Arizona republican., 1894-11-18
Ordinance No. 178.
Secretary of the Territory.

An ordinance to provide for the management,
 control and government of the streets,
 alleys and sidewa ks of the city of Phoenix
 and to prevent Instructions thereon and to
 remove instructions therefrom
 The common council of hoenix do ordain 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 in the city of Phoe- nix any awning, post or ground support for any awning, porch or balcony at any place on such sidewElK 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 8 misdemeAnor and punished accord mgly.
 SEC. 2 All posts or ground supports for any awning, porch or balcony now existing or maintained by any person, firm or corporation fn the city of Phoenix on or along Washington street of sad city that are placed at point on said sidewalks other than is designated by she foregoing section, or at point within nine inch $ of the inner line of the curb are HOW dec ared to be obstructions 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 ments of section oI this ordinance for period of ninety days after notice from the city mar shal so to do shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor and punished accordingly.
 SEC. B. All awning, balcony or porch posts or ground supports. and all telegraph telephone, electric light, electrc power posts or cleo sric street railway posts and as well any ground supports hereafter located i'll 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 planed and shall be by the person, firm or cor porasion erecting the same, p1inted with at least two coats of paint, which said paint shall be renewed at least once each year thereafter; and ny.person, firm or corporation falling re- fnsing 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 tele graph, 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, yertisement or poster of any character save and accepting any sign boards that may he 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 guil lLy of a violation of this section shall be deemed guilty ot mis- demeanor and punished accordingly
 SEC 5. All swinging or hanging signs or Jgnh ards now maintained over or across any sidewalk on any street in the city of Phenix are now declared to be Instructions and hui sauces, an6 it shall be the duty of any person, firm or corporation now maintaining or having erected any such sign or sgnbOard, to remove the same within thirty days after being notified So to do by the city marshal, and any person.