Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-04-24 | Page 36 | Thousands Loads of Refuse Taken out of City

I I THOUSANDS lOADS lOADS' OF ER REFUSE TAKEN OUT OF CITY Commissioner Burton Recounts Recounts Recounts Re Re- ReI I counts Some Results of Cleanup Campaign More than 2000 truckloads of ot rubbish rubbish rubbish rub rub- bish were hauled during the cleanup and campaign according to the report leport of ot T. T T. T Burton street commissioner who directed this phase of ot the annual renovation An additional 2000 loads will be hauled before the refuse brought to light by bythe bythe bythe the cleanup movement has been carted to dumps according to Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Burton This record is said to exceed any previous attempt to clean up the city cily and shows nearly double the results of ot last years year's cam cam- In addition to the hauling of ot rubbish the street t department has cleaned out more than dead trees and stumps and will devote at least two weeks to clearing debris from ditch banks in the residence section In the health department work blocks were visited by Inspectors who investigated conditions on 2346 premises and ordered nearly householders to clean up some unhealthful unhealthful uni un- un i healthful situation One hundred and forty-five forty complaints from residents were investigated and more than nuisances were abated by health de department department department de- de inspectors during the two weeks' weeks effort Supporting Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Burtons Burton's statement that the city is in the cleanest condition on record is the assertion of Dr Villard Willard Willard Wil- Wil lard health commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- who said last night Sanitary Sanitary Sanitary Sani tary conditions resulting from the ef effort effort effort ef- ef fort put forth in this years year's cleanup clean clean- up campaign are the best in local history Salt Lake is naturally a healthy community and the improvement improvement improvement improve improve- ment due to the tho two weeks' weeks cleanup should place her easily at the head of ot American cities in this respect CHILDREN HELP i Public school children of this city 1 have aided materially in the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- i cleaning up vac vacant tnt lots and helping in the renovation of ot their homes A casual survey of ot the work done by the children places their I I accomplishment under direction of ot G. G N. N Child city superintendent at atI atmore atmore more than twice that of or any form former r I year Detailed reports on each I school district will be available next week weel and will be used by the special special special I cial scoring committee in awarding the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs' clubs I trophies trophies' s' s for fr the schools having the cl cleanest anest districts Mrs J. J A. A Widtsoe and Mrs Irs J. J T T. Beless representing the women's I clubs which assumed responsibility for the make beautiful portion of ot the cleanup movement have reported more than front yard f fences ces re removed removed removed re- re moved moved- and a decided Increase in lawns gardens and ana home decoration Detailed reports are difficult to obtain obtain obtain ob ob- tain on this phase of ot the work it is said but ill all former efforts have been bettered in the general support of ot the movement this year CHAIRMAN GRATIFIED A A. II H. h chairman of ot the general general- committee selected by the Commercial club from experts and city officials to direct this years year's campaign expressed himself as more than gratified at the results lot of this I movement Never Ne before have we I had such unstinted support from the public declared Mr Sconberg More rore than 80 per cent of ot the householders and the entire public system together with municipal officials and civic organizations threw themselves into this years ears campaign for a clean and beautiful city cily The general Interest in interest interest In- In terest has far exceeded that shown in any previous campaign and the I results have been proportionately inI in excess I 1 want to thank the press I the people and above all the members members members mem mem- bers of the general committee for their excellent work in putting Salt Lake in her finest dress for sum sum- mer Plans for perpetuating the general committee throughout the year rear are under discussion it Is said This has been suggested in previous years ears but was never seriously considered until the popular support of ot this years year's campaign according to Mr SConberg Our aim to encourage the keep it up p spirit can best be I fostered through the establishment of ot a permanent committee to direct I the correction of an any nuisance that I may arise said Mr l Sconberg A A q final scoring of ot all school districts dis- dis by the special scoring committee commit commit- tee will be made on Monday and awards of ot the public school trophies I will be announced some time next week it is said