Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-23
CLEANUP WEEK BEGINS JUNE 3rd
City Beautiful Committee Votes For Work in Which Every Citizen Can Join-Plans to be Announced Sub Com mittees Outline Work in Various Other Lines

Norwich is to have a cleanup week on the first week in June, according to a vote passed at 6 general meeting of the City Beautiful committee of the Board of Trade, held on Wednesday evening at the home of Chairman O.. l.. Johnson on Union street. Just how the cleanup work will be carried out was not gone into, but 1t is expected that plans will be formulated and an- nounced so that citizens of every class and size shall unite in a concentrated effort to give the city and town a thorough cleaning up.
 The carrying out of the plan was left to the ehairmen of the different sub-committees in cooperation with the publicity committee.
 Elected a Treasurer
 At the general meeting at MT. John sons home the various committees were well represented when Chairman Johnson called the gathering to order at o'clock W. Tyler OIeott was secretary and was later elected treas urer also,
 Membership Fees Fixed.
 After discussion on various points by James l.. Case Mrs. John D. Hall, Mrs. R, w. Perkins Mrs. William Birge, L. o. Smith, Frank H. Allen and others pertaining to the matter of badges, button, membership fees, etc, Gen. W. A. Aiken, Mrs, John c. Averill Miss Mary Aiken offering suggestions, 1t was decided to fix the membership fee at 50 cents for adults and 10 cents for children It was agreed that every effort should be made to arouse general enthusiasm in the matter of civic im- provement and there was approval of the suggestion of L. o. Smith that some variety of certificate, button or other form of designation be adopted.
 Rose Favored as an Emblem.
 Charles R. Butts and Mrs F, Rog- CTS spoke of an appropriate design for badge or butten, rose appearing to suit the taste of all present
 MT. Johnson, the chairman reminded the meeting of the desire and necessity of doing whatever was done in com plete accord and cooperation with all the city officials. This sentiment was warmly endorsed.
 Reports from the chairmen of the different committees were then heard Mrs. Robert W. Perkins presenting a most interesting report of the work already accomplished by the commit
 
 work in harmony with the Hertieul tural society Fairgrounds society and Woman's guild. Mrs Perkins. Miss Ella r. Norton and General Aiken re- ported very encouraging progress in which the committee has had the val uable aid of William C. Gilman The courtesy of Henry Gebrath and of A. s. Spalding was acknowledged.
 Miss Cogswell, Mrs. E. D. Fuller and other members of the committees of fered valuable suggestions.
 Suggested Rubbish ReceptacIes.
 For the committee on schools Mrs William Birge reported that they con sidered the school children could be interested greatly in having a pride to do what they could towards keeping the streets, yards and other places neat and tidy, but the committee laid em- phasis upon the need of having re- ceptacles for rubbish placed at con- venient points, practically as common as letter boxes. Through the coming of graduation time just now much o1 the work with the school children will have to be put off until fall.
 6iIlboards and Unsightly Signs.
 When the report for the committed on billboards was called for Allyn L. Brown, the chairman, responded, and L. o. Smith brought up the subject ot dlsfiguring signs on some of the busi- ness houses. The matter of awnings which are so low as to interfere with pedestrians on Main street sidewalks was also mentioned, and the name ot the committee was changed to be the committee on billboards, signs, awnings and advertising matter.