Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-21 | Page 8 | Cleanup Drive Takes Day Off

CLEANUP DRIVE TAKES DAY OFF' Heavy Snowstorm Blocks Work; Sun Will See Campaign Cam-paign Begun Anew Ogden's cleanup and palntup campaign cam-paign was necessarily discontinued this morning. duo to tho heavy snowstorm. The delay In brlghten-inb brlghten-inb up tho city, will pc but temporary, tempor-ary, however, and as soon as the skies clear the campaign will be reopened re-opened with added zest. Dr. J. M. Elliott, city sanitary inspector in-spector this morning called In his force of motor trucks and wagons whlh are gathering up accumulations accumula-tions throughout the city and notified noti-fied tho crews to "take tho day off." With tho withdrawal of the teams and trucks from action, the residents resi-dents of tho city are urged not to placo rubbish on tho curbs until the rc-opcnlng of the campaign is an nounced. Following a perusal of the weather report this morning, which contained the good news that tomorrow tomor-row will be clear and sunshiny. Dr. Elliott declared that it is probable prob-able that the work of making Ogden a bright and shining city will again begin early in tho morning Ho said that if the weather is clear tomorrow tomor-row the people of Ogden may know that the drive Is "again on." and the trucks and teams will be ready to dispose of the winter rubbish. Dr. Elliott said today that tho campaign will last two weeks, but that the work of' keeping the city clean should bo continued throughout through-out the summer months. "While-the present campaign hns an 'opening' and 'cloning' date," Dr. Elliott "said, ' the good work should bo continued Indefinitely. The two weeks program Is mainly for the purpose pur-pose of giving direction and impetus to a half dozen leading features of the many constructs c things that are to bo undertaken for permanent results." "Every effort will bo mado to make the organization and the work of the Ogden campaign permanent and continuous, Tho special effort of an opening week is for the pur-poso' pur-poso' of creating enthusiasm, but It should be of such character that the campaign workers will not lose the public Interest and support as soon as the actual campaign period as soon Keeping the community clean and attractive at-tractive is an all-year proposition." oo