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Show 'GUNNISON DECIDES TO ENTER j CLEAN TOWN CONTEST. The citizens' meeting held in the city hall Tuesday evening inaugurated inaugur-ated a move that should command the undivided support of the community. commu-nity. Besides contributing to the sanitary betterment of the city its general good name will be enhanced by the proposed campaign in the interest in-terest pf a clean town. Competing of the several districts will no doubt result in bringing about a greatly improved im-proved appearance. The destruction of flies, for which a bonus is offered by the city, is already in hand, a campaign cam-paign to clean the town from old tin cans will be undertaken Saturday, April 17, by the school children, and a general clean-up day will shortly be proclaimed by the mayor all as a direct di-rect result of Tuesday's meeting. "A cleaner and more beautiful Gunnison" is the 1915 slogan. Let one and all give it their hearty support. Raid on Flies and Tin Cans First Move. The Gazette did Its utmost without avail to induce the city to enter the clean town contest conducted last year. But the announcement from the state board of health this year that all towns will be scored whether competing or not, has stirred up action ac-tion lest Gunnison should have ta shoulder an undesirable censure at the hands of the state officials. .Responding to Mayor Christenson's call through an article in The Gazette last week was a fairly representative gathering of citizens, including a goodly number of ladies, at the city No. 3, all south of Third south. On the west side No. 4, all south of Third South; No. a, north from Third south to Center street; No. 6, all north of Center street. Working committees were then elected for each district named, with an executive board consisting of the Mayor, City Council, and City Health Board. The district committees elect-el elect-el are: No. l.Nephi Gledhill.Mrs. Elsie K. Bartholomew and Miss Josie. Curtis. No. 2 CM. Madsen, O. II . Halver-son Halver-son and Mrs. Charlotte Villard. No. 3. Joseph A.Larson, Mrs. Caroline Caro-line Peterson and Mrs. Nina Nielson. No. 4 Fred C. Savage, Mrs. Maria Kearns and Mrs. Jane Knighton. No. 5 Marinus Beauregard, Mrs. Addle Burns and Mrs. Wm. Perkins. No. 6 N. C. Sorenson, J. H. Mace and Mrs. Roxie Christenson- Each committee was left to choose hall Tuesday evening, who took a lively interest in the discussion of a proposition to enter the state contest for clean towns. Mayor Christenson presided. He first read a circular from the state board of health, the substance of which was embodied in last week's announcement of the meeting. Then quoting from the city ordinances sections sec-tions relating to nuisances, the mayor pointed out gross infractions that needed abating if we are to preserve a wholesome town. He thought an effective remedy would be to join the clean town contest. its own chairman, and on Saturday night is to meet conjointly with the executive board for the purpose of perfecting arrangements for entering the contest. The ladies present insisted on immediate im-mediate action for instituting a campaign cam-paign against flies. The Mayor undertook under-took the responsibility of vouching the council's action to ivard allowing a reasonable bounty on flies and encouraged en-couraged the ladies to go ahead with the work. Another incidental of the meeting was a suggestion by Principal Ras-musson Ras-musson of the Washington school that a camnaizn be taken ud to rid The matter was discussed at length, eliciting unanimous sentiment favoring favor-ing the mayor's suggestion. Councilman Council-man Knighton endeavored to procure a postponement with a view of obtaining ob-taining a wider attendance, but he was strenuously opposed and a motion prevailed by unanimous support that the city enter the state contest. A plan of action was then discussed with the result that six districts, three on each side of Main street, were outlined as follows: On the east side No. 1, all north of First South street; No. 2, south from First South to Third South; the town of old tin cans. He thought that a small prize offered the school children would be an effective means I to that end. Councilman Knighton offered to give $5 to be distributed in prizes to the children for such purpose, pur-pose, whereupon Mr. Kasmusscn agreed to set one day. in which the' children of the school would do the work. A clean-up day was spoken of and met with hearty favor. A definite day will be arranged later and an organized or-ganized campaign for a thorough clean up is in contemplation for an early date. |