Evening journal., 1922-04-07

brook. chairman Of the women's
Clubs OF Wilmington. for the Clean
up Week: Mrs. c. p. NJ. Rumford.
chairman OF the Civics Committee
OF the New Century Club; Mrs. VIII
liam p. White. chairman OF the Civ
Heights Century Club; Mrs. j. NJ.
Collins. chairman OF the Women's
Cooperative League. over Eleventh
street bridge. and Mrs. J. S. Caswell.
representing the Council OF Jewish
Women; Mrs. Carlton T. Brigham.
chairman OF the League OF Women
Voters OF Wilmington; Mrs. Martin
+. Keogh. representing the Catholic
Daughters OF America.
Another suggestion would make
is 10 have the different Neighbor-
hood Associations. so ably started IN
Wilmington under Mr.. Ernst and
Miss Range. appoint civics commit
tees TO inspect at certain times and
report and give publicity to the
/ lots that are being dumped on and
the names OF the people who are
doing the dumping. and thus CO.
operate with the Board OF Health.
A definite penalty should be i'm
posed for violation OF the order on
the signs which should read NO
dumping allowed" or something
similar to It.
THE clvics committees OF the
different clubs will likewise appoint
inspectors.
1T is the women. the mothers OF
the city who are back OF this move
ment. and demand that Wilmington
be kept clean. both for the sake OF
civic pride and the health OF our
children"
In addition 20 Mrs. Ashbrook's
report. William NJ. Francis. engineer
in charge OF the cleanup squads
employed by Mr.. DUPONT. presented
a vigorous protest against such lax
methods as permit the litterlng up OF
vacant lots. streets and alleys after
thoy have been cleaned by his work
men. Mr.. Francis said in part;
Complaints totalins ninety or
more have been received at head
quarters. stating that In various
parts OF the ely. refuse and rubbish
Is being dumped on lots which have
already been cleaned. Soma few
complaints were also received stat
Ing that they were experiencing
trouble getting their rubbish remov-
ed from the curb.
1T Is very discouraging during a
cleanup campaign to receive reports
stating that people are deposlting
refuse and rubbish upon these open
spaces. This Is a menance 10 pub
lie health and civic pride. II this
practice continues. all the work we
have done IN stimulating a general
cleanup will go for nothing.
AT the end OF a month the lots
and open spaces will be found again
in as unsghtly a condition as they
we're when this campaign was start
ed. There ought 10 be some way
found. either by arousing a proper
pride In the citizens themselves. OF
by invoking the law IN cases where
F, such citizens will not cooperate n
: stopping this nuisance.
What progress can ever be mad,
In getting a better condition perma.
nently In our city II this practice Il
, continued? During the last weel
we have approached several whom
? we found dumping on these lots. an,
they informed us that they had beer
g dumping there for years and werl
not aware that Il was unlawful {,
q do so. They said they did not SCI
any sign warning them against II
e They also asked the question. 'Wher
% will we dump our rubblsh2'
], II suggest a sign be put on thes
s lots or open spaces reading ~
n dumping allowed. s25 fine. by orde
1 OF Street and Sewer Department o
d Board OF Health" and a similar sigi
o to this one to read Take your rub
{ bish TO the city dumping groun,
- These signs should help a grea
deal, and with the cooperation o
e the citizens IN different sections o
o. the city, the persons disobeyinl