Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-10

DISPLAY OF StoeS announcing CITY |
cleaning week In moving picture
theaters.
Following the action taken yesterday by
the executive committee of cleanup week
requesting the District Commissioners to
suspend, during the campaign. April Is to
20, the regulations governing the prepara-
ton of garbage and refuse for collec-
ION. the Commissioners. 1t was announced
This afternoon. will hold q special board
session to consider the matter.
REQUESTS that the regulations be sus-
rended and that the Commissioners also
devise means whereby grass cuttings on
lawns may be removed formed the two
principal resolutions passed by the COM
mittee, which remained in session from
4:45 pm until nearly o'clock yesterday
in the room adjoining Commissioner Ru-
dolph's onice in the municipal building.
Sixteen Of the twenty members Of the
committee were present.
1t is not likely that there viii be an
other session Of either executive or CEN
tral committee before Saturday. when a
meeting Of the general committee. 1t IL
expected, will be called. Subcommittees
appointed yesterday will report to the
general meeting. when final touches VIII
be given the plans for the Inauguration
in Washington next Monday Of the bis
gest health crusade probably ever under
taken in any city in the world.
All Phases Discussed.
Every important phase Of the cam
paign and the problems 1t presents we're
discussed yesterday by the executive
committee. Besides unanimously adopt
ing the resolutions referred to. the COM
mittee decided to issue an appeal for pub
lie contributions with which to defray
the cost of removing refuse that the
District contractors may not be able to
handle and that private citizens cannot
afford to pay for. the disposition of.
1t also was decided to arrange for the
organization Of a large corps Of volun-
teer workers who will instruct house
holders how to clean up. and for the
publication Of regulations to be distrib-
Gtaa among citizens, so that they may
understand how to properly cooperate
with the various departments of the Dis
tric, government which are charged with
ksepins the city sanitary.
Slides to Be Displayed.
The committee authorized Richard B.
Nstrous of the American Civic Associa-
ton. 10 investigate the advisability Of
obtaining city cleaning week flags and
buttons and accepted an offer by A. Bry-
lawski to have displayed in the Brylaw-
ski theaters moving picture slides bearing
the following announcement: Help Make
a Spotless Town. Join the Clean City
Crusade. Clean Up Your Own Premises
and Encourage Others to Do the Same.
Cleanup Week. April 15 to 90
The Brylawski theaters are the Cosmos.
Colonial, Pickwick, Palace, Happyland
Pastime and Meader. Mr.. Brylawski will
arrange for the immediate display Of the
campaign slides In these theaters. while.
at his own expense. he will furnish SINH
lar slides to managers OF other theaters
who may consent to use them.
In deciding to ask the Commissioners
to suspend. during city cleaning week. the
regulation governing the preparation of
mittee acted on the policy that this would
be the only practical means OF ridding the
city Of rubbish. ]. g. McGrath Of the
Park View Association was the author
OF the resolution.
Purpose Of Request.
II the Commissioners comply with the
request, 1t will mean that citizens. during
the cleanup week. will not have to de-
posit refuse in regulation receptacles. but
that they can place the material in boxes
or any suitable receptacles. Not only
this. but. with the regulations suspended.
the receptacles may be placed on the side
walks, in easy view of the collectors.
There was some discussion as to wheth-
er the suspension of the regulations might
not lead to confusion later on the part
of citizens as to the kind Of receptacles
they are required to store garbage. ash~z
and refuse in. but the committee decided
that the only way to get the city
thoroughly cleaned would be to have sus-
strict the carrying on OF the campaign
The decision to ask the public for
funds with which to defray the cost
of removing a part of the rubbish to be
grew out of the fact that the commit
tee believed that the District con-
tractor would not be able to handle all
of the waste material
Funds Needed in Fight.
An additional factor in the situation
was the knowledge that many citizens
cannot afford to pay to have refuse re
moved from their own premises. The
committee reached the conclusion tina,
$1,000 would be sufncient for the hir.
ing of teams with which to. remov<
rubbish that may not be hauled away
through the ordinary channels or dis.
posed of by citizens at their own ex,
pense.
Miss Elizabeth Brown Of the Associated
Charities. together with DR.. w. c. Wood
ward, chairman Of the executive com
mittee. will arrange for the services o
volunteer workers. who are to explain
the city cleaning rules to citizens IN sec
tions of the city which are deemed 4
be most in need Of conforming to sanitar,
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