The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-22
GUARD
IS ORGANIZED As,
CITY RETIREMENT
School Boys In Each Ward Re.
port on Infractions of Or
dinances and Commonsense
Health Regulations.

Under the auspices of the civic
committee OF the Ci,lc Bcttcrmcnt
league. The attempt IL being made TO
arouse interest IN the sanitary Inn
provemcnt Of Albuquerque. The plan
IL 10 enlist the interest OF the school
bows n the matter = is along HE
lino adopted SO successfully by the
boy scouts. hut the organization viii
bee confined entirely to gathering aC
Curatc Information in regard To- san
ltury matters in Albuquerque.
Tho George Washington sanitary
guards has been organized along the
Hines of a political organization with
this in view. but an added feature o.
absolute strict military obedience Co
orders.
\ boy from each ward school has
been chosen as ward leader, who has
divided his ward into four districts
and appointed a captain over each
district. In each district the captain
has selected a street lieutenant on
| each street.
Il H. understood that tho boys vol
untccr for this public service with no
reward OF any kind Ia prospect anh
merely from patriotic motives ior
tho welfare ~ Albuquerque. The
guards VIII have no dlstiuguishiug
Insignia Of any kind nor VIII their
names be made public. Both thing
would Interfere with their Work and
dctrlct from the idea that they are
merely doing the duty Of cNcry good
citizen. Il ~ held.
The motto Of he guard Il "Ahso-
iutc honesty ala promptness Gen.
crai order No. . - "ta1 n guard
should show al his orders and in-
structious 90 his parents. tbl The
less said 20 anybody else about the
guard organization the better
The object OF the organization aud
tho duty Of a guard Is 20 report on
sanitary matters. That is tho whole
duty of q guard Al such reports
arc made through ORGANIZATION chan
uo's q, the h-oadpuartcrs of the
guards Any action taken on matters
reported H. entirely in the hands Of
headquarters
on last "Wednesday The following
special report No. ! was ISSUED To the
guard: Report on 90 how much
loose paper on tho streets: 90 spit
ting on sidcwalks-rcpurt how many
times seen: ca uncovered manure
hcaps-how many 60 uncovered
swill caus-how mans C., s.agnant
pools II wat"r-how many CO.. dead
auiwtis-how many.
The reason FOR ruosiioUs Noe. 3.
4 aud 3 b. thut uncovered manure
heaps and uncovered swiil Fans are
breeding places for dies. while stag
Ynni pools Of water are b~r"edlus
places Tor mosquitoes.
The following ia the report 81 made
90 headquarters.
First ward Gulumplote report
% Much loose paper in streets ca
q cases of splitting on sidewalks. GO
= uncovered manure heaps; 60. nt
uncovered swim cans. 80 NO stag
uYnt pools OF Vat,l, 90 ! dead AMI
NAL
Sccori ward rcomplotc report
90 I.i'tlc loose paper ~ streets '2l
eases Of splitting ON sidewalk.
,3D Z uncovered manure heaps, 90
no uncovered Swll cans. so Lo STAG
matt pools ~ water. co. I dead an
imal.
Third Wutd-Sp Little loose pa
pcr ON streets co ~, cases of rpit.
ting on sidewalk; 60 10 uncovered
manure heaps 90 2u uncovered
swirl cans. 6, ~ ~stnrnant poole oi
, waite. co . dead animals Cncludc'
, district Of public dumph
Fourth Ward-Cb Little loose pa
Ter on streets; 90 90 cases nf spit
ting on sidewalk; go % uncoNeret
manure heaps, ca , uncovered swil
cans: go 3 s|tlgnant pools Of water
tGi . dead animals.