Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
Organized Effort Needed
For SURPRISING Noises

THE success of the Society for the Sup
| preston Of Unnecessary Noises in New
York has been so pronounced" said a res
| ident Of the capital interested in local de-
velopment, that though this city is a very
| quiet one, all things considered, the forma-
! ton of "A similar organization; with still
| broader scope, might be undertaken here.
Within this proposed scope could be in
| cluded the suppression of unsghtly OBJ
| jects such as the offending billboard and
the haring poster, the Improvement and
betterment of front and rear yard condi-
tons, the improvement of our local alley
conditions and the accomplishment of a
dozen other praiseworthy objects which
from time to time command public atten-
ton.
1T has been satisfactorily demonstrated
in other municipalities that these unneces-
sary noises and unsightly objects upon the
streets and in other places are overcome
and abolished mainly through organized
effort, and that individual protest and OBJ
lection accomplish but little in the way of
their amelioration. An excellent illustra-
ton In this city is the good results that
came last year when, upon a set day, an
| organized effort was made throughout the
city to clean up the front and rear yards in
all sections of town. The result was so
satisfactory that the organized cleaning up
process is to be repeated this year, and 1t
Will no doubt become set practice in the
city each year with continued success
"One Of the greatest reforms accom-
plished by the New York society was the
suppression Of the unnecessary whistling on
the part of tugboats and steam craft on
the Hudson river, and be 1T acknowledged
with all due credit, the chief organizer Of
the society in the metropolis was a lady
living on Riverside drive whose sleep and
rest at night disturbed by the whis-
Ting in question. But this and other re-
forms accomplished by the society were
brought about only by the employment of
private counsel by the society and vgor-
Gus prosecution in court once case was
undertaken.
THE expense of operating such a society
as contemplated here would be compara-
lively slight, but the results would be very
satisfactory, for in this city We would be
favored by the active cooperation of the
police force and the absence of the ever
present pull which exists in the metropo-
lis when 1t Is sought to protect the public
against obnoxious industrial acts of a ia
vored few who have no regard for the
rights and privileges of the whole COM
munty.
Although there Is a unanimous senti-
ment in this city in favor of the suppress
sion Of the offending billboard and the far
ing poster. both are still with u.s. and
though there is also an emphatic sentiment
against the smoke nuisance, this trouble
some question is yet to be satisfactorily
settled from the standpoint of our citizens.
Both of these important local subjects would
naturally come within the scope of the
society as suggested. and both. no doubt,
would be compelled to yield TO organized
effort looking toward their effacement.
These are but few of the many OBJ
jects which might be enumerated and others
would naturally arise time progressed.
The difficulty in these instances lies in OBJ
tanning the initial start. but once this ef-
fort is made and gratifying results accrue,
as they are bound to in due season, it is
then wondered why the movement was not
inaugurated earlier. Such movement is
destined in advance to receive the active CO.
operation and support of the local press
and of all citizens who are in favor of the
suppression of obnoxious local conditions in
municipalities"