Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-14
Crusade Begins Under Coop
GRAFTON of Civic 0rganiza-
ti0nS in the District.
CLEANER CITY is SLOGAN
IN INTEREST OF HEALTH
Committee in Charge Gratifed With
Results Achieved Today-Ap-
peal for Funds.

With citizens of every section on the
firing line and practically every District
civic organization enlisted In the cause,
Washington's second annual warfare on
dirt began today.
Rain failed to dampen the ardor of the
crusaders or check their activities. Weeks
of preparation. eliminating with the in
dorsement given the undertaking yester-
day by the clergy of the capital. found all
Washington ready to make common cause
of the fight for a healthier and cleaner
city.
No civic movement probably ever had
behind it as many organizations and in
dividualS, working under common plan
of cooperation, as has the present clean
up crusade.
Representatives of nearly one hundred
citizens associations and other civic
bodies engaged in the undertaking were
out bright and early this morning to
see that the campaign was launched
properly in their respective territories.
Investigation of Complaints.
Health department inspectors supplied
with scores of complaints of .insanitary
conditions by the clean city committee,
also were out before 9 o'clock inveSti-
eating the cases reported and serving
notices on property owners to abate
nuisances.
DR.. Arthur l.. Murray, secretary of
the committee, at the health depart
ment's headquarters. in the Municipal
building. kept constantly in touch over
the telephone with the progress OF the
crusade in every part of the District
At noon. he said. the early reports in
dicated that Washington is undergoing
a thorough cleaning up. and that citi-
zens are showing real zest in the work.
Following a conference with w. II.
Richardson, chairman of the committee.
DR.. Murray announced that meeting OF
the executive board of the committee Will
be held late this afternoon for the pur-
pose of discussing any changes that may
have to be made in the campaign plans.
NJ. r. Ready, District refuse contractor,
sent out twenty-eight wagons to bring In
the days collection of trash. He has f1f-
teen wagons in reserve which can be or
dered into service moments notice.
Last weeks collection of rubbish re-
cent said Mr.. Ready. land 1 expect
that the increase will be much larger
this week. My inspectors report that
practically no section of Washington has
failed TO catch the city cleaning fever
II is my opinion that householders gen.
orally are cooperating in the work and
that the health interests of the National
Capital will be greatly benefited by the
crusade.
Plan Of Clean City Committee.
1t is now practically certain that the
clean city committee will not send out
any wagons of its own until the lat
ter part of the week. In the crusade
last year there was collected much
rubbish Of a character that the refuse
contractor is not required to remove.
The committee arranged for the dis
posal of the dirt, more than 100 wagon
loads of trash being removed in this
way.
THE same plain is to be followed this
wear First of ALL the contractor will
be expected to remove all refuse de-
posted in the ordinary way. The citi-
zens' committees supervising the cam
paigp in the various territories will be
counted upon to provide for the re-
moval of other classes of rubbish
which the contractor Is not required to
handle.
Finally il there should remain any
trash collections which neither the
contractor citizens committees nor in
dividual citizens have arranged for, the
clean city committee. with the funds
it has at its disposal, will give atten-
rion to the matter.
That reports be made daily to the execu-
tive board by the various civic organiza-
tions participating in the big sanitary
undertaking is the desire of Chairman
Richardson. If this is done the board
probably will hold daily sessions. In this
way Ii can keep thoroughly informed OF
the progress OF the crusade and assist in
many ways to make the work more thor
ough and effective.
One General Rule.
The one rule which leaders OF the cam
paign are particularly desirous that cisi-
gems engaging In the cleanup work shall
follow Is that In case of doubt concerning
any matter connected with the crusade
they shall communicate by telephone or
otherwise with DR.. Murray in the District
health office
Citizens are requested to clean up first
their own premises and then to notify the
committee of the locations of any nuis-
ances which come under their observation
IT Is stated that complainants need not di-
yulge their names.
Chairman Richardson and DR.. VIII
liam c. Woodward. health officer. this
afternoon expressed themselves as
pleased with the satisfactory manner
In which the crusade opened. Tie
District Commissioners. who issued a
proclamation designating the city
cleaning work, are keeping in close
touch with the committee chairman.
and they, too, expressed qualification
over the auspicious Inauguration of the
movement
Funds Are Limited.
The only discouraging feature so far