New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-13
A LIVELY SESSION.
BROOKLYN WOMEN CALLED ON TO RE
DRESS GRIEVANCES.
THE HEALTH PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION COVERS
THE GROUND FROM SOFT COAL TO


THE GROUND FROM SOFT COAL TO
HIGH cARsTBPs
The last regular meeting Of the womans Health
Protective Association OF Brooklyn took place yes
terday morning at wIssner Hail. the president.
Mrs James scrmgeour being in the chair
The session was LONE and crowded to It's ut
most capacity with business Following the
reading OF the secretary's and the treasurers
reports. the usual number OF letters OF APP
peal whose writer's finding the city officials could
do nothing for them came TO the association ior
redress. were read and passed upon
One writer petitioned for a more thorough cream
ing of streets declaring that block on sew
en- senth-st had not been swept for six months
while another writer. after thanking the associa-
ton over and over again for Its efforts TO make
decent city for us." requested its members to turn
their attention to the vociferous hucksters' VINO
wish were dead" This writer concluded MS
plant with the announcement, II would horse"hp
publicly residents who place newspaper IN any
barrel on the street. II were only a king
These appeals paved the way for the usual con-
ference on the waste-paper and circular nuisance
and the Chair announced regarding the latter that
ordinance had been passed in both the Municipal
Council and the Municipal Assembly prohibiting
the indscrimnate throwing about of circulars, and
that soon the Mayors signature was appended
the women could go to work.
This" said Mrs. scrmgeour. with sigh OF re-
lief "is the accomplishment of the work OF eight
years"
Mrs. Jacobs who was asked TO report regarding
the sanitary conditions Of the schools, declared
that the movement begun by the Health FRO
tective Association seven years ago had borne irui'
and that the schools, with the exception OF TWO
Nos. n and 2-were in good condition. The FORMER
was to be repaired during the summer WINE 'he
latter was in great need OF enlarging.
number of the women present then spoke upon
the subject. declaring that school money might
better be expended in charging and making the
sanitary conditions OF schools perfect than in buying
fourteen lots DO used by the Boys High Schooi
for athletics.
The subject Of the soft-coal nuisance in the East
ern District was brought up by Mrs. c. C. Nke'
who also stated that the Federal Building az az.
thorities were inviting bids for supply U1
coal This brought up the question as 10 Whetnel
the Federal Government could overturn the eooI
OF the city, which forbid the use OF SOL Goai
within radius Of four miles from the Clty iai.i
The expectoration question being the neHt On F ee
cisco every conductor is appointed ptrafss
and obliged 10 arrest every one who expeclor e.
the steps Of buildings Why spit upon these steps
when the ground IS so near? , ord
Mrs. II. A. Powell, being asked to speak wora
Of announcement said. sadly that she mao n1't,
ing encouraging to say. She had done her Desi 10
a look down the street and at her barrel which
maid had put out convinced her that eternaI
"Ahi'' said Mrs. Scrimgeour. solemnly, you are
reaping the results Of negligent housekeeper VINO
who are largely TO blame for not training their
servants"
The question OF the high steps the open cars
was next considered, and committee OF women;
with Mrs. Langstan as chairman. was appointed
consult with the car officials regarding the
matter.
plea was also made for more drinking foun-
tains In Brooklyn-ths especially in behalf OF the
bicyclists. Mrs. Elliott c. Langstaf In behalf
OF the management OF the Greco-Roman fair held
in Brooklyn, thanked the association for It's sub
stantial aid at that time, and announced That
81 900 had been cleared the result OF the fair.
C0rf tod a
of the association. TO be held June In Me
mortal Hall, would be aesthetic function, when
for once the subjects OF expectoration and ash
barrels would be eschewed. DR. Josiah Strong has
been invited to give address that day.