The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-15
WILL
Fight BABY
SCOURGE
Clean Up Clubs To
Combat Infantile
Paralysis
PLAY DIRECTORS
TO HAVE CHARGE
Tentative Plans Made
At Conference In
f Mayors Office

~ tentative plan to organize boy
4: cteqn-up clubs IN Detroit TO assist
n .tRe contemplated campaign to
4 Improve sanitary conditions in the
& cay and guard against infantils
paralysis was outlined at q confer
enoe between Police Commissioners
& Gillespie. Health Oficer Price. Rec
4 reation superintendent jayne and
Commissioner Fenkell. OF the de
ltertment OF public works. In the
mayors Office, Friday morning
\ Superintendent Jayne declares he
Z can interest $500 Detroi. youths In
The cleanup campaign.
& The idea n 20 orgari1e small
8 clubs at the various playground
z centers. the playground directors to
have supervision Of the club work.
4 A. m incentive to keep the boys
busy. II Is intended to pay a bounty
Tor waste paper. refuse. etc. Paper
} presses win be installed IL many OF
{ tn playgrounds, II the plans IL car
y xio1 out. The rat bounty law viii
~ ~ enforced. II possible.
We want to enlist every boy In
NDotroit, II possible. In any army OF
zuvenile worksrs who car scour the
1tkfeets and alleys 1vring their leis-
6ro time. and earn pocket money
~ collecting refuse" said Commits
11ooer Gillespie. The boys can do
nGEv than any one city DEPARTMENT
1oWards making Detroit q cleaner
49, more sanitary city. II ~ per
eont Of The residents Of Detroit can
~ e1ucated sp TO the proper
'f9sndard ON sanitation. the depart
s1onnts can easily force the other
no por cent to keep their premises
s61oan. Al ne present time the
.to1ao II reversed. only about IL Der
|66~H o. property owners exercising
|Iropsr care n The djeposal Of gar
&nn0o ana Eofuse.
N |nnry ~. Vaughan. sanitary engt
l6v 1n6 DoGra q heath, ana
~ InspoceGr JuA Lombard were
&G1 q The conference.
q - vas decided TO select for ex.
11nontal purposes the most con-
~ district h the city. probably
iyfn6 noeth oe Fort-st. IN the
-. yifth Or Seventh wards. The
81 = ~ end public works depart
W. The recreation commission
\ ~ tho board Of health viii co
Z o6onato IN . movement to cleanup
- lo0lgnntoa district. Police Com
k}1oooeoer 0illespis has pro mised to
I. 10y % many men - necessary
- assist IN the work. Commission
20 Fsnkell will supply 10 wagons
- men 70 clean MP the streets
nn1 a1leys. The board Of health
EW1n puG CORPS Of housing inspect.
h ~ ot work In the district, and
u Doslntendent Jayne. Of the recrea,
4 1in eemmission. Vim organise clean
NGU olubs Ct IL playgruunds located
II ~ AistricG The object Of the
\ voign win 10 70 Improve sani-
E11ty conditions first. then educate
~ sosidents - 70 the necessity FOR
De0g their prom1ses clean inside
- out. The police viii keep
Z pee survcilIence 70 insure en-
slGScsnent Of al ordinances and reg
D11cns.
~ We ean educate one district
f&4 q the proper standard. then We
81 sulsrge cur SCOPE Of work until
s1Eo entire city 10 taken csre Of"
1G11 d. Price People do not
itm to realize the necessity for
D11g their homes In . clean and
blfory condition. Ths spread Of
(eose Is aided BY unclcan condi-
49,. II We can interest al proper
@ySoWners IN this movement. the
oegcular rate, the typhoid rate.
~ 1iphtheria rate and the scarlet
1uvue rate will be cut down. The
q lnuUor Of . possible epidemic of
If1n1Hn1ils paralysis viii b lessened."
h ~ present cleanup campaign
y 1SoW out OF the infantils paralysis
Gcaeo. DR.. Price said. Friday morn
~ HAT % YET Detroit Ii In no
loAoor Of IN epideEAic OF infsntile
}tnsalysis.