The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-07
ORDINANCES ADOPTED.

The ordinance requiring all public car
riages or hacks to have lights at night,
introduced by Alderman Miller month
ago, was adopted. The ordinance goes
into effect on October 31st. The penalty
is SO or 30 days Imprisonment.
Alderman Parrish's ordinance requir-
ing all conductors or down pipes from
buildings emptying on sidewalks to
have an underdrain across the sidewalks,
was also passed. This ordinance like
wise, requires that all bridges be re-
moved from across cutters where curb
ing has been laid. The penalty for vio-
lation of the ordinance is a fine of So.
The following ordinance was inro-
duced by Alderman Mcdonald and
adopted:
BE it ordained by the board of alder
men of the city of Raleigh:
THAT it shall be unlawful to wilfully
throw, drop, deposit or place. ON any
sidewalk or crossing, any banana peel,
grape hull or amy other substance likely
to be dangerous to pedestrians.
Every person violating this ordin-
ance shall be fined five dollars
AN ordinance was introduced by Al
deIman Parish and adapted as follows:
'sBe it ordained by the board of alder
men of the city of Raleigh:
THAT all poles or distinctions of what
ever nature or kind That are now stand
ing in the streets or cutters of the city
of Raleigh shall be removed by the per
sons or corporations owning the same.
Within five days after a legal notice to
do so has been served ON them by the
chief of police.
THAT any person or corporation fail
ing to comply with the requirements of
this ordinance or violating the same shall
for each and every violation. on con-
yiction thereof before the mayor, be fin
ed S.: and an additional fine of 81 for
each and every day thereafter that the
poles or distractions remain"
ORDINANCES NOT PASSED.
Alderman Wynne introduced am ordn-
ance in regard to electric signs as fol
lows.
BE it ordained by the board of alder
men of the city of Raleigh:
''That the ordinances as to signs adopt
ed on the 18th day of June, 1899. be
amended by adding thereto the following:
'sThat nothing contained IN the pre-
eeding sections shall extend to electric
signs or signs bearing lights. which are
elevated as much as twelve feet above
the level Of the sidewalk~or do not pro
ject more than 49, feet from the build
ing; and all such signs and lights shall
be regulated by the Street committee
whose duty it shall be to inspect AMI
supervise the same. Amy owner of such
cionS who cba II fail tn counmly with fine
reasonable requirements and directions
of said Street committee shall npon con-
viction thereof before the mayor be fined
$50 or imprisoned 30 days"
The above is the ordinance that il
took an hours executive meeting to dis
pose of.
Alderman Mcdonald introduced the
following ordinance, which was referred
to the Ordinance committee:
''Be it ordained by the board of alder
men of the city of Raleigh:
''rhat all awnings projecting over the
sidewalks i'm the city of Raleigh be re-
moved within 20 days from the passage
of this ordinance; provided that any
awnings now erected which shall be APP
proved by the Street committee shall not
be included in the above requirement.
'9That the Street committee be and
they are hereby assigned the additional
and especial duty of passing upon all
awnings which may be erected in the
city of Raleigh.
..That no person or persons shall here
after erect or build any awning over the
sidewalks in the city of Raleigh without
first having secured the permission and
annr-oyaq of the Street committee there