The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
BUILT SPITE FENCE
BETWEEN HOUSES
West End Residents Fall Out
Over Windows and Part
Company.
BARRIER OF TIN AND WOOD
Selph and CARRIER Take Turns in
Heading Off Neighbours
View.
BARRIER OF TIN AND WOOD

houses OF warning families. are not
uncommon in fiction. but in roal lifo
they are scarce 1t is still more rare
when both parties to the dispute build
separate fences the more to show tho
contempt they mutually feel for each
other.
1ot this has happened in Richmond
and during the past few days the dual
fence has been the show place OF the
city. Hundreds of people daily jour
| ney 10 the spot, on West Beverly street,
where two two-story fences between
houses built within a few inches of
each other present II most remarkable
spectacle.
OF course. each party TO the affair
is hrmly convinced that he Is in the
right and that the other was wrong
Each has his coterie Of friends to con
dole with him on the outrageous be
havior OF the other
First Ground.
The first OF the two houses was that
CT Collin NJ. Selph. secretary and treas
urcr of the Southern Pine Covering
Company, Inc. He erected a neat two
story home on his lot at 1921 Beverly
street, short distance west of the
boulevard. It is painted yellow. By
! itself 1t would not he unattructive
l.
toNicatinE liquor. lie bought twenty
live feet immediately east of the Selph
nome and prepared his plans for build
ing. 1t Is said by the Selphs who
talked freely enough about the matter
yesterday with IL reporter for The
\ Times Dispatch. that Mr.. Carrieri want
ed walkway left between the houses,
| on the property OF Mr.. Selph hut that
! the latter was unwilling to give IN his
ground for this purpose
Then. it appears, Mr.. Carrieri wanted
10 put seven windows in the side of
ms house next to the Selph home Mrs
Selph uid not want Carriers gazing
into her domestic affairs through seven
vantage points. and objected strenu-
| ously. She and her husband made all
sorts or propositions To the newcomer
including proposals that he get a lot
elsewhere but, they say, all were re-
Jected by MIR. Carrieri, who knew ex-
actiy what he wanted. where he wanted
~, now he wanted ii and where he
proposed to have IT,
SO he put up his house. also of two
stories. at 3019 Beverly Street. and
painted 1t n vivid green. Also he nut
| IN the seven windows, making seven
viewpoints of the Selph home
Built II Tin Fence.
Then MIR. Selph got busy. He Sc
cured prices on various kinds of mate
rial, and finally decided on corrugated
TN. He put up stout posts on the line
between the two properties, at the front
ana rear ends of the houses These ex-
tended to the very ton of tho ,nnn,.
windows in the Carrierl house 10
these posts he nailed neatly red painted
strips OF tin. by no possible mcons
can any view of anything except cor
| rugated metal be obtained from any
window on the west side OF the Carl
or mousse 1t is solid wall and most
potent OF all, Mr.. Carricri had built ca
close TO the line that the tin is right
'Sa,hst me windows. practically ex-
GUIDING light and air.
When the work was comnletad h..
MT Sclph, MIR. Carrieri went out to look
At II. lie examined il carefully. Then
lie politely knocked on the Selph door
ana was met by the head of the house
he inquired.
81 am replied Mr.. Selph
Ihen I'll start" said Mr.. Carrleri
Separates Lots Entirely.
tAtchocd the post system to the
'front.' fence, right on the street. TO
it. from moat TO battiements bc no;,aI
rough unsghtly boards For eight or
Ten feet from the ground these orn
CicSe together, excluding all view from
me SclDh house to the eastward hut
iurther up tho boards are irregular
win wide gaps and ragged edges no
centuating tho horror OF the entire
structure. Then he proceeded tn tbc
back yard, where he did the same
'hlhE right out to the rear alley. though
not so nigh as in front. The result is
complete two-story fence hctu,aa,
tne iots, from street to alley. No nos
s'oie communication can be held he
/ tween the houses save by C;atlinl, gun
I n Jap on one side and an American on
! INC other would be safe from each
other.
me worst is yet to como. according TO
LOUIS Carrieri who. at his saloon CO.,
/ west Broad Street, lid last night thai
/ ms brother has bought the vacant lot
ADJOINING the Selph home on the west.
anu VIII build there tall high house,
! so as 10 entirely cut Off the light on
| hoth sides from his enemies