Show By L L. L L L. L STEVENSON What kind of noise annoys not an oyster but a hotel guest has been ferreted ferreted ferreted fer fer- out and put on record writ record writ written ten not the kind that goes into a phonograph phonograph-by by the New York Hotel Hotel Hotel Ho Ho- tel association According to James JamesA A A. A McCarthy l executive secretary 20 different city sounds displeasing to the ears of visitors have been I listed in accordance with their nuisance nuisance nuisance nui nui- sance rating To that seven more which could not be graded precisely have been added for good measure or something The sounding of automobile automobile auto auto- mobile horns heads the catalogue and right next come fire engines Then follow noises from signal devices devices devices de de- de- de vices on automobiles buses and street cars the creation of loud and excessive noises in connection with the loading or unloading of any vehicle vehicle vehicle cle and the opening or destruction of bales boxes crates and the like The fifth aggravation cited is the sudden application of brakes and the sixth the use of overloaded vehicles vehicles vehicles ve ve- causing unnecessary grating grinding and rattling Proceeding in the order as given Police radio cars radios in waiting taxicabs the operation of radios phonographs and amusement instruments between between between be be- tween 11 p p. p m m. and 7 a a. a m. m altercations altercations alter alter- r- r of taxicab drivers jockeying jockeying jockey jockey- ing for position in feeder lines loose manhole covers the shouting and crying of peddlers hawkers and venders the discharge of exhaust from steam engines stationary engines engines engines en en- gines o a or motor vehicles without mufflers mufflers flers and the racing of motors while garage employees are tuning them up The sixteenth item if you have followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed this far is the keeping of animals animals animals ani ani- mals or birds that disturb the repose repose repose re re- re- re pose of persons in hotels Then follow the erection excavation demolition demolition demolition de de- de- de or repair of buildings between between between be be- tween the hours of 7 a a. a m m. and 6 p. p m. m the use of any loud speaker or others other instrument for attracting attention attention attention at at- to any performance show or sale or display of merchandise the use of mechanical loud speakers on trucks or other vehicles for advertising purposes and lastly the blowing of steam whistles attached to any stationary boiler Now for the seven other city sounds unpleasant to the ears of hotel guests Soap-box Soap orators organ organ organ or or- gan grinders whistles of apartment house doormen signalling taxi drivers drivers drivers ers roller skating on sidewalks stray cats pushing of hand trucks over the sidewalks and noises made by public utility company employees employ employ- ees engaged in night work Taking it all in all the is quite a complete list There have been some omissions however For instance those jolly city employees who bang ash cans on the sidewalks while the city sleeps and exchange merry quips while seeing if they can bounce steel off concrete Maybe May May- be the they dont don't engage in this diversion diversion diversion diver diver- sion in the vicinity of ot hotels But they do within hearing of apartment house dwellers Then thel thE theiu o are the subways Hotel Hotel Hotel Ho Ho- tel guests may not take them into account but what with the pounding of trains the banging of turnstiles and other ear disturbances the subways subways sub sub- ways account for no little noise As a matter of fact I often w wonder won wonder won won- n- n der how the gentlemen or or the ladies ladies la la- dies if the B. B M. M T T. T is taken into consideration consideration consideration con con- escape deafness with turnstiles b banging ging in their ears earsall all day 9 P Another subway bit before clos closing g. g On the walls of ot our living room are four sets of two lights each Never when the switch is thrown do all all eight come on We Ve are arc not conscious conscious conscious con con- of vibrations from the subway subway subway sub sub- way which runs not under but bui in front of the house but these tremors jar the bulbs loose in their sockets And I guess most New Yorkers are unconscious of noise also unless it is an extremely noisy noise Bell Syndicate Service |