The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-21
Cleaning Up
Campaign is
Started Today
MAYOR URGES ALL CITIZENS TO
GET INTO THE SPIRIT OF
MOVEMENT.
PICTURES TO BE TAKEN OF CITY
AFTER THE WORK is
COMPLETED.

The citizens of Fairmont started to-
day on a campaign TO house-clean the
city. For the next few days vigorous
assaults will be made on the strong
holds of trash. rubbish, waste paper
and all other things which do not tend
to foster the esthetic or physical vel
fare OF the city. The attacking forces
capitulate before the end of the week,
and that a glorious victory will be
gained for good cause.
Mayor Anthony Bowen has issued a
statement, which appears in The West
Virginian today, in which he urges all
the citizens to get into the spirit of
the movement and to make the cam
paign the most successful ever at
tempted in the state. He urges that
civic pride hold sway for the next few
days, and that each individual resident
of Fairmont make it his special duty
to do his or her share of the work.
Cleanliness, like charity, begins at
home, and. according to those who are
at the head of the movement. if each
citizen makes sure that his property
Is given a thorough overhauling, the
propaganda is sure of success. All
that is asked is that each citizen look
after his part in the campaign, and
the sum total of the efforts will be a
clean and beautiful city. The city Of
ficials will see that all city property
is given the proper attention, so that
the citizens may be certain of cooper
alton from that standpoint, while the
city officials on the other hand expect
the cooperation of the citizens.
In order to stimulate the interest in
the campaign and to have the house
cleaning done quickly and effectively.
the Mayor and health officers of the
city have adopted plan which they
think will prove good one. The
Mayor, the health officer and the sani-
tary officer, acting individually and
collectively, will begin making inspec-
tions OF the different parts OF the city.
Where they find conditions that are
notoriously bad and unsanitary. they
may summons the offenders to appear
before the Mayor to pay fine. The
summons may be issued to the tenant,
the owner of the property, or to both.
In other cases written notice, or.
dering the removal of the offending
matter will be issued to the owner or
Tenant or both. giving from two to
touI udSS III WHICH 10 TeluONe the mat
ter Failing. the owner, tenant, or
both will be arrested and brought be.
fore the Mayor and fined. In case this
Is not done, the city may have men
hired to do the work and the cost OF
such work placed against the prop,
erty and to be collected the same as
taxes.
This notice also applies to vacant
lots. The owner may not have been
responsible for the accumulation OF
undesirable matter on the lot, but he
will be made responsible for leaving
1t there after receiving a notice to re-
move it. The Mayor suggests the mo
dumping" signs be placed on the va,
cant lots. The Mayor will sign it for
you and the city will see that the lot
is kept clean.
Attention is called by the Mayor tc
the fact that Frightening up day will
be observed on April 80. On that day
pictures will be shown to illustrate the
value OF cooperation in making the
city more attractive.
The city officials urge that the citi
zens join heartily in the cause OF a
| cleaner and more beautiful Fairmont