Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-23
PropoSedOrdinanCe for Re-
movaI Of Swinging Type
introduced al Monday Evening
Meeting by Councilman Wilson
Is Placed on the Table by the Com.
mon Council.


providing for the removal of swing
ing street signs etc. from the streets
of Augusta. was presented in the
common council by Councilman VIII
son, at the meeting, Monday evening
of the city council. and in that branch
was laid upon the table:
Augusta. Me, April 81, 1913.
Be il ordained by the mayor and
city council of the city of Augusta, as
follows:
Section /. No person shall place. or
cause to be placed. nor continue. nor
suffer to be continued when placed,
any sign, sign box, iettered lamp or
show board of other fixture in the ma
ture of an advertisement. of any de-
scfiption or material whatsoever, so
that the same shall extend over or
upon any sidewalk or street, within the
limits of the city of Augusta, except as
hereinafter provided 8=sa D E
Section .. No illuminating sign of
any description Whatsoever shah be
erected, maintained or altered so that
the same shall project into. any sire ct
within the city of Augusta more than
five feet from the building line or the
inside line of said sidewalk, nor shall
the lower edge of any sign be less than
fifteen feet above the grade OF the
sidewalk. and all signs shall be stead
fast and free from oscillation.
Section 8 No illuminating sign of
any description shall be erected. MAIN
tanned or altered. unless a permit in
writing shall first have been secured
from the board of mayor and alder
men, by the person, firm or corpora
ton desiring to erect or alter such
sign
All applications for such signs shall
be accompanied by descriptions Z
such drawings as are necessary II
fully advise and acquaint the said city
officers with the erection. construction
weight. materials and manner of Sc
curing and fastening such proposed
sign.
Permits shall not be necessary #
signs be placed on the walls of build
ings and fiat against such buildings.
where such signs do not project be-
yond the lines of such buildings upon
which the same are to be erected
Section 4. Every sign now existing
and which is now maintained contrary
to the PROV isians hereof shall be forth
with removed or altered, changed or
cut down. so as to fully comply with
the provisions hereof. and which shall
not have been removed or torn down,
or SO altered and changed within 60
DAYS from and after the passage of
this ordinance, so as to be brought
within the provisions hereof. by the
owner thereof, or by the person. firm
or corpora ton in charge, possession or
control thereof, shall be deemed vio-
iation of this ordinance and punish
able as hereinafter provided. and every
sign now existing and which may not
be in conformity te the provisions
hereof, shall not be continued after
said CD days shall have expired.
Section s. Illuminating signs shall
be those signs having visible electric
bulbs OF lenses surrounding the same
or forming the letters thereof. Or which
are illuminated by artificial means to
The extent of at least one light to every
square foot.
Section G. All illuminated signs
erected or maintained in accordance
with the provisions of this ordinance
rnust be fully illuminated at least six
nights each week, from not later than
one hour after sunset until al least 10
o'clock z. NJ, and the board of mayor
and aldermen shall cause to be remov-
ed any illuminated sign which is not
kept lighted as provided in this section
or any sign, sign box, Illuminated Sign,
lettered lamp or show hoard of any
Jescription or material whatsoever.
which is erected or maintained contra
ry to this ordinance. 81
section Z. tBondl. Every person.
firm or corporation. before enga ging
| in the business of erecting, hanging OF
altering signs in public ways or places
within the city of Augusta, shall file
with the city clerk Il bond with surety
approved by the mayor and aldermen
| in the penal sum of $1,000 Zone thou
sand dollars). conditional to indem-
| Nifty and save harmless the city of Au-
gusta from all cost. damage or ex-
pense of any kind whatsoever, which
may be suffered by the city of Angus
| ia because of negligence on the part
Of said person. firm or corporation In
| the hanging or erecting of said signs
Such bond shall be annually renewed
on the first day of January.
| Section s. Whoever violates any o.
the provisions of this ordinance shall
! be fined not less than five or more thar
| twenty dollars for each offence, and G
| like penalty for every day any sign
sign box, Illuminating sign, or icttere(
| lamp, or skowboard of any description
or material whatsoever erected o.
maintained contrary to the provisions
hereof. shall be continued after the ex
piration of 60 days from the passage
| hereof
Section 0. All ordinances or part
of ordinances inconsistent herewith, b
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