The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-25
w q n is Perm a n e n t
Cleanliness, Not Mere
Sporadic Wash.
MAYOR SAYS GOOD
WORD FOR COIN
Believes That Street Cleaning
Department Works Faithfully
and Receives More Criticism
Than Co-Operation-Ordi-
nances for Disposal Of
Refuse Recommended.

The pulpit. the city government the
medical and legal professions, and the
citizenship at large sent it's ablest
representatives last night to the
rostrum Of the John Marshall High
school to preach To : gathering OF 500
delegates from practically every or
uanization N the city, the twentieth
century gospel that there exists a
strong bond OF friendship between filth
ana bad government, and that rubbish
and refuse are active imps in the SER
vice Of the devil disease
Beginning with Mayor Ainslie. each
speaker sounded the note of co-opera-
tion "ithou, which on the part OF every
citizen. then warned the movement for
a cleaner Richmond viii be short
lived. Each urged that the cleanup
program he made permanent part OF
the civic code and not merely the shib-
hoieth of a sporadic surface wash
scheduled for May 6-17.
II Richmond Is dirty II is because
its people allow II to be dirty and keep
II that way" said Mayor Ainslie III
~ Is 10 become clean city. IL will be
because its citizens make and keep
IL clean-not because they cleaned il
under The stress OF the campaign and
ihcn forgot about it,
Good Word for Cohn
IN this movement the city will have
with IT tho entire street Cleaning De-
rartment. which ! may say is heartily
IN favor OF the project II feels pos
S'h!N with Justice, that IL has been
subjected L. Il little bit too much Grill
cism and ha sheen given little hit too
niue cooperation, but the whole de-
p"rtincnt is enthusiastic about This
work believe. myself. that there has
h'on " general lack OF knowledge on
INC part Of tile public, OF the loyalty
"i th" entire street cleanini, body and
work
The MAJOR characterized the ga,h.r-
ins as 1t meeting OF citizens engaged
IA tic citys business out OF civic prite.
ilm urged mat the cleaner Richmond
f7inpaiSn he guarded from becoming
merely two week cleanup epree. fol-
lowed by oblivion
Wants Ncw Ordinances.
IN the interest OF permanent cleanli-
ness the meeting voted unanimously for
q resolution presented by Mrs. William
G. Burrows. president OF the Fedora :
ton OF Mothers Clubs. urging the Citv
council 10 enact several new ordi :
hances governing the disposal of ref
use and the throwing Of paper into
The streets. and providing for the plac
ing OF garbage receptacles in the down
town business streets The resolutions
IN fun follow
Whereas It is the duty Of every
citizen. whether in private or official
~, ~ r' an IN ms power TO ma X -
itichmond q beautiful and hcalthful
city: therefore, he II
Rcsoivcd by the citizens assemble Il
~ TINS meeting. That we shall make
every effort possible TO have our homes.
our places OF business and all other
property under our control in such n
condition Of cleanliness as viii en-
lance the beauty and the healthful-
ness OF our city. that we shall carrv
tho message of cleanliness to the or.
Eanzatons here represented. To our
ncighbors and TO our friends. and that
We shall. during the present clean-up
movement and in the future. render
such afsistance as may lie in our power
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