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...Council voted unanimously this week in favor of an order asserting, "Harvard Square is absolutely filthy, with litter all over and trash barrels overflowing each evening now that the summer has come and there are crowds...
Ralph E. Dunphy, deputy commissioner of public works for the city, said that a three-person crew cleans Harvard Square in the morning seven days a week, with brooms and vacuums, sweeping the sidewalks and emptying trash barrels. He said the crew makes two passes on weekends, emptying the trash cans a second time in the late afternoon...
Dunphy said that summer crowds could well lead to overflowing trash barrels by nighttime, even if the Square was clean in the afternoon. But he said late-night cleaning poses logistical difficulties. "Crowds get in the way," he said, asserting that a garbage truck would find it difficult to maneuver amidst the crowds of pedestrians and street performers, and might be disruptive...
...above tourism, because certainly we couldn't have people coming in and leaving trash on our streets and staring at us," said Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves '72, who appointed the commission...
...city puts extra trash baskets in Harvard Square to accommodate the increased crowds, and sweeps the streets before the ceremony, Dunphy said...