Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-07-16
WHAT ABOUT A
CIVIC LEAGUE?
Ladies Have Large Membership
But Are Powerless to Do
Effective Work Without the
Cooperation of Public.

The Civic League is composed of q
number of the ladies of the town
who organized for the purpose of
improving the sanitary conditions of
the town, cleaning up and beautify-
ig it, so rs to make one of the pref
tiest, cleanest and most attractive
towns of the State, so that its citi-
zens of the town will be proud of it,
and visitors to the town will be i'm
pressed by it.
To do this, of course the League
must have the full support and
hearty cooperation of all the citizens
of the town, and we have no doubt
that the civic pride of our citizens
will prompt them to assist and
encourage this work.
Above all else, it is necessary that
the League should have the hearty
support of the Council of the town
and every assistance that il can
render In the. work. Without this, the
League will be powerless TO do any,
thing. The question is frequently
asked: What can the council do?
1t can do any and everything
necessary to be done to carry out
the purposes of the League.
The Council is clothed with full
police power within the corporate
limits of the town. 1t is the Keeper,
OF, guardian, of the public safety,
public morals and public health of
the town, and for the furtherance
and promotion of any of these it
can pass necessary ordinances mot
inconsistent with state statutes) and
compel the observance of these or
dinances by fine and Imprisonment,
If necessary to do so.
For. instances, some of the mer-
chants Of the town sweep the trash,
waste paper ETC., from their stores
to their back lots or back premises.
This IS menace to the safety of
the town, because the careless throw
ing of q match, cigar or cigarette is
liable to cause a fire. There Is no
question that the Council can pro-
hlbit this and require the merchants
to remove all such trash from his
back. premises. If he should refuse,
the Council can fine or imprison
him or both for his refusal and can
have the lot cleaned up and make
him pay the cost of doing the work.
In the. same manner he can require
him to keep his premises free from
this condition.
If I should keep my back premises
or any part of my premises, in an
unsanitary condition, by reason of
rank vegetation. weeds, etc, that may
decay and cause sickness, or keep
my premises in such condition or is
in anyway liable to breed diseases,
mosquitoes or flies, or harbor rats.
the Council is clothed with full
power to correct it, by enacting all
necessary ordinances for the purpose.
1t is for the protection of the citi-
zens Of the town that the Council is
vested with this full police power.
So in making the improvements
which the League wishes to inaugu-
rate, it is not q question of power
in the Council, but q question of in
clination. Will the Council support
and lend its full aid to the League Z?
II it will whole heartedly do this,
and the citizens of our town support
the efforts to. be made, we will soon
have the cleanest, neatest, prettiest
and most attractive town in the
Southwest.
Let us all get together and see
what we can do. Let the League
direct US in cleaning up the streets.
alleys, front and back premises, of
our homes and make our town so
attractive and beautiful that we will
be proud to state Il live in Tazewell. ,,
and visitors will be impressed with
the enterprise of oSr people. and the
beauty of our town. Let's try it any
way, and let the League know that
we are behind it, supporting it,
approving it and assisting it.
They can do nothing without US.
Will you help?
CITIZEN.