CLEAN-UP WEEK

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 December 1930, Page 2

CLEAN-UP WEEK

TOWNSMEN’S READY RESPONSE.

Bring out your refuse. The invitation from the Borough Council to the people of Greymouth to co-operate in. a cleaning-up week, has met with a ready acceptance. A start was made | > yesterday, and over the area covered, hardly a residence was encountered < which did not give some evidence of ' an attempt having been made to tan . in with the scheme. Four men and two drays collected and carted away 20 loads of household, and backyard refuse from Blaketown, Preston Road and Arney Street. “The town area is being done today,” said the Engineer, Mr A. J. Fairmaid, this morning, “and if the response is as good as yesterday, we will be well satisfied.” That the response was good, could be easily calculated by the large amount of rubbish deposited outside business premises this morning. One well known public building easily carried off the record for variety of refuse and amount. The drays used by the Borough Council, are capable of handling a large amount in one load, but the books, wall paper, boards, boxes, old iron, etc., which went to make up the collection, necessitated a return trip. Old motor car tyres, chocolate boxes, biscuit tins, ironhoops, books, paper, iron, rusted kerosene tins, rags and bags, showed that business people, as well as householders have entered into the spirit or cleaning-up with earnestness. Asked why the Borough men would not take away certain refuse left outside residences on ordinary collecting days during the year, the Engineer replied that there was very little which was put out by residents which would not be carted away at ordinary times. He added, however, that a stop bad to be made somewhere, as in cases, people would require large drums and such like removed, which would alone fill the dray.. The Borough Council was endeavouring to induce people to shift all the rubbish possible at ordinary times, and providing one man could lift whatever articles were placed for removal, they would be taken away. “I am more than pleased with the response given by the people,” said Mr W .Cochrane, Borough Inspector of Nuisances. “Blaketown yesterday, and other places which we did, had a thorough cleaning up. \ Judging bj the amount of refuse shifted, some of the back-yards must have been in a bad state, but in many cases, the rubbish would be stowed away, in places not visible on an inspection. This cleaning-up should have been done long ago, for yesterday’s and to-day’s quantities put out for us, show that it was greatly needed. There will be a greater amount removed to-day than was the case yesterday. The business people have readily responded, and but for a few cases of disputing responsibility for rubbish on their property, I have met with no trouble. If the refuse is on a person’s property, however, that person is held responsible,” added the Inspector. • In reply to a question as to the reason for the carters refusing to remove certain refuse placed outside by residents, on ordinary collecting days, the Inspector said that he had given full instructions that whatever was placed on the' footpath, in future, must be removed. Following the present clean-ing-up, residents could deposit any refuse within reason, for removal on collecting days, and it would be taken away. “The town will be thoroughly inspected, and although there is no reason to believe that any other steps ; further than to request people to clean-up their premises. Will be required, I intend to prosecute any offenders who do not make an attempt. We are getting along in good style, and everybody seems to be welcoming the opportunity of assisting us in outwork,” concluded Mr Cochrane.