The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-14
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ORDINANCE DE STREET SIGNS 2, S,;, LINE AND REPEAL OF SECIlOONs l 511 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES OF l THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN; In compliance with Sections So ana 129 of the Charter of the City ol NGw Haven, notice is hereby given or the adoption and approval of the following ardinance of the City of New Haven: Be it ordained by the Board of Alder men of the City of New Haven,
 | That Section 51l of the ordinan- man ces be amended by striking out there- from the first paragraph, that ls' py striking out the folloWing: No sign, show bill, show boarG goods, wares, merchandise or otner thing shall project into any streets pe- yond the street line; provided, however that all such signs heretofore erected in accordance with the ordinances, and by permission of the Board of Aldermen shall be removed before January lst, 1906. And all signs existing without such permission shall be removed i'm mediately," and by inserting in the place thereof the following:
 No sign, show bill show board, goods, wares, merchandise or other thing shall project into any street beyond the street line; provided however, that a sign, show bill or show board of wood or metal and so attached to building as to be stationary and so that 1t shall not swing or turn, it's lowest part being not less than eight feet above the side walk, may, when constructed and se- cured in a manner approved by the Director of Public Works, extend into the street beyond the street line dis tance not exceeding three feet from the street line; and provided further that when and so long as constructed, Se- cured and operated in a manner approv- ed by the Director of Public Works, clock, without names or advertisements painted or in any manner affixed there on and not exceeding three feet in dl- ameter and the lowest part of which shall be not less than eight feet aDOVe the sidewalk, may be attached to an iron post placed next to and along the inside of the curbstone; and provided further that. subject to the regulation by the Director of Public Works as to material, size method of suspension and time of display, banners or flags may be suspended across or over the streets and sidewalks which may have indicated or affixed upon them names of political parties and of candidates for office and portraits of such candi- dates. No flag or banner shall be used for advertising purposes:
 Also that Section 5l1 be amended so that where words canvas or other avn ings' appear, it shall read, mo canopy canvas or other awning. The Director of Public Works may give permission for the erection of temporary structures of canvas for weddings or other social functions.
 So that as amended Section 511 shall read as follows:
 Section 511. No sign, show bill show board goods, wares, merchandise or other thing shall project into any street beyond the street line; provided, how ever, that sign, show bill or show board of wood or metal and so attach- cd to a building as to be stationary and so that it shall not swing or turn, it's lowest part being not less than eight feet above the sidewalk may, when con- structed and secured in manner ap- proved by the Director of Public Works, extend into the street beyond the street line distance not exceeding three feet from the street line; and provided fur ther that, when and SO long as con- strtcted, secured and operated in man ner approved by the Director of Public Works, clock. without names or ad- vertisements painted or in any other manner affixed thereon. and not exceed ing three feet in diameter and the low est part of which shall be not8less than eight feet above the sidewalk, may be k attached to an iron post placed next to and. along the inside of the@curbstone; and provided further that subject to the regulation by the Director of Public Works as to material, size, method of suspension and time of display, banner or flags may be suspended across &or 
 may have indicated or affixed upon them names of political parties and of candi- dates for office and portraits Of such candidates No flag or banner shall be used for advertising purposes.
 All posts fixed in any street for the purpose of supporting any awning shall be of iron not exceeding four inches in diameter and the rail crossing the same shali be of iron. The said post shall be placed next to and along the inside I k 8cfn 0t4d which is inntended to support the avn ing shall not be less than eight nor more than ten feet in height above the sidewalk and the said cross rail shall be strongly secured to the upright posts Drop awnings, made of canvas, with out vertical supports must. in no case extend beyond eight feet from the building, and must be at least eight feet in the clear above the sidewalk, NC canopy, canvas or other awning requlr- ing vertical supports shall extend into the street and over the sidewalk except by consent of the Board of Aldermen Any awning or post supporting the same, heretofore erected, shall not bt affected by the provisions ot the fore going ordinance But it shall be the dutv of the Director of Public Works to carefully examine all awnings and the supports thereof and if in his opln' ion the awnings or posts supporting tht same are unsafe, the owner shall, With in ten days .aIIHE IlOllHCdllVH Dy li4e Director of Public Works make sucf changes as the Director of Public Works deems necessary for public safety, ant in all cases where existing posts art deemed by the Director of Public Works to be unsafe, it shall be the duty of tho owner to replace them with posts made of iron, and all such posts shall be kep painted. The Director of Public Work' may give permission for the erection Q temporary structures of canvas tol weddings or other social functions
 Board of Alderman. June II, l9O6 Read for the first time and ordered printed in the Journal.
 AMBROSE V. BEECHER,
 Assistant City Clerk.
 Board of Aldermen, July 2, 1906
 Read for the second time, acceptet and ordinance adopted by majority 0 all the Aldermen present and absent
 '''- AMBROSE V. BEECHER,
 Assistant City Clerk
 City of New Haven, July II, 1906
 Approved. JOHN F. STUDLEY,
 Mayor.
 The foregoing is a true and corree cony of record, and said ordinance vii become operative and in full effect ol and after July 19, 1906.
 Attest: EDWARD A. STREET,
 iv193t City Clerk