Show MAYOR THOMPSON DEFENDS HI HIMSELF Declares He Is Not Violating the law by Building g New Front to toMain toMain Main Street House Any wooden building already within the fire limits may be altered or re repaired repaired repaired re- re paired in any manner approved by bythe bythe bythe the Inspector of Buildings provided d that neither Its Us area nor height be in in- in creased Mayor Thompson was asked this morning if he did not consider that he was breaking the above ordinance in a anew anew anew new front put in Hartenstein's Hartenstein's barber barbershop shop at South Main street street- and the store next door I I dont don't see how I am am he replied I I am not increasing either the area or or height of the building SI I am only putting putting putting put put- ting in a new new front which is very much nuch needed I intend to build an office block extended extended ex ex- tended from the Kahn building to the Progress block block block-a a frontage of ninety- ninety five feet feet but but some of the stores and restaurants have a two and a half years' years lease to run and I cannot do anything anything anything any any- thing until these leases expire When that happens all these thes stores will be pulled down and a handsome business block erected on their site The insurance people have objected against the new nelv front at No on the ground that the ordinance forbids the erection of frame buildings within the fire district |