New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-06
OBJECT TO NOISES
SIR Thousand Teachers Sign urs.
Rice's Petition in "a Hours.

ssc-e than six thousand teachers responded INSIDE
CT twenty-four hours 10 Mrs Isaac l. re
request for signatures to petition 10 % prs
eenfed 10 the Board OF Aldermen, asking mat
body 10 DO something about the noise nuisance
.n New York Mrs. Rice talked oeIoIe '
New York Legislative League al It's naeeHile' 9
No eaS West 5stn street yesterday, on INC ~
thst is being done by the Society Tor the sup
,,ress3on oe Unnecessary Noises, Of which she Il
president. Just 10 impress the leagneIS WIN -
necessity for such organization she Oio1e
along 8 phonograph with few OF the coll'-oH -
rarse, variety OF New York noises bottled Up siCe
a. ans let hem loose BY the time the wild ho"ls
:. ,ba - inc mr. man. the 'old clio W man ahU
.he vegetsbe man. the horn Of the scissors q
the metallic thunder Of coal going down chu'e'
and q few other noises had brought the P i0
down from the walls. every woman lneIe va
70 e-roll herself q member OF Mrs h4oe . $500.
.ez-a van. 20 enlist the women" Mrs hlce san
after she had talked of the sfeat neeo o. esNe
ing zones OF quiet around hospitals ana -.
when 1 was talking with Richard "a'SOi- -
about this work he told me by al means 10 Sc
-. -,-,,Ar.s clubs Men are too busy ne selo'
-Kyon,en have more leisure and can do more IN SUN
causes , A. ;,,ia
women are the pauper sex objected MIS- i -nS
17evereux Blake I'VE have no money ho VIZ
sn5 no influence. What can We DO!
we can complain" said Mrs Rice one OF tl-o
.ssnps cor which the Society for the Suppfe Ss-'
q Unnecessary Noises was organized was 20 80
s.s -.errle not TO suffer silence II you re pee
.s - a noise send a complaint TO the Police
Tee,a-tp,ent or 10 DR.. Darlington, or the May %
marshal. People don't kick enough Nhvh We 'a,l
:. 80 Police DEPARTMENT about New YORK C--i'S
~s.rv noise they tell US But no complaints are
.esx,e5- Keep at the officials, and something "'-i
be done =, ID -,r,4es+e7
one woman arose 70 say that she hao pio'e
,,,,5 and long in regard sl3reklng car me llaI
.s har home Every time a car strikes 'l-e
- al rhe corner where my home STANDS sii0
sei6 IT screeches 'Whee-ee-ee! in way that goes
-s-o,,sf ron like & jagged knife We coTnp! -l
= - cornnanv and a was sent 10 sTeass@'140
.os E4s creased them for two weeks, then gave
=. IN and The cars are screeChing worse thah ever
1Va'va complained in every quarter, ana II ooes o
coed" - :, E-,b
II know three people owning houses IN '.tI
z--se+ and each Of those houses Is advertised IoI
..1a5re Owners can't live in them because o. 'I1e
noise in the Streets said Dr. Harriet hea1llise
.T.va a rstient DYING with cancer IN DARK room
- +ba ebafr of a beautiful Broadway apartment
to,se I've had TO move her out OF her sunny
front MON because she coUldn stand the noise q
nc greet outside There isn't man or woman III
New York who isn't suffering more or less from
s,,-astheria all because OF the horrible noises te
cain and cornmotion Of New FORK lie
i want 20 propose halo for Dr- Daring 'Ol'
sss5 one woman we live 81 Lexington avenue
and 9Th street and were distracted oy the tL1l
5s-c,,s noise the downtown cars made when they
f-,,ct the crosstovn rails. We sent in prayer TO
the Health Department 1t was hearo- ana 'Ie
nuisance was abolished