Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-08-14
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

/ hung or 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 ID foot in thickness nor project within
/ the height Of ten G0) feet above the side
! walk. No such sign shall project more than
six go feet. Any sign which projects more
than four a. feet shall, for the entire sign,
present q surface to be effected by wind
pressure which shall not exceed fifty (50l
per cent. OF the face of the sign. When
more than forty (40) feet above the side
walk such sign may project not more than
four ti1 feet
Section @ No sign shall project beyond
the curb line. No sign shall at any point be
higher than is the structure TO which II is at
tached at the highest point of said sign. and
no sign shall project beyond the lines drawn
in a horizontal plane at an angle Of forty
five l45) degrees with the street building
line from the line of iuncture of the street
building line with the side lot lines
Section 3. Flat or curved signs mean
descent electric light signs and transpar
encies fastened for their whole length par
alle to the front Of the building. and not
projecting therefrom over the sidewalk more
than twelve d2) inches and not more than
thirty 900 inches in vertical dimensions may
must be not less than ten do) feet above the
sidewalk
Section T. All projecting illuminated signs
shall be constructed entirely of metal
other -combustible material. including the
uprights. supports and braces for the same,
properly and firmly attached to the building
and all projecting signs shall be so con-
structed as 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-
tecting sign shall be erected or maintained
so as to prevent ingress or egress to or from
escape.
Section 5. Before any projecting sign shall
be placed in position or attached to any
structure, plans and statements of the pro-
posed sign and method OF attachment to the
building must be filed In duplicate, and
permit shall first be obtained from the De-
partment of Buildings, and charges for such
permits of fifty 900 cents for each square
foot of sign space or 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 saie Department af 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, revocabe
at any time by the proper authorities of the
city. without compensation
No permit shall be issued for projecting
sign or signs on any building when such
building adioins a building occupied ex-
cusively as a private dwelling unless the
written consent of the owner or 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 permit
for all such electrical work must be OBJ
tained from the said Electrical Bureau.
Section 6. No owner or occupant Of any
building shall FIX put up, hang or erect, or
permit or suffer to remain fixed, put up, hung
erected. any sign, show bill. other
thing which shall project Into or over the
street or sidewalk beyond the building line,
except as provided In this ordinance. under
penalty of twenty-five (25l dollars to be
Forfeited and paid by the owner or occupant
thereof
tached fastened to the wall walls of any
building to project over any public
street. avenue alley lane. public high
way. and which is now maintained contrary
to the provisions of this ordinance shall be
forthwith removed or altered, changed or
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 or so altered and changed
within six (6) months from and after the
passage of this ordinance by the owner of
said sign. or by the person, firm corpora
tion in charge. possession or control thereof,
shall be removed by the Department OF Build
ings, and the cost and expense Of removing
such sign shall be charged to the owner
possession control thereof and shall be
covered from such person. firm corpora
tion.
Section ). All ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances inconsistent with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section Q. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common Council on Friday evening, August
7th, 1914, was read a second time and duly
ordered to a third reading.
ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD.
auRl3-5t CITY Clerk