Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-02

campaign was carried on with the CO.,
 operation of,the newspapers. using | boxed spaces on the first page and totheF matter in the news columns. A l cloth banner was stretched across the
 street for week or two before the
 date set. and the cooperation of the
 board of health, board Of public safety
 and the mayor was secured.
 The most systematic effort for cleaner city has been made in Dallas
 Texas. There careful study has
 been made of all problems involving
 cleaner city through the disposal of
 all waste matter such as garbage,
 sewage, cleaning of streets. public f buildings. parks the purity of food
 and drink supplies. etc. influence has
 been brought to bear upon public
 officials and upon individual citizens
 in the enforcement of all health laws.
 Effort has been made 10 tabulate and
 compile all statistics and information
 leading 10 the prevention of disease. Through the efforts of the committee
 on health and sanitation tax of ten
 cents on the hundred dollars was yot-
 ed. which will provide for the careful
 and proper disposal of garbage and
 all waste stuff The committee on
 city and district housing has busted . itself with a study Of the methods ap- - 
 plying to the whole housing situation
 of Dallas. and has furnished practical SC and economical designs for sanitary hi and attractive houses suited to the ht needs Of the growing Iaboring poDu- T lation. Il has prompted the construc- hf ton of number of such houses, and of has kept before the people the i'm iz portance Of avoiding the construction W, Of the cheap, flifnsy sort of house for It rental purposes, which increases the de fire hazard, and by over-crowding he .ends to foster disease and crime. tn There have already been very notable m results. Most important of all is the di work of the committee 'mong the citizenship of the city. The rs laily papers have shown considerable - avor 10 publicity in behalf of the movement.
 se1-,,o cta,.,,z,..- r,,., CT cooperation with city officials planned
 cIean-up day Hundreds of private itigens donated thef use of wagons nd automobiles, and in a single day KIT hirty-five hundred loads of rubbish II tere carted from the houses, yards nl' nd allegs of Toledo. or
 'The city beautiful efforts of the pl .ivic Improvement League of Quincy. H.. included the removal of wooden th Wnings. curb signs, and sidewalk ob- m tructions, the removal of wooden frt ellar doors, many of which protrud- m; q above side walk level which have sp cen replaced with iron doors flush iith the walks; the passage of an or on inanse requiring property owners we long the line of any sewer to con- Ire ect herewith and prohibiting the stS rection or maintenance of the dan- IS erous and obnoxious privy vaults; ar' fe passage of an ordinance prohibit 1g the display Of merchandise on the eli nblic sidewalks and abolishng the flo ractice of wagon shops allowing va Tagons or other vehicles left for re- tio air to remain in the streets during ere lch repairs the removal of peanut
 ands from the sidewalks and streets. of his League has also taken up with le telephone and railway companies le question of uniting their wires un- arground, doing away with the ugly Wh et-worly Of wires ueC "Wth the cooperation of city al- hal Iorities, the Business Mems Associ- Chi ion of Portsmouth, Va, has aeitated NIT le abatement of the smoke nuisance pos play ground for children with lawn his 'nnis courts, swings, benches on the \ ater front, vacant lots male slightly: nig IS helped to arouse the people to a pre- .ai zation Of the necessity of exter- her mating the house fly; created a sen IS ment for better streets. which led to
 e paving of six miles of asphalt.
 "fhe Lancaster, Pa, Chamber of t succeeded in having an anc dinance passed assessing abutting he 'operty owners for all street paving py II has interested it. adn If in getting an ordinance eompell- wit 2 the removal of all swinging and or 'ngerous signs, in getting an appro- Ills 'iation for a sane Fourth a play spa 'cund movement, etc. F. "The Oklahoma City association has 't the city 10 establish city mar mol I, the good results of which have oth T exceeded anticipation The asso. it a