The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-09
outline WORK
TO AID CIVIC
Improvement
COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY
AND FORMULATED EXTEN-
SlVE PROGRAM.
PAVE RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Crusade for Beautifyng Yards and
= Planting Shade Trees Also Fea,
Ntures-"Clean-up" Day to Become
Annual Event-Program in Full.

The Civic improvement committee
OF the Commercial Club met yester-
day afternoon in the club rooms and
held an enthusiastic meeting. The
members of the committee present
were G. p Smith, who was made
temporary chairman in the absence
of R. L. Bennett, permanent chair
man of the committee; H. 0. White,
secretary, and N. R. Mccullough.
Meeting with the members of the com
mltee were Mrs. w. s. F. Tatum,
and Mrs A. F. Watkins, representing
the Woman's Club, Mrs. A. x. McIn
mis-, representing the Wednesday Club
and Misses Conner and McWilliams,
representing the Sowania Club
Suggestions made at a recent meet
ling OF the committee looking to civic
mprovement in general, were dis
%issed at length and with an enthus-
asm that means results. The sug-
gestions comprise an extensive pro-
gram which when carried out, will
mark a great improvement in sani-
tary conditions of the city; will beau
-tify the streets, make city schools and
public buildings more attractive and
ultimately, II the proper support Is
given the workers behind the move
ment, Hattiesburg will be Getty
beautiful"
The program, as stated is an ex-
Tensive one and to carry all or part
of It out will require much time, work
and the support of the citizens OF the
city. The committee promises to do
its part in th work and will try to
arouse inter est and pride among the
Dropertv owners and authorities to
make the movement a success. The
FIRST work to be taken up Is the in
5nguration of a cleanup day and
a subcommittee composed Of Mrs.
Tafum. Mrs. Watkins and N. R. Nc
Cullough was appointed to confer
. arSith the mayor and commissioners
y" IN view to having day named
A the near future when the city VIII
he given a general cleaning up An
other committee was appointed TO
give publicity to the general improve
mept movement, and keep before the
neonle the work outlined for the fu-
trra Mrs. Watkins and Mr.. Bennett
were named on this committee.
The general program, or sugges-
tions discussed, follows and it VIII
he seen that the carrying out of 1t
means much to Hattiesburg.
Start movement for planting
shade trees.
A new city hall; a clean courthouse
and yard, Main street school yaru
sodded and graded.
Crusade for beautifying yards
Plant shade trees
peautifyine the boulevard on Bay
:. street. .A
Institute cleanup date for eacn
vear, all business to be suspended
on that day. -,,,..
Raaulate the speed of automopile'
,n the business and residence streets
Pave the railroad crossings.
remove al unsightly rubbish anc
,raste materials around buildings late
1v snilt and have cut all the weeds
tbe street. and vacant lots neal
tn,1dines and clean the city eener
ally al +rasl
On naved streets keep all trasl
-. and rams off the street and slue
GlJhsifE better sanitary work Oy '"'
n city - carnegi,
1ibrary in connection with the pun
iic schools oonrocte,
with the sewerage. H. >,
penaming the streets accoro'"s =
number plan. . on,
CITY cleanup day for S''ee'S
alleys. .ooa more al
'enSO NV Int for the convenience Q
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