The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-15
Ordinance Relating to Signs.

Be 1t ordained by the Court of Common Council of the City Of New Haven: MO sign, show bill, show board, goods, IN wares, merchandise or other thing snail project Into any street beyond the street line under a penalty of not less than i've dollars nor moro than fifty dollars for each offense, and Il Nike penalty for every day such sign, show bill, show board, goods wares or merchandise or other thing shall be continued after an order to remove the Eame given by the superintendent of streets; pro- vided, however, that q sign, show bill or show board so attached to | building as to be stationary, its lowest part being Ut least eight feet above the sidewalk, may, when secured
 in q manner approved by the Superintendent l of streets, extend into the street and oyer the sidewalk beyond the street line q distance not exceeding three feet provided further that pon consent of the Court of Common Council, Il sign not exceeding three feet In diameter may be attached to an iron post placed next to and along the inside of the curb atOne
 All posts fixed in any street for the pur- pose of supporting any awning shall be of iron not exceeding four inches in diameter and the rail crossing the same shall be ol iron. The said post shall be placed next to and along the inside of tho curb stone, and tue cross rail which is extended to support l the awning shall not be less than eight nor more than ten feet In height above the side wa k, and the said cross rai shall be strongly secured to the upright osts.
 1 Drop awnings. made of canvas, without l vertical supports, must In no case extend 1 beyond six feet from the building, and must be at least eight feet ill the clear above the l sidewalk. No canvas or other awning re, | quiring vertical supports shall extend into l the street and over the sidewalk except by consent of the Court of Common Council
 Any awning or post supporting the same, ol
 any post with sign thereon, heretofore erect 1 ed, shall not be affected by the provisions of | the foregoing ordinance. But it shall be the l duty of the superintendent of streets to care- l fully examine all awnings and the supports thereof, and all posts with signs there ,n, ant I if in his opinion the awnings or posts sup. porting the same, or posts supporting signs are unsafe, the owner shall, within ten days after notification by the superintendent oi
 streets, make such changes as the superin tendent of streets deems necessary for pub | lie safety, and in all cases where existing posts are deemed by the superintendent o streets to be unsafe it shall be the duty oi l the owner to replace them with posts made
 of iron, and all such posts shall be kep- | painted.
 Section 3s8 of the Revised Ordinances O
 .s90 is hereby amended by, striking out thu word "sign" wherever used.
 Section 3S7 of the Revised Ordinances O
 1890 is hereby repealed.
 i In Board of Aldermen, August Sd, 1896
 adopted by majority OF all aldermen pres 1 ent and absent.
 1 In Board of Councilmen, August 10, 1s9G l adopted by 8 majority of all councimen pres 1 ent and absent
 1 Approved August lS 1896.
 To take effect August 2l, 1896.
 Attest; RICHARD r. LYON,
 au15 3t City Clerk