The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-07
poll THEATRE
BUILDING HELD
TO Be PERFECT
Commissioners Say Its
Construction Is Most
Modern
Manager Poll Seeks to Punish
Persons Circulating NAL
iGions Report

That malicious persons are seeking
to injure him and in his interests IN
this city is the statement made today
by S. T.. Poll, the theatrical masnate,
following an Investigation of rumors
prevalent here that his new theatre
building had been condemned as un-
safe. Mr.. Poll, in giving a statement
to the press. declared that he is tax
ing legal steps to attempt to run down
the perpetrator. or perpetrators, of
the story. and prosecution will follow
an Identification.
Mr.. .Poh's statement, with an in
dersenent by the building inspectors,
follows: -. asss ...5.Sz =;
Editor, The Farmer:
s There has Just come to my atten-
ton rum or said to be widely cir
eulated in your city, relative to my
Bridgeport theatre. This rumor.
I am informed, is to the effect that
nay new theatre building has been
condemned by the city authorities.
Such a report is, on the very face
of it, a deliberate and premeditated
falsebood, circulated, I am forced to
believe, by malicious persons who
might seek tezinJure me and nay in
terests in your CITY,. It is a wilfuI
nisstatement, without the slightest
seublance of truth.
My new theatre building was erect
6Q at an lSBOIIl Gus cOSI 1t 10 -CG44e
structed throughout of steel, concrete
and brick, in. the manner approved by
the leading architectural and engt-
neering authorities of our country.
I have just received from Mr.. D.
NJ. Rowland building inspector for
Bridgeport, a statement as to the con-
structfon and present condition of my
theatre building. = It is appended to
this coTnnnunIcation and should an
swer, better than may write, ths
runner that has been ctrculated in
your city As will be seen IN the APP
pended letter, Mr. Rowland is most
positive of his assertions as to the
modernness of construction of the
building from every point of view.
= Permit me to thank you for this
opportunity of setting at rest; through
the columns 1ofe your worthy publica-
ton, this absolutely. unfounded and
ridiculous story. With assurance that
1 always will continue to have at
heart the Interests of your city gem
orally as wen as the interests of the
amusement going p1blfc, am,
- s. T. POLL
s5afene1f b Rowland. .ss..
1de-ceh 9Th, 1919.
Mr. 81. Pof1, 81 -. -. s
New Haven, sCe.an.
Dear Sfr -
t was much surprised and grieved
by the reports relative to your new
theatre building, of which you sap-
pfised me over-the telephone .yester-.
d ay, ramely:aFhe reports relative to
the alleged settlement of your new
theatre building located on Main
street, near. Congress street, in this
city,.
After making a thorough examina-
ton of the same, in company with the
assistant building inspector, I am sat
isfied that the rumor is unfounded, as
there are no perceptible defleetions
whatever The foundations are in
tact and there lis no settlement that
appears in any portion of the outside
walls or foundations of columns. All
of the superstructure, above the foun-
dations shows no mark of settlement
whatever.
Should you so desire, you may feel
at liberty to publish this communities
tomas part of any statement you
may make relative to the rumors of
which you have spoken.
With assurances of my continued
best wishes, I am,
Yours sincerely,
D. M. ROWLAND,
Building Inspector. <
C. THOMAS BURNS,
Assistant Building. Inspector.