The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-03
kline BROS,
POSITION ON
BUILDING Line
NIGHT. HAVE GONE FOOT FUR.
THEIR OUT ON MAIN STREET
AND ARE ON SAME LINE AS
OTHER IMPORTANT BUILDINGS

Kline Bros. issued the following
statement today, relative to the pro-
posed change in building line on Main
street, covering the block in which
their store is located. This is the
first utterance from Kline brothers on
this subject. Their position briefly
stated is that they have built out to
the building line given to them by the
CITY engineer, and that they are not
as far out as the Meigs Building, the
Security building and others.
: They assert that If Kline Bros. are
put back all must be put back. The
statement is as follows:
I'm regard to all the newspaper
notoriety our new building front has
been receiving, through 1t all we kept
silent in the hopes that right would
assert itself Articles have been ap-
pearing, apparently placing us in the
light of having extended our building
over the lire.
"Before any building was started
the city engineer gave US and laid out
on the pavement the building line and
had we built out to what was actually
our perfect right to, our building
would be out almost a foot further
than it is now.
'It is true that the Public Library
sets back, but that was no fault of
the Russell property on our south
side. The building line to which we
built is a legally established line and
is the one that the Meigs Building and
Security Building is built out to. And
to conform to this line the fronts of
and Tea store are brought out. This
is the result of new buildings being
erected and naturally taking advan-
tage of their rightful land.
IF the city decided to widen the
street from State street to Congress
street with the idea or accommodate
ing traffic and pedestrians, we as
citizens of Bridgeport would not stand
in the way of public Improvements.
But to single out just one short block
from John street to Bank street looks
very much like discrimination and
isn't fair or businesslike and a city
of the size of Bridgeport can't afford
to- allow itself to be drawn into per-
sonalities.
I'VE leave it to any fair minded
person who loves justice.
"Our pavement is actually 1 inch
narrower than Meigs pavement where
the traffic is the heaviest in the city
at all times.
s'If it's the intention to widen all the
way then all these buildings, the
Meigs and Security buildings must be
set back too We have gone to a big
expense to put up a handsome build
ing with the idea of enhancing the
value of the surrounding property and
we will be caused heavy financial loss
of business and rebuilding expense,
not alone the additional feet of land
the city proposes to take from US. .
DO the taxpayers want this ex-
pense, or who is it that takes delight
in .harrassing us with the idea. of
causing us needless expense and un-
fair notoriety?
I'VE haven't encroached on the line
and call attention to the fact that we
shall oppose this injustice of singing
out a single block and making new
line with the idea of forcing us back
from what belongs to us. We feel
that in justice to our patrons, our
friends and ourselves that we reply
to all this newspaper matter and ap-
peal to your sense of justice. We
came here five years ago and our
reputation as to honesty of purpose
has never been questioned and we
don't care to be put in the light of
having grabbed any land not belong
ing to us.
KLINE BROS"