Evening star., 1912-11-13
CITY CLEANUP CAMPAIGNS.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

lion dollars to be devoted to permanent
improvements.
In connection with the clean-up-the-city
movement, account must be taken of the
great increase in the variety of machines
and utensils for conducting this munich
pal houSecleaning. In the matter of street
sWeepers alone constant Improvement is
being made. Among the newest is q sue
ton device for street cleaning, which is
OF tn eautomobile type, propelled by q gas
engine. In this the sweeping hood rests
upon the street, and is preceded by a 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 con-
sists of two doors, which can be dropped
for depositing the load. The modern ideal
street cleaning machine not only removes
the dirt without distributing the dust in
the atmosphere, but it is also required
TO work with the minimum noise. as in
many towns the anti-noise crusade is a
part of the general cleanup"
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The proper disposal of garbage and
waste products is an important matter
in the at
Disposal of Garbage tainment Of
an Important Matter. clean city.
The garbage cart should be absolutely
air and water tight. The old barrels and
open buckets used for garbage and waste
are being replaced by metal cans with
tight-fitting lids, and in the really clean
cities these receptacles are required to be
cleansed regularly.
In number of cities the cleanup
crusade also includes attention to the
nIal ri st H.,
ceded that the smoky city can never be
a clean one. In ST. Louis, the city was
districted into localities embracing about
five square blocks. and volunteers gave
reports as to the smoky chimneys in their
districts.
One of the publc-spirited citizens came
forward with open purse, saying he had
$4,000 to spend If necessary to rake ST.
Louis clean city. A lawyer was en-
ployed with six smoke inspectors to sup
plement the work that was already being
done in the city, for the state had good
law affecting the subject and the diff
Guilty was due to its non-enforcement
The reports made by the volunteer re-
porters in the different districts were fol-
lowed up and when necessary offenders
were brought to court and forced to COM
ply with the law. The women's organiza-
tions were a potent force in bringing
about the cleanliness of st. Louis, but they
received the hearty cooperation of the
League, the Million Club and the great
majority of the private citizens.
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Clean water is recognized as most i'm
portant detail in a thoroughly clean city
In all parts
Clean Water Recognized Of the
as an Important Detail. terest % is is
being taken. not only in the quantity of
the water supply. but also in it's purity
and quality and the economy with which
it is being provided to consumers. During
the past month municipal water con-
servation exhibit has been held in Phila-
delphia in the courtyard of the city hall,
which has been in some respects the most
noteworthy affair Of its kind ever at
tempted in the country. The exhibit in
cluded photographs and plans of the diff
ferent pumping and filtration plants
which supply water to the city, together
with models Of them. There were num-
Der of booths showing large collections of
water-saving and sanitary devices, an in
teresting collection of up-to-date plumb
ing fixtures, all sorts of bath tubs, show
er baths, valves, spigots, pipes and meters.
Charts calling attention to the ease with
which washers on spigOts may be re-
placed thus saving the waste Of millions
of dollars of the citys water each year,
were shown, with every device and ap-
paratus which can be bought referring to
the subject. In addition to these, lantern
slides were introduced to illustrate each
phase of water conservation.