Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-06-07
An Ordinance
Relating to streets and sidewalks in the
City of Los Angeles and to obstruc-
tions thereon.

The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION |. No person or business
firm shall use any portion of the side
walks in any part of the city of Los An
geles for any purpose whatever, except
ing only for the display of goods, wares
and merchandise, and for the purpose of
displaying goods two feet in width,
commencing at the front of the lot may
be used; provided, that merchants and
others receiving and delivering goods
shall be allowed twelve hours from the
time they are deposited until they are
removed, and provided further that a
space of six feet in width shall at all
times be kept clear for accommodation
of persons passing, and under no crcum-
stances will anything be allowed to re-
main on sidewalk not over six feet
wide, and in no case shall anything be
placed or permitted to remain in, on,
over, or along any gutter in front of any
sidewalk in said city.
SEC. 2. All awnings constructed or
placed over sidewalks shall be at least
ten feet above the walks.
Sec 3. No drop-curtains shall be
used within the streets or alleys of the
city of Los Angeles except for the pur-
pose of shielding sidewalks and houses
from rain or the rays of the sun.
Sec 4. All water conductors leading
from the roof of houses into the streets
shall be continued down to the outer
edge of the sidewalks.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or business firm to suspend or
place, or have suspended or placed, over
or across any sidewalk, street or alley
within said city any signboard or frame
work, cloth or other substance bearing
the letters or figures of sign; provided,
however, that above or along awnings or
porches or piazzas signs may be dis
played; but in no case shall signs be per-
mitted below such awnings, porches or
piazzas.
SEC. 6. Any person er persons having
such signs or frames bearing signs as pro-
hibited in Section hereof shall remove
or cause the same to be removed within
thirty days from the first publication of
this ordinance.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person persons to throw papers of any
kind into the streets of said city, or on
the sidewalks thereof, or to throw or de-
posit any waste papers, poster, bill, ad-
vertisement, CARCASS of any dead animal,
filth or any other substance whatever OH
any street or sidewalk of said city.
SEC. s. Any person or persons violat-
ing any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by Imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding sixty days, or
by fine not exceeding two hundred dol
lars, or by both fine and Imprisonment.
N~SEc. 9. The Clerk of the Council
shall certify to the passage of this ordi-
nance and cause the same to be pub
lished once in English in the DAILY
HERALD; and thereupon and thereafter
ii shall take effect and be in force.
hereby certify that the foregoing or
dinance was adopted by the Council of
the city of Los Angeles at its meeting of
June Sd, A. D., 1882
w. w. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Council of the city OF Los
Angeles.
Approved this 9th day of June, A. D.
1889. j. r. TOBERMAN.