Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-31
WOMEN ASK WHAT
MAKES NUISANCE
OUTDOOR ART SECTION HOLDS
MEETING
Members Declare They Are Baked In
Their Efforts to 6eautify the
City by Apathy Of the
Officials

"what is a public nuisance7" is con-
sidered pertinent question by the out
door art section Of the Civic associa-.
tion, since they ere baked in a good
many Of their lines of reform by their
opponents telling them that the things
they want to abolish are not public
nuisances and therefore cannot be abol-
ished.
Mrs. Wi'loughby Rodman, who spoke
yesterday before the meeting of that
organization in the Chamber Of Com
merce building. said:
"The city wouldn't abolish the oil der
ricks because they said they were not
any worse than water derricks and they
couldn't abolish water derricks Later.
when the city was asked to get rid of
the disused oil derricks. it quibbed by
saying that they were not as much
of nuisance as the ones in operation,
80 what was the use of tearing them
down? But since the first Of January
405 derricks have been taken down in
the residence district and 1t is hoped
that the rest will be done away with
soon.
The question of the garbage cans was
discussed and Mrs. Matthew Robertson
told how, in company with Mrs. j. q.
Mclean, she went to the city officials
to get some help against this fragrant
disabuse of city ordinance, but she
said:
Begin at Their Own Homes
II was cutie taken back when they
t1I1 y. AIAxr nnrfnn " Il
ing to do all they could for us, but that
we would have to begin at our own
homes, and SO think we will have to.
after this the garbage cans will have
to be of galvanized iron. water tight
and with a cover. They must not be on
the streets after 10 a. m. and must be
thoroughly cleansed after each empty
ing"
Mrs. j. F. Kanst, chairman of the
billboard committee, has been having a
hard time in her fight against the signs
She said that she sent in a complaint
to the city officials three weeks ago and
had not yet received a. response. She
told of certain districts where there
were abuses of the ordinance which
says that billboard shall not exceed
ten feet in height.
The special sign she referred to was
at Seventh and Beaudry. She also spoke
Of the signs which were being nailed
on trees.
Mrs. Robertson, was in the chair
appointed Mrs. Andrew Glassell, Mrs.
Frank Virgins and Mrs George Rice
as members Of the Los Angeles Long
Beach boulevard committee.
Work for Boulevards
Now that these energetic women have
been appointed to see that Los Angeles
gets boulevard, it is expected it will
not be long before the boulevard system
of Los Angeles will be as we'll known
as that of the eastern Cities The COM
mittee is goin gto take up the work
with several other societies and clubs,
and the Civic association has already
received letters from Long Beach prom
ising their hearty cooperation.
Upon the suggestion of one of the
members itu was decided to send letters
to the boards of trade of Monrovia and
several other of the outlying towns,
asking them for their lei pin removing
the disfiguring signs which are along
the electric lines leading to the subur-
ban towns, especially in the case Of
Monrovia since on nearly all the beau
tiful hills which surround the line lead
ing there dozens of billboards are dis
played.
The next meeting will be held the
last Tuesday in November.