Evening star., 1914-04-14
ZEAL IS DISPLAYED
IN CLEANING CITY
Citizens Everywhere Lend e.
forts Looking Toward a
SpotIess Town.
COMMITTEE JUBILANT
OVER GENERAL INTEREST
Home Owners, Storekeepers and
Realty Operators Unite in Cam
paign-Markets Are Cleaned.

That Washingtonians have taken hold
of the city cleaning campaign with a zeal
and are manifesting a determination to
make 1t huge success was the substance
of reports made today to the clean city
organization by representatives of citi-
zens' associations, who are supervising
the work. the District street cleaning
department and NJ. r. Ready, District ref
use contractor
Yesterday, the first day of the cam
paign. recorded a big increase in the
amount of rubbish hauled by Mr. Ready's
wagons. It is estimated that the in
crease since April 1 Is approximately so
per cent, while the amount of material
deposited at the 26th street and Benning
road dump by private teamsters also has
recorded an increase of about 30 per
cent since April l. it is stated.
Cooperation Is Requested.
Mr.. Keady's wagons are hauling maxi
mum loads. and his drivers have been
given instructions to cooperate to the
fullest extent with householders in the
work of improving the city's sanitary con-
dition. Property owners. on the other
hand. are urged to cooperate with the
contractor to the extent OF complying
with the regulations governing the char
acter of rubbish removable by the Dis
trict. and the manner in which it should
be prepared for collection.
Officials of the clean city committee
were jubilant over the reports brought in
today. In every section of the city, they
say, cleanup work is in progress, and
more interest is being manifested in it
than ever before.
Storekeepers and real estate operators,
as well as home owners. have enlisted in
the campaign, and there is little doubt
but that by the end of the week tons of
filth will have been removed from stores,
yards. sheds. stables, cellars and alleys.
Clean Stores Desired.
"Storekeepers. particularly grocery
men. should see that their premises are
thoroughly cleaned said DR.. Murray,
secretary of the committee. today.
Premises placed in proper sanitary
condition at this season. and kept so
during the summer. are far from being
inviting to flies. The maintenance of
proper refuse receptacles, sufficient in
size, and provided with tight fitting COW
ers. kept in place. is absolutely essen
tial to the sanitary conduct Of stores.
The use of disinfectants and lime
around and in refuse receptacles will do
much to keep down odors and make the
refuse less attractive to flies
Under direction of Col. William C. Has
kell, superintendent of weights, meas
ures and markets. the Districts markets
have received their annual spring clean
ing. and every effort will be made to
keep them in a sanitary condition. Also,
instructions have been issued to the
several market superintendent to wage
a relentless war on the fly this year.
Is Enemy of the Fly.
/ Col. Haskell Is a believer in the efficacy
of anti-fy campaigns, and each year
orders that traps be set and other means
employed for reducing the size of the
fly population in the city's principal pro-
visioning centers. 1.-The war on the dis
ease-spreading Insect Us beginning to
tell said Col. Haskell today. There
We're fewer flies in the market houses last
year than ever before. and we look for
the record to be improved during the
coming season"
The Hillsdale Citizens Association met
last night and appointed a special com
rnittee to supervise the cleanup work
in that community. In Anacostia, Twin
ing City, Benning and many other sub
urbs residents have enlisted in the cam
paign and are putting their shoulders to
the wheel in earnest in the interest of
spotless city