The record-union., 1893-09-12
AWNINGS and BALCONIES.
They Must be Uniform in Style of
Architecture Hereafter.
The Mayor Presents an Ordinance
Concerning the Matter, am En-
gineer Boyd Specifications.

! Mayor Steinman introduced a new
! awning ordinance at yesterdays meeting
/ of the Trustees which is intended to so
regulate their construction in the future
as TO make them all uniform in style of
architecture.
The ordinance provides that sit shall
/ be unlawful for any person, company or
/ corporation, as owner, agent, contractor
or employe, to build, construct or main
tain any porch, balcony or awning hav-
ing any posts or supports resting on or
attached to a sidewalk or supported or
held in place by posts or supports resting
on or attached to a sidewalk within the
! following described limits of the city of
Sacramento, to wit: Commencing at the
northeast corner of Front and l streets of
SAID city and running thence easterly
along the north side of 1 street to the
northwest corner Of Fifteenth and 1
streets; thence southerly along the west
ern line OF Fifteenth street TO the south
| east corner OF Fifteenth and X streets;
/ thence westerly along the south line of X
! street to the southeast corner of Front
/ and Il streets, and thence northerly along
Une easterly line OF Front street to the
| place OF beginning. All balconies,
| porches and awnings now supported or
held IN place IN any manner by posts, or
supported, resting OH or attached to
sidewalk within the limits and bound
aIIes OF SAID city above defined aud de-
scrlbed are hereby condemned as unsafe
and dangerous and ObStructing the CITY
IN the exercise Of its power to pro-
tect from fire, and its police power,
ana the same shall DO removed with
IN thirty days after the passage of
TINS ordinance by the owner, agent or
| person having the charge, custody or
control OF the same or of the buildings to
winch the same may be attached or may
! De appurtenant. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, company, firm or corporation
owning, or being the agent for, or having
the charge, custody or control of any
porch, balcony or awning now supported
or held III place in any manner by posts
or supports resting on, or attached to. a
sidewalk within the limits and bound
aries OF said city above defined and de-
scrlbed, 10 allow the same to remain, or
to maintain the same, for longer period
than thirty days after the passage of this
ordinance. Any person violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and, upon con
ylctIon thereof shall be punished by
hne OF not exceeding 500, or by i'm
prisonment in the City Prison not ex-
ceedlng ten days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment
In connection with the ordinance City
Engineer Boyd submitted plans and
specifications for the construction of
awnings and balconies. These specifica-
tlons provide that the awnings shall be
what is known as the pitched" awning
that is, one that slopes from the build
ing to the outer edge. They must extend
out to the edge OF the sidewalk. They
must all be OF a uniform hight, too. The
balconies must not bo more than four
feet wide and must have an iron railing
in front of them.
The ordinance was read the first time
and laid over until next Monday. The
| specifications were adopted,