Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-26
CLEANUP IS HABIT
Westinghouse Continue Their
War on Refuse.
CRUSADE OFFICIALLY ENDS
Committee Receives Final Reports at
Its Meeting Today.
GREAT GOOD ACCOMPLISHED
Extra Effort Necessary to Cart
Away Tons Of Trash Col
lected in City.
CRUSADE OFFICIALLY ENDS
GREAT GOOD ACCOMPLISHED

Washington's cleanup campaign will
pass into history this afternoon. when
the committee appointed by the Dis
trict Commissioners to direct the cru
SADIE convenes at 4:45 o'clock in the
boardroom OF the District building to
receive final reports on the results ac-
complished.
In issuing a proclamation for the
campaign the Commissioners directed
that the committee report to them the
complete results obtained Already q
number OF organizations represented
on the committee have submitted ac-
counts showing the extent to which
the sections in which they are located
have been cleaned up. Without excep-
ton they indicate that the campaign
has been a big success.
Besides receiving reports from the rep
resentatives. on the committee and de-
termining t nature of the report to be
submitted to the Commissioners, the COM
mittee, in all probability, will consider
the question Of perpetuating the results
that have been accomplished. In this
connection. the recommendation of the
District Commissioners for abolishing the
contract system under which the city's
waste material Is handled and having the
work done by the local government prob
ably will be considered.
Report From Schools.
1t is expected that report showing the
results OF the clean-up-at-home crusade,
conducted by the pupils Of the public
schools Of Washington, will be submitted
to the committee. School officials are at
work today endeavoring to complete the
report in time for its transmission to the
committee this afternoon.
DR.. Arthur L. Murray, secretary of the
campaign, today announced that the work
or the executive committee in removing
trash collections which citizens had not
disposed OF has been completed. 1t had
been expected that one of the big prob
lens OF the campaign would be the re-
moval Of rubbish not provided for in the
Districts rubbish contract, and which
citizens would be unable to have hauled
away at their own expense. Altogether
123 wagonloads Of such material were
removed. according to DR.. Murray. The
SoAAPoiSA AS0ASAS uAlSucU IuclE Work
Wednesday in jackson Hall and Willow
Tree alleys.
Still Cleaning Premises.
Washingtonians are still cleaning I'D
their premises. and the influence of the
clean up campaign, which formally closed
last Saturday. il anything. is growing in
effectiveness. according to Michael r.
Ready. contractor for the handling Of the
Districts miscellaneous refuse.
Mr.. Ready today stated that 500 yards
OF trash are being received daily at the
dump at 18th and Benning road. Last
year, at this time, $50 yards were being
received daily. The increase of $50 yards
has been recorded since April 1, and the
Closing the the cleanup crusade, April 20,
has not led to the slightest falling OF in
the amount, accarding to Mr.. Ready.
THE people are just as busy cleaning
and I do not look for q reduction in the
amount Of excess waste material being
received for several weeks said Mr.
Ready. This campaign has accomplish
ed wonders. II the citizens of Washing
ton could see the amount Of refuse that
daily Is being dumped at the 18th street
and Benning road dump they would
realize that the campaign has been a big
success. The educational influence of the
cleanup movement Is what impresses
me most. This influence Is being record
ed now in the tons of rubbish that are
being removed from the city, and, il any,
thing. believe 1t will grow in effec-
tiveness."