Evening journal., 1906-10-16
NO RELIEF
FROM BILL BOARD
Street and Sewer Department
Cannot Help Indignant
Owner
TOO MANY POLES ERECTED


All the offices in the new p. B. and ".
building at Water and French streets.
have been equipped with a patent appu-
ance for purposes Of ventilation. The ap.
paratus enables the occupants TO keep
each office well supplied with fresh air
without being subjected to the cold air
Redress against twelve-foot bill board
erected on the Dunn property near Elev-
enth and Madison streets, was whae
George Russell sought this morning from
the Street and Sewer Department.
AIR. Russell declared that years ago
long before there was a streot there a
lamp had been placed to light the rear
OF the lots on Eleventh street.
This light Is the ono which the bill board
recently erected cuts on. The yards Of
The Russell and adjoining property are
thus deprived OF the lighting which they
! formerly received and these owners an.
Piled 90 tho Street and Sewer Commits
sioners for some nelp and protection.
Commissioners John T. Gray explained
10 Mr.. Russell that II the bill board was
erected on the property Of the Dunn's
no matter how high It went in the air
Dunn had legal right to build Il. And
mucn as the commission regretted tho
piodicament IN which the other property
lholdors were placed the board was power.
less to do anything.
Lamps were for street lighting, not back
yard lighting and no matter whether at
one time the light had been put up FOR
the purpose OF lighting hack yards tho
fact remained that h was now on tho
street and 80 long as the bin board did
not interfere with the lighting OF the
street the board could do nothing.
Mr.. Russell thought that II any serious
accident. damage or loss to the property
holders there took place because of the
shutting on OF the light and the great
crowds assembling in that neighborhood
at the roller rink they could sue the city.
Commissioner Gray however upset
even that hope by saying that redress, Il
any. would be obtained from the owner
OF the property having the bin board.
Samuel II. Baynard. Jr.. requested the
board 20 erect an arc light at Eighteenth
aud Monroe streets. The request was re-
I. ferrcd TO the street commissioner for in
vestigation. There Is no arc light in thai
section between Woodlawn avenue and
the park
Upon the application OF the citizens Il
that vicinity the Street Commissioner VA
Instructed by the board to erect an ar,
e or incandescent light at Seventh and
= Douglass streets.
e Notification will he sent to the Phiia-
e dclphia- Baltimore and Washington Rail-
e road 10 equip the tunnels where tho ele-
y waited crosses tho city streets with cleo
= trio lights az once.
y The repairing OF a sidewalk on Four
tocnth street between Broome and Rod
e ncy streets. was referred to the street
4 commissioner for action. as was also the
. placing Of an arc light on Thirtieth
street near the spealkman Supply Com
: panys plant.
Charles c. Kurtz, on behalf Of the Wal
mington Light, Power and Telephone
Company requested permission OF the
board TO erect poles on Rodney street
y between Pennsylvania avenue and Eiev
' erth street and on Thirteenth street be
tween King and French streets.
When the request was presented Com
Il missioner Gray declared: "This compan,
came here and talk conduit and doinl
n away with overhead wires before they 60
n this franchise. Now they are putting u
3 more poles than the city ever had. l wi
= not vote in favor OF this request bein
D, granted"
.e When 1t came to voting on the reques
j. Mr.. Gray refused to vote.
s. Mr.. Kurtz personally appeared befor
e. the board a few minutes later with
l. copy Of the esattle ordinance regardini
g electric signs which he handed to TN
" commissioners for future use n the tint
- should come when a similar ordinanc,
should be needed here.
= Mr. Gray took occasion to remind Mr.
H. nu.'1 OF 'ne NUMBER o. po'es gong ui