The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
ALDERMAN SULLIVAN TO LEAD
EVERY Part Of the City Will Be Inter
ested in the Big Movement to Secure
Better Sanitary Conditions Before
the Coming Of Summer Weather.

"Clean up the city" is the new slo
fgan of the Kenosha Retailers Associa-
ltion and the association is going to take
the lead for the annual spring clean up
the city. Tt is going to be the most
thorough clean up that Kenohsa has
had in any spring in years, and there
is going to be organized effort to make
it clean up Of all the hooks and cor
ners of the city.
Alderman Edward J. Sullivan has
been named as chairman of commit
tee to have charge Of working out the
details for the clean up days. It is
Just possible that the committee will
decide that whole week is necessary
Far the spring Fhouse cleaning in Ke-
fnosha and the days are to be named
later in the month. Clean up days or
clean up week will come along the lat
ter part Of April or the first of May.
OF course it is expected that the Off
Gals of the city will cooperate with
the retailers in the movement and that
the streets and alleys will furnish the
example Of cleaning. Every spring the
street committee has it's men busy
cleaning up the streets and alleys and
these men are always helpful in carting
away lot of refuse which has collect
ed in the front and back yards in Ke-
nosha during the winter. The same
plan will be followed this year.
"Olean up and paint up" weeks are
being proclaimed for many Of the cit
les Of the country and in these move
ments Lot is being done to aid in Sc
curing better sanitary conditions. The
local board Of health is interested in
tho clean up of Kenosha and before
the days, set for the spring cleanings
. lOt OF notices will be served on the
lOwRers. Of buildings used as tenements.
8 e planned 20 get the "swat the
n1y 'yGaApaigtk going IN Kenosha early
EHhisYeaEsand III Ii certain that Kenosha
eifc0E children win get into the cru
Ie9d6 against flies just as soon as the
MTat house fly pops his head over a
door sill. Last year Kenosha was kept
pretty free from flies as result Of the
EcampaSgn among fhs children and ii is
oxpected that this year there will be
more swattersvandsmore people swatting
and that the fEiBs@win be driven out of
Kenosta. Plans for the fly campaign
viii be outlined after the annual clean
mp of the city and 10 is certain chat
there will be public spirited men and
women who viii provide the prizes to
mako it decidedly interesting for the
sehildren Ofathe city to swat the flies
Chairman 9UIlivan of the clean UP
leomrnittee win get the members Of his
scommittee together this evening and
she city VIII be divided into districts
with q view of seeing that NO part of
fhe city ia overlooked. There will be
organizations In all Of the nine wards
and In the larger wards there win be
several sub committees.
f'Wo want the people Of Kenosha to
lsee justi what can be done with a real
clean UP campaign, - said Secretary
sTheleen Of the Retailers association,
this morning. "We want TO interest
every oney elnbsqand organizations and
spsivate citizensin this plan for clean
5er and more sanitary sKenosha. We feel
ltbat IL the work is properly organized
mach can be adone to bring more health
sfra conditions TO Kenosha during the
summer months. -
The members of the general commit
fee in charge Of the clean up campaign
are: E.. J.. Sullivan, Frank Getschmann,
Henry r. DeBerge, L. Fl. HoIbrook and
Tiiliam OsDonnelI.