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tliat day, so that tliey and their employees may assist 

 in the task. 'i'here liave been many patriotic offers 

 of carts, wagons, teams and drays, and all contrac- 

 tors who are engaged in work of public impro\'ement 

 are urged to contribute their teams to aid in this 

 laudable undertaking of removing trash and pilings. 

 The details of this work will be planned and prepared 

 under the direction and control of the Commissioner 

 of l\iblic A\^orks, to whom the tender of carts, teams, 

 etc., must be made as soon as possible in order that 

 the full programme may be perfected and made 

 public not later than Tuesday morning. 



In furtherance of this great object, I do hereby 

 call upon every taxpayer and householder to extend 

 every assistance towards the effective performance of 

 the work, and urging that all merchants and business 

 men close their respective establishments on that day, 

 I do hereby proclaim A\"ednesday, August 9, 1905, 

 to be " General Cleaning-up Day." 



AVitness my hand and seal of office, affixed this 

 fourth day of August, a.d. 1905. 



IMartix Behumax, 



3Iayor. 



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Step 13.— APPEAL TO THE CLERGY 



FROM THE CITTZKXS'' VOI.UNTEKll \\AKD ORGANISATION 



New Orleans, La., 



July 21), 1905 



To THE Revekexd Ceekgy : 



The influence of the Reverend Clergy is such, 

 and their loyalty and public spirit have been so often 

 demonstrated, tliat we \'enture to ask your co-opera- 

 tion with the Citizens' Volunteer Organisations in 

 the present emergency. 



United action produces the surest results. 



