Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-09
may DELAY PAssAGEoT|zENS VOTE AID
Clear Sailing for Public Ut Georgetown Association Inter-
ties Bill Not Assured ested in City Cleaning.
SENATOR CURTIS TO FIGHT TAKES PART IN CAMPAIGN
Objects Civic Bodies Approval
O. K Stock Buying Of Movement
COMMITTEE HEARING MEETING TO PERFECT PROGRAM
Committee
gess Revision. Results of Crusade.
Georgetown Association Inter-
ested in City Cleaning.
TAKES PART IN CAMPAIGN
Other Civic Bodies Express Approval
of Movement.
MEETING TO PERFECT PROGRAM
Committee Receives Suggestions
From Street Cleaning Department.
Some Results of Crusade.

City-cleaning week was Endorsed last
night by the Georgetown Citizens Asso-
citation.
The association appropriated $15 with
which to defray the expense Of distribute
ing in Georgetown circulars for the guild
ance Of citizens who take part in tho
campaign. The circulars are to be issued
by the executive committee in charge
of cleanup week.
At a meeting of the executive commit
tee to be held in the boardroom of the
municipal building at As o'clock this
afternoon the information to be inserted
in the circular will be discussed It Is
certain that the regulations of the street.
cleaning department will be given prom
inent space.
According to statement today by ].
w. Paxton. superintendent Of the street
cleaning department, citizens who have
complaints to make about the col
lection of garbage. ashes or miscel-
laneous refuse should make them to the
street cleaning department and not to
the contractors. Heretofore. 1t is said,
much confusion has been caused by COM
plainants communicating first with the
contractors. One Of the objects Of the
present crusade Is to instruct citizens
that the place to go with their reports
concerning collections is the street Clean
ing department.
Collection Dates Announced.
The department has announced that
the new collection dates for ashes and
garbage in the District will be April Is
and May 49, respectively. Beginning
May 16 garbage collections will be daily,
Sundays excepted. within the section
bounded approximately by the fire limits.
Outside this territory the collections will
be three times a week.
From April Is to October 81 collections
Of ashes will be weekly throughout the
entire District
Dr. Arthur L. Murray. secretary for the
city cleaning week movement, announced
today that persons who are willing to de-
fray the expense Of the hauling away of
rubbish from their premises viii be per-
mitted to have the material deposited
on the dump at 18th street and Benning
road. Michael r. Ready. the District mis-
cellaneous refuse contractor. who has the
exclusive use Of this dump, yesterday
toio LII MuHuy tnat ne WOuld place 1t
at the disposal of persons engaging In
the cleanup campaign, provided paper is
separated from the rubbish and deposited
separately. Mr.. Ready Will make no
charge for the use Of the dump. it is an
l. 4 "a e..ae
Contractor Requires Extra Force.
According to Dr. Murray, ARRANGEMENTS
for city cleaning week already have
| oh
that the miscellaneous refuse contractor
| has been forced to put on six extra teams
to handle the material. Under normal
conditions, the contractor who handles
this class of waste material operates but
twenty-four teams. 1t il said that thirty
teams now are required to meet the
demands OF the service and that the num-
before the campaign for municipal sani-
tation ends.
One Of the features Of tho meeting of
the executive committee this afternoon
will be the presentation Of q plan for the
guidance of citizens associations in the
cleanup undertaking by DIR. George w.
Wood. member Of the GEORGETOWN as
ISOLATION. DIR. Wood believes that not
only should citizens be instructed as to
how to mako the campaign q success, but
| that a model plan for the guidance Of
citizens bodies in the movement should
| be devised and recommended by the
committee.
It is his opinion that the ASSOCIATE ton.
can do much toward improving the sani-
tary conditions Of tho sections which they
represent II definite work IL Laid out for
them.
Executive Committee Members.
Twenty members. representing citizens
associations in the various sections OF the
city. civic bodies and departments OF the
District government, compose the execu-
tive committee which IL to meet this
afternoon. DR.. William c. Woodward,
health officer Of the District Is chairman
OF the committee. II the committee, at
today's session. 10 able to reach an agree
ment on a plan of action for the govern
ment of the entire campaign, 1t Is likely
that q meeting Of the central committee,
appointed by tho Commissioners to direct
| city cleaning week. will be called for
Thursday or Friday. for tho purpose Of