The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-29
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Municipal House Cleaning


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M ~ Ereder,
WHY dom t they keep the streets =
little cleaner2is s y. "a
gu ask with deep annoyance not
undue !. IF 5 s
4 w n by dom they keep the parks q
little graener 81
Did you ever stop to think that
they means YOU ssl s
4 The modern city Is becoming bet
ter recognized each year as a great
home, belonging to. and providing
Ishelter for, thousands Of individuals.
Each one Of these has a certain part
lin the responsibility OF attaining and
keeping the highest possible stand
lard OF order. sanitation and beauty
for their common home. The mayor
and other public officials are the rec
Iognized head ahousekeepers, whose
tdutytf 1t is to secure the highest re-
suits for the money expended but
leach member Of it is duty bound to
co-operate with them
Philadelphia Is pounding this
idea vigorously into the public con.
seriousness during the special clean
Iup week which. in common with
many other cities. it ofifficialiy au-
thorized during the last part Of
april The Philadelphia campaign.
as initiated last year, included the
most complete Organization for this
i purpose vet attained by an American
city. Many of the methods are being
utilized by other cities this spring.
~ committee appointed by the mayor
represents the bureaus Of public
health. OF fire and OF highways The
chamber of Commerce and the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers, Associa-
| ton appointed a large COMMITTEES. OF
Citizens to cooperate with the Of
| fetal committee This large commit
tee was divided into twelve sub-com-
mittees which were able to secure
the effective cooperation of churches.
public schools. charitable, civic and
phtlanthropic Organization and pri-
yate citizens Of all classes The
clean up in Philadelphia last year
collected $4,000 cubic yards OF
waste material, which, il placed up
on city lot 300 feet square would
fill ie to the height OF the average
three story building. The interest
developed last year has had the effect
of keeping the city In better order
through the year SO that this years
collection may be smaller.
The spring cleaning OF q great city
removes all the accumulattons OF
the winter, thus insuring better
IheaIth and fewer tires, as well as i'm
proved appearance for the summer.
The city sets the example in cleaning
iSout its water mains, painting lamp
posts. fire plugs and other public
property, and making special raids
into remote corners omftter in the.
usual street cleaning. sweeping and
washing out every secreted germ
which might breed sumner disease.
/ The citizen is expected to 5remove eV-
cry bit OF trash from. cellar, attic and
back yard and to clear up and use
fresh paint to the fullest extent.
Most cities regard the spring clean
ing as health precaution. One fea-
ture of2itsis directed toward destroy
/ ing the osquito which breeds mala-
ria. San Antonio. Tex, is trying a
unique experiment IN this direction.
It dedicated few weeks ago the first
jmunicipa bat farm in the world. 1t
| is the result of ourteen years expert
mental work conducted by Or.sA. @
Campbell who spent thousands OF
dollars in the Investigation OF the
MOSQUITO and malarial problem. He
has proved tina bat consumes
many thousand mosquitoes each sen,
son. SO that the propag cation Of this
animal will go far toward Kidding
BELLS work has been endorsed by DR..
w. c. Gorgas, who conducted the
MOSQUITO campaign upon the Itsh-
mus of Panama. The San Antonio
bat house is a simple tower structure.
with slanting Sits, which give easy.
access for the bats without admit
ting enough sunshine to interfere
with their daily slumbers.
The utilization OF vacant lots il
another feature of the city clean up
work: This is not only a real hs pre-
caution, since neglecting lots piled
with rubbish are invariably disease
as well. n the ground is utilized as
a temporary recreation center. the
children who play upon it should be
induced to$take pride insi It's good or
der. Trash OF all kinds must be rel
moved from it. Grass. and plants
should be planted along the sides not
utilized for games. Utilizing a vas
cant lot as a communit y flower gar
den. in which al he residents are
Eequally Interested. Is the result Of
the spring clean up IN many sections.
II,If this Is not possible 1T is likely TO-
i;be turned over to aprivate ndividu-s
al for cultivation. as the economic
waste involved in every foot Of idle
isground is becoming well recog nized.
Efficiency Is the keynote OF the
preparation New Y ork is making for
looming summer This efnciencymust
promot the health, comfort and hap
fpiness of every citizen. Cleaner
Estreets, more Fairgrounds and rec
llreation parks, better water distribu,T5
lition. greater protection from disease
possibilities. are among the most inn
iportant results to follow upon he
spring Improvement work nowEinao p
| eration. ~ n
The street cleaning departm ent IN
lbeing rendered more Elective by the
utilization Of a. new machine. In.