Evening journal., 1922-04-05

Il believe word from YOU
tive.
4 am sure do not stand alone In
my attitude In this matter. hence I
write you asking your aid in keeping
cur city clean.
Very respectfully yours.
MRS. "
Resident OF Ninth Ward g"
After reading OF the letter the
committee discussed ways and means
OF checking the practice complained
or and decided TO take such stems as
VIII bring down the penalty OF the
aw upon any person found to be
dumping refuse on open lots.
Ihe committee also asked that all
citizens living near lots which have
been cleaned up 20 report az once
any cases whore refuse Is again be
ing dumped
william NJ Francis. who is in
charge Of the cleanup squads en-
ployed by p. $. dupont reported tina,
up 10 the present time ll2O nve-ton
truck loads Of debris had been re.
moved from lots. alleys. streets and
cellars. Squads OF cleanup worker,
are operating IN several sections o.
the city. under direction Of Mr.. Fran
els.
Numerous requests have been re.
ceived al the Clean-Up Comm lite,
headquarters In the DUPONT Build.
Ing for removal Of building mate
rials. machinery, bricks. etc. from
vacant lots. It was stated that suci
work could not be done entirely b,
the committee because some OF tn,
property belongs 10 private owners
Persons living near such lots wer,
requested 20 get into touch with tn,
owners and ask them to pile up tn,
materials In as neat a manner a.
possible. II was the committees be-
lief that most owners would RESPOND
10 such requests once they wer,
made.
Point also was made AT today
meeting that persons who wish rub
bish removed must place 10 al tn,
curb as the cleaners cannot be sen
inside OF houses or yards TO carr,
out waste material.
Charles H. Grantiand. captain o
/ District No. s. announced tha. hi
/ entire organization Is "on the lob
HIS star consists % DR.. Conwel
Banton and Health Ofcer Harry r
Irons, as Lieutenants. Elmer c. Wi
helm Is sergeant IN charge Of the
section from Washington street 2
Market street. and from Fifth stree
70 Delaware avenue: Lydia Devlne
or Is In charge from Washingto
street 10 Market street. and from
Delaware avenue 20 tho Bnandywine
Isaac c. Mills Is in charge from III
east side OF Market street 10 Pom
lar street, and from Fifth street Z
Tenth street: William Gumbv Is fl
charge from Market street 10 Pop
lar street. and from Tenth street Z
he Brandywine; George c. Lyon
is In charge from Poplar street q
the Brandywine and from Fife
street 90 Tenth street. Eiizabet'
Baird Is IN charge from Tenth stree
10 the Brandywine and from Pom
lar street 10 the Brandywine: an
Buehla Rice Is In charge Of all o
that section Of the city below Churc,
street 10 the Brandywine.
Members OF Engine Company Nc
8 made Inspections this morning 70
fire hazards In the section from IN
west side OF jefferson street 10 IN
east side OF Woodlawn avenue. an
north side Of Ninth street 10 IN
Brandywine. This afternoon Engin
Company No. is making an inspec
tion in the section west OF Broom
street TO the city line. and from IN
south side OF Ninth street TO the cit
line, including Crawford Circle.
The district over Eleventh stree
bridge was tackled by clean-u
squads under Mr.. Francis toda,
. Collections OF rubbish were mad
by the Street and Sewer Departmer
I'm the section west OF Washingto
and south Of Eighth street
Dr. Lawrence J. Jones. captain {
Second district. announced that n
STAFF officials consists OF John !
Grant. John p. Grlmths. Geore
Lynch, Miss Mary Regan. Mrs. v
A. Brookmire. Jacob Ostro, Mrs. ]
A. Higgins, John f. McNabb, w.
Shields, Mrs. f. T. Shelladay, Mr.
Harry Tazwell.
The Master Painters at a meetir
last night decided TO hold a joii
meeting with the Paint Dealers
form a permanent organization an
work for the best cleanup an
paint-up interests in the city. tn
meeting will be held at the begii
. ming OF next week.
The splendid success that has a
tended the Wilmington Clean-r
Campaign and the wide public int
est shown here is attracting attei
ton throughout the country. 5.
woodbridge. director OF sales OF q
paint department OF the duPo
Company and chairman Of the "sa'
the surface committee" OF the n
uonal Paint Grinders Associatio
who is in touch with the situation
' ali over the United states said th
. morning that the campaign hei
b gave every evidence OF being one
the most successful being ne
throughout the country
THE national paint makers are
course. interested in all these car
70 paignst' said Mr.. Woodbridg
throughout the country in eve