Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-09-29

tnc tcncrul "ci!nrc - Nniuc OF
United Effort.
Public associations to work for the
good or the furthcrancc of special i'll
tereStS for the benefit of the general
community. Increase In number and in
multiplicity of aim in New YORK. year
by year. says writer in the New York
Sun. Among the larger societies. with
their specific purposes, we note the fol
lowing:
Eight years ago the City Improve
mcnt society was Incorporated ITO pro-
mote the Improvement and bcaut.fying
of the city and to assist and stimulate
the authorities in enforcing the laws
relating to such objects" 1t Is sup
ported by contributions from its exec
utive committee and subscribing mem
bcrs. In one sense 1t Is Il sort of cen
trail bureau of complaint. M it an
nounces its willingness to rccciv from
residents of New York any complaints
within the scope of its work and prom
lscs that they will be presented to the
authorities. who will be urged to show
them proper attention.
Among the complaints especially In
vited by the society are any for viola
tions of the sanitary code and city
ordinances. They specify the follow
Ing: Ashes or garbage thrown into the
cutters or allowed to remain there:
the placing OF rcccptacles for the same
ON the sidewalk between the stoop line
and the curbs; failure on the part of
builders or contractors to remove
debris and clean up the streets after
their operations; allowing vacant lots
to become nuisance; permitting black
smoke, SCOT or foul OdorS to escape
from the chlmncys of factories or 9TH
er buildings; the beating Of carpets
where the dust from them may be driv-
en- into occupied premises; failure on
the part Of the street car companies to
provide clean and comfortable cars or
to run the same during the night at
regular intervals as the law requires;
failure of the employees Of these COM
panies or the ferry companies to call
the attention of persons splitting on the
floors of the cars or boats to the san-
tary regulation fOrbiddng that or to
. IslNNt tllt ltHl VI pNi iSISlNHi '
of that regulation: the incl,suhcring of
the sidewalks, even by the placing Of
stepping stones ut the curb or allow
Ing them to remain there. or the fail
ure to complete repairs for which side
walks may have been removed or bro
ken up in as prompt manner rs may
reasonably be expected. Complaints
( bout birds 1opS nt hnr animals for
disturbance of sleep, health or comfort
will be entertained only when the COM
planant Is willing to make affidavit
setting forth that the noise disturbs
rest to the Gctriment of health.
One of the things now interesting the
City Improvement society Is scheme
for the cremation of garbage, which it
Is desired to have the municipal gov
ernment adopt. 1t provides for the es-
tabliShment of incincrating furnaces
at convenient places in the different
parts of the city. AS among the most
frequent violations of law in the city
the society enumeratcs, with various
other ones already specified, insolence
by a policeman. "civilly addressed in
the line of his duty, specifying his
number and location. as near as possl
bic, at the time" All these things and
many more the society sets forth In
pamphlet which it publishes and dis
tributes.
The Merchants association in It's GER
tificate of Incorporation sets forth the
objects of the organization as being "to
foster trade and commerce and the in
tercsts of those having trade, business
and financial interests in common in
the state of New York and elsewhere,
to reform abuses relative thereto or af-
fecting the same, to diffuse accurate
and reliable information on matters
pertaining thereto, to procure uniformi-
ty of opinion and action and co-opera-
ton between its members and to pro-
cure n more enlarged, united and
friendly intercourse and action be-
tween business men,"
The Chamber of Commerce is anoth-
ar institution which has done much to
advance the interests of the city.
The board Of trade and transpOrta-
ton induced the trunk lines of rail
roads to construct grain elevators at
their terminals in the city. 1t was most
active in securing the abolition of tolls
On state canals. 1t initiated the move
mcnt for improving state canals and
has organized and conducted that work
to the present time. 1t is now working
10 secure adequate pOstottice facilities
/ for New York
The Tree Planting Association of
New York aims to beautify the city
and do good Mt the same time by plant
ing trees in the streets and avenues,
and 1t suggests that one or more resi-
tents of each block form n club and
mite in sending an order for trees to n
lurseryman. General information Is
furnished to those interested by the as
/ sOciatiOn.
One Of the oldest of the real estate
associations Is the West End assOcia-
ion. 1t includes among its objects be-
sides the Improvement of that part of
the city west of Eighth avenue lying
between Fifty-ninth and Manhattan
streets the "bringing together of the
residents Of that district for their bet
/ :er acquaintance and for their general
md mutual benefit"
] The League of American Municipali-
| nent of every branch of municipal adj
/ niniStratiOn. maintains a bureau of in
/ formation in New York city for the col
| ection, compilation and dissemination
/ IF statistics reDOrtS and all kinds of in