Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
GRAND FORKS HERALD. wEDNrsDAY. pEcEMBER 10. 1917.

proved by the city council, conditioned
sAv the city harmless and to Am
demnity 1t against any n all damages.
costs. CHARGES q Of = kind
cur or be liable to by reason Of the erec-
tion, maintenance, or removal of such
sign. sign boards or bill boards. such
bond to be In the sum Of One Thousand
personal bond. the sureties shall Justify
in double the amount thereof in the
aggregate In real estate. a list Of which
real estate. with he membranes, II
any 10 owned by such sureties 4 bA
attached to and made a part Of the
Provided, however. that such bond or
owners assumption or risk and respon-
sibility shall be required only for hang
rs in inches Rss'e or more s.t ssyo @aie The e1 psopes siy
or structure line.
permit toterect or Snainta1n Gsign. sign
sosrd or bill lib. board shall \, : to the city
tSf 1907 dollars whore the superficial area
Of the proposed sign or board does not
exceed twenty-hve t25l square feet and
the sun Of One and $4,000 tSl.6o) dol
proposed sign exceeds twenty-five tsb)
feet, the payment OF such fee
entttle such person upon receiving
. permit from the said engineer. to>main-
ever: that no charge be made Or collect
ed for signs which, are fastened and
constructed nat and tight against any
building; tor the purpose Of computing
this license fee the square feet N one
ed to be the entire number OF square
feet: the money 40 received shall be de-
potited with the city treasurer and cred
tied to the sign and bill board inspection
funa; and it is hereby made the duty
fire department to annually inspect or
cause to be inspected. on or before June
list. Of each year: All signs. sign boards
certain il they are in a safe condition
and to keep . record of each inspection.
All signs found by UGH inspection ia
be unsafe TO be made safe to the satiS-
faction Of the city engineer. or remove
same upon the order Of the city engineer
the owner 70 forthwith make such sign
or board safe or to remove the same
to sunamarily remove such sign or board
and in all cases where any sign or board
is Immediately and obviously unsafe,
the city engineer is hereby authorized
lice nuisance without any demand 70,
the remov OF the same upon the own.
er or person maintaining the same.
Section S. In case Of neglect or re-
fussl,to q the license fees herein pre-.
.orized to cancel the permit. and after
the revocation Of such permit it shall
be and Is hereby declared to be unlaw-
ful for any person to maintain such
hereby declared to be a nuisance. and
the city engineer is hereby authorized
and directed to abate the same by re.
moval thereof.
Section s. All wiring, fittings and
material MED. IN confirmation ~ raw
nections for electric signs must be in
accordance with the latest rules and re.
quirements Of the National Board OF
Fire underwriter.. and all signs must
attached or painted on the exterior there.
OF as Well as the application number on
which the permit 10 issued.
s Section I: No sign: sign board o.
in n way that will interfere with the
proper apd convenient protection OF
property by the hre department. or in
any : conflict with public safety OF
doors be obstructed or the openings 81
therefore ,interferred with by any sign
sign. board or bill board or other ad.
vertising structures; nor shall any sigr
be attached. in any form, shape or man.
as to obstruct the same.
Section 8: 1t shall be and IL hereby
declared to be unlawful to erect or main.
tain = tllSmin,ted signs: unless the
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful 10,
n person to construct, erect or main.
tain n solid sign, sign board or bill
board upon the roof Of any building, and
ing more than forty (4o) percent Of it.
area or surface solid shall be deemed
and held, to be a oil sign. sign board
or bill board within the meaning and
SectIon "a Illuminated roof .i~~,
shall be defined as signs constructed
erected or maintained upon or over the
roof OF any. building. which have all OF
any part Of its letters. Of which said
sign may be constructed either in out.
line Of incandescent lamps on which
have been painted flush or raised let.
ters where the face Of the sign presents
a Aurface to be affected by wind pres.
Of section 2; every such sign shall be
constructed with steel skeleton con
struction and no illuminated roof sigr
shall be constructed or maintained upon
the framework thereof shall be entirely
Of metal OF some equally incombustfble
material. The distance between the
roof Of said building or structure and
the h. lover over esdge q such 9eh. sign n shsl b not
Of any sign from THEREOF Of the build.
Ing or structure. to which the same is
anchored or attached, shall not exceed
twenty-five (25) feet, and no such sigr
shall be constructed on any building OF
structure when such sign fs over forty
(40) per cent Of solid surface.
Section II. No projecting sign shall
extend from the structural part of any
building or structure or the property
the width OF the sidewalk from the face
Of the structural part Of the building
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