Show v nOME HOME T 1 i ALPS ELDS I II i I DECRY THE WOODEN FENCE ENCE Many Cities Are Working for the Abo Abo- floor of What hat I Is Gener Generally lIy Called I I a Nuisance b I. I War Is being de declared ared upon the thew w wooden wooden od nj tIght fences which disfigure the back yards and alleys of so many cities Such fences are declared de de- de dared to be time honored d breeders of fires crime and disease and officials om ofil- dials of of the health police po and fire departments departments departments de everywhere are urging that they be prohibited by law The wooden fence probably came Into use when lumber was cheap and privacy seemed attainable by this thi sort of screen But with the building of rows of two and three-story three and even hl higher her dwellings privacy is invaded by the eye of the neighbor In the upper s' s story and is no longer a valid excuse for the evils vils promoted by the wooden i fence Statistics show an unusually high percentage of ot serious fires in localities where the wooden fences abound Afire A Afire Afire fire starting in one block may easily be carried through a whole block bya bythe by bythe a the fences These fences also are area a great hindrance hindrance hin hin- drance to the police They prevent the proper inspection of a neighborhood neighborhood neighbor neighbor- l' l hood serve as screens screens behind which crimes can be in safety and supply hiding places for tor burglars and sneak thieves while waiting their opportunity to break into into nto houses Other charges charges' in the the indictment of the wooden fence are that it is unsightly un un- t r sightly that it encourages the accumulation accumulation t of disease-breeding disease rubbish j and that it shuts ot off the light and air from what would otherwise be attractive tive for for chi children ren |