Putnam patriot., 1912-05-10
CLEAN CITY LEAGUE
Organized Saturday Afternoon
CLEANUP WEEK BEGINS MAY ,Oth

Clean City League was organized with the following officers and committees: President, Dr. Omer LaRue. Secretary, Mrs. S Nj. Wheelock. Treasurer, Mrs. A. W. Bowen. General committee, Frank H. Cor l, dier, w. E. Davison, NJ. P. Dutten, Mrs c. D. Sharpe, Rev. F. D. Sargent. Committee for soliciting funds, Mrs, A. w. Bowen, Harry C. Meinkin, George Potvin.
 Committee for soliciting use of | teams, Miss Edith Kent, l.. NJ. Keith, Mrs, F. J. Daniels.
 l Publicity committee, A. $. Mac l donald, George l.. Paget, John C. l Johnson,
 Committee to interest schools, Dr. l Omer LaRue, Mother Paula, Miss | Edith Kent.
 The meeting was called to order by the mayor who stated the purpose to be to clean up the city. He said he was heartily in sympathy with the movement and that the city officials would do all in their power to assist in 1 the work.
 1t was voted that the week begin ming May 20th would be clean up week and all persons are requested to cooperate in general cleaning of the dirty and unsightly spots about the city.
 The president, Dr. Omer LaRue, said he was glad the citizens had caught the germs of that beautiful dis ease-cleanliness. The ladies were given credit for instigating the move ment. He thought the presidents and members of the various societies, the mayor, members of the council and of | the board of health, teachers and chil- dren in the schools should all have their attention called to the work and interested in it's success.
 The work the new organization has assumed is in line with a general movement which Is countrywide. Tn this state most of the larger cities have already had their cleanup weeks with beneficial effects. The work is one which is not open to criticism and in which every man, woman and child has an interest and can take a person. al, active share. Already beneficial re- suits may be seen from the previous publicity given the proposed move. ment as many have anticipated the final concerted action by cleaning up around their premises.
 We urge our readers to cooperate with the new organization in doing their share and appealing to friends and neighbors to take an interest. The general committee will make an in- , spection of the city and report the slightly and when called to the atten- tion of the owners or lessees of the premises it is hoped that they will im- mediately act.
 It is hoped that at the end of clean up week Putnam will be spick and span and be kept so. 1t will be boon to citizens and give favorable impress sion to all who have occasion to visit the city besides promoting the health and welfare of the community.
 The committees are already at work marking out plans for the week. All debris that is collected will be taken care of and carted away without ex- pense to land owners. Again we urge every person in the city to do their | ebora a,d tbarabv oasiut tho aauua h, making Putnam a cleaner, healthier home.
 A meeting of heads of committees
 WAS held with the secretary, Mrs. S..
 NJ. Wheelock, Wednesday evening and
 ways and means were discussed. It
 was at once apparent that the move
 ment entails large amount of detail
 work. Much will depend on the way the citizens respond to the appeals of | the League to clean up as to the good that will be accomplished, so that | there is an amount of responsibility on every person that should be willingly l assumed.
 l In the first place 1t may be said that the movement does not mean that ey- erybody can clean out their cellars and l attics and have their refuse removed at public expense. This unfair burden should not be imposed on the workers. | But all refuse matter that filters yards, alleyways, vacant lots, or other simi- lar places, will be removed by the | Leagues teams and workers. Such matter however must be collected by l the land owner, or some one in his em- ploy, put in compact pile and at a place where the collecting team may | be easily driven up beside it. It is at once apparent that rubbish cannot be i piled at an inconvenient place and the workers asked to carry it any distance in order to get 1t to the teams. This would entail an endless amount of work. Citizens should therefore bear this in mind--haye your refuse piled where the team can be driven up be- side it.
 As to when and how the piles of ref use will be collected will be announced next week. Teams will probably be | in certain sections of the city on stated days during the week, and the waste material must be ready on that doy.
 If any person has place near the center of the city that they would like to have filled with such refuse, and | wilI then cover it over, they should communicate with Frank H. Cordier of the general committee.