The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-30


entity OF Fourteenth avenue aud
Madison street are strenuously pro-
testing against the existence OF "A
billboard erected at that corner a
week ago. The obnoxious structure
was placed there without their con
sent and according tu Mrs. J G
Nichols. who owns two houses az
14ia and I'M Fourteenth avenue.
one % her tenants Is threatening Go
move ont ON account % the exist
ence Of the nuisance.
Not only persons who own fine
homes In the neighbofhoOd but J.
A. Slaxik. and the owners ef half
q dozen other grocery stores aud
business establishments on the cor
ner opposite the signholrd. are pro-
testing against the outrage The
elty officials have been appealed 70.
but Ia vain They have expressed
untold sympathy Tor the irate prop
erty owners. but when they have
been asked 60 90 something %
abolish the nuisance. they have
thrown up their hands
They have even some 80 Tar a. %
eonHdentlallv advise the complain
ants "a emulate Garry Nation IN en-
forciuE their rights. This they
could safely do because they D.
lIeved the people would not resort
g. such radical measures However
the adjacent property owners have
alreEdy begun the circulation ~
petition FOR presentation 10 the
beard ~ works. it Is said. and u 70
also Is ignored. the EXPLOITS u The
Kansas woman may Be put IN the
shade.
The flaming sienhoafd Is of the
.dnuhle-drcker variety. which the
council aud other city officials ap-
pear te be proud o. Il extends the
whole length Of tbe block ON the
south side OF Madison street be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth av-
eunes. besides tapping down the
side streets for considerable DIS.
tance The siKuboard monopoly
has been kind enough 10 cut hole
tn Il 50 that entrance can - had
20 a small. private barn In the same
block
Prom the residences % William
pirott and Or. b. " stevens on the
northeast and southeast corners OF
Fifteenth and Madison. respective
". a full view Of the long. kaleido-
SCOPE billboard IL obtained This
Is true 20 a less extent q other
homes on the hill
A row of houses on Fifteenth AZ.
enue gets a view % the back Instead
: af the front Of the structure. less
than A block away. The view % a
rarked triangle al the corner Is cut
en-. Two houses on Fourteenth av-
snue. one occupied By W. II. Ken
neay and the other - Mrs J g
Nichols. the owner Of both build
ings. are only $ feet from the rear
Of the ugly structure.
~The billboard - an intolsFahle
nuisance" said Mrs Nichols this
morning. hut | do not sea how
can help myself The whole neigh
horhood looks upon the affair AZ
an outrage. have protested 20 ne
board % works and n Corporation
Comnsei Gillian, but was told that
| could not protect myself. would
take the matter into court. u !
thought II would DO any good.
Il think II il an outrage 70 erect
enc Of those 4hominahle structures
IN one q the best residence sections
81 the city said DR.. stevens
some time ago the Renion hill
Improvement club protested against
such conduct In a communication
&c the council. but i doesn't seen
20 have done any good. In fact.
do not Sc Of what use the COUNSEL
has ever been in these cases
reckon that I might an well give
up AL hope Of ever abatns me
nuisance"
According To Mrs. Esther Levy
the owner of the block on which the
hillboards have been built. they VII
not be there for more than Two o.
three months A greater part 81
the same blllboards vas formerly
at the corner Of Broadway and MAD
laon streets. The board % works
MANY months ago ordered the sign
heard AZ this location 10 b torn
down. The billiard monopoly only
laughed and Il has since been there.
+. VI. Herald. the tailor who owns
The property. compelled the removal
Of the boards a few DAYS ago 10 or
der 70 build a house.
The billboard monopolists then
asked Mrs. Levy's permission TO re-
move the boads TO her property ana
Il was given Mrs. Levy said she
ald not think there would be any
objections against the siEnboaFd. as
she intended to erect house on
the property in few months. any
how she said this morning, though.
that II she had known there would