The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-11
THE CIVIC
IMPROVEMENT
LEAGUE WAS
: REORGANIzED
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT MEETING
AND 4 FINE SPIRIT OF cc-cP-
GRAFTON SHOWN IN ALL THE
PROCEEDINGS.
MRS. GOODLOE NAMED
NEW HEAD OF LEAGUE

The reorganization OF the Canon
City Civic Improvement league at a
OF commerce rooms last Thursday
night is expected to mark a new era
in the movement for a cleaner. bet
ter and more attractive community.
There was gratifying attendance-of
business men at the meeting and
spirit of hearty cooperation was
shown in the proceedings and in the
aspirations and ambitions OF the lea
! que. The work to be done by the or
ganization was outlined by Mrs. Hart
1Goodloe and concurred In by all pres
ent. II is to be more elaborate than
anything OF the kind ever attempted
here before, but can be made a success
II given the help and assistance from
the public that 1t has a right TO ex.
, pect.
The officers elected we're Mrs. Good
ioe, president: Dr. Otis orendorn. vice
president. Mrs. 7. NJ. Harding. sec
rotary; Claude NJ. Benton. treasurer.
, The officers and the chairmen OF the
various standing committees are TO
constitute AN executive committee
which shall have general supervision
Of the business OF the league The
committees and their chairmen fol
low;
Dandeiion and Tree commiitee--Dr.
Theodore Ashley; Laws and Ordinance
committee. Judge l. W. Ibbotson;
Public Damping Grounds committee.
Theodore n. Harding; Fly Extermina-
tion committee. Mrs. Alice Harding;
Garbage Disposal committee. Haagan
stockder: Publicity committee. ].
Leo sterling: Sanitation committee.
Dr. Hart Goodloe; chiIdren's League
committee chairman TO be appoint
ed. Women's organizations commit
tee. Mrs. Roht S. Lewis; Fire inspec-
tion committee. I. y. Barber; Tn.
slightly Places committee. Mayor ID.
n. Cooper; "clean-up Day commit.
tee. Harry W. Combs: Finance com
mittec, n. w. Irish. representing the
real estate interests OF he city; w.
n. Clark. representing tie manufae
turing interests. @. V. Hodgin. rep
rcsentlng the Insurance interests; Trn
man Stockton. representing the retail
business interests: VAST Paper COM
mittee. Frank L, Smith.
"Clean-Up Day this year will be
\ celebrated on Friday. May 10. ana its
observance will be under the general
management Of Harry w. combs. who
will assure the success OF the oeca.
sion. The league appeals TO the pub.
lie TO give him the utmost help and en-.
couragement in the undertaking
The duties OF the tree and 1sndelion
committee as described by tho presi-
dent at Thursday nigh. meeting OF
the league will be TO cooperate With
the city authorities in the removal OF
cottonwood trees from the public
streets. TO assist the street commits
sioner in making list of places
where shade trees should be planted
and to find. IL possible, some means
OF controlling the dandei.on pest Tie
duties of the laws and ordinance com.
mittee will be to look up the statutes
Of the state and the enactments OF
the city council pertaining To the
cleanliness and well being OF tho com
munity. help In their enforcement and
TO assist the ordinance committee of
the city council in drafting measures
that will tend to mako the community
more attractive. The duties OF tho f.ub
lie dumping grounds committee Will
be to select for such use low places.
contiguous to the city and TO coyer the
waste and rubbish unloaded In them
with earth. The duties OF the lrc IN.
spection committee will be to locate
and report FIRE risks to tho league
and to assist It In minimizing tho dan
ger to the community from such
sources. The duties Of the ny exter-
mination committee are explained In
the title. The duties OF the garbage
disposal committee win be to look up
ways and means OF getting rid OF the
waste and rubbish that accumulsses
on the streets and alleys and report
the Same to the league. The duties
Of tho publicity committee are self
yident. The duties OF the sanitary
committee will bo to report general
hsAlth conditions within the city
limits and 70 mako such susg,stions
- 70 the drainASe oe low and m6sshy