New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-09
BROOKLYN'S w. H. P. A.
METHODS AND MANAGEMENT OF CITY
HOUsECLEANING" DISCUSSED.
PRAISE FOR THE MAYOR WHO APPOINTED
WOMAN STREET
BANDS DIRECTED TO.

PRAISE FOR THE MAYOR WHO APPOINTED
WOMAN STREET cLEANER-sTREE
BANDS DIRECTED TO.
Tho Women's Health Protective Association Of
Brooklyn held It's nrrt fail meeting yesterday morn
Ing at 1890 clock. at No. 24 Livingston-st Brook
Ign. Mrs. Scrimgeour the president. was IN inc
chair. and between twenty and thirty members
were present Mrs. Scrimgeour said she had oeeh
three times In company with Mrs. Cornelia John
son. interview the proper city officials In REGARD
TO enforcing the ordinance about having the ASH
and garbage barrels placed inside the area ratings
instead OF on the sidewalk She was much sur
prised to learn her last visit that the law had
not been passed. and one OF the Aldermen toIn
her. In addition that he for would never vote
to have tho law made. Naturally. she asked MIN
why and he told her he never expected 70 vote FOR
any measure that was against his personal inter-
ests There several comments.
Mrs A. J. Perry said she had been 10 see the city
officials In regard to the lower part OF FuIton-st'
which pronounced disgrace 10 Brookly"' ""'
had also seen the street railway officers about nav
Ing the rear floor OF the streecaTs KEEP cito,d,
was glad 10 say that she mad noticen nSe hY Mere
Yet far from what they were wanted 10 De mvn
the matter OF keeping the streets free from p"Ie'S
Mrs ScIimgeour paid a compliment to New York
for The admirable way In which its streets are kep,,
this respect order to compare with her sister cy
Mrs Scrimacour had inquired and found that poo
p pnpcr rs IN the street This led 20 talk about the
distribution OF pamphlets circulars ana @ .tnrs
were read from he Corporation Counsels Of Boston
GhiG.so ard nHc to AL OF T4 Written G for in
formation the subject. In Boston no papers are
allowed TO be distributed on tie streets except snd
Buffalo docs not allow il except by special license
granted for one year by ~" city AUTHORITIES
PRAISE FOR DENVER
Mrs Mcfarland who spent three months in Den
yer this summer saws 1t Is the cieanest city she
ever saw. Garbage is removed ut night. and she
saw no ash-barrels nor garba oceans Gshsuring the
streets The flushing Of the streets and sewers IS
also done at night and is the sweeping. ana a.
result when morning comes the city IL ~ eva"
Letters were read from the Fortnlgh'ly Club, Of
Summit y. j. and from the ttle town ql hi Soso
the latter part 81 October for the purpose OF
giving talks the women on questions peg ti',liI,t
10 tho health and cleanliness Of cities. and now
best 10 promote these important matters. 4 report
was read OF a visit to the George junior hrpini a
-, To- ha. had eeven noya there during the summer
and believes the methods and MANAGEMENT oI t IN
republic are most excellent for the training ana de-
| veiopment of the future citizens OF the country!
WOMAN STREET CLEANER.
A, extract was read ahou, Mayor Carter Har-
rison NJ Chicago having appointed "a woman IL
,ake charge Of the street cleaning Of certain por
ton Of that city. The appointee has selected NJ
/ teen women assistants. and was doing her Work IN
| the most admirable way
| Complaints made o. tho different xmas o.
| unnecessary noises that are heard IN brooklyn
streets tho whistle 81 the machn" OF the peanym'
vender the cries OF the old clothes mon OF ' -.
ers of various wares. and strouing "ti,'S "'lhN
/ osneci,iiv mentioned ~ some ~ the member
/ Mrs Perry said that. FOR her part she nkrn 20
hear the hands play. and she thought !, l't"s ,s
/ br,gh.crinr and cheering the rest hours or th'
! working classes She also said that ,iy w. =,
Obliged to have noises. and thar u one ~,,',I ~
} have absolute quiet II would be necessary 10 mo-
80 mo country She found ~ FAR more noisy IN
! Paris than in Brooklyn ,,.,- -, 81. s.o,.
] The unf,dy and unsighily condition ~ ,he r"p'
and corridors OF the municipal buildings was taike1
co. ana condemned and the city o'hc'als WI
/ nrobahlv he informed before many Gays OF 'l'
! matter and how q looks 70 oui,lirr.;, , L.,
| day in November. .- a. 7
D., IT, Duncan Mrs Douueily. Mrs Nln'
! Mrs Waiting Mrs schreiner Mrs Msyne' M MIs
Pos, Niss Ueydenreich Mrr Winslow. MIS-
| Snrayue Mrs Worsiell. Mrs Flachmln. MISS Gay
| lor Mrs Bostwick. Mrf Covert MIT W, w.
| Mrs bench Mrs. Williams. Mrs. At"e1 ana Mts
| COrklin.