Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-03-11 | Page 12 | Let's Clean House

rI I r Lets Let's Clean House I HE advent of mild weather has emboldened the T THE J civic authorities of New York to fix the date for tho the annual clea cleaning day Merchants householders householders householders house house- holders and the cil city go government itself on the announced an an- date will ivill g give ge e their premises a thorough scrubbing The Thc accumulated rubbish of the thc winter r is to bo ho dragged forth from its hiding places and deposited deposited de de- dc- dc posited near the curb from which it will be carted by street department wagons to the place of cration The metropolis shares the ambition of numerous numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu other cities to be bo a spotless town and is going going going go go- ing about its task in the same way It is ia an idea ideo that Salt Lake might well adopt I Spring prin is smiling at nt least tentatively but without indi indicating whether her reign is to be permanent or interrupted by a sporadic return of King Winter Vinter The energetic householder is already making timid inquiries as to the whereabouts of tho shovel sho the rake and the hoe hoc Piles of rubbish and aud of disease- disease breeding filth await attention There are many who will address their task without invitation or prodding prod prod- t ding others will procrastinate injuring the appear appear- anco of own an and their neighbors' neighbors properties and endangering tho the public publio health All elapses would operate co howe however er if tho the city I government or tho the Commercial club or perhaps the women's clubs would make a gala gall cleaning city-cleaning lay day I and nud fix th the tho date there thereof f. f The newspapers could do doI I their share share- by giving the public ample notice and the f city ity administration might be he induced to furnish wagons wag wag- OIlS ons to dispose of the rubbish after it had been removed removed re re- re- re r moved from the tho homes to io a a. convenient con location for forI I loading This latter lafter feature is essential l as not nolo only t I the tho expense but the tho difficulty of finding the necessary I sary vehicles deters many from doing their duty Salt Lake should be one of tho the most healthful r cities in the world Statistics show that it has been beena a and is but that condition will not continue continuo unless I the problems arising from increasing constantly population popI pop pop- I arc are well solved The more rapidly the cit city t tI I grows the tho more mOTe insistent become the questions concerning city cleanliness city healthfulness and andi I public publio health A cleaning day WO would a inspire enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm i would arouse arouse- even those who ho are ordinarily I careless and would aid tho the health department in its efforts to prevent pre disease I 0 I