New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
SLEEVES ROLLED UP
FOR WAR ON DIRT
Father Knickerbocker Joins
White Wings'-Will Tackle
$50 Blocks To-day.

Father Knlckerbocker will become .
white wing" for week beginning TO-
day. With rolled up sleeves he Will be-
gin his second annual cleanup campaign
In Manhattan alone he will invade $50
blocks in the first eight hours Of his com
bat with rubbish, assisted by 400 extra
wagons and with the aid OF the regular
Street Cleaning Department force aug
mented by the full time employment Tor
the week OF 1000 men on the temporary
list.
ProftIng by the campaign OF year
ago, the one this year VIII be manage"
differently. The city last year was di-
yided into zones, and each day one zone
was tackled. AS consequence many men
and their teams had to journey long DIS
tances to reach some OF the zones ana
scowmen were swamped.
This year a certain number OF docks IN
each of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment districts will be tackled on the
respective days, and in that way II VIII
spread the work over a large area, VIII
not concentrate rubbish at one or TWO
dumps and will not necessitate waste Oh
time on the part Of employees.
At the Health and Street Cleaning oe-
partments II was asserted yesterday that
through the police persons In the different
districts would be informed when their
blocks were TO be cleaned up. To prevent
confusion no public announcements WI"
be made from day TO day OF the oiocAs
to be cleaned up.
DEPUTY Commissioner A. f. Kalbach OF
the Street Cleaning Department SAID yes
terday that the new arrangement wouid
prevent embarrassment Of the scowmen'
"We don't expect the great amount OF
rubbish that had TO be disposed OF last
wear" he asserted. "The city was pretty
wei cleaned out at that time, but TO meet
anv emergencies we have arranged Tor
extra scows. BY taking a certain NUMBER
of sections in each OF the districts every
dav there will be no confusion. lot OF
time will be saved and the scowmen VIII
not be swamped."
In Manhattan the concentration points
for the rubbish will be at the end oil these
streets. North Riyer-l34th, 18Th, @oth
and Canal East River-iS9th lV''"'
SOth 46.h. 3Oth. stanton and Clinton.
The street Cleaning Department mas
Manhattan divided into fourteen DISTRICTS
and i'm every one Of these there are hVe
or six sections of approximately forty
blocks each. As planned. the campaign
will touch forty blocks in the respective
districts every day until Saturday.
The campaign this year follows petio'
Of educating the public" About l''Vo'-
600 circulars in three languages were
circulated through school children ii'sul
ance agents and other ORGANIZATIONS eN-
planning the necessity for such cam
paisn. The distribution Of the circulars
was a gigantic task. made more dinicu''
bv the efforts to prevent duplication An
additional 100000 official notices nave
been sent out through the police
The moving pictures have been con
sricuous in other health movements, out
this wear they have come to the aid OF
the cleanup programme. More than so'
nlaccs have been displaying films pertain
ing TO the work
\ bill posting concern furnished iree ."
large number Of posters. the carts OF inc
street Cleaning Department being adorheu
IN both sides with them.