The Detroit times., 1911-02-23

ordinance 80 az 20 be brought
within tho provisions hereof by the
owner thereof or by the person.
firm or corporation I'm charge. pos
session or control thereof. shall DO
torn down by the Department OF
OF tearing DOWN such sign shall be
charged 70 the owner. OF to the
person, nrm or corporation In
charge: possession or control
thereof. and shall be recovered
from such person, hrm or corpor-
alton by any appropriate proceed
ings therefor.
ARTICLE xxxIn.
Section I. NO sIGNBOARD OR
ALTERED WITHOUT PERMIT. No
signboard or billboard sucn az II
hereinafter described under this
article. shall be erected or altered
a permit shall have been frst SEE
cured from the Department OF
Buildings, by the person. nrm or
corporation desiring TO erect such
signboard or billboard.
All applications for such sign
boards or biliboards shall be &C:
companied by such drawings and
descriptions as are necessary 20
fully advise and acquaint the SAID
Department OF Buildings with the
terials and manner OF securing OF
such proposed signboard or BILL
board. IL said signboard OF BILL
board as indicated In said draw
ings and descriptions shall be In
this Article, said Department or
Buildings shall thereupon issue a
permit for the erection OF such
signboard or billboard. upon the
payment by the applicant OF q fee
OF Article III.
Permits will not be necessary for
signboards or billboards TO be
placed on vacant lots or buildings
advertising the sale or renting OF
such lots or buildings on which
they are placed. when such sign.
sixty 600 square feet In area.
Sec. 2. INSPECTION OF SIGN.
BOARDS AND BILLBOARDS. All
signboards and billboards for
which permit has been issued
shall be inspected by the Depart.
and II found to have been well sup
ported. braced and built according
to the provisions OF this ordinance,
a certificate OF inspection shall DC
issued by the Department OF buiid.
owner.
All signboards and billboards at
tached to or erected on any build
ing and larger than sixty (6O)
square feet In area, shall be ex.
amined by the Department OF
their safety and IL found TO be well
supported, braced and secured 70
the building, a certificate or such
inspection shall be issued to the
owner.
Should any such signboard or
- "a n
cure. the owner shall be required
to make It safe and secure WITHIN
48 hours from the time or notih-
cation to that effect In Writing
from the Department OF Buildlngs;
with within the time specified the
Department OF Buildings shall
cause the same to be removed at
the expense OF the owner. For
every such inspection the owner
Buildings a fee OF two ($2.oo) DOL
lars.
Sec. 9. BOND. Every person.
firm, or corporation engaged In
the business Of erecting signboards
or billboards shall annually ME
sufficient bond. running to the
City of Detroit, In the penal sum
Of Five Thousand ($5.o0o) Dol
lars. to indemnify. save and Keep
harmless the City or Detroit, from
any and all costs. damages or ex-
pense Of any kind whatsoever
which may be suffered by the City
of Detroit or which IL may be put
to or which may accrue against by
charging to or recovering from
said City from or by reason or
the granting OF permission to erect
said signboards or billboards or
from or by reason OF any acts or
things done under or by authority
or permission granted by the De-
partment OF Buildings 20 erect