The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
HIGH FENCE ON EACH SIDE.
MI. MEsERoLE's TENANTS WE'LL
PROTECTED FROM TWO WINDS.

MF. Meserole Butlt ore 20 spite Mr. Huber,
nnd Mr.. Huber Built the other TO spite
Nfr. Messrois Nr. Hubsr's Fence on
Ground Specially DouEht Tor the Purpose.
Before Dec. 90 last tho families of Charles
Meserolc and Herman Huber lived In adjoining
Houses at 152 and 154 Linden avenue, Flushing.
On the morning of Dec. 90 Mr.. Mcscrole. his
wife, and his l4-year-old daughter moved into n
house further up the street. Two twclye.foot
rough board fences on either side OF the front
yard OF the house which Mr.. Mcserolc formerly
occupied arc the only visible signs Of anything
uncommon in the parting OF tho two families.
But everybody in Flushing has heard the story.
The Mcscrolo family and the Huber family had
a disagreement. Tho primary cause Of IL all
seems to have boon Mr.. Hubcr's 4-year.old boy,
Charlie.
One day last September Charlie Huber got
hold of q paint brush which his father had been
using and went out TO decorate the front yard
according to his own ideas. In the course of
his operations Charlie made an imprcssionist
daub on the fence post in front of Mr.. Mcserole's
yard. Mr.. Meserolo's daughter saw the boy
make the daub and told her mother, 80 that
Mr.. Meserole, on returning from a bicycle ride.
was fully informed as to what had happened.
He met Charlie and gave him q few words Of
advice and warned him to stay In his own YARD
with the paint brush. Mrs. Huber, who was
sitting at the window when this happened,
came out with a rush.
Don't you touch my boy" she said. "And
Charley, you can stay out on the sidewalk as
much as you want to. II Mr.. Meserole wants
day, and Sec, what we viii vi do" NA'i' ~
This ended the first scene. The Meseroles
waited for Monday TO como. When Il came
and Wednesday also came and went In the
same way. On Thursday, however. something
PLAIN pHiiP0f tS@t the he t sR's hPo o y ~ a II n . SEPARATE sG se.
had a common system of water and sewer pipes.
which were controlled by Mr.. Huber in his
was filling a pan with water, there was a pre-
monitory gurylo al the faucet, and then the
three plumbers left the Huber house. The
Meseroles had no water for several days, ex-
cept what they carried in. Finally Mr., Mese-
role had a plumber come around and place an
independent water CONNECTION, in his house.
The plumber charged $63.63 for his services
Mcserole had a card up his sleeve. He went
home one night. from his work at q fruit market
n this city and went out into the woodshed;
When tho Huber family awoke the next morn
ing It saw o twelye,foot fence of rough pine
boards between the two houses, extending
from the front steps to the fence, and shutting
The Moseroles and Tho Hubers kept apart
for several months. Then. on Dec. %, tho Mes,
croles procured a house further up the street
unu iuONcu outt icdNIHS Nv icn'C. ! -ico''
role soon rented his house Mt 1872 Linden aver
nue. to another family, and on Dec. 30 Mrs.
the new tenants. While she was in the house
Mr.. Huber put up n rough board fence, twelve
feet two and a half inches high. on. tho other
side OF the Meseroles' front yard. Mr.. Huber
had bought a strip of land two feet wide TO.
this, very purpose, and he had made the Mcscr-
oles' front yard look like u Zig coal bin. Mr..
Mcserole's tenants are still annoyed by the
fences, which shut out most Of the light from
their front yard.
Mrs. Huber said yesterday that unless Mr..
Meserole took down his fence her husband
would build one fifty feet high on either side
OF the yard owned by the Mcserolcs. Mr..
Mescrole said yesterday that he would never
allow his tenants to take down the fence which
he had built, because he wanted people to know
that he wouldn't be laughed at as lackin ! back
bone. There the matter stands.