Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26

saS PAoPSAty owners nave utiilleu part
of the sidewalk Immediately adjoining
a building, varying from few inches
up to as hig as four feet, for various
purposes; connected with their said
buildings. That no objections have
been made thereto, and we do not see
any valid reason for discriminating
against the said j. A. Phillips, and
thin, that all others occupying the
if YOU order Mr.. Phillips out"
-. I. Hackwor,n, Mrs. E. S. Finley,
B. s.lvers, Frank Won Schrader, W. w.
Clark, Fred Steller, julius Fecht, z. 7.
S. r. Cheadle,J. q. Boose, Scott & Co.,
rec, r. Porter, j. ?. Jersey, Pallister
II. a. Gangs, =. A. Wood, Z. NJ. Myers,
Except such privileges as allowed for
displaying goods)."
OF the above, j.. L. Hackworth, Mrs.
II. A. Gangs, E. "A. Wood, Daniel Eaton,
are Main street property owners.
The Ordinance.
The following is copy of the city
ordinance regulating such matters out
of which the above dispute resulted,
and which the council, as committee
OF the whole, recommended that the
mayor and city solicitor enforce:
That no person shall, within the
city limits, erect along, in or upon any
street or sidewalk, any sign post. avn
ing post, or other post or distractions
of any kind whatsoever, or any wooden
awning, or other awning, except as
hereinafter prescribed, and all such
posts, awning. etc, shall be removed
from such street or streets, as shall
have been macadamiZed or otherwise
permanently improved or may be so
macadamized or improved at any future
time
Sidewalks within the city limits of
Ottumwa shall be kept absolutely
clear of all goods, wares, merchandise,
boxes and materialsof every kind, except
within two feet next adjoining any
business house, and it shall be unlaw-
full for any person to hang, or cause to
be hung, any sign, merchandise or adj
yertisement of any kind over any street
or sidewalk. or to place or cause to be
placed, any goods. wares, merchandise,
boxes, ETC., upon such sidewalk, except
as herein specified; provided that no
omen area or underground stairway on
outside stairs of my description shall
be erected upon the line of sidewalks
of either side OF. front street, and
that Al. persons, before erecting any
open area or underground stairs or out
side stairs OF any description on any
other street, shall first obtain permits
sion of the city council to erect the
same, and no such area or outside
stairway shall exceed three fet in
width, and two-tErds of all the mem-
bers-elect ofithescouncil shall be neces-
sary TO grant the privilege of erecting
such areas or stairways; provided
further, that the privilege to erect
such areas or staarways Shall be limit
ed to any term the council may deem
best. and thes right to remove such
areas or stairway&s at the expense Of
the individuals erecting them, shall be
reserved to the city. at the expiration
of the time for which such privilege
was granted. wa 1870
From distance of eight feet per-
pendicularlv to distance OF fourteen
feet perpendicularly above the side
walk, signs of not over two feet in
length may be affixed to the fronts Of
bnildin~s projecting over the street at
right angles Herewith; and above the
distance of fourteen feet perpendicu-
larly from the sidewalk, such signs
may be of the length of four feet, but
no longer; and any person hereafter
erecting or causing to be erected any
sign within the streets of Ottumwa in
violation of the provisions of this or
dinance shall be dealt with as herein
after provided.
sit shall be lawful TO erect awnings
of any kind that may be folded against
the building when not in actual use;
but such awnings shall not project ov-
err the sidewalk more than ten feet from
the front of the building, nor shall drop
not lower than within eight feet of the
pavement below. Goods, merchandise,
etc., may be removed to and fro across
the sidewalks from street to store
house, and vice versa, but shall not be
deposited nor allowed TO remain on
the sidewalk, except while loading and
unloading.
ANY person violating or. causing to
be violated any of the provisions of this
ordinance, shall, upon conviction
thereof be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding twenty dollars and costs, and
shall stand committed until such fine
and costs are paid, and all
signs. awnings and distractions
existing contrary 10 the provis-
ions of this ordinance shall be consid-
cred nuisances, and if so adjudged, up-
on information filed before the mayor
(police judge) shall be removed or
abated forthwith by the city marshal,
who shall be allowed all reasonable ex-
penses incurred in executing the order
of the court"