The Detroit times., 1914-08-19

ter i45 OF the Compiled Ordinances
o OF the City OF Detroit for the year
4 1904 and also by adding new sec
" lions thereto TO be known as sec,
= tons ltv) and ltw). approVea
Is hereby amended so as 10 read AS
J Sec IW. The IRE limits OF the
2 city OF Detroit shall also inciuae
I ed as follows: on the east by the
-eehiefAline= of Sixth street on the
g south by the National Boundary
z line; on the west by the center
) line of Minnie street. extended,
8 and line running parallel with
10 Fort street and $50 feet distant
Il My of the n. line thereof from the
e center line OF Minnie street ex-
d twelfth street. thence My along
Is the center line OF Twelfth street
Is TO center line OF public alley, ex,
II tended, lying between Howard and
10 along the center line OF said pub
20 lie alley To the center line OF sixth
n street. on the north: also all tha'
~ section OF the City OF Detroit de-
3 scribed within the following limits
= towit: Commencing at the inter
10 section OF center line OF Baker
rs street with the center line OF Wa
Il bash avenue, thence southerly
~ along the center Hne OF NnDesh
~ avenue to the center lire of How
10 ard street, thence easterly along
n the center line OF Howard street
y to the center line OF Vermont ave
= nue.. thence southerly alcbg the
IA center line OF Vermont avenue 10
IL a point $50 feet northerly from the
6 north line OF Fort street. thence
u easterly on line parallel 10 anu
IS $50 feet northerly from the nortn
70 line OF Fort street 10 the center
o line OF Twelfth street; thence
4 northerly along the center line OF
e Twelfth street TO the center line
3 extended of the alley lying De,
& street. thence easterly along the
6 center line OF said public alley 10
Il the center line OF Trumbull ave-
8 nue. thence northerly along the
g center line OF Trumbull avenue TO
70 the center Inc OF Baker street,
Il thence westerly along the center
q line, OF Baker street to the place
s OF beginning Excepting: however,
a lot 4 OF block 60 Woodbridge Farm
s subdivision. Also excepting lot
q eight ls) block seventy-one ND
z OF the Woodbridge Farm Subdi-
IS vision. :,
2 take Immediate effect
Read twice by title, ordered printed
md unanimous consent being granted.
he ordinance was then placed on the
rider of third reading.
Third reading OF ordinance.
The title to the ordinance was read
The ordinance was then read,
inance now passY' The ordinance was
assed. a majority OF the aldermen pres
mt voting therefor as follows;
Y Aeop.ea as I BarDet, Behlow. Bleil.
,urton. De Galan. DILL Field. Freiwald.
ioldner. Guthard. Hindle, Keatine,
Knapp. Lempke, Littleheld, Lodge,
XIV. Schultz, Skrzycki. Thompson. Ver-
or wartell and the President-27.
The title TO the ordinance was con-
~ Aid. Rutter:
n Ordinance 90 amend section OF Ar
tieIe II Of an Ordinances entitled San
Ordinance defining the duties. and
inxs and the estabIishing Of . build
fng code for the City OF Detroit
1T is HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE
EoPLE OF THE CITY OF DETROIT;
Section L. That Section OF Ar
2 ticie So OF an Ordinance entitled
3 IAN Ordinance defining the duties
4 and powers of the Department OF
S Buildings and the establishing of
s building code for the City of
Detroit" be and the same is here
be amended to read as follows:
Sec s. SIGNBoARDs AND
BILLBOARDS ON OPEN LOTS.
q hereafter no DlilDOaTu UdsS$ib
1 twenty-five square feet or more
surface, shall be erected, altered,
refaced or reconstructed without
Z a permit from the Department or
5 Building. and the manner Of con-
struction, location and dimensions
10 OF such billboards shall be SUBJ
IL ject TO the approval OF the De-
IL partment OF Buildings, In accord
IL ance with the provisions OF this
is within the meaning Of this sec
I6 ton shall include all structures
II OF whatever material. the same
IS may be constructed. which are
10 erected. maintained or used for
21 painted signs, pictures or other
22 pictorial or reading matter, ex.
% cept that the term billboard
"a shall not be applied to such signs
26 buildings. as provided for In Sec
"a tion OF this Article. No bill
2s board erected, altered. replaced or
20 reconstructed. shall exceed four
80 teen feet in height above the
81 ground. and every such billboard
IS least four feet between the. low
80 err edge and the ground, which
36 manner while the billboard stands.
81 nor shaff any srfctr billboard APP
SO preach nearer than SIX feet to
80 any building nor TO the side line
Al feet to any other billboard. nor
AZ shall any such billboard exceed
az Ave hundred square feet In area.
~ nor approach the street line on
as on which any lot fronts or abuts
AZ nearer than fifteen feet. but In
as all cases where the building line
~ of buildings within nifty feet. of
so the proposed. billboard is more
81 than ffteen feet from the street
SO lire or boundary line then such
SO billboard shall not approach near
54 err TO such street line or lot boun-
IS Diary line than the distance that
5s the building line of such build
81 ings Is from such street line or
IS lot boundary line: and where
SO buildings are hereafter built near
so or adjacent to biilboards. such
81 biliboards shall be SO moved or
SO cut of as to leave space OF
SO not less than six feet between the
81 building and such billboard. which
IS shall in all respects also comply
So with the terms OF this section.
81 Any billboard which NAV now be
eS or hereafter become rotten or un-
SO safe. and any billboard which shall
10 hereafter be erected. altered, re-
II faced or reconstructed contrary
~ TO the provisions Of this section
"a or any OF them. shall be removed
"a or otherwise properly secured In
rs accordance with the terms of this
76 section by the owner thereof, or
AZ by the owner OF the ground on
rs which such billboard shall stand.
70 upon receipt OF proper notice so
so TO do.
81 All signboards or billboards on
SO open lots and larger than one
SO hundred u00) square feet I'm area,
"a shall be constructed OF galvan-
s6 lied iron or wood skeleton frames.
s6 built of one and three-quarter
IA GA) inch stock. and shall be
IS OF fabricated rolled steel shapes.
~ or of wood. the uprights TO be
70 not less than four (4) inches by