The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-23
Committee Sets Time for Getting All
Rubbish and Debris Out OF
Yards and Alleys in
Town.
SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE
Fhe High Board Fence is subject Of
Criticism From Committee
Some Further Ideas
Presented.

Cleanup day by the committee. rms
is the annual cleanup day which
Keokuk always has, and 1t has been
success in the past, and the COM
mittee is trusting to the cooperation
and interest of property owners 10
make it a success again this year.
1t was decided that Saturday would
be a good time to have the cleanup
day, as then the school children could
be of service in helping to clean up
about the yards and as they are es-
pecially interested in their gardens.
it is hoped to get them interested In
the cleanup movement. also.
Cleanup day will be week away,
and in this time, considerable can be
done towards making the day sue
cess. There will be ash piles 10
move and rubbish which cannot help
but accumulate, but which always
gives a bad appearance to neigh
borhood, to be cleaned up and burned
up.
Some Suggestions.
The cleanup day committee has. in
the following communication. sug-
gested some things which might be
done towards making the day real
success:
The annual cleanup campaign has
been so successful for the last three
years, that the committee in charge
has not found it an arduous task this
year.
The actual work is well along at
this date, as can be noted by glance
in many Of the alleys OF the city.
The citizens have been encouraged
in the work of cleaning up their
lawns and back yards. by the delight
full spring weather Of the last three
weeks. The flower and vegetable
gardens are as far along at this time.
as they usually are by the middle OF
May.
The warm weather has allowed the
housekeeper to close down his heat
ing plant, and have his winter supply
OF ashes hauled away.
Against Board Fence.
A walk through the residence dis
trict north OF Main street and east OF
Ninth street, which district claims to
be the most progressive, and which
is really the front yard" OF the city
shows a wide margin for improve
ment There are some beautifully
kept lawns on some premises and
right next door is an unsightly old
board fence, a relic Of former days.
In this day and age, there is nc
excuse for . board fence In q city
The owner may be too lazy to clean
up his yard and uses the fence to
cover his sins, the same as he uses a
large necktie to cover his soiled shirt
Perhaps there never will be a city
ordinance ordering owners to remove
their uns1ghtly high board fence, but
public opinion might work wonders
along this line. II you know of an
owner who maintains such nuisance
next time you see him. express your
opinion in plain words. No doub,
the fence would come down.
From Front to Back.
Do not think you have done YOU
duty II you merely had that unGehtly
rubbish and ash pile hauled away
Start at the front curb and keep at Il
until you reach half way across the
alley at the rear Of your property. We
have the cleanup habit now; let's
keep IL up and make the Cleanup
each year better than the year previ
Gus.
Note the change in the Main stree,
window displays and the interior o.
the stores. It took q contest to put
that over, but any merchant will tel
you that he has been repaid hun
dred fold for his effort. Many mer
chants have score OF new custom
ers that were attracted by his nea'
display.
! Would 1t not paw the property own
er to tidy up his place, and thus make
an impression on the visitor The in
dications are that moro than the
usual number Of tourists will pas.
through Keokuk this summer, SO let:
be spick and span and stay that way
THE CLEANUP COMMITTEE.