Evening journal., 1921-09-14
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OF new CASTLE
Council Passes Ordinance
Regulating Erection of
Billboards
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TO THE STRAND
Special to The Evening Journal.

Council. in special session last night,
with Charles Dougherty. president;
James Hance, Charles Klingmeyer.
william Kee and william Weggen-
man present, passed on third read
ing an ordinance regulating the cree
ton and maintenance OF bill boards
within the city limits Representa-
lives OF the Cusack Billboard Com
pany and Of the Hessler Billboard
Company were present and opposed
the ordinance. They promised 10
remove three Objectionable bill
boards and not erect any more be-
fore the next meeting Of City Coun-
ell. II the council would defer action
m the matter until the first Tuesday
evening OF October. when the next
meeting will be held, TO give them
an opportunity 10 change one sec
ton
The members thought as the ac-
ton in the matter had been deferred
now for over six weeks, It should be
disposed Of When the vote was
called for President Dougherty and
Councilmen Kee, Klingmeyer and
Weggenmann voted in the affirma-
tive. and Councilman Hance voted in
the negative. The ordinance became
effective Immediately and the three
billboards affected. one at Fifth and
fremont streets. and two on Sew
snth street. were ordered removed.
The ordinance provides that no
billboards shall be erected in the
residential section OF any street in
the city limits without first obtain
Ing the consent Of the residents and
property owners Of the section af-
fected. II further provides that all
billboards. 20 which objections were
made previous 10 their completion,
heretofore erected, shall be removed,
providing the objections were made
10 council.
The residential section Is inter
preted in the ordinance as meaning
sections where the majority Of the
buildings are occupied as residences.
The ordinance requires an annuai
fee Of s. for all billboards costing
800 or less. and a fee Of $40 for
those costing more.
No billboard shall be more than
Is feet high, and there shall be a
distance Of three feet between the
bottom Of the board and the ground
and Il shall not be erected closer
to the building line than it is in
height
A penalty Of a $40 fine shall be
imposed upon conviction for any
violation Of the ordinance by the
mayor. Each day the board is al
lowed 10 remain after being declared
erected illegally, shall constitute Z
separate offense and a fine shall BE-
assessed for each day II remains
after conviction.
A representative delegation o
property owners. headed by Philiil
ID. Laird. John r. Taylor and Fran
els n. Buck. personally presented 4
request for the resurfacing OF Th'
Strand. The matter was referred
10 the street committee with powei
10 act. as was a similar request foi
improvements to Third street.
This thoroughfare is now paveC
with cobble-stones. The delegation
requested council not to remove tn
cobbles or disturb the road-bed. bu
sweep the street and coat Il with
layer Of large and then one Of small
stone. adding a tar-oil binder The
desire TO see the effects Of this kinl
Of street construction. II was salt
that the two squares of this stree
would cost the city less than $4Ol
4 to construct II was the opinion o
those present that it would last long
2 tr than the new macadam or con
crete street.
4 John +. Taylor announced 4
i Council that a steam roller for us
,n the street improvement could b'
iecured without cost.
Following the council meeting sew
ral business men and former cit
bmcials held an informal conferenc
N the post office, at which the pro
4 posed improvement Of Sixth stree
vas discussed. This subject the
declared would be brought up at tn
4 iext meeting Of council. II is said
Il council has not the funds TO max
he improvements or open this stree
through the Janvier farm to tn
Wilmington Road. The new bridg
,ver the dyke. having been complet
4 ID by the Levy Court, residents fee
II however It should be opened to traf
81 ic.
The material for the filling Of thi
treet, according to a business mar
Who attended the conference. woul
iost the city nothing, it having bee
In Iffered by the management OF tn
Penn Seaboard Steel Corporation'i
8: one argument for the proposed i'm
S irovement Is that Il would give EN-
III ployment 10 a number OF men no'
lut Of work.
II was stated that II somethin
vas not done in a short time tn
ift of land through the Janvie
arm would probably be withdraw
III Chandler II. Gebhart has state
III hat II this street is improved an
Ill Ipened he would make extensiv
HI improvements 10 his property q
|X hxth and Delaware streets, thereh
|# living the city an increased asses'
"a nent. Several other property Owl
RS declared their intentions Of mai
ng similar improvements and this
hey believed the city would be we
elmbursed for any improvement
made.
The petition in circulation for n
pening of this street. Is being we
eceived by the public. It wa
through the efforts OF James {
haw, former Levy Court Commii
soner from this district, that II
Jew concrete bridge was constructe
wer the Dyke. His understandin
the time was that council woul
pen Sixth street.
James T. Eliason, OF the ]. T. an