Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-13

bond issue for half : million dollars to
be devoted to permanent improvements.
Variety ~ Machines.
In connection with the clean up the
city movement, account must be taxi
en- OF the great increase IN the variety
Of machines and utensils for conduct
Ing this municipal housccleaning. In
the matter of street sweepers alone
constant improvement Is being made.
Among the newest is a suction device
for street cleaning, which is Of the
| automobile type, propelled by gas en-
CINE. In this the sweeping hood rests
upon the street and is preceded by q
set of coarse brushes which loosen any
| dirt that is stuck fast to the street.
The dirt is taken up by suction and
deposited in the dirt box, the bottom
Of which consists Of two doors which
can be dropped for depositing the load.
The modern ideal street cleaning ma
chine not only removes the dirt, with
out distributing the dust In the atmos-
phere. but is also required to work
with the minimum noise, as in many
towns the anti-noise crusade IL q part
Of the general Cleanup"
The proper disposal Of garbage and
waste products Is an important mat
ter in securing perfectly clean city.
The garbage cart should be absolutely
air and water tight. The old barrels
and open buckets used for garbage and
waste arc being replaced by metal cans
with tight fitting lids and in the really
clean cities these receptacles are re-
Quired to be cleansed regularly.
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crusade also includes attention to the
smoke nuisance, as 1t is generally con-
ceded that the smoky city can never
be clean one. In st. Louis, the city
was districted into localities embrace
ing about five square blocks, and vol
unteers gave reports as to the smoky
chimneys in their districts. One OF
the public spirited citizens came for
ward with open purse saying he had
$4,000 to spend If necessary to make
st. Louis a clean city. A lawyer was
employed with six smoke inspectors to
supplement the work that was already
being done for the city, for the state
had good law affecting the subject
and the difficulty was due to its nom
enforcement. The reports made by the
valunteer reporters In the different dis
tricts were followed up and when nee
essary offenders were brought to court
and forced to comply with the law.
The women's examinations were a po-
tent force in bringing about the clean
liness Of st. Louis. but they received
the hearty CO. cooperation of the city de-
partments. the Business Mems league.
the Million club and the great major
ity of the private citizens.
Clean water is recognized as q most
important detail in a thoroughly clean
city. In all parts of the country inter-
est is being taken, not only in the
quantity of the water supply, but also
in it's purity and quality and the econ
omy with which 1t Is being provided
to consumers. During the past month
| municipal water conservation ex-
hibit has been held in Philadelphia in
the courtyard of the city hall, which
has been in some respects the most
noteworthy affair of it's kind ever at
tempted in the country The exhibit
included photographs and plans of the
different pumping and filtration plants
which supply water to the city, to-
gether with models of them. There
were a, number of booths showing
large collections of water saving and
sanitary devices, an interesting collec-
ton of up-to-date plumbing fixtures,
all sorts of bath tubs, showerbaths,
valves, spigots, pipes and meters.
Charts calling attention to the ease
with which washers on spisots may be
replaced, thus saving the waste of mil
lions of dollars of the city's water each
year, were shown, with every device
and apparatus which can be bought
referring to the subject. In addition
to these, lantern slides were introduced
to illustrate each phase of water con-
servation.
Tomorrow-The Parent Teacher As
sociations.