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Show o Leaves Fill Culverts and Gutters Fall street washing is necessary al this time of the year and citizens should rake up' old leaves around their premises and burn them, so that the fall winds will not carry them into ditches and clog them. Ia years past the city has had to stand law suits for flooded streets caused by ditches being full of leaves and causing the water to flood into the roads. The gutters along the Main street are full of filthy papers and wet rotten material, a very suitable place for disease germs to settle especially scarlet fever and diphtheria diph-theria The leaves will cover the filth but not destroy it The pavement pave-ment and gutters should be washed before the long winter months be. gin. The culverts along the Main street should be cleaned before the heavy rains and snows of winter commence. A little cleaning now may prevent winter accidents and diseases. All citizens should be Interested In-terested in a clean city and aid in keeping it clean. As soon as the crops are harvest-ied harvest-ied farmers should clear), up their premises, 1: and Jir-ds. All weeds should be raked up and burned burn-ed so that the Beeds will not be distributed dis-tributed by winds, water, domestic animals or any other means. Where possible, gardoug and fields should be ploughed In the fall of the year. It helps conserve the moisture and makes clean looking fields. Germs will riot live in clean places, so lots have a city clcan-up campaign before be-fore winter begins. |