The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-12
START CLEAN UP
EASTER MONDAY
Governor Clarke SITS Time for ctlan
UP Week, Beginning Easter Men.
day, April 24th.
ASKS rHE co.opERATloN oF ALl
Appended Ordinance IL Suggested fo'
eenssit Of penison Mayor and
City Council.

Responding to the urgent appear .
the women of Iowa, the governor o
: the state has ISSUED the following ap
peal to the people:
ITO. the people Of Iowa:
Il desire in this. public way to cal
the, attention Of the people OF the state
to movement by the Federated
Women's clubs of Iowa to institute
what may tbS known as 'Clean-ul
Week. beginning April gath. Sixteen
thousand women are behind the move
ment and are inspired only by an un
selfish devotion to the public welfare
They want to make, Iowa as clean and
as wholesome place to live as pos
sible. They are anxious to bring about
higher IDEALS better civic standards
better sanitary conditions. to minimize
dangers from fires. to make the homes
Of the state and the surroundings more
inviting and beautiful.
II hope the people of the state VIII
cooperate with these women and hell
them in >every way possible. The
proposition certainly has my unquall'
fled endorsement, and l am willing 70
give it all the encouragement can.
Ut would be very helpful il the
mayors and newspapers OF the cities
and towns Of the state would call spe-
cial attention to the week to be de-
voted to said purposes and urge that
meetings, be held in that behalf. and
also il the women OF the state would
see to It that the purpose and value
Of the movement be not lost in any
community. Very respectfully,
ssst W Ia RK n
Is Governor.
Keep Alleys Clean.
Section 1. That 1t shall be the duty
of each occupant or owner of every
building or. lot within said town to
keep the alleys adjacent thereto clean
and free from all manure, Offal or 9TH
err unwholesOme substance or filth Of
any kind or description.
Sec. 2. II any person named in Sec.
ton one of this ordinance shall fail
to perform the duty thereby imposed,
the marshal and street commissioners
shall Immediately cause such alleys
or sidewalks to be cleaned as therein
contemplated, and report the cost of
allswork so performed to the town
council. giving in such report the num-
Der of lots and buildings adjacent to
which such work was done, and the
council shall thereupon levy upon snch
premises special tax to defray the
cost .of such work. which shall be by
the town clerk reported to the county
auditor and collected in the manner
provided BY law for the collection q
other town taxes. 81 &. 81 b Il I. ia i.
Aid you are hereby notified and re.
quested to clean or cause to be cleaned
all such alleys on or before May 18th
or same Will be cleaned and cost
taxed UP to property holders.
Domestic Fowls Running 1t Large.
Owners of chickens. geese, turkeys.
ducks and other domestic fowls and
poultry are prohibited from permitting
such fowls or poultry from running
at large, and trespassing upon the
streets, alleys. public places and prem.
ises Of persons other. than the owners
of such domestic fowls.
Any person who Is the owner Of or
has the control Of such domestic fowls
and who knowingly permits the same
to be, or run at large within the limits
of said city OF Denison, Iowa. and to
trespass upon the streets. alleys, pub
lie places or premises of others than
such owner. shall be guilty of mis-
demean0r. and upon conviction there
OF shall be subject to q fine Of not less
than 500 or more than $500.