Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-05
PLANS FOR SUMMER
Program for Keeping the City
in Sanitary Condition.
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES
Managers of the Campaign Hold
Important Session.
DISCUSSION OF THE DETAILS
Chairman Richardson Appoints Sub
committees and the Organization
Adjourns Until Fall.

After adopting a definite program of
work for the summer, the execution of
which will be intrusted to its various
committees, the clean city committee of
the District yesterday adjourned until
fall.
Resolutions looking toward the keeping
of the streets and vacant lots of the
Capital in sanitary condition and the
stirring up of interest in the committees
work so that by fall problems connected
with the improving of the city's sanitary
conditions at that time may be worked
out were adopted at Yesterdays meeting.
Resolutions Approved.
The principal resolutions on which the
committee acted favorably were the fol-
lowing:
To ask the police department to more
rigidly enforce the regulation preventing
the throwing of waste paper on he
streets.
To request the street cleaning depart
ment to take up with the Districts con-
tractors the advisability of disseminating
Sunday refuse collections.
To request the street cleaning depart
ment to investigate the problem of clean
ing private alleys.
To issue a circular explaining the work
of the committee which will contain an
appeal to owners of vacant lots to keep
the property in sanitary condition.
To send letter to each charity or So
clal worker requesting his or her CO.
operation in explaining to residents of the
District the nature of the work proposed
to be done by the committee.
To request the District Commissioners
TO promulgate regulation preventing the
throwing of tin cans on vacant lots.
Suggested by Residents.
The bulk of the resolutions adopted
were presented by W. H. Richardson,
chairman. Mr.. Richardson said that
many of the recommendations urged had
been suggested to him by Washington
ians who are taking great interest in the
committees work.
That the committee. which is an extern
sion of the body appointed by the Dis
trict Commissioners 10 conduct the city
cleaning week campaign, April Is to 20.
under the auspices of The Star. already
has made it's influence felt was the dec
laration of John G.. McCirath, president
OF the Park View Citizens Association.
Mr.. McGrath said his association had
been endeayoring for two years to have
a stagnant pool of water in the Park
in this direction were just now beginning
10 be realized, fact that must be at
tributed. In part, TO assistance received
from the clean city committee.
Standing Committees Announced.
Chairman Richardson announced the
members Of the four standing commit
tees.
Until the membership of the full or
ganization has been completed, the per-
sonnet of the standing committees will
not be known. bat for the present the
members will serve as follows:
ON northumberland Il. Watrous
chairman. Dr, William &. Woodward
Rev. j. NJ Waldron. Harry f. Gladman,
Mrs. William Lincoln Brown. j. W. Pax
ton. Maj Richard Sylvester. Roy Haynes,
Walter ;. Tfford, Miss Susan b. S.pe,
Rev. Wilbur v. Mallalieu. DR. Thomas
Jesse Jones. Edgar ) Martin
On membership = John @. McGratn,
chairman; Rev. John Van Schaick S. Nc
Comas Hawken. DIR. George w. Cabaniss,
Albert Schulteis, Mrs. Charles A. Gold
smith. j. W. Dyre. Harry r. Gladmar
and Rev. Wilbur Y. Mallalieu
On publicity-Fred G.. Coldren, chair
man: Richard Il. Watrous. Myron j.
Jones. DIR. b. T. Woodward and DR..
Arthur l. Murray.
on nnance-Mrs. Frederick V Coville
chairman; Miss Elizabeth Brown and
Edgar 5. Martin.