The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
WILL OPEN TOMORROW.
Carts of Street Cleaning Depart
ment. VIII Start Out
Early.
f CITY DIVIDED INTO DISTRICTS
Mayor Ainslie Is Enthusiastic Over
Fire Prevention Value OF Clean
Up Campaign rs Shown by Last
Years Results.

While householders are not ex-
pcctcd to violate the sanctity Of the
Sabbath by cleaning up their premises
to-day. there WIN be no harm done by
taking the precaution to wind the
alarm; clock. in order that the task can
be started Mt an early hour tomorrow
morning. Many persons have already
complied with the request of Mayor
Ainslie to gather up their trash and
rubbish. but as the wagons from the
Street Cleaning Department Will begin
to make the rounds tomorrow morn
Ing. 1t Is imperative that everybody BIO
in readiness for them.
There is to be no hardship worked
on anybody. The request is made by
the Mayor simply for the purpose OF
having simultaneous cleaning, which
will make n spotless town, and at the
same time. eliminate the danger from
fire. With trash and rubbish removed
from the premises, the fire hazard is
greatly reduced. The cleanup cam
patgn has the Endorsement OF fire and
health officials, as we'll as the Mayor
STREET CLEANERS
DIVIDE CITY INTO DISTRICTS
The Street Cleaning Department. will
have It's entire force OF wagons work
ing this week. The city has been
divided into districts, and all trash
will be hauled. away each day from the
section assigned. All the householders
arc requested to do Is to have the rub
bish In receptacles and placed near
the rear. gate, outside If possible.
Everybody is requested to cooperate
to the extent Of having the trash boxes
lin easy reach Of the Cleaners. The
less steps they tako. the more terri
tory they can cover in q day.
Schools, public buildings, churches,
'lodge halls and. residences are all sup
posed. to be cleaned. The. work will
body Will find II to their advantage to
get rid OF the accumulation of rubbish
which has been gathered during tho
year. 1t will give more room. decrease
the fire s.hazard and make the home.
office or building easier to keep clean
lin the future. If Richmond people
could. be educated to mako semi
annual cleanup of trash. the city
would be the beneficiary IN many ways.
MAYOR AINSLIE Isl
f.. ENTHUSIASTIC ADVOCATE
- On the subject of cleanup cam
paigns, Mayor Ainslie Is very ''enthu-
siasti = Last year. the fire hazard was
reduced considerably and the. fire loss
was. the smallest in a.: decade.>and was
class. When the present campaign Is
over an effort will be- made to elimi-'
nate from the city. all unsishtly wooden
backyard fences. which are one OF the
greatest dangers to- health and safety
In the city. These fences hide tho rear
yard from tho View Of passersby, and
cause Accommodations OF trash and
sf,h fusesr acknowledgements say these
fences ARE, q mehnce to the community.
! The fences, however, Will remain rs
!
the advantage 81 replacing them with
smaller andy m6re substantial ones.
School children are to be brought
into the flre-prevention campaign. The
youngstersl through instruction in, the
schools, can learn many things which
are passed over by their parents, and
cam bring these ideas home. In this
connection n set of flre-provention rules
Is being compiled, and efforts will be
made'sto have copies put in the hands
of every teacher and child in the Rich
mond schools. both. public and private.
While the rules are primarily for the
schoolsJs the lessons taught by them
can safely be adopted for the homo.
factory and office.
EXPERIMENTATION RULES
For PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The fre-prevention rules. some of
which are already In use in the schools,
follow:
should be uniform In all schools
throughout the city.
Cards bearing rapid dismissal In
struction should he placed near the
side doors OF all rooms used by pupils
for study or instructions:
The custodian should send in an
alarm from the nearest street signal
box as soon as the building has been
vacated.
All stairways. landings and passage
ways leading thereto should be kept
free from anything which. obstructs or
narrows the exits.
All gates shall open outward. and
shall be provided with locks and kept
open and locked back during school
hours.
No clothing should be hung In the
open hall or on stairways.
Classroom exits should be kept clear,
and no loose furniture should be al
lowed in classroom aisles.
No loose sheets, of paper should be
hung about classroom doors.
Movable chairs should not be used