Arizona republican., 1894-11-21
Ordinance No. 178.

An ordinance to provioe for the management,
 control and government of the streets,
 alleys and sidewa ks of the city Of PhOenlx
 and Uo prevent Instructions thereon and to
 remove oDstructions Iherefrom
 The common council of fhoenlx do ordaln as follows:
 SECTION l. It shall be unlawful for any per son, firm or corporation to erect or maintain on the sidewalk of any street i'll the city Of Phe- nix any awning, post or ground support TOT any awning, porch or balcony at any place on such sidewalk except at the inner line Of the curb of such sidewalk and at a point thereon that will place the outer side of such post or support flush with the inner line oi such curb aud any viol etion of this section shall be daem9d misdame4nor and punished accord Ingly.
 SEC ,. All posts or ground supports for any awning, porch or bale my now existing or maintained by any person, firm or corporation in the city of Phoenix or along Washington street of sad city that placed at any point on said side walks other than is designated by the foregoing sectloa. or at potnt within nine inches of the inner line of the curb are now dec .ared to be obstructlOns to the streets of said city and nuisances. and any person, firm, corporation, owner lessee or occupant Of any building within the said city in front of which said posts or supports exist, who shall fail neglect or refuse to remove such posts or supports and conform the same to the require meAts of section or this ordinance for period of ninety days after notice from the city mar shsl so to do shall be deemed guilty of mis- demeanor and punished accordingly.
 SEC B. All awning, balcony or porch posts or ground supports. and all telegraph. telephone, electric light, electr1c power posts or cleo tric street rail way posts and as well any ground supports hereafter located in any of the streets of the city of Phoenix under authority of the common couacll, shall be made of iron or wood and if of wood, shall have all surfaces Of the same plauei and shall be by the person, firm or cor poraion erecting the same, D tinted With at least two coats of paint, which said paint shall be renewed at least once each year thereafter and any person, firm or corporation failing, re- fusing or neglecting to comply with the pro- visions of this section shall be deemed guilty Ot isdemeanor and punished accordingly.
 SEC l. It shall be unlawful for any person firm or corporation to use or permit the use 0! any awning, porch or balcony porch or ground support or tele aph, telephone, electric light electric power or electric street railway pole 0l any post or ground support on any street o1 sidewalk in the city of Phoenix or any side walk, curb or gutter for the purpose Of placing thereon, or to place thereon, any paper wooden, tin, iron or other sign, ad vertisement or poster of any characte save and accepting any sign boards that ma! be erected by any street railway compan! which may be placed on their poles for tht purpose of designating the stopping place their cars: and any person guilty of a violation of this section shall be deemed guilty of ms iemeanor and punished accordingly.
 SEC 5. All swinging or hanging signs sjgnbaards now maintained over or across an. sidewalk on any street. in the city Of Phoenl1 are now declared to be Instructions and hui firm or corporation now maintaining or havln erected any such sign or signboard, to Temoy the same within thirty days after being notltle So to do by the city marshal. and any person Hrm or corporation falling to remove any sue sign or signboard within said time after sal