Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1929, Page 17

REAT ESTATE. THE .EVENING 'RESTRICTION ON BILLBOARDS BUDY UF REA”Y ’ MAY REACH SUPREME COURT| UWN[RS FURN"NE National Real Estate Assocmtlon Holds i New Orgamzatvon Is Bemgi Sponsored by Association | | | of Real Estate Boards. Legialation has been énacted n eral States in an effort to regulate bil boards to prevent defacement of re: Owners of real estate in all the States nrn('nl ;,""‘th*n‘ s;[n'jl :flc'ur—\l b spots an e Un tates .nvw'm’ of the Union and in Canada will be |G T 1A% 1ed upon to answer the brought together in a new national question as to the right and power of organization which will enable them for | States or municipal governments to the first time to speak as a body and to | strict such advertising, according to the take action in regard to legisiative pro- National Association of Real Estate posals of importance to real e: Boards, ¥ The new organization w In regard to this problem the na- cfal division of the Natior tional organization of realtors has held of Real Estate Boards. It will draw its that the view frem a highway does not belong sclely to the individual who membership from property owners who g, solels e ) T ot vitated with any |CWNS the property along the right of one of the association's 624 member boards. A movement for the creation of special property owners divisions in every member board of the association has been under way for a number of months. Distribution of Tax Burden, Securing a more equitable distribu- tion of the tax burden has been set forth as a central objective of the new national group. The division will form | a national center and clearing house for | the study of proposed legislation, local, State and National, prefoundly affecting real estate. 1 Association way, “shacks” with bizarre advertisements may be erected, but that the community a whole also has an interest in such and bordering highways v article on real es'a Gifford of Kansas the past two years b of its outdoor advertis this subject. Biltboards Undesirable. “There is no question that billboards in purel sidential districts are highly undesirable and undoubtedly depress L . At \1gn |12nd values and prevent th It will furnish a machinery through |G Values and brevent, to which owners of real property may join Y S ello ) b more dircetly than before has been pos- | Oiord. - Billboards undoubtedy sible with the real estate boards of | should b> confined in cities to com- their communities in the movement to | mercial districts. remove present discriminations against| “.among the figst to recognize that real estate now existing in the 1aws. | unrestricted use of billboards is detr Under State tax systems, which were | mental to the community and, in fact, for the most part adopted before the to the billboard business itself has been present large growth of other forms of | tha Outdoor Advertising Association of national wealth, real estate is bearing | America, which has adopted standards s been ‘chairman ing committee, on on which billbsards and roadside | placing boards or terfere with the vi nghwaj Views Encompa<= a Com- mumty Interest. ns where they in- of natural scenic on. the association pro- or signs on rocks, pos! nees, and will not permit bil In 2 boards or signs on streets facing publi parks where the surrounding sireets are | residential. evolved regulation: boards its ing boards mu thes» This association has also covering -the kind of s can use, and exist- be made to conform to within the next five ‘mem standards years. these standards even that im- complain “Some organizations if followed Pplicitly might not fully meet the nceds Estate from the highv r[along the richt of way, of the situation, and not advertisers are members of this as- | sociation. “The National Boards held that the view sl but in part to the community. | Right to Protect Public. “To date, practically all attempts at gulation have bren aimed ab bill- Early decisions of courts in this country have held that the regulation action their many advertising is a re: use of private tates have barred billboards ir highways, declaring that this comes within the province of police power. Such control in places has been based on the theory that the courts have a right to protect the public against billboards that offend the eye as they have a right to protect the public against noises and odors. all outdoor | Association of Real 1 |trol is a violation of private property |rights, some courts have held that the erection of billboards is in fact and in intention a use of the highways and an | exploitation of the traveling _public. | Justice Trent of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in a decisiop which sus- tained a statute empowering the re- moval of billboards, if they are objec- !m'l'\hie to the sight, said: ‘dr ds not so much upon the use of privat> property as it does upon the | use of the channels of travel used by |the general public. Suppose that the owner of private property, who so | vigorously objects to the restrictions of this form of advertisement, quire that the advertiser would face the interior of the property instead of the exterior. Billboard ad- vertising would die a natural death.’ “The real dependency of billboard ad- vert g is not upon the unrestricted use of private property, but upon the unrestricted use of the public highways. 