The Daily Register from Red Bank, New Jersey • 32

w-n' RED BANK REGISTER 12' Sept 14, 1960 Nobody Has to Mow the Lawn On Tliis Highly Untypical Street wnter of this article and his wife. How did they like it? Just fine. and waves shake the house. But its different and good. Among those who have lived on houseboats in the past: the 4 43 it Irfr 5 a f- LdL By DALE NELSON SEATTLE (AP) Its a lot like any other city block.

The man in the big green house is a tugboat skipper. His neighbor is an artist The decor ranges from old fashioned windowboxes to the most far-out modern paintings. But theres this difference when the kids run out to play, they often as not wear life preservers. The 2000 block on Fairview North is part of houseboat row, where you can live on a raft and be just five minutes from the heart of this West Coast metropolis. Colorful Controversy The hundreds of houseboats strung along the shore of Lake Union, a body of water entirely surrounded by Seattle, have been a center of colorful controversy here for years.

As long as 20 years ago, the owners of solid, substantia! houses near the shore were complaining about the houseboats. They were a fire hazard, householders said. They were, some added, unsightly. And they dumped raw sewage into the lake. Some houseboat dwellers claim boating enthusiasts want to get rid of the houseboats so theyll have room for boat moorages.

The houses, joined by wooden catwalks, vary from tumble-down shanties to trim bungalows. Most are of one-story, but a few have an upstairs. They are mounted on logs, which are replaced from time to time as rot sets in. Varied History Among those who live on them are: Samuel D. Hess, who owns a moorage for houseboats and has lived In one himself for 30 years.

Ex-Marine Robert J. Hull, who quit his postwar engineering studies at the University of Washington to buy the Tiny Tankers, a fleet of two brightly colored tank boats which furnish the lake dwellers with fuel oil. Patrick Stoppelman, oroprietor of a towboat service, and his wife and three children We don't feel nearly as nervous about the kids as we did living up on shore, says Stoppelman. Some children have fallen from catwalks, but Stoppelman says few have been those of houseboat families. Its Different Mr.

and Mrs. James Wandes-forde Hes a commercial artist Says his wife: Storms rock you HOUSEBOAT ROWs Homeowners In the 500 block on Fairview North In Seattle don't worry about cutting grass, but putting on new coat of paint can be a problem. The hundreds of houseboats strung along the shore of Lake Union have been one of the sights of Seattle for years. LOANS AVAILABLE for any typo HOME REPAIR or IMPROVEMENT The 0 MONMOUTH COUNTY NATIONAL BANK MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE-CORF. H.

KELLY CO. COR, BROAD and HARDING RD. Red Bcnk Tel. SH 7-3900 EFTs BUY THE PAINT THATS WORTH THE THE BEAUTY LASTS I xZdiiwaa.