The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-04-09
CITY WILL UNDERGO I'll.
TIvATIoN UNDER DI
RECTION or LADIES.
TO MAKE COLUMBUS
A "SPOTLESS TOWN
The Laudable Work Should
Receive Hearty -Co-opera-
ton Of Every Loyal Citizen.

wagons are coming.
On tomorrow the members of the
Ladies Civic League will inaugurate
their annual cleanup campaign,
which will extend throughout the
week, and they want all citizens,
especially householders, to cooper
ate with them by having theif t-ash
and other refuse matter collected
and ready for the wagons when they
arrive for the purpose of taking 1t
to the municipal creamatory for
incineration. Mayor Gunter has
given the ladies permission to use as
many of the city wagons and carts
as can be spared and number of
local merchants have also PLACED
teams at their disposal. These teams
viii be sent through every portion
of the city and will remove all
Trash found awaiting them on their
different routes.
The ladies have decided to enter
Columbus in the clean-city contest
now being conducted under the aus
pices of the Mississippi State Board
of Health, and hope to have that
body place its stamp of approval on
the city by at least giving it an
honorable mention" In order to
accomplish effective work, how
ever, they must have the hearty CO.
loperation and support of the citi-
gems, especially among those who
lown homes and those who are in
| ~ ~iness. OF coyrse the ladies can
not personally see that every home,
every store, every shop, every hotel,
and every factory in Columbus is
made spic- -and-span, and the duty OF
placing these different establish
n,ents IN proper condition naturally
devolves Upon the owners If the1c
,ndl. i,luals will show the proper
spirit and will make Conscientious
effort to clean the places which they
control many of the nuisances men
toned by Sanitary Inspector Valley
ir hi nccnt address here will De
abated, aud Columbus can be yer
liable "spotless town."
The rules governing the clean
city contest now being conducted by
the Mississippi Board of Health are
published below, and Columbians
should read these rules carefully in
order that they may see what is ex-
pected of them;
GENERAL SANITATION.
Closed closets in town will
count 20 per cent; in this way your
grade will be made on score cards
and the per centage of open closets
taken from your grade.
Five per cent will be allowed for
streets in town in the following con-
. dition: Sidewalks in business Sec
tions paved with either brick, wood
: or concrete, of town of less than
!, $500 inhabitants, sidewalks in bus
liness section and in part of resident
section must be paved. Streets in
. either must be clean of rubbish
trash of any description, also OF
standing water in streets or alleys
Five per cent will be allowed in
e towns of more than $500 inhabi'
n tants with sewerage in part and san
: itary closets. Five per cent will bt
. allowed in towns which have no sew
erage, provided all closets are san
itary. ~
Five per cent will be allowed fol-
water where from deep well, spring
or river, if chemically pure.
Five per cent will be allowed OF
buildings if all are in good repair
clean, painted, both private and pub
lie buildings are included.
4 Five per cent will be allowed i
all vacant lots are clear of waste
material, boxes, logs, trash, stand
ing water, etc.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
d Five per cent will be allowe'
e hotels when equipped with elevate
o service, steam heated and painted
e when these conveniences are to b
1 had. Barber shops to meet the re
h quirements of the State Board o
: Health.
Five per cent will be allowed 70
l. jails. both city and county, also con
r yict campus, to be included, in ar
3 irving at proper grades, where sam
s. meet the requirements of the board
Il Five per cent will be allowed TO
4 court houses, municipal or count,
= when clean, well lighted and venti
2. ated and in every way sanitary.
Five per cent will be allowed fo
e. depots and bottling works wher