The Detroit times., 1911-02-23

bond. running 10 the city OF De-
troit, in the penal sum or fye thou
Nifty. save and keep harmless the
City Of Detroit. from any and all
costs. damages or expense OF any
Kind whatsoever which may be suf-
fered by the City or Detroit or
may accrue against II by charging
TO or recovering from said city from
or by reason OF the granting or per-
mission to 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
or buildings To erect said signs In
the City or Detroit.
Sec 4. DEFINITIONS. The term
signs" shall apply TO display boards
characters. letters or illustrations
painted. enameled, written. cut or
fastened thereon.
The term Banner Signs" shall
printed or written upon cloth or
canvas with or without frame.
Sec. 8 SIGNS ON BUILDINGS.
All signs attached TO or placed fiat
upon building shall be OF metal or
posed sides, IL more than two I2)
feet In height or more than one
hundred G00) square feet in area.
No sign or any kind shall be at
tached TO or placed upon a building
In such q manner so as 10 obstruct
any IRE escape or any window or
door leading thereto. nor shall any
sign be attached In any form, shape
or manner to fire escape.
No wooden sign shall be allowed
on the inside of any theatre. nick
elodian or other like place OF
amusement or entertainment.
Sec. 8. SWING SIGNS. No solid
swing sign projecting over a public
highway shall have a greater area
Larger aaa sWias signs .S SHHrS 5. t cSn:
structed OF open wire work with
letters or Illustrations attached
thereto.
No swing sign projecting over a
Sec. !. PRoJEcTiNG. ELECTRIC
AND NoN-ELEcTRIc SIGNS. All
parts OF any electric. illuminated
metal or other -combustibie
materials. No transparent sign
which Is attached to and placed
nat against building shall have
greater area than forty (4ol
shall extend more than eight (s)
INCHES from the wall.
Sec. g. All signs, except non-il-
Illuminated signs. may have an area
not TO exceed seventy-two CID
than twelve G2) feet long. and the
lower edge shall be, at least.
twelve t12) feet above the
grade of the sidewalk, and
ner edge of such sign be more
than two CD feet from the build.
ing wall or property line, nor shall
the outer edge of such sign on IL
feet long) project more than four
teen QD feet over the public high
property line. and IL hung over an
alley, the lower edge shall be at
least fifteen U5) feet above the
grade OF such alley.
Sec. IL. VERTICAL SIGNS.
signs referred to In sections s.r Ga. Ca,
than hereinbefore mentioned. but
such signs Of greater area shall
not project over the public high
way more than four. (D feet out
from the building wall or property
upper coping of that part Of an,
building to which they may be
Sec. IL. WEIGHT OF SIGNS. No
projecting sign OF any class mere
inbefore referred to. mentioned or
described, shall have a. greater
vertical signs. the weight OF which
shall not exceed the weight OF 1000
pounds.
Sec. ls. sky OR ROOF ELEc.
TRIO SIGNS. All Sky or ROOF ROOF
signs having the bottom edge
P mofs above ths Ground s or reg grade
level and all other Sky or ROOF
Signs over twenty-five (25) square
feet in area. shall be made en-
tirely OF metal or other non-com-
bustible materials.
All Sky. or Roof Electric Signs
OF greater area than 100 square
feet shall be constructed OF fabri-
Gated steel shapes or OF wire net
ting on a metal frame. All such
sky or roof electric signs must
have electric characters. letters or
illustrations thereon.
No Sky or Roof Electric Signs
shall be placed so that the face or
said sign shall come within three
ca feet OF the inner plane or the
outer wall OF such building. no.
shall Il be constructed so that o
bottom OF such sky or roof cleo
trio sign shall be less than one Cd
foot nor more than three CD feet
above the surface Of such roof.
Sec. II. SUPPORTS AND ANCH-
article ATTACHED to or placed upon
any building shall be thoroughly
secured thereto by iron or metal
anchors, bolts. supports, chains,
stranded cable or braces No sta
pies shall be used for securing any
proiecting sign to a building. All
Sky or Roof Electric Signs shall
be constructed and braced to with
stand a horizontal wind pressure
Of thirty tsol p pounds. for s.p sysry
from the ground to the top. includ-
the roof.
Bee. rs. OWNERS OR SIGN.
wFfTERs NAME. All signs OF
greater area than one hundred
1900 square feet may nave the
raised 1TnsEs ON or sep sizas1,' sign board
made of metal or other non
combustible material. above the
limit of height herein descrip,
ed, but such smaller sign s fInh
inches high and it's extreme length
shall not exceed ten Go) feet, nor
shall there be more than one I'D
such sign for every single sign.
On Signs attached to buildings nssn the
s shtsnwrite,r IN ii eme OF A the separate
board herein mentioned.
Sec. 10. BANNER SIGNS. No
banner Sign OF any character shall
be permitted to project or be
suspended across any public high
print or nail any banner sign. any
advertisement or notice OF any
kind whatsoever. or cause same TO
be done, on sny curbstone. nag
stone, or on any ether portion or
part Of any sidewalk or street, or
upon any tree, lamp-post. hitching-
post, telegraph pole, telephone
pole, hydrant. bridge. pier or upon
any other structure within the
limits OF any street within. the
city of Detroit and no person shall
paint, print or nail any banner sign,
handbiii, advertisement or notice OF
any kind. or cause the same to be