The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1914-04-04
CITY NOISES.

O4Sx HOlS6S.
among the attendant discomforts of
lie In large city are the many kinds
Of ear splitting and nerve raekinR
noises. These noises vary all the way
from the loud and monOtonous calls Of
street. vendors crying their wares to the
sereech Of q steam whistle, the roar
and pound Of elevated trains, the ter
rOrizing squawk Of the auto horn and
. thousand others, all Of which are
more or less disturbing or annoying in
character. City noises, too, are not
confined to the day time alone; but
many Of them disturb the peace and
quiet Of the night when most people
are seeking rest and sleep, as restorers
Of that bodily vigor that has been used
up during long and tOilsoms day.
About every 90 often too, in Chicago,
there bursts forth q regular chorus of
loud and indignant protests from long
suffering citizens against the making
Of what they insist are unnecessary
noises. But, as q rule, after q short
season Of activity marked by much
vocal disturbance on the part Of the
protesting public, the excitement dies
out and the noises with but little, II
any abatement continue about the
same as they always have.
Il may be taken as granted by even
the most ardent advocates Of the quiet
life, that many Of our city noises are
wholly unavoidable, and therefore must
be borne; on the theory that "What
cannot be cured must be endured. ."
But It must also be conceded that in
every large city there are q great many
noises that might be greatly minimizsd
Il not abolished altogether. So It has
come to be recognized by health off,
GERS generally that the regulation Of
noise is matter worthy Of their at
tention, for the reason that both pub
he comfort and public health are af-
feeted by>it. It has also been noticed
BY those who are students Of the mani
fold phases Of city life that IS 9 city
grows in size the noises grow right
along with 1t. In fact the bigger the
town the bigger and more numerous
the noises. This Is why that within
recent years the legal suppression Of
needless noises has been given q good
deal Of attention by municipal legis-
latOrs and in many Of cur American
cities carefully thought out laws have
been enacted tending to reduce to the
minimum these admitted evils Of mod
sn city life Here are some Of the
things that have been done in Q legis-
lstfve way - bearing upon the suppress
sion Of city noises:
Baltimore prohibits between the
hours Of p. m. and & m. drum corps,
bands and other bodies blowing horns,
from using the streets; hand organs
ara tabOOed between 1890 p. N. and
San and an Sunday paradss, except
those Of military bodies, may not be
held except by permit issued by the
Police Department. Boston prohibits
ben ringing and the hawking Of wares
IN residence districts. Cincinnati for
bids the use Of advertising devices that
make . continual noise, saeh a. Whis-
tlsA bells and gongs. The city Of
Cleveland has an ordinance regulating
the location Of roller coasters and sim
1AT amusement devices and allowing
them to have music only between the
h0us Of 10 g. m and p. m. The same
ordinance also ent0reeS Q zone Of quiet
within 500 feet Of al schools, hospitals
and asy1ums and forhids the use Of
grsphophonss to attract attention At
the entrances Of moving picture thea
tres. And IN many ether cities
througAoat tie country, tie subject Of
lsgislntion against unnsesssaTy noises
has bssl taken up ana laws enacted
that are intended 70 mitigate this elaus
Of nnisanea. q 4 also pretty certain
that the movsm6nt 70 mininiss the
many distressing ana harmful noises
attsndsnt on city ne vim not end mn
81 esnditiens e g peaes and quiet
have bssn naas mnsh bsttsE elan thsy
aee = present.