Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-12
THE CLEANUP IS
YET BEING VAGED
TRASH WAGONS FINDING PLENTY
10 DO IN LITTLE AFRICA,
NOW FOR paved Streets
Cutters and Catch Basins TO Feel
Cleaner SOon--It Fakes Con-
slant Jlnmmcring Away.

several days Of strenuous work dur
ceased but little in its operations
Htill at this day. approaching PEE
riOd Of almost Il months time since
The flIst move was made, the trash
wagons OF the city are hauling away
rush ana refuse matter rounded up
during the few days Of the hot sortie
on the nth evil. Probably couple
.tf weeks time shall have elapsed be-
fore all OF the campaign trash has
been rolegnted TO the limbo OF trou-
Dlesome nulsances.
Al this time the trash wagons are
plying In that portion Of the city OF
Tulsa known-pcrhaps more noto-
riously than otherwise--as Little AT
rica. II Is said that tho little children
OF the blacks entered into the spirit
'f cleaning up I'm greater measure
than did the children of the whites
wing with each othd' to perfect the
greater amount OF cleanliness In their
own back yards. Not alone the chill
dren, but the elders OF the district
inhabited chiefly by colorcd per-
fons proddcd and scooped trash for
hour after hour IN a seldom eXpe-
rienced cooperation. 1t is there
where the trash wagons are now
loading dirt and II is from there that
they viii have to haul for days to
come
Following the rounding up of the
trash from private grounds comes the
announcement OF John II. Gregory,
superintend. MT of streets that the
paved streets are to be made spotless
Offal matter OF all description viii
lee cleared rom the asphalt. Partic-
ular attention is TO be given the gut
tors and catch basins. To do this
work In It's entirety win take some lit
,le time, and II is the wish OF the
street superintendent that whoever IL
on familiar terms with the weather
man would instruct for several slash
ing rains as soon as possible. Mr.
nature that he fears embarrassment In
the presenss of j. Pluv.
Officer j. h. Trail OF the sanitary
department 10 keeping close scru-
Tiny on all places where the health
OF a community Is In position to be-
come contaminated by its juxtaposi-
zion to places OF impurity. @. @.
sharpe. the department man OF health
who takes statistics OF vitality con.
'erning mosquitoes. flies and other
winged reptilia, is looking up the
places where water win afford breed
'ng places following the expected
rains
In truth. the entire health depart
nent Is after the correction OF all
conditions about the city that should
not exist, and with the cooperation
and staunch support Of property own
crs and citizens It IL expected that
Tulsa win bs the cleHnest city In the
state this year OF 1911.
1t takes constant hammering
away nj many persons to convince
,hem that IL pays TO be clean" said
Dr. Wadsw, rth OF the health depart
ment yesterday For II really does
pay to be clean. not only In relation
10 cleanliness OF body and dress, but
in the cleanliness OF the home and
'ts Surroundings. We have found
conditions OF fifth tight here In al
most the heart Of the city which are
not even tolerated around rural
homes that are not any too particular,
and half dozen or SO of such places
IN a block make toward the undoing
cf health
"rhe start has been an excellent
one from all standpoints and made SO
chiefly through the help OF persons
inclined 60 see Tulsa ut least a little
pretuor and healthful than the aver
go city TOO much praise cannot he
aid to the credit Of those women Of
The city who SO loyalty participated
IN and backed mp the cleanup move
mont, the results and Influence OF
which win extend throughout the en-
tire year and be the basis for other
and simtlar movements during the
years 70 come, whoever may he at
the helm OF the health department
Everything I'm the health depart
ment Is working without friction. and
with the harmonious help ot the cltl-
gens OF Tulsa there is no reason why
this city should not continue 10 be
tho cleRnest prettiest and most
healthtul one IN the entire state Of
oklahoma, There VIII be an extern
giou OF water and sewer work into
many communities without these sam
ttary auNillauN last summer, and e
Is hoped that these viii be had be-
fore the extreme hot weather is upon
MS Several districts which caused
considerable trouble last year have
already been taken care OF In respect
to water connections and I'm the face
q the entire summing up, as FAR as
can see, Tulsa Is starting into the
warm period In the best OF shape
from sanitary standpoint. The
health or the community at present
Is excellent. and when a comparison
is made with the statistics of other
cities ~ the state and the Southwest
{ VIII he found that Tu)sans are nv.
ing In a place where the fountain OF
youth is about as close as az any place
On earth.
~ can he kept SO if the people "
the city 50 WILL" continued the health
superintendenI.
Doctor Kills Aggrcssor.
Mount Carmel H., April ll,--Dr
n A. a. 4 -.