The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-19

were superintendent E. N. Canine, H
C. Reed, DIR. G.. w. Miller, William
Meade. Mrs. William Meade. Professor
H. H. Clark. Mr.. Anderson. Mr.. Alt,
Mrs. abb Thomas and others.
JUST An INCIDENT.
Mayor Schlieker did not deny that
the city was In a very untidy, not to
say filthy. condition from the accumu-
lation Of garbage, tin can and other
waste. He said he had no apologies
to offer on this point, as his admins
tration had but recently taken the reins
of government. He wished to get his
hearers away from the idea of center
ing too much attention upon the ques-
tion of garbage. As to that. it was
but an incident in the genera scheme
of public sanitation. The city, he
said. stood ready to correct the evils
resulting from a lax enforcement of
the city by householders.
and that 1t would only be a question
of a short time when. through CO.
operation with citizens which would
be made imperative by the enforce
ment of the said ordinances. the city
would overcome this difficulty. AS
soon as the new system Of street and
alley cleaning Is ready to be put into
effect. Mayor Schlieker declared that
EVERY householder would be forced to
secure a garbage can for the recep-
|tion of waste Property owners would
also be put to the expense of main
tanning a decent show of order and
cleanliness in vacant lots throughout
the city. It mattered not, the speaker
said, who was responsible for the put
ting the litter in these places, the
owner would be held responsible for
attending to it's removal.
But the speaker reiterated that gar
bage and litter were merely one
phase of the great question of public
sanitation. Pure air. pure water,
cleanliness of the person. OF the
clothes worn by school children were
quite as important. If attention to
these details We're not paid by par
ents In regard to their children, there
was a good chance that in many in
stances there would be no children to
educate.
Some criticism had been offered by
Mr.. Anderson on account of the ma
ture of the subject under discussion,
which he assumed partook of a politi-
cal flavor. He arose to say that he
had not come out to attend a political
meeting. Mrs. William Meade ex-
planned that there was no politics in
INC y ooS tao ~ 60 otSL ~
cided upon at a meeting of the com
mittee appointed to choose a subject
for discussion, which was held at her
home. Mayor Schlieker was strong in
his commentator of the choice of g
subject. and said he could not com
mend Mrs. Meade and her co-workers
too highly for bringing the matter OF
public sanitation up. If the subject
was not a proper one for a body OF
the kind. he asked what was.
NEW MOVEMENT STARTED.
The Harrison school has taken al
interest in the movement started b,
Principal w. E. Williams of the Nc
Kinley school in organizing a parents
club to cooperate with the teacher
in their school work. The distric
wished to join in the movement an
1t was decided at last nights meeting
to SO organize as to make room 70
the uniting of forces of both schools
The question of a name for the or
g~anization brought up a little discus
sion which resulted in christening i
the Home and School club" thereb.
increasing it's scope and making i
possible for persons not parents o
children of school age, or who may b
without children at all for that mat
ter. eligible.
A permanent organization was eff
fected, H. C. Reid, master mechani
at the United States Metal rehnin
: plant, being elected president; Mr.!
William Meade, vice president. and "
E. Williams, principal of the Mckin
ley school. secretary.
/, The president was empowered I
: name two members to serve with tn
officers as an executive committee
q 1t was agreed to hold the meeting
! the third Friday of every month.