The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-05
CLEAN CTTY.

NEXT in Importance TO a city that Is clean morally and clean in
Nv sIs s,' e%y m ~ . irs and Z ~ sd owe SUses \ \ Flea, clean. PhSsieniIy
our city j. dirty. IT needs cleaning up. Its streets need cleaning and
that viii be thorough. The sales Of house paint in our city are far
below what they should be. There are few property owners but
could usr paint this spring with advantage TO themselves and e their
These things being true: and they win he demonstrated to any
person who win spend thirty minutes in driving through the city
il follows that the campaign proposed by the Young Men, Chamber
o. So anmrnsnn =" ~ = o gsn ,ns, m s%Sn n NJ y p s"npc W a ma e"operaion
This is no drive for funds for some indefinite ohieei or cause in
Y VI, v ;n sp heFs i, would be worth great sums Of money 10
wsran = ln,erss nsrs n - ~ ~ H. NJ samns;sn cold h. 50 made as
10 leave a permanent impression on the pnhlrr mind. to the end thai
we moi only secure a thorough clean mp this spring. but that We
The street conditions are eSeusahe in a measure beeaese Of
the extensive paving program Il IS difficult to have clean streets
when they are torn up aud einttcred up with eonstrurion materials
nmt there IS no excuse for barren and neglected lawns and for dirty
Roswell is conceded o he the most attractive residence town m
and attention given to keeping Roswell eiesn The streets are clean
The lawns are green and the back yards and alleys are spohess
aud alleys is lower than Albuquerque charge for that work. But
the people Of Roswell have become convinced Of the value Of clean
pnns to aid in keeping Roswell clean. To let loose waste paper in
neiehhor who dumps tin cans into the alley is made to feel the stern
dispieasure of public sentiment =.
The result is Roswell is a spotless town that makes IN instant
We ran make the same impression for Albuquerque If W. will
Public sentiment can be SO aroused and converted 10 the Importance
Of keeping clean that the careless disposal Of waste matter win abso
This campaign by the Young Mems Chamber Of Commerce is an
important one. It merits complete success
In this connection The Evening Herald believes that the welfare
Of Albuquerque demands Surther action by the city commission To-
ward removal Of unsafe and u~nsightly buildings in the business dis
triet There IS no disposition anywhere, we feel sure. TO work any
undue hardship upon any property owner. II is obvious. however.
that a building that is unsafe should be condemned and wrecked
forthwith. Lack of attention TO Just such a matter resulted in a
tragic catastrophe IL Amarillo, Texas last week. when a high
brck wall. held in place by wires in an effort TO save a small future
construction cost. was blown down and utterly wrecked half a block
Of business houses. OF course these is no sch threat in Albuquerque,
hat in unsiehtiness and even in danger we have buildings in the
business district that are a menace to property values and a menace
because Of added and needless risk Of fire.
II is true, also. that 20 permit a condemned building TO stand is a
rank injustice TO every dollars worth Of property that is kept in
proper condition. The well improved property pays taxes ON the i'm
proved value. The fire trap the erumbing adobe wall: the rotting
frame shack, pay taxes ON actual value represented in the constrnc.
TIM or practically nothing. The result is a taxation penalty on the
nam who improves his property and keeps il improved
These things are worth thinking about in a city that is rapidlg
bong paved throughout and that aspires 10 a reputation as 'Spotless
Town, physically and morally. There is quite as much of genuine
immortality in unjust taxation conditions as in permitting continuance
Of unnecessary risks Of fire and personal injury
And in this matter Of civic cleanliness let MS not forget the i'm
portance Of the well kept lawn and garden. The city has made a
special rate for garden wafer service for the summer season that will
permit any householder who cares 10 make the effort. 10 have 70
garden. Nothing adds more 10 the atrachveness Of the back ward
than o well tended vegetable garden. A few flowers almost invar
ably go with Il; for the man or woman who becomes interested in
growing onions and beans almost always finds that interest extend
ing TO flowers aud shrubs and worth while trees. The vegetable
but a value builder in property Improvement. At the garden rate
made by the city the water necessary for irrigation is within the reach
~ evey householder. We can put our city a long way forward by
entering enthusiastically into the home garden campaign, and once
we are in that campaign we are fairly sure 10 become converts 10
the clean mp campaign and TO the idea of keeping cleaned mp