Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-05
GARAGE GEOGRAPHY
RAISES A RUCTTON
Sixtieth and Washington Avenue
+ Neighborhood Opposes 'Fliv-
YER Haven Under Porch
COMMUNITY ROW BREws
when is a garage a rarase7

When is a garage a garage7
Is a garage, technically speaking.
garage when it occupies the space under
the front porchy
This is the question that has precipttated
the ncighborhood around Sixtieth street and
washington avenue into a community row
that threatens to disrupt entirely the peace
tul sentiments formerly harbored among the
neighbors.
Jacc7 Allen, Of 6o2E Washington avenue.
IL the storm center Of the Tight; Il Is he
VINO answers In the negative to the uues-
tlon. He Gays that n garage Ia not a
garage when II lies quietly under the front
porch. His ueighbors are just as strongly
IN the Affirmative they say TINT It makes
no difference whether the shelter for
"hlvver' ls n slat-collar or a cpal-buclSet. a
garage is a'garagc, just like pigs Is pigs"
Unjust accusation" says Mrs Allen.
our car is not 'hlvvcr' Besides why
shouldn't we do as we are dolng2 There
are no restrictions against taking an auto
mobile in the house. ! can take II upstairs
and give IL a bath II want to. can't IL"
~ garage Is as welcome here as the
smallpox chant the nelghbors In chorused
reply. What other kind Of car could
be taken upstairs for q bath but a
'niyver7"
When the houses In the nelEhborhood
were built restrictions were placed on their
occupancy. Inefe were to he no stores,
mercantile establishments were to be
banned and the inhabitants OF the territory
bounded by Fifty-ninth street Catharino
street and Cobbs Creek Park were to live
In quiet equaled only by the inhabitants
of ''Pomandcr Walk" Only the eye sore"
was to be absent.
All this was done according to schedule
for the years past until the day before
Thanksgivlng-W Wednesday OF last week to
he eNact-the ttoplan spell was broken
Up In front OF the house Of Mr.. Allen drove
three teams with feverish haste the men
Jumped down and began to burrow in the
brown earth like human moles. The dirt
flew and so did the quiet Tempers of tlm
neighbors were on the keen edge as they
watched the work progress.
stop this outrage!" several protested to
the police.
Sorry, but II Ia impossible They have
permit" replied the buecoat.
Nothing is impossible" said some Of
the indignant residents. unconsciously re-
peRting the words spoken to a French sol
der by Napoleon more than n hundred
years ago.
Nothing is impossible" they repeated
and went to the courts Clarence Slegel
builder OF the houses and Dorothy l. Tay-
lor OF 6O27 Washington avenue. petltoned
for an Injunction against the building The
hearing was scheduled for yesterday, but
postponed.
In tho meantime residents opposed to the
building OF tho garage, which Ia progress.
ing rapidly. are asking numerous questions
as to what 1t will lead to II not stopped,
"If garage Is permitted, why not sta
bles?" asked one today II prefer horses
TO machines and, therefore. don't see why
can't build stable"
quite true quite true" murmured an
other. And then, TO remedy the trouble,
there will have to be a tnshop to supply
the automobiles with missing parts 1t
seems as though II might be quite an an
noyance. But | think | may safely predict
that II will cost Mr.. Allen considerable
money for his sympathy for that car
And the trouble has Just started