Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
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AN ORDINANCE regulating the placing of
projecting signs in the City of Newark.
and providing charges for permits for same.
Be It ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Newark az follows:
Section /. Signs projecting beyond the
building line and over the sidewalk may be
hung attached TO buildings, and shall be
so fastened to be at right angles to the
street building line of same, except at street
corners. No such sign shall be more than
one % foot in thickness. nor project within
walk No such sign shall project more than
six (6l feet Any sign which. projects more
than four az feet shall, for the entire sign,
present a surface to be effected ny wind
pressure which shall not exceed fifty 600
per cent OF the face of the sign. When
more than forty t40) feet above the side
walk such sign may project not more than
Section q No sign shall project beyond
| the curb line. No sgn shall at any point be
higher than Is the structure to which It Is at
tached at the highest point of said sign and
no sign shall project beyond the lines drawn
In horizontal plane at an angl, of forty
| nye t4s) degrees with the street building
/ line from the line Of juncturo of the street
building line with the side lot lines.
] Section 3. Flat curved signs, lncan-
descent electric light signs and transpar-
! enoies fastened for their whole length par
allel to the front of the building, and not
| projecting therefrom over the sidewalk more
than twelve t12) inches and not more than
/ thirty 600 inches IN vertical dimensions may
be erected. The lower line OF such signs
must be moi less than ten do) feet above the
sidewalk.
Section l. All projecting illuminated signs
shall be constructed entirely of metal or
other non-combustible material. including the
uprghts, supports and braces for the same.
properly and firmly attached to the building,
and all projecting signs shall be so con-
| structed not to be or become dangerous.
and all such signs which shall be dangerous
| in any manner whatever shall be repaired
and made safe or taken down by the owner,
lessee or occupant OF the building. No pro-
jecting sign shall be erected maintained
go as to prevent ingress egress to or from
any window. or obstruct any window or fire
escape
be placed in position attached to any
structure, plans and statements Of the pro-
posed sign and method of attachment to the
building must be flied in duplicate, and
permit shall first be obtained from the De-
partment of Buildings and charges for such
permits Of fifty 800 cents for each square
foot of sign space part of square foot of
sign space shall be paid to the Department
of Buildings, and all projecting signs shall
be under the Jurisdiction of and subject to
inspection by the said Department % Build
ings. The square feet of sign space on one
side of projecting sign shall be deemed to
be the entire number of square feet of sign
space for the purpose of computing the fee
herein referred to and required to be paid.
All permits to erect or maintain projecting
signs shall be held to be licenses. revocable
at any time by the proper authorities of the
city without conversation.
sign signs any building when such
building adjoins building occupied
olusiyely as private dwelling, unless the
written consent Of the owner owners of
said private dwelling for the erection OF such
projecting sign be first obtained
All electrical equipment of electric signs
must be done IN accordance with the rules
and regulations Of the Electrical Bureau OF
the Department Of Buildings, and a permit
for all such electrical 1, work must be OBJ
Section 6. No owner occupant of any
building shall fix. put up hang erect,
permit or suffer to remain fixed, put up, hung
or erected any sign, show bill or other
thing which shall project into over the
street sidewalk beyond the building line,
penalty of twenty-five (25) dollars to be
forfeited and paid by the owner or occupant
thereof
Section T. Every sign now existing. at
tached fastened to the wall or walls of any
building so as TO project over any public
street avenue alley or lane public high
way and which is now maintained contrary
10 the provisions Of this ordinance shall be
forthwith removed or altered, changed or
cut down to comply with the pro-
visions OF this ordinance. and any sign now
existing and not complying with the pro-
visions Of this ordinance which shall not
have been removed altered and changed
within six (61 months from and after the
passage of this ordinance by the owner OF
said sign, or by the person. firm or corpora
tlon in charge possession control thereof.
shall be removed by the Department of Build
inRs, and the cost and expense OF removing
to the person, firm or corporation In charge.
possession or control thereof and shall be re-
covered from such person, firm or corpora
ton.
nances inconsistent with this ordinance are
Section o This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately
Adopted September Z; 1914;
President of Common Council.
Presented TO the Mayor for his approval
September 8. 1914.
Approved September 5. 1914,
Mayor.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common Council on Friday evening, Sep
tember 4, 1914, on third reading and final
passaRe was passed and duly signed by the
| Mayor and is therefore law.
ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD.
sep7-5t City Clerk.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the fol.
lowing ordinances have been passed by the
BOARD OF street aud Water Commissioners and
| approved by the Mayor of the City Of Newark.
Laws OF 1909, are hereby published by title:
| An ordinance to provide for the grading,
| curhing and tagging OF
FRANKFORT STREET.
| from Niagara street 10 Magazine street
| An ordinance to provide for the grading.
/ curbIng and tagging OF
AMSTERDAM STREET.
| from Niagara street TO Magazine street.
Passed September B. 1917 ,,r.
| President OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners,
A. L. SWAIN,
Acting CLERK OF the Board.
| JACOB HAuSSLINts,