Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-03-17
The CITY and Country Beautiful.

The City and County Beautiful.
The following plans Of the American
Civic Improvement Association are
given in full for the guidance Of those
who will work along the lines thew indi.
cate for the purpose OF creating a
cleaner and more Beautiful Am erica. 8"
Do it yourself, organize neigh orhood
clubs to carry forward the work anG in-
terest the children in the forms ion Of
childrens' clubs to carry out the asso-
cations plans.
Spring is almost here and it should
fiud every owner of property whether
house, lot or acreage) workiog with
more determination than ever before
along the lines of civic improve ment.
The salvation of this section lies in
these two words.
No matter how much our climate and
natural advantages may appeal 20 in
dustriss, enterprises and good citizens
II they do not find a healthy progress
i've spirit manifest along these lines
they will soon seek other locations.
This means work and work to bs done
by that class Of citizens with heart and
soul for the appreciation of the effect
of cleaner and better environment ON
the health and happiness of the COM
munity.
While all the following plans cannot
be followed to the letter they will serve
az a guide and start this year and will
mean that next year the entire program
will be feasible.
ID Clean up thoroughly every foot
OF ground you possess or control: front
and back yards, alleys and side streets.
Have county and city officials establish
road and street grades, then conform
to same by terracing or filing in, when
and where possible to do so.
CO. Pull down your fence. The city
will haul it away and keep off the cows.
If you cannot be induced to part with
1t, nix it up and paint it. Whitawash
everything you cannot paint. Plant
flowers and trees. Wherever the ground
shows bare plant something green in it.
g. Exercise the same supervision
over your sidewalks as over your front
yard. Sidewalks are the index of the
kind Of people inside.
a. Trim up trees that are too low
and overhead sidewalks.
(5) If there are any dead trees
around, pull them up and start new
ones.
(6.) Report everybody that mutt
lates or ties a horse to a tree. You
can get the fine on conviction.
a. Plant a strip of green 10 bare
place along sidewalks. The city will
furnish street-sweepers if haul is not
too long.
g. Cut weeds alEays while young
and tender. 1t will save you money
and please everybody.
o. When street or sidewalk is
torn up snd is not properly repaired,
call up" the mayors office aud give
the name of the party responsible.
QO) Report any unsightly object in
your neighborhood. If possible, it will
be remedied.
Q1.) Call attention of all you meet
to the idea of ''City Beautiful
Q2) Encourage your children to
help the good work along by training
them to pick up papers, sticks and
other rubbish wherever found.
Q3.) A few dimes and a lot of en-
thusiasm and determination will trans
form an unsightly back yard into ht-
tie yard of beauty.
Q4.) Sweet pears, climbing nastur-
tiums, castor beans, hollyhocks, or
even sun-fiowers make an effective
screen to hide old fences, sheds or I'M
slightly views. For permanent screens
use hardy shrubs or the quick-growing
vines.
Q5) You may have a window-box
filled with geraniums, if you cannot
have a grand yard filed with choice
roses. The window-box can be made
at a small cost. The flowers will not
cost you twenty-five cents.
Q6) VERY SPEcIAL-Keep sewer
inlets free from trash. 1t saves your
street from washing, and keeps the
sewer clean.