The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05
Civic Improvement League in
important Session on Saturday

A meeting Of the Civic Improvement
league was held on Saturday afternoon
in the Commercial club rooms. There
was very good attendance. The
meeting was called to order at $3.50
by the newly-elected president, Mrs.
s. s. Tuttle. Each member present
was asked to tell of some improvement
that had been made recently in her
locality, and it Is encouraging to say
that the greatest commentator was
given to the improvement of the
streets, and the making of curbs and
cutters of the most uptodate type.
Mrs. Otto Zetterberg then explained
the circulation of her petition for the
garbage ordinance and reported that
not more than dozen objected to the
signing of the petition. The members
all expect a great improvement next
year, when the ordinance goes into
effect
Mrs. w. E. Shrum, vice president
and chairman of the sanitation COM
mittee, reported that we had no law
governing the cutting of weeds, also
that we had an ordinance regulating
the cleaning and removing Of outbuild-
ings on property abutting the sewer.
Mrs. Shrum urged on a more active
interest be taken in the enforcement
of the ordinance. Complaint has been
given to Mrs. Shrum about the con-
dition of the toilet room at the station.
She reported that new bowl was
much needed, and that the station au-
thorities were doing all they could to
improve the conditions, She also re-
ported that the children have abused
the premises of the station, making it
necessary to keep the dressing room
locked most of the time. Parents
should be more interested in keeping
their children from the station, as they
may not be awake to the fact that
many children are hanging around the
station. Mrs. Shrum said in her talk
that there was a good ordinance for
cleaning the walks from snow.
Mrs. Frank White then spoke on the
topic of a clean city all the year
around, and in her remarks she said
that the city could not do all, and that
each Individual household was re-
sponsible for it's own lawn. The side
walks, parkings and cutters, she said,
should be kept clean by the property
owners. Mrs. White said that Valley
City was not dirty city, but that at
present it was very "mussy," and that
each Individual, with few days work,
could put the city in very good order.
She urged the purchase of many new
street cans for paper and rubbish, as
there have been none purchased since
the league supplied these cans which
are now in use, many years ago. An
other question Mrs. White spoke on,
was the sweeking of the sidewalks In
the business district, and that the dirt
being swept and taken up by each
property owner would greatly improve
the general appearance as a whole.
Municipal Fly Catcher
In some cities the municipal fly
catcher is paid by the city, and is
given authority to use every means to
exterminate flies. We are beginning
to have fy-less cities, and we would
be glad to see municipal fly catcher
in Valley City. In some of the alleys
the big fly traps are needed even at
this time of the year.
Mrs. Tuttle, the president, mention
ed that in looking over the records,
she had found that the league had
done much good, and hoped to have
more active interest. She also sug-
gested appointing a committee to
score the yards, with the permission
of the owners, and spoke particularly
of the scoring in the spring, about
March, when the yards look bad, and
see how many could score perfect
Delegates were then elected to the
State Federation meeting to be held
here. The delegates chosen were Mrs.
S. S. Tuttle and Mrs. Shrum.
The members felt that every citizen
will be responsible for the improved
condition of the city before the Fed
GRAFTON meeting next week.
Mrs. John Tracy not being present
in making a plea for the patronage OF
the Woman's Exchange, sent the fol-
lowing report for one weeks sales:
200 loaves of bread.
So dozen rolls.
AN dozen cookies.
3Ok dozen fried cakes.
AZ cakes.
Served an average of 18 lunches a
day at an average cost of 20 cents,
this not being, even an average week,
\ and it will take a better average sale
to make expenses.
Mrs. John Ferguson, of Long Prairie,
Minn., who was going through the city
today in company with her husband
met with an accident which necessi'
tated her being taken to the Riverside
hospital. Mrs. Ferguson was riding
horseback and the horse tripped and
the rider fell off on the curb, and
suffered broken leg. She was taken
to the officers of DR.. Macdonald, where
she received medical treatment later
sho was taken IN the hospital,