Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
RULES FOR CITY CLEANUP
instructions for Housekeepers
Issued by Central
Committee.
Reprinted by request of the committee,

tReprfnted by request Of the committee)
The Commissioners of the District Of
columbia having designated April Is to
~ iSl2. as city cleaning week, the GEN.
.trai committee appointed by the Com
missioners earnestly solicits your cooper
alton in the crusade for a cleaner CITY.
Please see that all property under your
control. whether improved or unimproyed
is before the week ends clean and free
from refuse matter of all kinds. In or
der that you may more easily do this the
following information is given to assist
you:
"Refuse-For the present PURPOSES
refuse may be divided into two general
classes:
"ta) Refuse that the District contrac-
tors will remove without expense
Hefuse that the District con-
tractors will not remove
class A-Refuse removable by the Dis
tlict contractors. Refuse to be removed
by the city must be placed in proper
receptac'es. such as prescribed by the
ponce regulations, and placed where il
can be easily reached by the collector.
GarDage must be placed in water
tight. covered metal receptacles. of not
less than three nor more than ten gal.
Ions capacity.
Ashes must be placed in metal recep-
Iacies having a capacity of not less than
five nor more than twenty four gallons
and must be kept dry.
Miscellaneous Refuse.
Miscellaneous refuse is all rubbish and
refuse. other than ashes. garbage and
dead animals. due 10 ordinary house
hold HE. This includes discarded floral
decorations. Christmas greens and small
branches from shrubs and vines. 1t does
not include cut grass, wall paper or dirt
or other substances accumulated as the
result of repairs to yards or dwellings or
to building operations. Miscellaneous
refuse must be put in receptacles that can
De easily handled by one man. Paper or
other like refuse likely to be scattered or
blown about need not be placed in recep-
tacles II bundled. tied, sacked or other.
wise properly secured
Class B-Refuse not removable by the
District
The District contractors will remove
no refuse from private premises unless 10
is placed In receptacles such as are de-
scrfbed above, and made accessible to the
collector. All other refuse must be dis
posed OF at the expense of the owner or
occupant of the property.
Removal Of Trash.
The best way Of disposing of refuse on
private property Is by burning 1t in the
furnace or kitchen range. In suburban
sections of the District much material
by being buried. Material that can be
neither burned nor buried must be carted
away to a public dump. Men who will
remove material In this way. collecting II
from cellars and yards, may be procured
by te:ephoning to the contractor for the
DISPOSAL of miscellaneous refuse NJ j.
Ready, Lincoln 26SS. This contractor has
list OF men engaged in work Of this
kind, and. upon request, will refer one
OF them to the inquirer Mr.. Ready him
self Is not engaged i'm the removal OF such
material except under government con-
tract. and assumes no responsibility for
the. men whom he sends in response to
such requests. Prices for hauling aver
age by the barrel 10 cents for each mile.
and by the job proportionately III the
smaterial must he collected from the yard
.orcellar the price Is CORRESPONDENCE In
creased.
Public Dumps Available.
Persons who ARE unable to pay for the
removal Of refuse matter of any sort
from their premises should communicate
with the central committee. agents Of the
Associated Charities or police stations II
IL hoped that the committee will be able
to arrange for the removal Of all such
material.
Garbage must not be mixed with ref
use OF other kinds, since there iseno place
n he orb s;~l