New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-08
FOR MORE BATHS.
RROOKLYN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO
WORK FOR THEIR ESTABLISHMENT
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS.

That the Brooklyn women who have organized
the Municipal League of the Heights are fully in
earnest was shown by yesterdays meeting. Be
tween sixty and seventy gathered at No 6 Mon
tague Terrace the home Of Miss Margaret Dreier.
recording secretary, and talked over the topics
that now interest them almost TO the exclusion OF
spring hats. The president. Mrs. Camden c. Dixie.
was in the chair
The committee on baths urged all present 10 use
their efforts to secure for their district reasonable
part Of the ssoccO that. It is hoped. will be as
signed 10 Brooklyn for baths. They are needed
badly In both the Second and Sixth wards said
the chairman.
The president gave a brief account Of municipal
housekeeping in Detroit, where the White Wings
are under supervision and code OF regulations
much more exacting than in this city. One point
brought out that every corner there is
an illuminated sign. bearing the words. Please
90 not spit the sidewalk.
There is no penalty threatened said Mrs. Dixie.
ryet the simple request IS so generally compiled
with that sees none Of the filth SO unhappy
common in our streets. We must try to educate
q public sentiment that shall take pride in seeing
the city clean well beautiful
Mrs Lillian Belts chairman Of the committee on
schools said that the committee had already done
some practical work by interviewing the Board
81 Education in regard the salaries Of janitors
n Brooklyn. In Manhattan. school janitoTs are
vel paid SO that they can hire all necessary help,
said Mrs Belts ME IN Br00hlSti nv rs obged
mserably small pay ana cohseql1ee,L.lN ar op e.
10 do ali the work themselves. This accounts LOT
nor been cleaned in eighteen years. The committee
II The BOARD Of Education appointed TO look into
the matter has reported faVorabIy on an increase
Of salaries.
one especially antiquated schoolhouse is TO be
almost entirely reconstructed. owing TO the repre-
sensations OF this committee ana IN ma n me
statement Mrs Belts commented: All these
things are most ging, and prove that Wheh
2 BODY Of people knows what il wants. ana can
present the needs clearly, II can accomplish al
Miss ZelIa Nilhau reported for the arts commit
Interest in the block beautiful as the women
looking the movement as one certain To lncretse
the value of real estate by making the nelghooi-
mood attractive. -, 49,.
he time p plant tres. ..,s she n od ,b 5he Is
Interesting YOU and suited TO the nelsnDoIiioon.
Consult the planting society. ana you VIII het
Miss NiIbau stated that the large department
stores have become interested. and have sent 10
Bremen Dresden and other European cities loi
such window boxes as are used there ana VIII
Foor have them on exhibition -
rner1ber said that il seemed hardly worth while
20 plant and vines, as the telephone COLT
2enies mutate and destroy them without scrupIt,
70 this the committee answered that the example
n Nassachusett might be followed by this state
Z the league would agitate IT. Massachusetts laws
yrotect he from such 1rreTerent treatment
The league approved highly Of the bill just passed
.hat places all highways under the care OF
he city forester. and one member suggested tila1
.ocoons now on the trees. before they hatch into
caterpillars. -,
The free ice water fountain question was dis
cussed and the committee was empowered 70
confer with the Brooklyn Fountain Society for the
purpose Of cooperation. It was suggested mar
Of the old wells with pumps that sui exist IN
many places might he reopened, and a member
said that IN case the closing OF a well OF Clear
sold water was brought about years ago by
he three liquor saloons adjacent corners
A letter read from the Long Island touncii
u Wonens Clubs. asking the league to Join. dhe
chosen delegate with power to select an asso-
,ate delegate the convention TO be held in june