New-York tribune., 1901-04-21

Council at the request OF many prominent citizens.
and l have the promise of the Committee on
Streets and Highways that the ordinance will be
reported favorably by Tuesday"
President Guggcnhemer gave to reporter of
The Tribune a copy Of the proposed ordinance,
which is contained in short sections. as fol-
lows
First-The owner, Of each corner lot in the city
be hereafter erected shall afx to each of the walls
which form the Of such building. at the
abov twenty feet W above the level OF the Sidewalk
and six inches from the corner OF such building. a
sign containing the name. number or designation
Sccond-Said sign shall have letters FIVE inches In
height. and shall be Of such uniform size and de.
sign shall be directed by the ComnIisston'r Of
Supplies Of the city of New-York.
obstructed bv anv shed awning or other structure
Fourth-Every owner Of building on corner
provisions Of this ordinance shall pay penalty OF
not less than g more than so for each offence.
ciously destroy pull down. ohlitcrate or defacc any
ne Of nof % es @ thon So for er such osmce 0'
Sixth-An ordinances of the former municipal or
New-York regulating the attiXng Of nemes OF
streets on buildings, ana al other ordinances or
parts thereof inconsistent herewith. are hereby re-
Seventh-This ordinance shall take effect sixty
days after its approval by the Mayor.
The request for such an ordinance was signed by
rearly two hundred business and professional men
OF the city, including John f. Parsons. NJ. D. Bah
cock. j. Bayard BackuS, + X. SturBeS, :. w.
Knevals 3. Aymar Sands. Alfred e. Marng.
James w. Perry. William Sloane. Z. S Benedict.
Charles NJ. Bergstresser, William s. Hubbell.
Henry y. Corwth Robert a. Inch. A. Parker
Nevin. Frederick Billings, Alexander Maj sland.
George p. Nichols. Adam Campbell Edward Cros-
by Doughty, Captain J. Alfred Chard. c. r. Blake
man. William Osborn Curtis, Thorburn Reid. John
Mckay. Thomas e. Greacen George Munro. Will
lam D. Barbour, William II. Wheelock, Daniel
Parish. jr.. l.. Duncan Bukey Gherardi Davis,
Edwin Corning, Edwin r. Lancaster and Thomas
j. Barbour.
In the petition received by Mr.. Guggenheimer
appeared the following:
walks the streets of this great metropolis that II Is
next 10 impossible for a stranger to find the names
fortunate enough to encounter a policeman or
with the locality. The old custom of placing the
names Of the streets on the houses standing on
lamps located at the junction Of the various streets
This was fairly satisfactory. so long as the gas
of electricity has superseded the old gas lamps in
and in many cases. where they have not been re-
moved the lamps and the bands containing the
frequently so dnapidated TO be of service.
and we know Of no suitable sign that can be used
an electric light pole.
Among the letters received by The Tribune last
week commencing its course In calling attention
TO the need of more street signs. by DR..
Elmer Lee. containing the following:
One looks in vain for friendly street signs. Street
Of q book Street signs are fundomentai E redp"ire
ment for cities, and New York in the state
hard to understand even by an old New-Yorker.
Another writer argues that the signs should be
at the street corners not houses for the benefit
OF nearsghted persons. Another writer declared:
Our city authorities who squander, misappropriate
and waste so much of the taxpayers money surely
could spare some to name and number the streets
so people could see them and not be misled.