New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-30
CHILDREN VISIT MAYOR
Bright Star Civic League Com
nended ior Clean Streets.
TESTS ON SUBWAY TENGLE
Mr.. Gaynor Asks Boys to Re
port to Police shopkeepers
Who Sweep Into Streets.

MAJ o. Gdlnor wondered yesterday d t.
would not Dc = SOod idea 10 turn the sub
way tangle over 10 the Brooklyn boys ami
snlS Oi the Blight Star civic League. ~
organization brought together through
the efforts Of Reuben 5. Slmons Supev-
visor of The JAY chile League for the
sheet Cleaning Department. The Mayor
received mere than one hundred from the
league at the City Hall.
Nhen his small visitors had been seated
iD tn" reception room Mayor Gaynor adj
dressed Nj Simons. who has been bind
for several years: You state that thns.
children take Al interest iu our city 81
fans and want Our help. suppose ! turn
the subway business over 10 thcm 10
YOU think they could manage II: Not
that I would be glad to get rid OF it, Tor
| want to do ;he best can with it.
Aftcr 2. 2ins reAecti,tIy out the window
at the whirlinr SNOW moment ihe Mayor
continued:
But understand sou cHild'eu take q
sreat interest in seeing tuat TIA" street
ate clean. Although YOU are blind. ""
SimoI~. ! Understand Nou can So" most
even thiuI that goes Oh. isn't that -,
children" children: yes sir Aud
that work alone "a very great take
some interest in II myself vheu ! can.
Som" parts OF the city ! rid. through IN
oIdcr TO see whether IL Is Gr"Win. cleaner
or dirticr ] intend EoV. time 70 So Q"
East New York and through BroEnsvll d"
and see whether sou are keeping the
streets clean up there.
| have asked all ~. police to be CaT"f d
about that: 60 report AL cases Whci- mst
chant, sweep their stores out into the
streets. ! do not know how z man can de-
a..
In the woods with l<ipliuc' animals.
those people. They have no sense 81 de-
c"ncy a, al We are trying TO stop It.
But YOU children, - young az sou are.
ought 10 he taught that YOU cannot stop
-ve.rthins IN day. You have 80! 10 ne
patient al, Your lives You have got 10 do
little to-day and lttlo tomorrow ana
LITTLE the next day. and by H.. TIM
your life il up and YOU hav. to die you
viii have done a great deal. And Yet II
viii have 20 b" done. not in hurry ana
81 once. but little by littl".
And YOU will often fail But II YOU viii
e. about the city ana note the worst ais
tr.CtS. those that are the dirtics'. those
u0ean enough 10 sweep out into the stree .
ana even som" of them throw out from
tn" stories above their dirt ard sun. Z
YOU will look about and report those
tninss to me OF the Police COMMISSIONER,
why. Won would hc doing great service.
am very glad 10 81" YOU All. ana !
hope YOU will keep up the work. Don
give /; up minute. What badge IL this
Won have on docking ~ tho badges worn
by the children one % the picture
looks Ike me. Who il the other; tTh"
children: Mr.. Smons. -
M Simons? Who Is tho other one
The children cried ont: Commissioner
Edwards ~ This other chap here. who =
that? II looks IKE M. but J want 70 b.
/ sure That is myself and Commissioner
Edwards and Mr.. Simons. Mn Slmons IS
. MavOr. Police Commissioner. street
Gaming Commissioner and everything;
ali rolled into one man. He keeps charge
Of US all Go right on. Mr.. Simons. and
extend YOUR orCariza ton all over tn" CITY.
| will 80 glad to receive delegation %
your workers nov ana then. think
pill wear this badge myself when 90
out 10 inspect the streets the next time.
The MAYOR expressed solctude for Mr.
Silnons. who became hind while engaged
as on oficer in the street Cleaning De
partmcnt as the result OF dust colleCtin;
in his eyes IL Was subsequent 20 Nv
blindness thai he vas made supervisor
of tHr juvenile League. becdns" OF MS
antitud" ia getting children 10 do Nd''-
able AUXILIARY WORK f0r the department
! The Nayor declared that he wished u Va
In hig power 10 double a." salary o' w
per aauum now received by the blind ~H-
pervieOr.