New-York tribune., 1905-01-20
RIGHTS OF HOUsEHoLDERs.
yudge Crane Tells Women Some Facts About
Their Property.

Judge Frederick T. Crane, OF the Kings County
Court made dry subject interesting IN his lect-
IRE on The Rights Of Housekeeping before the
domestic science department Of the Brooklyn Insti-
tue yesterday. He cited various cases at law
which seem 10 indicate that while every mans
house is his CASTLE and while citizens are pop
uarly supposed TO have a right TO use their OWN
p-onertv as suits their convenience. still, ones
ueighbors may have considerable 70 say about the
natter. For instance, a certain wei known hotel
o1sTated an electric light plant In its cellar with
arge dynauos. The occupant Of the next house
private individual, went into court and deposed
trat the dyuauos rendered il impossible 10 carry
o. uonversation IN his parlor; that they prevented
sssp al night and had induced nervous troubles
and illness in his family. The court held that he
had right TO relief, this not being one Of the
noises incident 10 city life which all residents Of
cities must endure. and compelled the hotel TO
move its dynamos TO different part Of its build
ing
A rasn may not carry on q perfectly legal and
lawful business on his own property. if by SO
doing be imposes a nuisance on his neighbor.
One HOLSTER, q dealer in moulding sand, kept
large pile of this commodity heaped on his prop
erty. Nov, when the wind blew in a certain direc
ton 4 transferred this sand IN large quantities
through the windows into the house Of an adjoin-
ing resident. Said resident, being feminine and
energetic, demanded Of the court if she had no
rights in the matter. The court opined that she
had and ordered the obnoxious sand man 10 cover
up lis sand
Another case in which a woman householder beat
biz railroad company was that Of a resident
on East Fcrty-sixth-st. The railroad bought ad-
joining property and erected engine houses and
co2lpins. Her 1ouse was not touched or tangibly
injured in the slightest degree and yet by rea-
son OF the noise and Of The SCOT and coal dust
with which ii Was al an times filed and covered
lH value decreased from 500 600 5000 The courts
heio that she had reasonable ground Of complaint
ana that the company must either remove its busI-
ness or pay her damages
BID another independent woman householder
brought suit against an electric light plant In
els case she had moved there after the plant was
n o'eraton, and she lived It's feet above it, Yet
De-@lse oi c-noers and vibration, disturbing her
@ ps@oe anc comfort, The court held that she was
entitled 10 damages
- are limits. however, 20 The extent 10 which
-e'sloors may interfere In a certain fashionable
i'l'e1t house IN Madison-ave. there lived some
-, -g -ssldious people. Right over them lived a
- - - winch, strange 10 say, there was a baby
| - 4iiant having fixed preferences, declined 10
- uO"A ior the night until sleep was Induced
'-s nm 10 and fro over the fat IN a persrl-
--'oI' Inc people underneath protested The people
- nc 1any humbly replied that they knew il was
,e, -se, Oui what could they do? They had q five
- ieese They couldn't move II they could
t.7 N-ey e-1rt know that anybody would take
FC - Nltl N Nltl The baby The little scamp wouldn't
aab,iseei.l ei.l rs yelling was worse than the per
le cr~.' 4 ne lIsulted underwriters went 10
Fbef6-- ilt The cOurt-the records do not say
bsbv- - a- was married uOt-held that rolling
aSe of 1919 over q floor was not an improper
Rsrs+.5slly ly and refused 10 issue an Injunction.
Cor - - -ii--ses have been removed on cOrpul-
neghl,o-tlN--eil The co-uplaiuants moved into the
h0Sse 1000 i292e after The erection OF the slaughter
have 49, i-l-iits aggfegatlng millions Of dollars
prole-.,, q iticereo against The elevated roads TO
and eqr,ss --f4lsfs Who were deprived OF light air
Crane -, are APP 10 remember" said Judge
Upon =, -. ii-al their personal rights are based
vision NJ Itolloec for by that constitutional pro-
lie ih---.-h h-.-h says. One may not be deprived OF
law. - .f property without due process OF
jlst es-all @ shall private property be taken without
from ~ ss provision. taken from the Bill Of Rights
lbert.ee " marta. Is the foundation OF All our
'IoIice let there is vested il The government
tltiorsI JNelr which s able 10 invade constl-
power - ss-sLls OF the Individual This is not the
ases n "a lAe police authorities but IS a term
nenf - e-.!Ae mat power inherent in the govern
nora. Sle preservation Of the health peacc.
This 1-u general welfare Of The community
silI,,f55- f5--e power IS not recognized ia The Con-
7 So L4L II IS recognized 10y every court.
tltS~ 'tsh ellsrafted into and onto the Consti-
Fhcb 90 &C under II many things are legally done
persr,ry 80 a VOCATION OF personal rights 10 the
ps,,raL.i instance I'm the case of the Health De-
c5sr-t ~ ol Aew-AOrk against Trinity Church the
10 ~. 80 pyftlon was required by the depa fsleut
- ---ilils water on every nOor Of its tene-