Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-05
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CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
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CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
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august. Charles j. Cannon, Jr.. Mrs.
\nnle Faulkner, Mrs. Mary Baltrash,
Hiss Alice Rash, Miss Lena Lane,
Charles williams. Mrs. Ida r. Rash.
emil Morris, John r. Magee, John
Alexander Goodwin, Jo-
,eph RossIter. Mrs. Alice Goodwin. Mrs.
Thomas Dale. Mrs. NJ. Brown. Mrs.
Mrs, Peter Welsh. Mrs. William
Bolen, Mrs. Emma Morris. Mrs. Jerry
X elleher. Jerry Kclleher. steven Cover
dale. Mrs steven Coverdaie, Mrs.
Hugh Wallace. Mrs. Thomas -.
Mnhan. Mrs. Dennis Kelloher. Miss
fillie Fahoy. Miss Martha DevlIn, Mrs.
EDWARD Gibson, william Flnerty. Mrs.
william Flncrty, Mrs. H. zieber. John
w Thompson. Rosie PORN. Annie
Fountain, Charles Fountain. Frank
Weldon. Joseph r. johnson. Harvey
Davis. william Emory, Eliza Csrn,lsh.
Roxie Davis. beatrice Hall. Bertha
Evans. Carrie Johnson. Annie smith,
Georgia Washington. nhude Thomp-
son. Hattie Jones. Matilda Harris.
William BoldsborouRb. Richard -
Craig. Charles 49, CoIburn. William i
Winchester. Herman Cooper ana
Bertha Jones.
The general Wilmington clean I'D
Committee extended ~ rongrnguln
lions 10 Walter Rash. Captain ~ DIS.
tfict No 6. because ~ his splendid
work IN enlistinE the aid ~ sn many
u his neighbOfa IN doing personal
work IN Cleanup Week activities
Alieu Born ia Campaign.
Dr. William j. French. ,hsirmn "A
81 the Social Agencies Committee. re
ported that the cleanup netivHicr ln
the Anerit snization ,lassss ~ 'he
rl,y were under way. Mlrs MIiliu. ~
She Associated rhGftea reported tha'
there were some individuals whoss
yards had never been Cleaned up bot
who under the ntrmuiuH ~ clean uI
week. activities have made thorough
cleaning out
Rubbish collections for today wii
tab" place so the district west ~
Washington street and south o. Eight
street. This is The regular collection
day FOR the district.
The clean up squad und'r mo -
rection ~ william s. Francis. s}.e
chairman ~ the Cleanup Committee
worked yesterday IN Fast Whining
/ ton cleaning up the district beyon
Eleventh street bridge. ~ to p o',loc
( last evening thlr'y.Gve requests ha
! been received a. Cleanup Headquar
tcrs for help in cleaning up i0t@. al
lcyN and bark yards. This is Cxclusiy
~ tho requests thar come to dis'ri,
ccntcrs where captains have their ow
squads in charge Of nelghborhoc
work.
Ninth Ward Complaint.
The following ,etter which was D.,
cciycd by Mayor Harvey today froi
resident Of the Ninth Ward. who.
name is withheld at this time.
Ny dear Mayor Harvey: wri
20 ask your cooperation or make
YOU a suggestion in the keeping
our city clean. Few cities have
man so public spirited az MIR. du POI
10 clean up the vacant lots at his Ov
personal expense. | happen TO 81
beside one OF those lots. and have tri,
every way possible 20 keep II fro
, being city dumping ground. WIS
o have demonstrated with persons
TO throwing waste matter there. a
promptly told / do not own the Il
which is quite true. It belongs
Lea estate, Twentieth and We
p streets.
z At one time a neighbor If mine ca
: ried buckets of water at u o'clO'
! at night to put out a fire some o.
had left smouldering and late VII
d had famed it up. and our awnin
=, were all down and the wind blown
the sparks this way. I have carri
/ buckets of water and quenched mo
than one fire on the lot.
% Aside from this danger point
? have known old mattresses. old be-
- etc, from sick rooms where contagio
. diseases have been, thrown into :
? lot, sometimes not even set fire
>, Papers. even rotten fruits and veg
tables have been carried from Varlo
3" parts of the town and emptied on I
e lot, sometimes half burned and aga
n left 10 blow around. | have had
close my diningrooom windows in
Y weather TO keep the odor Of filth a
j. burning truck out while. we ate c
4 evening meal, only TO go 20 the fro
- porch and sit there ALI evening 10
=, hale those fumes. Within the p;
q week, due to Mr.. du Pont' = generos
and DignesS of spirit, twenty III
y have spent two days cleaning up th'
! lots. Since they have been put
order, l know of seven persons carr
ing refuse TO these lots and leavi
it. sometimes not even burned. or h
burned. men who pose as being thin
ing men do it right along.
" Friday night Dr. made colol
man gather up the wagon fun of n
Dish he had thrown there and take
away. and received some pretty
E. sulting remarks of insolence from
o. young colored sir.
in MAY | suggest that the owners
n such lots be required 20 place la
al signs thereon no rubbish of any
scription TO be dumped on these pre-
y, ises" one sign would not be <
hcient for such large lots, but n
IS we not ask for protection in some 81
ne way. or IL We report the names q
addresses Of the offenders TO
es owners or town authority that II '
SO be the business Of the owners OF
of lots to take il up with the Offend'
ne or keep the lots clean as they n
are. l believe word from y
through our papers might Ice effect
ht | am sure ! do NOT stand alone
n my attitude in this matter. hence
We write you asking your aid IN keep
ey our city clean.
Very Respectfully yours
Mrs -------.-