The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-09
Secretary Weber Tells How Re-
suits of City Campaign May
Be Made Permanent.
NEED BETTER LEGISLATION
Special Receptacles Required for
Garbage and Ashcs-The
Trade Waste Question.


more slightly. and less hospltable
home for flies and germs, by some ton
! thousand carloads OF rubbish, than
1t was last week. Every back yard in
the city has had chance to become
immaculate. even though t. had not
been cleaned for years. and by far the
| greater part of them have profited
| by the campaign.
The LEADERS, IN the war on dirt are
| now bent on impressug the people
with the necessity for making the re.
suits permanent. The great cleanup
| has brought vividly before the peo.
pie their duties to tho sanitary vel.
! fare of the city, and much depends
upon their Willingness to live up Ia
them. Secretary G. A. Weber of the
Society for the Bcttermeut of Housing
and Living Conditions. has tabulated
n few OF the things that every one
ought TO know and remember" and
they are submitted herewith in the
hope that they will sink deep in the
minds OF the patriotic and hygienc
| and aflict tho conscienccs of the de-
| linqucnt:
Some Helpful Rules
! All perishable refuse should he
placed in ono receptacle and all non
combustihle refuse in another.
The Street Cleaning Department
| cannot be expected to remove refuse
unless 1t is placed In proper reccp-
| taclcS
| The streets and alleys cannot be
Kept clean if the people persist in
throwing paper and rubbish about E..
! them promiscuously.
The dumps will continue to be a
menace to health If perishablc ma
| teriai is placed there.
1anitors and house servants will
continue to be careless in the disposal
of refuse unless the employers give
some after ton TO the matter
The employees of the Street Cleaning
| Department. cannot enter yards tina,
! are locked or that have no gates al
| all.
Unless very material increase is
| made in the appropriation for the
street Cleaning Department, IL cannot
be expected to handle the large uuan.
| titles OF trade waste that come from
| tho business houses.
| Streets cannot be kept clean as LONG
az farmers, huoksters, building con.
tractors and others. litter up tho
streets, either at their place of busi-
ness or by dropping material from
overloaded or dilapidated carts.
Vacant lots are not proper dumping
| places for ashes, tin cans and other
| garbage.
Follow Same Old Custom.
There arc many, however" Mr.
| Weber stated who either through
| ignorance or ind Inference. will con
tlnue the same old way. unless some
| thing IL dono In the way OF leEisla-
tion that Will compel them to obserye
| the simple rules OF cleanliness and
civic decency This has become an.
parent during the past few rays
While the vast majority or tho peo-
rle have responded splendidly. there
| attention whatever TO tho cleanup
movement and never will do so with
| cut compulslon
we have at present in our CITY
Code regulations which, II inforced.
would prevent some of :he evils of
civic uncleanlincss; but some OF the
provisions arc antiouated and we need
new legislation
Existing regulations provide that
garbage shall be kept free from ashes.
but make no provision for separation
| or other combustible from noncombus-
uoie material Garbage is required to
DC Kept In 'watertight vessels each
having capacity not TO exceed thirty
two gallons; but there is no provision
requiring then, to be of metal or to be
covered.
Ashes and all other refuse matter.
and barrels Of any Kind or material.
there being no provision as to their
suitableness Ashes and other noncom-
bustible material should be required To
be placed in metal rcccptacles Of a
limited size. for the prevention of fire
end for convenience In handling by tho
Street Cleaning Department.
Quotes from the Law.
Chapter IL, section 12. provides that
no collection OF garbage shall be made
by the street Cleaning Department
from commission houses, green grocers
and like places, except when tho
amount OF such garbage is no more
than that OF any ordinary household.
This provision should be made to in
cludc all manner of trade waste from
all kinds of business houses. or, bet
ter yet, the Street Cleaning Dopart
ment should be permitted to take trade
refuse. on condition that Il fixed charge
be made per CARLOAD, this charge to
cover the actual cost OF removal
There are provisions of law pro-
htbitine the throwing of sample pack
ages of medicine or merchandise of
any description whatsoever In any
yard, hall porch. doorway or vestibuIe.
and prohibiting any ono from eXpecto-
rating or throwing fruit skins or peel
ings on the sidewalks or floors of street
cars. public elevators or public halls;
likewise, the throwing OF glass. crock
cry, scrap iron. nails, tacks, or any
other articles which would be liable
to tnjure or damage tires or wheels OF
vehicles. is prohibited. There is no
provision, however for the prevention
OF tho throwing around OF handbills,
newspapers, rags or other similar rub
bish In the streets and alleys.
These and Other matters require an
entire revision of the chapters OF the
City Code which relate to the removal
of refuse and the condition of streets
and alleys. Ii any permanent good is
TO come of this cleanup campaign.
The Society for the Retirement OF
Housing and Living Conditions In
Richmond is considering the matter OF
suggesting the changes and additions
to tho present laws that are needed.
and IL Is hoped that the City Council
VIII act as soon as possible, so that the
people OF Richmond may never again
return to the old conditions OF civic un-
cleanliness"