies cannot pass along
tAese pavements without drabbling
(their skirts and soiling them almost
lBeyond the point of wear.
in back alleys and in the rear Of
some residences, the matter Of clean
4 ing up has also been sadly neglected.
Old tin cans, rubbish, other refuse
4 stuff and foul odors are the fruits of
such conditions; not only the fruits of
neglected duty, but very prolific
cause Of disease.
y Several weeks ago the County Board
/ df Health appealed to the citizens of
4 the town and county to put their
Ipfemises in good sanitary condition,
= u. a.. oo,,, ingtopoac thsf, Nyoruiuo
seems to have fallen upon deaf and
needless ears. 1t is not only a matter
4 Of Irfde but a matter of health that
the town be thoroughly cleaned up
Z at once and kept that way. We not
4 only want to offer strangers a clean,
! coed town to sojourn in, but a
v lealthful town. The latter demand is
of Especial Importance.
We are Just now, as city, on the
4 eve of a season of long and perhaps
iptrpetual prosperity, if we will only
take advantage of it. The new rail-
read will no doubt bring many new
1enterprises here, and without doubt
many strangers and prospective
/ worthy citizens will view the situa-
4 ton with the aim of permanent aoco-
tlhn. We need them in our business.
IL will take an influx of good citizen
slip, with attendant business enter
4 pldses. to make Hartford larger and
ssIll growing city. We want to offer
them every reasonable inducement.
We want to be able to say to them:
l"Rere is our town; look at it. Doesn't
-it look good?" We will not be in an
ALTITUDE to say this unless we present
Ia really good appearance.
d There's Is town ordinance which di-
Njects that an citizens keep the weeds
kut down in front of their residences.
lThis ordinance also includes the san
itary condition of their premises in
\ full. This law includes public build
ings--eourt house, &c. The ordinance
tshould be obeyed without the services
lof an officer, which will be done UNI
Mess the parties indicated pay atten-
Mon 10 it. Horses should not be hitch
No W lelepnOnC pOiSoJ pSSS -
bbjacts near a pavement They often
Eetiup on the pavement, obstructing
Passage and besides paving hole in
q sme, befoul the sidewalk. Persons
tnould have care enough to stop this
practice with their horses, without
khe services of the marshal.
We are quite sure that every citi-
Ten OF Hartford takes personal pride
IA the town. 1t is his home, and
khether renter or property owner, he
Ihould be proud of 1t. 1t takes in
hividual effort to help in this mat
Ter. Because some other fellow is neg
hctfuA, Is no cause that you should be.
tshow him" and he will no doubt re-
tpond promptly.
N We need a cleanerHartford an then
Ne viii have better Hartford in
livery way. In behalf OF the town, its
sreseIss and It's future prospects; in
iehalf Of our worthy citizenship we
lppeaIt to our people of every class
nd Stage of life. to help put the
bwn-the whole of it-in a clean, Or
lerly neat appearing and sanitary, con-
tition. ii needs it. Mr.. Citizen Will
lou helpv7NoWG