Milford chronicle., 1925-08-28

| who undertakes to follow such state
ments as were printed in the
Georgetown paper, will find troublei
but they will be more wise after the
authorities cause their arrest and
arraignment before a Justice Of the
Peace, who must impose the fines
prescribed by the law. The law
taxing dogs is a good piece of legis-
latiOn and it certainly will be en-
forced, and should be by those who
have had loss in their turkey flocks
and poultry from depreciation by
dogs. They have the law on their
side and it has teeth to compel re-
spect.
CLEANUP AND THEN KEEP
clean has been repeated so long
and so frequently, that most people
are just a bit disposed to disregard,
or think why the necessity for eter-
nally keeping after the careless mer-
chant or home owner, not to men
ton the farmers and those who ira
vel over the highways, or stop to
view and enjoy the ocean shore.
should be careful Of public cleanli-
ness. In the fall season now at
hand, there is always decaying Vege-
tation to be removed from yards,
fields and about the homes of those
in rural places; but it is the retail
merchant who needs to be especial
~ careful to have the rubbish clear
ed away and keep from accumulat-
ing. Some, even merchants, are
thoughtless as to where they cast
cast their waste and dirt from stores
The laws of the towns prohibit
throwing of paper or waste mater
ials, or sweepings from all stores
into the streets of towns. The
Board of Health print instructions,
which are disregarded by some and
obeyed by others, as to throwing Of
refuse such as banana skins, Vege-
table trimmings, rotten fruit or dirt
from unpacking, or uncrating goods
into the streets; these the police are
charged with seeing that those Of
tenders be arraigned and held to
account for their offending. The
laws of the State and the United
States prohibit throwing of waste
paper, filth, rubbish o fanny kind into
the navigable waters at any place;
but here in Milford this latter law
breaking has grown to rampant pro-
portions, so that the appearance of
the streets, especially in the bust
ness centers, are a disgrace and
have called out public condemna-
ton. The Mispillion River at Wal
nut Street bridge has in the past
been attractive because Of a growth
of moss or a water weed which
grows and covers the bottom and
even the top of the water at part of
the season; but for the past two or
three months the litter or waste pa
per, paper boxes, waste scraps from
stores, have been caught in the wa
ter weed and spoiled the beauty of
that stream, which has caused COM
ment that the authorities permit this
to be tolerated. The laws provide
for receptacles to be placed for re-
ceiving the waste of the fruit and
grocery stores; and they also state,
that all places of business must pre-
vent the placing of waste of any
kind in the public highways, or in
such places as to become nuisance.
Just now the Town of Milford is
guilty of every sin in the decalogue
as to sanitation and preservation of
clearly and healthful appearance.
Even the sidewalks are INSTRUCTED |
so people can not walk. Clean this
up now.
OUR ATTENTION has been called
to a matter which every parent
should know and think about; as it
affects the future of their children
far more than they realize. In COM
upon the news article about
The reopening of the Milford Public
Schools which appeared in the
Chronicle last week, the person
said: 81 know that Milford and most
If the other special school districts
n Delaware, have men on their
Boards of Education, who give freely
# their time and thought, during
he entire school year and especially
uring the summer season, when the
corps has to be provided, or
constructed so that stronger in
ividuals shall be brought into the
work, as we'll as in the
eneraI policy of the school for the !
nsuing year." He continued by
aging: 81 also know that it requires
o inconsiderable amount of time for 7
he inspection of the property, the h
quipment of the property and the
ervice required to get a smooth a
INNING organization, all of which
absolutely necessary for the well d
ire of the school," He then said S