'he decision of Justice Trent, refer- red to above, billbcards as a proper exercise of the police power of the State, and other commonwealths that have ‘barred bill= boards on their highways have done so on the same basis. Regulation in Many States. “The Minnesota Supreme Court has held that the State commissioner of highways has regulatory powers over State trunk highways within as well as outside city limits'and may forbid the erection of advertising signs on_such highways. In 1924 the State highways depariment removed more than 500,000 ' STAR, WASHINGTON, - D. C.; | highways, should re- | paste his | posters upon the billboards so that they | regards the removal of | | the signs from Minnesota highways, in a campaign in _which newspapers, rail- roads, housewives and civic organiza- tions participated. At this time the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- way Co. announced that it would re- voke all permits for billboards along the road right-of-way encircling Lake Cal- houn, one of the beauty spots of Minne- | apolis. “The success of billboard advertising | “Under a rule made four years ago abolishing all advertising from State the State highway commis- sioner of Indiana recently requested political candidates to keep their posters and placards off the ‘right of way’ of State roads. In Florida in 1925 more then 20 counties wrote by-laws into their highway regulations forbidding all signs on the rights of way, which have the approval of the board of county commissioners. “In the State of Oregon, statutory provision has been made, the State highway commissioner has ruled that all advertising billboare banned from the right of w: highways within their Jurisdiction in the State. ‘Wiscol n has recently passed a law prohil ng all signs on ‘right of way,’ and thousands of billboards have that the city of Pittsburgh has a right to restrict signboards in residential dis- tricts. The South Dakota law forbids signs having a red surface of more than 20 per cent of its area. “In New York State a law was passed | in 1924 prohibiting signboards in the Adirondack Park, ‘in order to conserve the natural beauty of the park.’ Cali- fornia has barred all advertising signs SATURDA V.~ except those | while no been removed there, | The Court of Common Pleas has. held | MAY 4, 192 w"\d billboards from State highwa ince 1915. And Maine prohibits 1 billboards and signs that ‘obstruct clear vision of any ln!v'<(‘fl\l\u highway.’ or ‘prevent the safe use of the public high- Michigan, North Dakota, Ten- e and Vermont also have laws that control boards with respect to their erection near railroad grade crossings. “New Jersey, Connecticut end St Louis tax billboards in an effort to re- strain (hem and a St. Louis judge has said that ‘If a city desires to discourage | billboards by a high tax, we know of nothing to hinder.' The State Highway Board of Georgia has prohibited the placing of advertising signs along road- ways."” OBSERVE COMMUNION. At the Highlands Baptist Church communion will be observed tomorrow mornirg, and in the evening the pastor, Rev. N. M. Simmons, will preach on “The Will of the Father.” ‘The Workers’ Council will meet Tues- day evening with Mrs. East. The trus- tees will meet Wednesday evening. The same afternoon the Woman's Circle will meet with Mrs. Short, and Thursday the postponed quarterly meeting of the church. Sunday afternoon there will be a meeting of the committee on the reception of members. I’coples Congreaatlonal Church. Rev. A. F. Elmes, pastor of the Peo- ple’s Congregational Church, M street between Sixth and Seventh streets, will REAL ESTATE. 17 preach tomorrow morning on “Good | the young people’s meeting is “Ser Neligion” and administer the sacrament | a Way to Leadership.” The mont of the Lord’s supper. The theme for ' church night will be held May 9. Al,’l'l IOUGIH but 20 minutes’ drive from the center of Wash- ington, a day's journey could not land you in a more picturesque environ- ment than is a feature of Kenwood. Safely beyond the distractions of town; where peace and contentment reign in the communityship of beauti- ful homes and congenial neighbors. Kennedy-Chamberlin Development Co. 2400 Sixteenth Street Columbia 7280 in the cities of the United States an |of practice that prohibit members! *“As to whether or not billboard con- | average of 75 per cent of the costs of government, the association points out. Few Modern Assessment Systems. | *“Methods of valuation are antiquated | and unbusinesslike, and the inaccurate | tax base established often results in great injustices. Only a few cities so far ? have installed modern assessment systems.” it declares. Organization of.a property owners [ [= division of the national association completed by action of the association's | board of directors at their April meet- | ing just closed in Chicago. Albert W. Swayne of Chicago, (‘hah’~ man of the association’s committee on Federal_legislation and taxation, has been clected chairman of the new division. MR SUBJECTS FOR MAY. ; B erns e e v P ioutves EI Sermons for Month. During the month of May Rev. Ber- nard Braskamp, pastor of the Gunton- Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church, will preach on the following subjects May 5 (Vocation day). “What Does Got Call Us to Do?” May 12 (Mother's | day), “What Makes a Home?” May 19 (Church day), “What Is Right With the Church?” 'May 26 (Memorial day “What Determines National Character?’ At the 8 o'clock evening servi morrow he will preach on the text, Are God's Workmanship.” Wednesday | morning at 11 o'clock the Women'’s Mis- | sionary Society will give a stewardship | play entitled “Thanksgiving Ann,” under | the direction of Mrs. Myron Anderson. | IR | | Crner Wos 16th 4500 A VILLA of Old Spain with g 3 & I spacious living room, Seventeenth jijrary, dining room and kitchen St. N.W on first floor; three master bed- rooms and two beautifully equipped Open Sunday tiled baths on nd fc oor; attic, 2:30 to 5:30 back stairway, maid's room and bath in basement, two-car built-in ga- rage. Oil-burner, Kelvinator, reens, weatherstripping and awn- ings. 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