The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-25
LEGAL NOTICES.
BY Altman

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| spread at an angle less than 20 de
| grees. Where Side guys can be at
tached to only one side of the sign
of this area, "A stiff brace consist
ing of pipe "a inch in diameter and
lof the standard thickness shall be
used. Side guys spread at angles
greater than As degrees shall be
| fastened with approved expansion
bolts I'm solid brick or stone wall;
or by machine screw In an iron
front; OF. by a lag bolt In solid
| woodwork.
| Bolts or screws shall not be fast
| ened to window frames. Lag bolts
In solid woodwork shall not be
smaller than u inch In diameter.
iand shall enter woodwork at least
three inches. Machine screws In
iron front shall not be less than y
| inch in diameter and shat enter
| clear through the woodwork. EX-
pansion bolts shall be at least 3-S
| inch In diameter and shall enter
| brick or stone wall at least IN
inches
Signs shall not obstruct or be at
tached to any part of fire escape,
ana where any sign Is hung near
any fire escape IL shall be arranged
to swing away from any such fire
| escape.
Ali cables shall be provided with
| sleeves, and two cable clips must be
provided for each cable and placed
near the sleeves. Turn-buckles Of
suitable size shall be provided for
all side guys and one for support
ing cables where more than one Is
used.
No wording shall be allowed on
lany sign which is not Illuminated.
Panel signs three by ten feet will
be allowed provided they are IL
| Eliminated with lights every six
inches around the same. II, how
ever. this spacing does not give re-
lquired candlepower, more lights
must be added. Small panels may
| be added to regular Illuminated let
ter signs provided two candlepower
| lights are used every six inches
around outside of same.
When one word requires more
space than ten feet in length, the
| sign will be allowed to extend to
| curb line, providing letters larger
| than 16 inches are not used. In
no ease will they be allowed to pro-
| ject further.
| No electric sign shall be lower
than ten feet from the sidewalk,
and shall not extend over the same
more than ten feet. Each sign shall
burn at least two hundred candle
power until eleven o'clock every
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thirty days notice to do so by the
Commissioner of Public Works,
] Signs not over "a inches wide
may be placed vertically over the
street provided they do not project
over the street more than their
width.
! All signs now in existence which
shall become dangerous or neces-
sary to repair shall be rehung ac-
lcording to regulations hereinbefore
prescribed.
Section "a. The fire limits men,
toned in this ordinance shall COM
prise the fire limits of the City of
| Tacoma as they now exist or may
from time to time, be hereafter es-
| tablished.
Section 25. From and after Sep
TENDER 1, 1916, no person firm or
corporation shall engage in the
work or business OF installing,
erecting, repairing or changing any
apparatus for the transmission or
use OF electric current in the City
of Tacoma, within or upon any
building located in said City, with
out having first procured a license
and paid the fee therefor as here
matter required: Provided that this
section shall not apply to employees
of said Licensees nor to persons,
firms or corporations having their
own isolated electric lighting or
power plants, department stores or
| factories regularly employing a
| registered electrician for such
| work; telephone or telegraph con-
struction and wiring: nor to the
owner of a building doing his own
work as provided for in Sec. here
of.
No person shall be employed by
a licensed electrician or by any 9TH
err person, firm or corporation upon
work of installing electrical wiring
and apparatus as regulated by this
ordinance until he has first regis
tered his name and address with the
inspector and paid a fee of s1.00
therefor, nor until he shall have
filed with the Inspector his affi-
davit stating the length of time he
has been employed in electrical
work; the character of work per-
formed by him; by whom he has
been employed;.a land that he is thor
Ioughly familiar with the rules, reg
ulations and ordinances governing
the installation of electrical wiring
and apparatus In the City of Ia
lcoma. Upon compliance with the
provisions of this section the in
lspeetor shall issue to the applicant
"a certificate showing that he is a
Registered electrician and entitled
Ito perform electrical work In said
city for one year from the date of
such registration. Provided, that
one helper may be employed to
work under the direct supervision
of each registered electrician.
Section rs. Any person, firm or
corporation desiring to engage in
the business mentioned In Section
25 hereof shall make application to
the City Clerk for a license so to
do and pay to him a license fee In
the sum of $4,000. Such license
shall be known as a Licensed Elec-
trician's License" and shall be good
for one year from the date thereof.
The application therefor shall be
made in writing upon a blank fur
nished by the Clerk. Ii shall state
the location OF the applicants place
of business by street and number
and, IL the applicant Is q co-part-
Inership. the name of each member
of the firm; and IL IL Is a corpora
ton, the names of each of it's man.
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