The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-15
A n ORDINANCE.
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An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance
enacted and ordained by The Mayor and Al
dermen of Frederick, on the first day of
August, A. D. 1913 entitled IAN Ordi,
nance prohibiting the erection and provid
ing for the removal of all hitching posts,
sign posts, awning poles, and posts and
poles OF every description, Except tele-
graph, telephone, electric light and trolley
poles aud ornamental lighting posts on the
pavements, within three feet of the curb
lines, and prohibiting the tying of animals
of the horse kind to any trees, tree boxes,
telegraph, telephone, electric light and
trolley poles and ornamental lighting
posts, on Market Street, between Clarke
Place and Fifth Street, and on Patrick
Street, between Court Street and Middle
Alley, in Frederick City, Maryland and
providing penalty for violations thereof"
by adding thereto a new and additional
Section, prescribing certain regulations for
the maintenance and erection of awnings
and signs. to follow Section 3 and to be
known as Section ga.
Section l. Be it Enacted and Ordained
by The Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick
That, an Ordinance enacted and ordained
by The Mayor and Aldermen of Freder-
lex, on the first day Of August, A. D. 1918,
entitled San Ordinance prohibiting the
erection and providing for the removal of
all hitching posts, sign posts, awning poles,
and posts and poles of every description,
Except telegraph, telephone, electric light
and trolley poles and ornamental lighting
posts on the pavements, within three feet
of the curb lines, and prohibiting the tying
of animals of the horse kind to any trees,
tree boxes, telegraph, telephone, electric
light and trolley poles and ornamental
lighting posts, on Market Street. between
Clarke Place and Fifth Street, and on Pat
rick Street, between Court Street and Mid
die Alley in Frederick City Maryland,
and providing a penalty for violations
thereof" be and the same is hereby amend
ed by adding thereto new and additional
Section, prescribing certain regulations for
the maintenance and erection of awnings
and signs, to follow Section and to be
known as Section "a, be enacted so as to
read as follows:
Section ga. Be it Enacted and Ordained
That, all awnings hereafter erected within
the corporate limits of Frederick shall be
covered with canvas or other movable and
pliable substance and no rigid covering
shall be permitted. Every awning and
sign hereafter erected shall be securely at
tached to the building and properly sup
ported, by iron or other metallic fastenings
and supports, or by posts, provided said
posts be erected Immediately next to and
adjoining the building, and every such
awning and sign now or hereafter erected
shall be elevated at least seven feet six
inches at the lowest part thereof above the
surface of the sidewalk, no awning hereaf-
ter erected shall project more than feet
inches over the side walk, and no sign
hereafter erected shall project more than 6
feet beyond the building line All avn
ings and signs now erected supported by
trees, posts, poles or structures of any
kind, planted in or resting upon the side
walks, Except such supports which are
Immediately next to and adjoining the
building), on Market Street between
Clarke Place and Fifth Street and on Pat