New-York tribune., 1906-07-25
Twenty-third Street.
ANTI-N UISANCE LEAGUE
ISLANDERS BAND.
Organization to Fight for What
Z. Then Think Their Rights.

The Anti Nuisance League of Staten Island a
union of residents Of Richmond Borough who have
suffered much from long catalogue of annoy
ances was fairly launched last night at a meeting
held in the Arthur Winter Memorial library room Of
the Staten Island Academy. ct New Brighton The
name has been criticized being too suggestive Of
nsht' said Howard r. Bayne. in describing the OBJ
1ects OF the new organization. but this is league
militant; we mean TO fght for our rights
The meeting was the result of many conferences
held by small body of men. mainly members Of
the Staten Island Club who had taken the inita-
i've IN the movement to form league that would
take up actively the war on the many nuisances
that trouble the whole borough. A tentative con-
sttution had been drafted by a subcommittee for
submission to the meeting. 1t stated that
The object of the league shall be to suppress
nusances % on Staten Island and to prevent and re-
Staten Island
The meeting was called for SIS O'Clock. and be-
gan little later with attendance that filed
the library to overlooking. President J. @. Tmolat
OF the Staten Island Club presided. In a few words
he told the necessities Of such an organization as
the one proposed, recitins many OF the sufferings
that. ALL or most of them had had to endure
THE league is to be absolutely non-politicaI in
character he said. I'VE have nothing to do with
politics. Our only object is to get such service
from the public service corporations that we. as
community. are properly entitled to- This is not
to be a spasmOdc movement. We intend to engage
not get it in any other way
Mr. Bayne then read the proposed constitution.
1t contained thirteen articles and provided for a
governing council OF fifteen members five 70 serve
for year. FIVE for two and five for three years.
the president and treasurer to be chosen from the
council. The annual election was set for May /,
but other meetings may be called az five days notice
In writing. The annual dues were fixed at $40 a
year.
Standing committees. who will do the real work of
the league. rhall be appointed by the president.
They are seven in number-on ferries, steam rail-
roads. troleys factories and industrial plants.
water supply. gas and electricity. telephone and
telegraph public order. and comfort and decency'
the last named committee to watch over the opera
ton OF the police. street ceanng health and other
departments not specifically ment.ohed
The general discussion that followed the reading
of the proposed constitution showed clearly that
those in attendance were very much IN earnest
Most OF those present had some grievance Which
called for the activities OF such body as the Anti
Nuisance League. The constitution had been care
fully prepared, and there were only minor changes
made from the original draft. and eventually II was
adopted by unanimous vote
After this had been done members OF the new
league were enrolled, and considerably more than
one hundred signed their names AS the suD-com-
Inttee that had drafted the constitution hao Oeeh
unable because Of lack OF time to select a list or
names for the governing council Of nfteen' the
meeting chose Messrs. Kearns, Timolat WoodruH'
Parmelee, Kavanaugh and Flash as six OF the
fifteen, giving them power TO complete the list and
70 apportion length of their term OF office as
thev deemed best The meeting then adjourned.
Among those present were Borough President
Cromwell. who. however. did not take an active
part in the meeting; the Rev Pascal Narrower
the Rev. F. w Crowder. Dr. A NJ. Roelng. Dr.
Preston H. Baillache Merles J. Wightman A E.
Hadlock, DR.. Darwin L. Bendwell, w Miller Jones.
Thomas Garrett jr.. Ralph Mckee. W. Scott
O'Connor G. H Benziger. ]. II. Pearson, n. v.
Carrere, r. T. Kearns. Howard r Bayne E. l.
Who has been the active spirit in the movement.
was Unable TO attend being confined 20 his bed by
an attack Of pleurisy.