The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-09-14
TO REMOVE PORCHES
FROM The STREETS

Following is the ordinance regard
ing street distractions as passed by
the city council last week:
Ordinance Number SO:
An ordinance to prevent the OBJ
struction of streets, alleys or parks In
the city of Hood River, state of Ore
gon; to provide for the removal OF
such distractions; to provide for pun
ishment for the violation of any part
hereof to declare certain distractions
nuisances to make the cost and ex-
pense of removal by the city in GER
tain instances, lien upon the abut-
ting property; to repeal all ordinances
or Tarts thereof in conflict herewith.
The city of Hood River does ordain
as follows:
Section /. Noportion of any build
ing or erection shall be allowed to be
in or to project over or into any street
or sidewalk, alley or park; provided
that this section shall not apply to
the bases of antes or columns project
ing not to exceed six inches, or to
cornices or projections placed at least
ten feet above the top Of the sidewalk,
but such projection or cornice shall
not extend more than three feet over
the sidewalk
Il section ], No wooden awning or
porch shall be permitted within the
present fire limits of the city, bound
ed north by the railroad right of way,
east by center line of Front street,
south by center line of State street,
and west by center line Of Fifth
street, except such as are supported
bv iron brackets, and in the ju <
ment of the committee on streets and
the stl eet commissi are i'll good
order and at suitable height above
the sidewalk; nor shall hereafter be
erected in any other portion Of the
city, with Out the written permission
OF the said street committee and the
said superintendent of streets or
street commissioner. Cloth awnings,
when desired, shall not be less than
eight feet above the top of the side
walk and shall be supported upon
iron arms as to permit such avn
ings to be folded up against the build
ing. the lowest portion of said arms
or supports to be at least nine feet
above the top of the sidewalk.
Awnings and porches in the portions
nf the city where permitted to remain
and extend over the sidewalks by the
u4ovis'ons OF this ordinance shall be
SO constructed at the intersection oi
streets that no upright or supporting
post shall stand upon the sidewalk,
crosswalk or roadway within the space
included between the said lines of the
intersecting streets. No awning
shade or balcony shall extend beyonC
the line of the curb, and all posts uset
for supporting awnings shall be placec
at least six inches inside the centel
line Of tho sidewalk curb.
Section 3. No person owning or oc
cupying any building or premises, O.
other person, shall place or cause t.
be placed or maintained, OF suffe
upon the street or sidewalk, or sus
mend. or cause to be suspended owe
the same, in front of such building
or premises, OF. any building or prem
i,es. any sign or any advertisement
or place any goods, wares or merchah
disc upon the sidewalk by way OF show
advertisement or otherwise, or sus
mend or cause to be suspended, main
tain or cause to be maintained, Q
suffer over the street beyond the lin
of the curb in front of said buildin
or premises, or any building or prem
ises, any sign, advertisement or flag
except upon holidays, election days
,rd days of public parade.
Section 4. No person shall plsc
or cause to be placed, maintained c
cause to be maintained on any side
walk, crosswalk or street, alley or par
anv article, erection or thing whatsC
aver. which shall pbstruct SUCH stree
cr sidewalk, alley or park, unless
hermit be first granted by the con
mon council. Provided, that tn
section shall not apply to merehal
disc while in actual course OF recelI
ar delivery; aud further provided
that wood for fuel may be allowed
he piled and remain in the streets
snch manner as to cause the least oI
struction to public travel, not to e.
coed fifteen hours for each cord
lead thereof, and not to exceed tt
davs in the aggregate, and then on
in said streets opposite the abuttiI
property OF the owner or occupant II
whom said wood is to be used for fue