We may all help to keep the streets of our city clean if we observe the following “Don’ts”:
1. Don’t fail to keep all rubbish in tight receptacles, or to tie it securely into bundles. Why?
2. Don’t fail to use tight metal receptacles for ashes.
3. Don’t forget to leave at least three inches of clear space at the top of receptacle to prevent the contents from being spilled or blown into the street.
4. Don’t fail to provide a covered, leak-proof metal can for garbage, and to keep it covered at all times.
5. Don’t sweep or throw dirt, rubbish, waste-paper, grass-cuttings, fruit-peelings, or anything else into the street. Put them in tight rubbish receptacles or tie them into bundles to be taken up by the collector.
6. Don’t forget that all dirt or rubbish, and every scrap of paper carelessly thrown into the street must later be picked up and removed, and that the taxpayer must pay for having this done. Why?
QUESTIONS
How do streets become dirty?
Who pays for having these city hallways cleaned?
How can every boy and girl help reduce the taxes?
How can each become a street-cleaning inspector?
How often in a week is your street cleaned?
Why is the work in crowded districts done at night, except in severe weather?
Will you try to coöperate with the street cleaner to keep the streets of your city clean? How?
In some of the cities of the Far East, animals are depended upon as garbage collectors. Hungry dogs and cats, and in some places, even pigs, rove the streets, picking up for food the refuse which is thrown out.
It is no wonder that dreadful diseases break out among the people, is it? How unhealthful our own cities would be if we had no garbage collectors.
What is garbage?
How does the garbage collector help the street cleaner?
Why is the garbage collector one of our important city servants?