The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
Property Owners Up in Arms
Against Calling Thoroughfarc
Camp Jackson Avenue.
APPEAL TO MAYOR WELLS.
Petition Asks Chief Executive to
Not Sign Bill Until Holders
of Real Estate Have
Hearing.

The property owners on Lindell avenue
from Charming to Grand avenues are up in
arms against the proposed changing of the
name Of Iindell avenue to Camp jackson
avenue.
AS an evidence of their indgnity the own
ers Of property have filed remonstrance
with Mayor Wells asking that he withhold
his signature from the bill until the pro-
testing petitioners have chance to express
their views
1t fs claimed that the first intlmatioh
given regarding the changing OF the name
Of the street was the announcement IN the
press that the Council and House had
passed the bill authorizing the change
A protest was Immediately prepared and
circulated among the property owners who
attached their signatures to the document
I'VE would not have objected so streru-
ously to the proposed change" said t. j.
Lonergan of No. 1858 Lindell avenue "if we
had received a chance to voice our se:.d-
ment in the matter.
1.-THE bill seems to have been railroaded
through both branches Of the Municipal
Assembly. and the first thing we heard OF
it was that the measure had passed both
houses. Another thing, we believe 1t will
pe uduldSlllS 10 property Interests.
The protest was circulated yesterday, and
every property owner who could be seen
placed his signature to the document. at the
same time expressing himself in strong Ian
guage against the change.
1t was stated last night that the protest
had been filed with Mayor Wells. and that
the Mayor had been requested by Corwin
H. Spencer to not sign the measure until
the property owners had an opportunity to
explain their reasons for Directing to the
proposed change.
PETITION TO THE MAYOR.
1t isn't the changing Of the name to Camp
Jackson that is particularly objected to. for
the majority Of the property holders, 1t
seems. like that name. but It Is on general
principles that the objection is made.
Nicholas NJ. Bell, who owns property on
Lindell avenue, states that the change in
name will greatly depreciate in value all the
property on Lindell avenue from Claiming
to Grand avenues Mr.. Bell terms the
proposition an injustice.
Among the property owners who have de-
nounced the proposed change are: Captain
Joseph Arson. ]. W. Harrison. John Hogan,
Horace Stone. R. NJ. Collins. R. H. Bernard,
Abe slupsky and Charles Sonnemann, all Of
whom own valuable property on Lindell
avenue east of Grand avenue. Others who
have signed the protest express the same
views.
I'VE object to the proposed change" said
one of the property holders last night, DE
cause 1t is unjust. The matter came up be-
fore the Municipal Assembly without any
publicity whatever. None Of us knew any
thing of 1t until it was announced in the
papers that the bill making the change had
passed both houses.
Mayor Wells has been asked to withhold
his signature until he hears from the prop
erty owners.
1.-THE street only year ago was recon-
structed by the property owners at a great
expense, and believe that all the costs Of
this improvement have been paid.
1--WE have secured the signature Of nearly
every property owner on the street to the
protest and l do not believe Mayor Wells
will decline to give US the proper consider
alton"
Although the measure has passed both
houses it is not yet law, and that is why
the property owners have protested to
Mayor Wells. The bill was once killed in
the House and afterwards reconsidered and
passed. yet it Is claimed that If the Mayor
vetoes it there Is still chance for 1t being
forever killed.
It was said last night that members Of
both the House and Council have stated
since the measure was passed that II they
had known that there would have been
protest they would have voted and even
worked against the passage of the measure
Tho property owners are waiting with
much anxiety the action Of Mayor Wells,
for upon his action depends largely its final
disposition.