New-York tribune., 1907-04-30
FOR BETTER STREETS.
CIVIC SOCIETIES ACT.
Condition Laid to Lack of Depart
ment Coordination.

About fifty representatives Of score Of civic
organizations met yesterday afternoon at the City
Club at the invitation Of Joseph NJ Price chair
man OF the committee streets OF that organiza-
kion. The purpose was 10 unite efforts for better
md cleaner streets. As result Of the conference
President McAneny OF the City Club. who pre-
tided. was authorized TO appoint committee from
The organizations represented 10 inquire into the
street situation, with power 10 take action to rem
sdy conditions.
Among tho organizations represented at tho
meeting. besides the City Club. were the Academy
Df Medicine, Allied Real Estate Interests Mer-
chanis' Association. Bureau OF City Betterneh'
Board OF Trade and Transportation, Automobile
Club OF America. Washington Square Association
wonan's Municipal League. East Side Civic Clun.
College Settlement. Association Of Neighoorhooo
Workers. Peoples Institute. West End Associauoh'
Independent Club of the West Sde' City 1als'0iS
Club and University Settlement
All agreed that the condition OF the streets was
lntolerable, both as TO cleanliness and repair. IL
was pointed out that the greatest diihcuitV en-
couutered ln the efforts 20 obtain relief was the
lack of coordination among the departments con-
trolling the streets and fhOroughfares- a resoIu-
don favoring the amendment OF the CITY el,Al
providing for the establishment or cenuaL CITY
department Of streets, which should controI tne
highways. was referred 10 the committee
President AIcAneny also said that the condiuoh
Dt the streets was due 20 the lack OF co-oFolnaOH
kmonggdepaEtments ana the shifting OF the respon-
sSlings OF the Academy OF Medicine sald ti.a'
organization would consider at its next Ineeils 'o
proposition OF recommending the appointment OF an a..
kIpert committee 10 study conditions ana ISfHhIe ISfh
90 the Mayor Mrs. Josephine x Reddins, OF e e.e
WOnlan's Municipal League, said mat oul oi ~. H.
hundred postal inquiries. only dozen repoI'Su '4''
conditions were satisfactory 80. ..oo,a+ior
f. 3. Deberard Of the Merchants Assosla'ue' ~
Faid that despite the recommendations OF 49,. tI.e
port made IN 1903 there had been no iinpf0
There was no attempt the part OF tIle
President or Highways Department 20 loSe u Ia
tractors to keep the paVements repaired rs @ SLi
ahe MAYORS Street Control Commission MouIu 80 -
tinus until the opportunity was oHeIeo 1" 'fi-
before a charter revision Comugtttee- .. ,7
The CITY now has in effect SIX mayors, l s-'lG
AR Deberard. IT i've borough presidents e',l
has n little ma shine Of his own when ne IllS -
please himself and thu Mayor has no J9rlSoc'tUil @
~ mower 10 shape their policies. IheE don Ctllt
SEhsf the Mayor saws thinks nor " hat ne lto-
ole think for the people can't get at theh the WY
thev can get at the Mayor. -.
THE Rev Thomas 4. Slcer satd he thought 1Hst 1t
che Commissioners Of Accounts should look INTO tne
paving contracts and the obligations OF the ooh-
tractors 10 keep them in repair -, 60
Tr s. A K0pf advocated a training school Iof
fVreepers similar that for the ponce anu III
Sner 'sTf.e Ignorance u soma OF The SWeepefs Is
SnaryeIlous," lie said. y have seen them sweep
directly in the wind. scattering the oirt an over
w w. Niles, of the Automobile cub of -eheIlSa' 10
ALTON He said that he did not think much ol tI.e
S1rser4 investigation Of the Commissioners OF Ac-
Counts and regarded II as a factonal investigation