New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-07
SUPPRESSION OF NOISES.
Nrv.yoRKERS INTERESTED IN THE
CHICAGO MOVEMENT
LITTLE ABATEMENT OF THIS CLASS or
v1-IsANcEs HERE-THE FAKE "rNTKA

little ABATEMENT OF THIS CLASS OF
INSTANCES HERE-THE FAKE "uNTRA
MAN STILL. HAS FREE REIN
The news Of movement that is a1oo' III
Chicago for the suppression Of street hoiseS ""7
renewed interest in the subject IN 'n'S ''.'
~ walkers are not altogether lacking in the
milk Of human kindness. and II on 'he sur"
there Is an apparent lack Of sentiment IN the
community. il Is none the less ready 10 eA'e""
q svmpathetc wish for success TO the western
oi,v in its efforts toward the suppression OF
,,s - nuisance Of which New-York has had
more than a fair share
with the view Of ascertaJnng just what mas
heen done 10 mitigate tine annoyance lncloeh'
20 unnecessary noises here a tribune reporter
called on Or Feeney. Of the Health Department.
Yesterday DR. Feeney do not undeI'ahe ~
convince the reporter that there was no sucn
thing as a noise in the city. That is the uSua'
method Of proceeding Of the representatives. VI
the Tammany City Government ASK them J"
regard TO violations Of the law ana they are
pretty apt n lift their eyebrows in surprise anu
tell Won that's the first they have heard or H.
But Mr.. Feeney said that he himself had reen
much annoyed
A TAMMANY OFFICER ANNOYED.
I've had 70 put up screen in my once mere
he added $50 that I could use the telephone WIN
some degree Of satisfaction. There is general
city ordinance which does not permit noises oe-
,ueen II n m and $50 To-. and this we en-
deavor to enforce vigorously But as faT as 'ne
ordinary noises are concerned, occurring OUTSIDE
the limits OF those hours we can 90 ho'i'He
The noise Of rafting metal beams carried on
Trucks through the streets we prevent as an OF
dinance makes it unlawful TO carry such articles
al
sucb wev that the ends cannot strike together
The hest solution Of the problem Of noises would
he think 10 empower the residents in street
u.bo-s tho traffic has grown TO such an extent
.bat tic noises are a nuisance 10 make peulloh
for renaving the street with some material ike
.srbalt or wooden blocks OF course. the prop
ert,. owners can do so. but then the people WHO
live n q street are frequently not the owners
with reference - the noise occasioned ny
,he hawking Of merchandise. there is something
IN be said for and against any law which "ouo
rreven, II II Is done principally IN tenement
house districts where the people save money oy
huvins from the vendors At the same time Il
might he good thing if some provision were
made nv which the police could stop the noise III
streets where people are III on being informed
Of that fact"
The prevention Of noises comes senerahy
,,rder section Of the Sanitary Code "hlch
reads:
WHAT THE LAW SAYS.
That no person she'll csTesgssy or n ne 1T d
a. OF dsneeroue to the HE or detrimental 10
-he health Of any human being nor sha any p Pr
dons Of any such act thmg nGi h St a9
thorTzed by law EXCEPT WIN 9useSp ne-tnD omit
70 do any act take any precauon reoSo de
md r-oper 10 prevent or remove danger or Ge''-
~ r. health or any human ''I"H
,,o~s snec,Ac acts are few and require an
se7da,it on the part ~ the complainant as IN
-be case NJ birds. noisy dogs or other animals.
nh civ Inrrovenaent Society has done con-
siderable work IN this connection. n n Per
live tho chief inspector Of that oreanizauon'
said Yesterday that its work had been some
what Handicapped by lack Of public interest,"
and by ignorance on the subject.
We could d. great deal more he CON
tinued II people would come TO US WIN 'nel
complaints oftener and make them more spe-
cine. 1t does no good to say INA, mols, 81 an
man or truckman passed through street a. an
eariv hour The thing 10 10 is 10 get the name
Of the rnilkran truckman who dlsoheNs 'He
law and there IS remedy for the nuisance
We have succeeded in abating many unneces-
sarv noises a dav or two ago we were IN
formed that pump which was useu LOT hl.nS
q tank on the roof OF house disturbed even
hodv in the neiehborhood We reported the
matter and il was almost Immediately at
tended 10 Our attention has az times been
called 70 the whirring OF electrical machinery
and the noise Of esca oing steam, and all these
Wings come within the scope Of the section Of
the Sanitary Code relating 70 things detrl-
mental to the life ard health Of the com
nunitv II the public can be made to realize
that We are not trying 10 interfere with con
stitutional liberty more can be accomplished
Other phases Of the effort at suppression OF
noises had 70 do with piano PLAYING in fiat and
club houses and street organs Nothing how
ever as far as is known has been done 10 sup
press that worst Of noise nuissnces the fake
'T-xtra," fend