The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

qa9nQ 70 - P1oceQ on vacant lots OF
ss Sss Of sScS ioss Or i SSildins. on
which they are placed. provided
such signs do not exceed sixty teo)
square fsst In Area
Sec. . INsPEcTIoN,oF sIoNs.
been issued shall be Inspected by
I the Department OF Buildings when
erected and IL found 20 have been
well supported. brAced and con-
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ppection shall be issued by the said
Department without further charge
TO the owner.
AL signs attached TO any build
ing and larger thany twenty (z0l
square feet, also all prospecting
signs larger than fifteen llS) square
8 feet shall be examined and IN
spectsd by the Department OF Build
ings once q year as TO their safety
and II found TO be well supported.
braced and secured TO the building.
a certificate OF such inspection
shall be Issued TO the owner.
Should any such sign be found
unsafe or Insecure. the owner shall
care within as hours from the time
OF notification 10 that effect. in
writing, from the Department Of
Buildings. and AZ said notice 10 not
complied with within the time
,5ings shall cause the same 10 be re-
moved at the expense OF the owner.
For every such inspection the
owner shall pay to the Department
OF Buildings q fee OF one Q.oo)
Sec. 3. BOND. Every person.
firm or corporation engaged In the
business or erecting or hanging
signs. shall annually ME with the
City Clerk a good and sufficient
bond. running to the City OF De-
troit. In the penal sum OF i've thou
sand l5.o00.6o) dollars. to indenl- |
Nifty. save and keep harmless the
City or Detroit from any and all
kind whatsoever which may be SUI |
fered by the City or Detroit or /
which IL may be put TO or which |
may accrue against IL by charging |
to or recovering from said city from
or by reason Of the granting OF per-
mission 10 erect said signs or from
or by reason OF any acts or things
done under or by authority or per-
mission granted by the Department
OF Buildings TO erect said signs In
the City OF Detroit
Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. The term
signs" shall apply 10 display boards
or screens used as such having
characters. letters or Illustrations
painted. enameled. written. cut or
fastened thereon.
The term Banner Signs" shall
apply TO all display signs painted.
printed or written upon cloth or
canvas with or without frame.
Sec. 5 SIGNS ON BUILDINGS.
All signs attached 10 o. placed Hat
upon a building shall be OF metal or
wood covered with metal ON all ex-
posed sides, II more than two CD
feet In height or more than one
hundred 400 square feet in area
No sign OF any kind shall be at
tached TO or placed upon building
l.. - al, - 1
any fre escape or any window or
door leading th~reto. nor shall any
sign be attached in any form. shape
or manner TO a IRE escape
No wooden sign shall be allowed
on the inside OF any theatre. nick
elodian or other like place OF
amusement or entertainment
Sec. 6. SWING SIGNS. No solid
swing sign projecting over public
hishway shall have a greater area
Larger swing signs shall be CON
structed of open wire work with
letters or illustrations attached
thereto.
No swing sign projecting over a
highway shall have greater area
than thirty-two Cc2i square feet
Sec ]. PROJECT ELECTRlG
ILLUMINATED, TRANSPARENT
parts or any electric, illuminated
or transparent signs shall be OF
metal or other non combustible
materials. No transparent sign
which Is attached TO and placed
fiat against a building shall have
square feet and no part thereof
shall extend more than eight (S)
inches from the wall.
sAss .ial ELECTRIC asE rsas. s SIG!
Electric Signs shall be those signs
the entire lettering OF which shall
be studded with electric bulbs.
There shall be one lamp Of four
90 candle power for each square
foot of sign surface. or II lamps
OF less candle power are used. the !
number OF lamps shall be proper
tionately Increased. TO furnish four
90 candle power for each square
No part OF CLASS "a or Electric Z
signs shall In any way obstruct
the full illumination OF all the
lamps on each side OF the sign
Class "A" or Electric Signs may
have an area not to exceed seven
ty-two tI2) square feet and shall !
not be more than twelve (13) feet
long and the lower edge shall be
at least fifteen n5) feet above the
event shall the outer end OF such
sign project more than thirteen
GID feet over the public highway
from the building wall or property
II
lower edge shall be at least NJ !
such alley.
OBJ COMBINATION ELECTRIC
AND PLAIN LETTER SIGNS.
CLASS b.. Glass "B' or Combin-
alton electric and plain letter
signs. shall be those signs the |
greater portion OF which are com /
posed OF letters studded with cleo !
trie bulbs and portion OF which !
are composed OF plain. or nom l
electric lettering or characters.
Class b signs shall have at
lamp for each one and one guar
ter IkD square foot OF sign sur
face or IL lamps OF less candle !
power are used. the number OF !
lamps shall be proportionately in
creased to furnish four tD candle !
power for each one and one-Quar- !
ter az square foot OF sign sur
face. No part OF Glass "B'' signs
shall In any way obstruct the full
each side OF the sign.
Class "B" signs may have an
area not TO exceed forty (40)
square feet and are not to be
more than ten G0) feet long nor
more than four ca feet wide and
the lower edge must be hung not
less than twelve G2) feet above
the grade of the sidewalk and
shall not project over the public
highway more than ten Uo) feet
beyond the building or property
line.
Glass a. IcLLUH cIs.. Ic ri sISMs
ed Signs shall be those signs, ex-
cent sfRnboa rds ana bfllboards aa