Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-09
SUCCESSFUL CLEANUP WEEK

Perth Amboy has had one OF the most successful clean
up weeks in its history. Never before has there been such
an out pouring of rubbish and old trash to be carted away to
the city dumps. 1t would seem as if the people are just be
ginning TO wake up to what clean up week means.
This is particularly true in the foreign sections OF the
city. The excellent work of the school teachers in impress
ing upon the minds of the children what cleanup week
means was clearly manifested. 1t is only another striking
Illustration of the value of the public schools and the in
fluence welded by the teachers in the service of the city
along lines that are educational, to be sure, but which are
not exactly prescribed in the school curriculum.
And in spite of the fact that the demands upon the
street department and the garbage contractors were heavier
Than ever before the situation was well handled. Credit is
due Alderman Patten, chairman of the street committee, for
this work. During the closing days OF the week Alderman
patten gave his entire time to the cleanup and while II
seemed to be impossible to make much Roadway against the
awful avalanche of rubbish that was dumped along the curb,
and when the skeptical ones were predicting that the stuff
could not be carted away by Saturday night, the work was
accomplished. A few extra wagons were added Saturday
afternoon which did the trick and then the sweepers were
but on with the result that on Sunday morning Perth Amboy
came q 8 near being a spotless town as this old city has ever
been.
Alderman Patten was determined that there should be
M COLLECTIONS made on Sunday morning, and there weren't
any. 1t was a good piece of work well handled.
An excellent suggestion is made by the aldermen that
Ire civ have a clean up twice a year instead CT only once.
III seems q plty tO tnHlk Ill flSHt wv tO uDDio 10
ming to accumulate for next spring. We all know no"
quickly it accumulates, too. 1t is impossible to tell where
it comes from, but it soon piles up and the yards and cellars
are made more and more unsightly until the next clean-upl
/. eek rolls around-which, at the present time, is a yea
hence.
If the city could declare another cleanup week, say
about the first week in November after the fall house clean
ing is done it would be a decided relief to many householders
and would relieve the burden of the spring cleanup. By
having it twice a year it would be much more easily handled
and the city would be better looked after. Alderman Pat
ien's idea ought to be carried out.
In the meantime, the alderman makes the announce
ment that as long as he is chairman of the street committed
lit will be possible for anybody to have an accumulation OF
rubbish carted away at any time if the person having TIE
rubbish to dispose of will place it at the curb and notify the
street department. A wagon will be sent around for 1t. This
is real service and Alderman Patten is to be commended for
This Willingness to cooperate with the people in keeping the
city cleaned up at all times.
With the cleanup week just past such a wonderful
success and with the city in better shape than it has ever
.een before, let's keep it so. By everybody working together
The thing can be done.