The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-01-10
oRY BEAUTIFUL
COMMITTEE MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS
Ask City Fathers to Pass ordinan-
ces Whereby City May Be
Made More Beautiful

Beautiful Committee Of she Ma..ietta
Chamber of Commerce with reaues.
that same be endorsed at the regul,r
forum meeting held thursday, Januar,
3rd, 1924, and that City Council i.
Ictitioned to put same into effect a.,
the earliest possible date, bel;.v;ra
shat such action means much to ~
health, happiness and future welfare
OF our progressive city.
l. That an ordinance be passed nv
the CITY Council of Marietta reouir-
ing every business house, retail. and
wholesale, or otherwise to have oar
bage can with cover, and that same he
placed at the rear of their establish
ment; that all trash and garbage be
placed in can and not thrown into
streets and alleys.
2. That an ordinance be passed nv
the City Council of Marietta forbid
ding any business house, retail, whole
sale or otherwise, to sweep trash or
garbage into the streets and ALLEYS.
3. That in collection of trash and
garbage and street sweeping the bus
mess section of Marietta be changed
so as to take in four blocks from the
Public Square instead Of one as is
the present arrangement.
4. That the City Council of Mari
eta purchase two push-carts and en-
ploy two men whose duty it will be
to keep the streets in the business
section swept clean. The business
section to be equally divided so as to
give each man as near the same
amount of work as possible. These
carts are to operate on the Public
Square and for a radius of four
blocks as outlined in recommendation
number 3.
5. That the garbage wagon collect
garbage in the business section daily.
and that all streets and alleys in the
section as outlined in recommends
ton number be included in this sys-
tenn.
No. Enforcement of ordinance now
INF effect regarding the placing of
sidns on telephone and electric light
pofs and trees. That all signs now
on Telephone and electric poles and
trees in the entire city be removed.
This recommendation refers to ad-
veftising signs and not state highway
signs placed by the State Highway
Department.
z. That an ordinance be passed by
the City Council of Marietta requir-
ing all property owners in the city of
Marietta (including owners of vacant
lots) to keep said property free from
trash, garbage and weeds.
8. That the streets in the residence
section be cleaned once each week.
9. That garbage be collected in the
residence section once each week
(more often if necessary, and that
each day in the week be designated
for a particular section so residents
can be prepared and have trash and
garbage ready for wagons.
10. That in connection with these
recommendation and suggestions,
the City Council of Marietta prepare
and adopt a model set of health and
sanitation regulations.
II. That the City Council of Mari
eta designate an officer whose duty
it will be to act as Sanitary Inspec-
tor and that he be required to see
that these and all other ordinances
passed by the City Council pertain
ing to health and sanitation be strict
ly enforced, and that in case of VIC
lation the City Council order such
violator fined a sufficient amount to
impress upon him the fact that health
and sanitation ordinances must be
complied with.
The Public Health and City Beau
tiful Committee further suggests and
recommends that a strong sentiment
be created against the placing of un-
attractive signs on buildings through
out the city. This suggestion does
not refer to neatly painted and other
attractive signs, but the ones that re-
fleets on the beauty of our city.
That while streets and alleys in
plain view of the depot are included
in the business section, special atten-
ton be given to keeping these streets
and alleys clean and attractive.