Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-20
GEORGETOWN PLANS
TO HAVE A CLEANUP
Association Also Invites Commits
sioner Newman to Address
Next Meeting.
Approves Pending Legislation Pro.
viding for Free Car Rides for
Police and Firenen.

Discussion of clean city matters con-
of the Georgetown Citizens Association
last night and resulted in a decision to
start a cleanup of Georgetown The
oody also voted to extend an invitation to
Commissioner Oliver F. Newman to ad-
dress the association at its next meeting
gave its approval to the pending legisla-
ton providing for free rides on local
street railways for policemen and firemen
ana decided to request the stationing of
Il crossing policeman at Wisconsin ave-
nue. and NJ street, Georgetown.
The question of the building of the =
street bridge over Rock creek also came
up, when George A. King moved that the
association ascertain why the contract
had not been signed. j. Holdsworth Cor
don interrupted to inform the member
that the contract had been signed only a
lew days ago. Ralph \. Collins arose to
explain to the association that Mr. New
man had declared tnaI the contract had
been on his desk awaiting certain matters
10 be cleared up in connection with it.
When Mr.. Newman learned that the cit
'2eHS oil Georgetown were especially de-
slrous that the contract be signed he
mad the matters cleared immediately ana
signed the contract.
Mr.. KING then sought to have passed a
resolution to ascertain why the work
had not yet been started, declaring that
me weather having been MID, ne couiu
see no reason why the work of building
the bridge could not go on. Members ex-
planned, however, that the contractor
should be allowed little time to get the
work started.
President Leetch said he had been in
formed that District inspector had been
named to supervise the work. Il think, "
ne continued, I'VE need have no fear pu,
the work will be pushed to completion"
Proposed Cleanup.
The clean city discussion was opened
when letter from DR.. George W. Wood,
chairman Of the committee on public
health, inclosing letter from the Dis
trict superintendent of street cleaning,
was read. DR.. Woods letter Endorsed
the street cleaning superintendent let
ter, which pointed out the advantages OF
the municipal collection of ashes and
garbage and the desirabllity of munich
pal garbage-disposal plant.
For Municipal Collection.
Upon motion of Ralph A. Collins a reso-
luton indors.ng the proposition for mu-
n1clpal collection of ashes and garbage
was adopted and copies were ordered sent
to the District Commissioners and to the
House and Senate District committees
DR.. Howard A. Ames, U. s. N, retired,
then brought up the matter Of clean
streets. He explained the untidy appear
ance of the streets in Georgetown, and
declared that the appearance was due en-
tirely to waste paper thrown carelessly
about the streets. He urged a campaign
of education against the throwing of
waste paper into the streets An address
or two i'll the schools to the children
would help. he said, and then there should
be signs placed in the stores and shops
with an Inscription: Help US clean up.
Don't throw your waste paper in the
streets. but in the refuse boxes" He de-
clared that while the paper was not dan