The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-30
Jcbnsetl S Brctber, All and 413 State Street,

buildings on both sTdes of it were al- ready built.
 There was nothing to prevent its be- ing done, as there was no building line east of York street on Chapel street, and few in any part of the city; and even where they were located they were frequently ignored or special permit ob- tained to have rules suspended. I called on the mayor and other ofti- cials, who approved of something being done, if possible.
 In nearly every case a front outside cellar entrance is, necessary and fre-
 quently steps beyond buildings for doorways to upper floors. Surely these ought not to be on the sidewalk devoted to public use.
 With scarcely an exception new buildings have been set back four feet, except on Chapel street between Orange and State, and where old buildings were altered and made to conform to adja- cent ones.
 It's possible a land owner can use every inch without regard to the public or adjoining property, and that only special state legislation can control it;
 and it seems as though it was time to consider the matter and see what the real condition is.
 | Our city has grown greatly of late years and sidewalks are becoming too 1 cramped for the large numbers who use them, yet encroachments are increasing | and ought not to be allowed. FTyt. ssxl tAI ,.,1 1+I
 cities, and trust, now that your atten- ton has been called to it, a general plar
 will soon be adopted so that our streets
 may have a uniform line of buildings
 especially in the central business sec. | tion.
 l If petition is granted permit for flu. | ture buildings to street lines would be | withheld, at least until special reasons could be shown.
 Respectfully yours, HENRY A. WARNER. Remarks were made by George B Martin. the president of the Union League club. William Hooker Atwood of the board of aldermen on the com- mitteeI on finance; Lawyer Richard M | Tyner and A. G. Shell. Mir Warner
 also spoke in support of his position 1 MT. Martin said that the Union League
 club had made preparations to extend
 their building to the sidewalk lines, but
 that objection had been made to it by | MT. Warner. They had obtained per init to enlarge the building and while
 there were other instances of buildings
 being allowed to come up to the line, il 1 looked as if objections were made to the proposition of the Union League to ex- tend it's lines. If they had room in the
 rear it would not make so much differ
 enee, but it would be destructive ot l their plans.
 | MT. Atwood made remarks upon the
 same lines. He thought that the Union
 League ought not to be discriminate6
 against, and that partiality ought not
 to be shown to any one owner as against
 another.
 Lawyer Tyner spoke in the same vein
 as did A. G. She'll MT. Warner spoke
 in reply and said that he had no feeling
 against the gentlemen of the Union
 League club and that he objected only on principle, and that the matter would
 eventually have to be dealt with and
 that it was only for the benefit of the
 citizens.
 There being no further remarks to be
 made, the committee went into execu-
 tive session and decided to take the
 matter into consideration and have an.
 other special meeting on Monday even. ing at 7:30.