Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-15
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An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
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nit therefore. n inspection thereof"
City Of Grand Forks. North Dakota
a sign. sign board. or bill board ID for
advertisement Of any sort shall be built,
placed. OF erected or hung upon or from
the roof or outer wall of any building or
Of any sidewalk. street or alley, without
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gection 2. All signs. sign boards or
bill boards now In existence or hereafter
erected and maintained shall be made.
constructed and maintained of sufficient
Of thirty-fiye pounds per square foot Of
surface without stressing the material
beyond he safe limit of stress.
Section 5: Before any permit 10 issu-
OF the property upon which said sign.
sisn. board or bill board 10 proposed to
be located. shall q application in
permit to o erect e the the same nsay 1 ana in co aua
Grafton Of being permitted to do so. shall
asree to indemnify and ave the city of
Grand Forks harmless from any and all
sny Kind whatsoever that IT may incur
or be liable to by reason Of the erection,
msintenanee or remove Of said sign.
sign ooero or Dill ooaro, ana said appli-
specifications thereof showing its con-
struction. material. weight and method
Of attaching the same to its support. all
Ensinser and approved by him; said ap:
approved by the chief Of the fire depart
ment before q permit Is granted: the
and detailed record Of such application,
showing, among other things, the date
Of the application. the description Of the
property by lot. block and number upon
we'll as the person advertising. the
character and size Of the sign and the
method Of attachment n erection. the
f ssss d sf sas s2nTG snd II eSe t date chief of t Sf the he
suance Of the permit: such applications
shall be numbered consecutively and in
dexed alphabetically In the name Of the
owner OF the property. as we'll as in the
sign.
OF OFT the % failure allure Of the owner Of the prop.
same may be made by the person desir-
ing to install or erect such sign. sign
board, or bill board, and in lieu Of the
t fTset .%ect Go1'sa the SAID "a p sppiiesnt fG shall II
furnish to and file with the City Ensi-
neer a bond with such sureties. either
personal or otherwise. as may be ap-
pASSSN ny Tax NiIy SOuHCll, COI1uItlOn6Q
to save the city harmless and to indemni-
fy it against any and all damages, costs.
charges and expenses of any kind or
character whatsoeyer that It may incur
or be liable to by reason of the erection,
f.! maintenance. or removal Of such sign.
! sign boards or bill boards. such bond to
pc in M sum Of One Thousand and Nc
q bond. the sureties shall Justify in
double the amount thereof in the agRre-
gate in real estate. a list of which real
estate. with the membranes. If any,. SO
to and made a part Of the justification.
Provided. however. that such bond or
owners assumption or risk and respon-
Ing or projecting signs which extend SIX
co. inches or more beyond the property
or structure line.
Section !. Any person applying for a
board. or bill board shall pay to the CITY
Engineer a license fee Of One and Ma
100 Nl.0o) Dollars where the superficial
area Of the proposed sign or board does
and the sum Of One n so ($l.5o) DOL
lars where the superficial area Of the
proposed sign exceeds twenty-five $3.50
" feet, the payment OF such fee
a permit from the said Engineer. to
maintain such sign or board. until the
3lst day Of December following, and ev-
within the City Of Grand Forks, shall
after the 31st day Of December Of the
year In which the permit is issued. pay
annually as a renewed charge the same
January of each year: Provided. however,
that such renewal charge shall not be
paid or collected for signs not to exceed
eighteen inches in width and fifteen
and constructed flat and tight against
any building: for tho purpose Of comput-
Ing this license fee the souare feet on
n~n ztHn NJ tha ~{-~ 80 h>-- -L-1H -
deemed to be the entire number Of square
posted with the City Treasurer and
credited to the sign and biz board IN
duty Of the City Engineer and Chief OF
the Fire Department to annually inspect
or cause to be inspected on or before
boards. or bill boards, within said civ
and ascertain II they are in q safe con.
dttton. and to keep a record Of eachin.
dttion. and to keep a record OF each in.
made safe. to the satisfaction Of the
City Engineer, or removed by the owner
or person maintaining the same upon the
Of the neglect or refusal Of the owner te
forthwith make such sign or board safe
or to remove the same. the City Engineer
Is hereby authorized to summarily re.
where any sign or board is Immediately
and obviously unsafe. the City Engineer
Is hereby authorized to forthwith remove
the same as a public nuisance withou,
any demand for the removal OF the same
upon the owner or person maintaining
the anne
Section 8. Every license or permit,
on December S1st. Of the year in which
1t 10 granted and no rebate or refund.
ment Of n license fee will be made fol
any, sign removed before tho time Of the
expiration Of the license.
Section 8. In case Of neglect or refu.
sal to a the license fees herein pre-
scribed. the City Engineer Is hereby au.
the revocation Of such permit it shall be
and Is hereby declared to- be unlawful
for any person to maintain such sisn
or board n such sign or board is here.
City Engineer 10 hereby authorised and
directed to abate h same by the rernov.