Evening journal., 1922-04-08

"A
present time!
one should be and dealt with
mariIy by every city department trace
jurisdiction power; by every lot owneri
by every civic organization which the good of
city heart, and by every and every woman who
values the decencies OF living who has the
slightest regard for generosity and grattudei
The situation this;
Several weeks ago, when unemployment bear
ing heavily upon city and causing distress in many
homes Pierre dupont decided that he wanted TO do
something that would give employment TO men, relieve
the pressure which harassed them and their
households and. the tmc be of benefit TO the
people of the city at large.
He cast about plan Finally he decided TO clean
up wilmington his private expense Directions
given special attention he paid the removal OF
rubbish and other waste matter from vacant lots and
other open spaces. There was a clear understanding
city should be neglected and that
everything possible should be 20 public
health and comfort
william NJ Francis. OF MFR. duPonts engineers,
was put In charge of the work with the cooperation
Of Or. Joseph odelI, the United States Employ
and others, were organized. trucks
were procured, the city dstricted and the work
was begun and carried a systematic. painstakng
way In addition. waste material in large volume was
removed buit-up premises. In short, IL the
greatest cleanup history OF Wilmington, and all
at the personal expense OF Mr.. dupont
And then came the Cleanup and Paint-Up cam
pagn foot and directed by Mayor Harvey. which
supplemented a smaller but more intimate way. the
work that had been by Mr.. dupont.
As a result OF those two movements, Wilmington is
cleaner and brighter today than it has
been in history city and the desire of pub
IIcsprited and decent citizens that it
shall be kept in that condition.
Inspection OF the and other open places
shows that persons who have no respect personal
communal decency already have begun to use many
such places for dumps and that something of
drastic by the city officials the vacant
LOT owners and the public generally the work done
the expense OF dupont the city and the Clean Or
Committee win be wasted largely
Hence it has been decided to pursue the following
course:
First-ro have the Board OF Health prosecute vigor
ously reIentessy, all persons who dump vegetable
or animal such lots.
secondTo have the owners OF vacant lots prosecute
t@ trespass all persons who dump upon them ashes
cans glass and other rubbish which prcjudicia
public health but which is prejudciai public COM
fort the welfare Of city.
Thirdro have decent minded citizens report and as
bringing TO Justice and punishment those who
violate the health laws and who respass upon private
public property and dump rubbish thereon.
Mayor Harvey back this movement. is be
ing seconded ably by President Handy OF the Board
Health and Superintendent Black of the Police Depart
While Judge Hastings. of the Municipal Court
properly in public statement dealing
with policy of the dealing with
Offenders. may be stated fact that It win be tn
disposition of the give them the limit of tn
law
Therefore. II win be well for persons who have vast
material of dispose of haul regu
dumps because the Board inspectors tn
policemen and a big vigilance committee Representing
aroused citizenry already work the dis
complaints prosecutions viii be the orde
OF the day.