Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-25
CLEAN UP re BEGIN IN CITY TO-DAY
csmmittss hsPsvts Plans Mads-Re, quests Sanding sf Streets After Oil. ing.

At a joint meeting of tho Board of Trade committee and the City Beauti- full association held Friday afternoon in the directors room at the home of- flee of the New London County Mu- tua1 Fire Insurance company the chairmen of sub- committees made re- ports, showing that everything was well advanced for the cleanup cam paign which Is to be in force in the city for the six days of this week.
 President Walter F. Lester presided and those present included L.. O. Smith, A. L. Peale, Mrs. ". R. Birge, Miss Amy c. CogswelL M. c. Higgins and H. W. Tibbits.
 It is the desire of the association to have everybody join the cleanup ar my this week and the various com mittees made reports of what had been done or planned for the general effort. A resolution was passed in re- sponse to the general complaint that has been received about the damage that has been done in homes, churches and other buildings and to vehicles by the heavy oil that the city has been spreading on the streets to keep down the dust The oil Is tracked every where after a street has been spread with it, and it was voted that in view Of this damage the association should respectfully request the city officials to have the sand carts follow and sand the street immediately after the heavy oil has been laid on.
 President Lester cemmends Putnam
 Plan.
 President Lester gave a report of what he had learned of clean up plans in dozen different cities, and spoke of the Putnam plan as one wor- thy to be followed. This was to have a map of the city made in brown The blocks and houses were shown on it, inspectors were appointed for districts and as fast as a yard was noted cleaned up it's place was indi- cated by pink paster on the map. over the city was represented by a map entirely pink.
 Committee Reports. Miss Cogswel1 reported for the com mittee on parks and trees and of their intention to have all paper and refuse matter picked up and also to have the grass cut
 Mrs. Birge told of the work done by the committee on schools which has arranged to have the children given the four-language cleanup circulars i to take home on Monday l. D. Smith reported on biliboards and sign boards and s. R. Palmer on streets. The street commissioner de- sires those having material to be cart ! or barrels so that the carts will be able to handle it easily and notabe de- ! <ayed in their collections.
 The inquiry was raised at the meet ing whether the cleanup week would also include the streetdep artment as far as the condition of the streets was concerned. but there was no infor- | nation at hand on this point. MT. Tfbbits made report for the pub- hcity committee of the circulars and | window cards that had been prepared 1 and of the slides that the theatres l were showing,
 | Votes Of thanks ts the Davis thea | tre, the Auditorium and the Colonial for their courtesy in displaying these slides
 A proclamation issued by Mayor
 Dennis J. Murphy of Lowell covers lines He advised as follows;
 Make your plans today for cieaA= ing your premises.
 l Begin with the attic and go through to the basement and then take the back yards and the front yards, re- moving all paper, ashes, wood, gar
 page. exceisior. old papers, tin cans 1 old rags and all rubbish of all kinds | Be ready with all filth and trash fir the street when the city wagons come around to haul it away, | Screen up all your doors and win [ dows, especially the windows of your l pantry, Kitchen and dining room and have your milk bottles clean, and pre- | tect the milk.
 Thoroughly clean aii garbage cans i Have them eHptied and sprinkle the i contents with crude oil, lime or kero- sepe oil.
 Fill up all low places in yard and l prevent stagRant water.
 Join the cleanup army and help
 eliminate any remaining fly breeding and menacing accumulations in youI
 neighborhood and make the city mors healthful and beautiful and help te 1 keep it so.