Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Contractor Ready to Confer
With Clean City Committee
on Question Tomorrow.
MAY ADOPT A STANDARD
RECEPTACLE FOR REFUSE
Residents of Anacostia and Vicinity
Taking a Lively Interest in Cam
paign for Better Sanitation.

Establishment of bi-weekly refuse
| collection service in the District Of Co
lumbia may follow the campaign to be
| waged next month in the interest of a
cleaner and healthier Washington. Steps
| also may be taken looking toward the
adoption Of standard refuse receptacle,
SO that filth may be more expeditiously
removed from the premises of residents.
Recommendations for a twice-a-weel1
collection service, instead of the present
weekly service. and a standard receptacle
for holding rubbish will be made to the
executive committee of the clean city or
ganization at its meeting tomorrow after
noon by M. r. Ready, District refuse
contractor. Mr.. Ready will confer with
the committee in regard to handling the
great amount of trash that will be col
lected during city cleaning week, and
making provision for keeping the Ma
tional Capital sanitary throughout the
year.
Weekly Collections insufficient.
1t is the belief of this official that a
weekly collection Of refuse is not suffi-
cient In view of the provisions of the
contract for the handling of rubb sh, it is
conceded that difficulties are in the way
Of the establishment of a bi-weekly serv-
ice. Mr.. Ready believes that these may
be overcome, however, and he will Ere
sent his Views to the committee, which
in turn may formulate recomm sndation
to be presented to the District Commits
sioners
That the cleanup crusade of last April,
conducted under the auspices of The Star,
stimulated interest in civic cleanliness.
not only for the time being. but through
out the year, is the conviction of Mr..
Ready. He stated yesterday that his
wagons collected 50 per cent more rub
bish during 1912 than in any previous
year. 1t is his opinion that the cam
paisn this year will exceed that of last
and that 1t will be followed by results Of
a permanent character.
Anacostia Citizens Interested.
Indications are that the residents of
Anacostia and that section east Of the
Eastern branch will take lively interest
in the cleanup campaign and already
plans are being formed to promote this
matter. Charles r. Burr, president of
the Anacostia Citizens Association, is
heartily in favor of the movement, and
in all probability the association at its
meeting in April will take some definite
action whereby systematic assistance Will
be given. Already the associa ton has de-
cided to award prizes to the residents in
Anacostia keeping the best lawns and
flower beds during the summer, and John
F. Earnshaw is chairman Of the commit
tee in charge. DIR. Thomas D. Mudd,
chairman of the committee on SANTA
ton, is in close touch with the move
ments of the general committee, and he
intends to present the matter to the citi-
Zens.
Steps toward making the suburb
cleaner already have been taken. Yes
terday an inspector from the health de-
partment visited the dumping grounds at
the approach to the suburb. after receiv-
ing numerous complaints as to the con-
dition of this space. with the result that
a more careful watch will be kept there
to see that the conditions complained Of
do not exist in the future. Rags and pa
per have been scattered all over the
grounds, and in windy weather this
refuse is carried through the streets Of
the suburb.
The police Of the eleventh precinct also
have entered the campaign by endeav-
oring to eliminate insanitary structures
and also to impress upon delinquent resi-
dents the necessity Of keeping their prop
erty clean.