The Washington herald., 1912-04-10
CITY CLEANING
CAMPAIGN READY
Canvass to Be Held Under
Direction Of Health
Officer.
FUNDS NOW ASKED FOR

Definite plans for the city cleaning
week campaign were outlined yesterday
afternoon BY the executive committee in
charge OF the crusade at a meeting in
the District Building. The meeting was
tln nrst 10 be held by the committee.
Il was decided to appoint large COM
mittee Of volunteers to canvass the city
and enlighfen residents OF the various
sections concerning the campaign and Its
purpose. These volunteers win instruct
the householders how to clean up the
premises and dispose OF the fubbish. The
committee VIII be appointed by DR.. will
lam c. woodward, District Health Ofiicer.
who Is chairman Of the executive COM
mlttee. and Miss Elizabeth Brown. Of the
Associated Charities.
More Than 1000 Needed.
A movement was launched for the
raising OF a large fund to defray the
expense OF the crusade. It is expected
that more than 5000 VIII be needed.
Contributions should be sent to Arthur C.
Moses, chairman OF the central commit
tee in charge Of the campaign They viii
also be received by DR.. Woodward and
DR.. Arthur L Murray. OF the District
Aeditn department. VINO IS secretary OF
the central committee
Most Of the fund will be used for
the hire OF wagons and teamsters TO
haul away the rubbish which the reg
ular District collection contractor Is
unable to handle. The remainder of
the fund VIII be used for the payment
Of incidental expenses. ]. W. Paxton.
superintendent Of the Street Cleaning
Department. who is member OF the
executive committee. announced that
the general city cleaning would result
in an enormous amount OF rubbish be-
ing piled up for disposal He said that
handle all OF this refuse. It was then
decided to hire twenty or thirty carts
each day during the city cleaning week.
which commences next Monday. for the
removal of this surplus rubbish. Per-
sons having refuse for disposal
should notify the Health Depart
ment. some member OF the central COM
mittee, or some representative VI the
Associated Charities, which is cooper
ating In the clean city movement.
A resolution was adopted. requesting
the Commissioners TO provide some
means for the collection OF grass cut
tings by the/Street Cleaning Depart
ment. At present the rubbish collec-
tor Is not compelled to remove such
cuttings. The Commissioners viii also
be requested TO suspend during city
cleaning week the police regulation
which requires householders to place
their refuse In regulation size recepta-
cIes. 1t was pointed out that many of
the poor people of the city are unable
to procure regulation receptacles, and
consequently are forced to let rubbish
collect on their premises. II the Com
missioners comply with the request, 1t
will be permissible to place refuse for
disposal in boxes or receptacles OF any
kind.
Many suggestions were made by the
various members of the executive com
mittee. ]. G. McGrath, Of the Park View
Citizens Association, told Of a novel
plan which he had OF melting enthusiasm
in the movement He said that he ap-
points every resident of his neighborhood
who reports insanitary conditions to him
a member Of a large cooperative COM
nlittee for work In the community. He
said that in this way he interests many
persons in the crusade. with the result
that scores Of insanitary conditions are
corrected.
The Burning of Rubbish.
It was suggested that rubbish and gar
bage might be burned in the daytime
during the hours Of sunrise and sunset
Il was also pointed out that residents OF
the suburban sections might bury their
refuse. Suggestion was made that salt
be sprinkled in garbage cans for the pur-
pose of keeping flies away and prevent
ing the spread of disease. Richard B.
Watrous, of the American Civic Associa-
lion, was appointed chairman OF COM
nittee to select some insignia for the