The herald., 1897-06-03

replied the chief, "but the superintend-
ent Of buildings says that you or your
represen tatives have made a number OF
! applications. which have always been
refused"
Mrs. Shannon again entered a vigor-
Gus denial, but was finally Quieted by
her attorney. and then went on to state
that she never intended to violate the
law. and that If she did 80 It was wholly
unintentional. She disclaimed any in
tention to defy the law, and did not
intend any disrespect to the commits
eioners The building had, however, been
moved, and as nothing now remained to
be done except to put In the foundations
at the new site she hoped that permit
would be granted her, as she had ten
ant for the house as soon as it could be
put in shape, and she would like to COM
mence drawing the rent as coon as pos
sible, as this was an important consid-
Grafton.
The commissioners were evidently i'm
pressed with the earnestnese Of the lady,
and explained the law to her at some
length, illustrating the enormity of her
offense by citing the case of a former
householder who had defied the author
ity of former board under almost ex-
actly similar circumstances. THE un-
fortunate man got obstinate, which
aroused similar feelings in the breasts
OF the commissioners, with the result
that the case was taken into the courts
for settlement. Here 1t was chung up"
for six long, weary months, with the
result that the contumacious citizen was
finally ignominiously defeated at every
point. and was compelled to move the
house from the lot entirely.
Mrs. Shannon was evidently impressed
by the story. and, with the awful pros
pect of losing six months rent before
her, she again assured the honorable
board that no dicrespect was intended,
and that she was CORY she had trans
gressed the ordinance, at the same time
assuring them that it was in ignorance,
and asking. now that the mischief
had been done and no one could be in
jured, anyway, that the permit be
granted.
The commissioners were visibly af-
fected. for after discussing among
themselves for few minutes, Mrs.
Shannon was told that If she could get
a permit from the building superintend-
until such time as permit could be Sc
cured. the board would interpose no OBJ
jection-unless 1t was absolutely neces-
sary-and would take the matter under
advisement until that time.
This decision was apparently salts
factory, and Mrs. Shannon and her at
torney left the room, while the board
proceeded with business. They had
been engaged only few minutes when
the deputy building inspector and Judge
H. c. Austin appeared In state of mild
excitement. Judge Austin stated that
he had just been informed that the COM
missioners had orderd the building SUI
perintndent to issue Mrs. Shannon a
permit for moving the house, and he
wanted to know IL such was the case.
Without being presumptuous, as the
representative of such large property
owners as Messrs Story and Jones, he
wanted to enter protest. Mr.. Story
contemplated the erection OF a 10000
building, In the block, but he would not
do 80 II fire trap was permitted to be
located in such dangerous proximity
The commissioners in one voice as
sured Judge Austin that such was not
the case. when the building inspector
spoke up and said that Mrs. Shannon
had just come to his office with her at
torney and told him that the commits
sioners had ordered him to issue her q
permit He had declined to DO 30. how
(Ser. aud t01d her that she would have
70 bring written order. She wauted