Evening star., 1894-12-14
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District of Columbia, Washington, December II
lS94.-Ordered That section of article of the
police regulat Of the District OF Columbia is
hereby au ended to read as follows: No person
place or leave in or upon any Of such places as
aforesaid, any obstruction travel or any deposit
railroad companies Of the District of Columbia will
not be hereafter permitted deposit upon any
highway of said District any material to be used
in the construction, alteration, repair remOva
of tracks or pavements unless specially authorized
in each instance by the Commissioners to do
No structure to be used as sign or advertisement
of any sort shall be built, placed, erected hung
upon or from the roof or front Of any buildings in
the District of Columbia without Il permit there
for first obtained from the inspector Of buildings of
said District; shall any such sign advertise
nlent project more than three feet six inches be-
yond the building line; nor shall any portion of
sign beyond the building line be less than eight
feet above the surface of the street. shall any
box, board or other sign or form of any kind for
sign be set up. around or against any tree, lamp
post other post hole other object. be placed
elsewhere on hny street. sidewalk or other public
space in said District. except when attached 10
buildings as hercinhcfOre limited. and any sign now
the street front of any building or attached to
any awning frame other structure attached 20
such building, shall DE taken down and removed
when rotten unsafe when ordered by the in
spector Of buildings. No carriage step shall he
erected or located beyond the building line unless
permit therefor shall first have been obtained
from the inspector Of buildings Of the District of
Columbia Carriage steps. when authorized shall
ro exceed in dimensions 81 feet by - inches nor
S inches in height, and in shall extend be-
yOnd the inner line of the curb. No portion of any
awning shall be erected loo ated beyond the
iuilding line unless permit therefor shall first
have been obtained from the inspector of buildings
of the District Of Colombia. Awning posts and
frames shall be OF iron. The posts shall be set in
stone or iron blocks not less than six inches within
the outer edge Of the curb, and the frames must
I've firmly secured to the building and in case
shall awnings now or hereafter erected interfere
with street lamps or trees. On parked streets in
front of business property awnings may he con-
structed to the outer edge Of the parking but in
case TO exceed the distance of fifteen feet from
the building linz. No part of the frame or canvas
of an awning sh''l be less than eight feet above
the sidewalk. i fee for permits for awnings
shall be 81 for each awning. Manure pits may be
permitted below the surface Of alleys that are ff-
teen more feet wide, but they shall not extend
more than four feet beyond the building line. They
must be constructed with brick wallis with granite
coming not less than by inches thick be cover
ed close with heavy wrought iron DOORS sufficiently
:trons to carry heavily loaded carts, wagons or
other vehicles, and ventilated through the con-
tiguOus stable by means of flue constructed in
side the stable. or in the wall thereof and extend
ing above its roof. JOHN w. ROSS GEORGE
TRI1ESDELL, CHARLES +. POWELL, Commits
sioners OF the District Of Columbia. 1t