Arizona republican., 1894-11-17
Ordinance No. 178.

An ordinance to provide for the management
 control and government of the streets
 alleys and sidewalks of the city of Phoenix
 and to prevent obstructions thereon and to
 remove Instructions therefrom
 The common council of Fh9niX do ordGin as follows:
 SECTION l. It shall be unlawful for any per son, firm corporation to erect or main tain on the sidewalk of any street in the city of Pha- nix any awning, post or ground support for any awning, porch or balcony at any place on such sldeWslk except at the inner line of the curb of such sidewalk and at point thereon that will place the outer side of such post or support flush with the inner line of such curb and any violation of this section shall be deemed misdeme&nor and punished accord ingly.
 SEC. ?. All posts or ground supports for any awning, porch or balcony now existing or maintained by any person, firm or corporation III the city of Phoenix on or along Washington street of said city that are placed at any point on said sidewalks other than is designated by She foregoing section, or at 8 point within Rfne inches of the inner line of the curb are now declared to be Instructions to the streets of said city and nu1sances, and any person, firm, corporation, owner, lessee or occupant of aay 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 ments of section Of this ordinance for period of ninety days after notice from the city mar shal so to do shall be deemed guilty of mis- demeanor and punished accordingly.
 SEC. 3. All awning, balcony or porch posts or ground supports, and all telegraph, telephone, electric light, electrc power posts or cleo &1c street railway posts and as well any ground supports hereafter located ia any of the streets of the city of Phoenix under authority of the common council, shall be made of iron or wood and if Of wood, shall have all surfaces of the same kaaned and shall be by the person, firm or cor porasiOn erecting the same, painted with at Beast two coats of paint, which said paint shall Ae renewed at least once each year thereafter; and any person, firm or corporation failing, re- EAsing or neglecting to comply with the pro- visions of this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and punished accordingly.
 SEC. f. It shall be unlawful for any person. firm or corporation to use or permit the use of any awning, porch or balcony porch or ground support or telegraph, telephone, electric light, electric power or electric street railway pole or any post or ground support on any street or 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, vertisement or poster of any character save and accepting any sign boards that may be erected by any street railway company which may be placed on their poles for the purpose of designating the stopping place of their cars; and any person guilty of 8 violation of this section shall be deemed guilty ot mis- demeanor and punished accordingly.
 SEC. 5. All swinging or hanging signs or stgnb ards now maintained over or across any sidewalk on any street in the city of Phoenix are now declared to be Instructions and hui sanees, and it shall be the duty of any person. drm or corporation now maintaining or having erected any such sign or signboard, to remove the same within thirty days after being notified 90 to do by the city marshal, and any person,