TONS OF REFUSE.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 November 1922, Page 4

TONS OF REFUSE.

CLEANING BACK YARDS. ACTIVITY IN NEW PLYMOUTH. Heaps of rubbish piled in methodical heaps in all the streets of New Plymouth early yesterday morning indicated that “clean-up day” was in full swing. This was the fifth occasion on which a “ciean-un” had been organised in IJpw Plymouth, and the response yesterday indicated its necessity and its popularity. Every description of lumber, from pieces of discarded roof iron to the humble fish tin, and including perambulators and wire-woven mattresses was to be seen, and in moat cases the rubbish could by no means be called old, while here and there could be seen evidence of a new occupant, whose idea of clean up was very much more drastic than that of the'former householder. . A fleet of eight motor vans, with drivers and ten assistants, was required to deal with the work, and by lunch time 35 tons of refuse had been removed. The heavy rain which set in at noon hampered the work considerably but by five o’clock it was reported that the bulk of the work had been com pleted, only a few isolated loads r» maining to be removed to-day. Last evening Mr. R. Day (chief in spector), who had charge of the work! expressed himself as well pleased wit. the dav’s effort. The men had worked well, notwithstanding the uncomfortable circumstances, while the public had endorsed the movement in no uncertain manner. It was noticeable that 95 per eent. of the residents had availed themselves of the opportunity to get rid of a lot of useless lumber which could not be dealt with in the ordinary weekly removal service. “It is the most successful clean-up we have had,” said Mr. Day, “and seems to indicate that there is a' constant need for such an annual job in every town.”