The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-03
First published April 8, 1919
ORDINANCE NO. 22O

ORDINANCE NO. 22O
An ordinance relating to the obstruc-
ton Of certain streets and side
walks, prohibiting the use thereof
for advertising or other purposes,
regulating the use thereof and en-
encroachments thereon, and pro-
viding penalties for the violation
thereof.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Liberal:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to
erect, construct, keep or maintain
upon the following streets and side
walks adjacent thereto in the city of
Liberal, to-wit: Kansas Avenue,
from Fifth Street on the North to
Elm Street on the South, and Second
Street from Pennsylvania Avenue on
the East to Grant Avenue on the
West, any signs, sign posts, station
airy awnings with posts or supports
resting on the streets or sidewalks,
or any gas or oil tank in the street or
under the sidewalk, or any pump or
other device for measuring and sell
ing gas or oils in the street or on the
sidewalks, or any wagon scales in the
streets or on the sidewalks, or any
telephone, telegraph, or electric
light or current posts or poles; pro-
viding that the city may erect and
maintain upon said streets or side
walks posts or poles for the purpose
of lighting the streets.
Section 2. That no wooden avn
ing shall be erected, constructed or
maintained in the streets and over the
sidewalks mentioned in Section one
hereof, or no awning with supports
resting upon the streets or sidewalks;
but all awnings shall be securely
fastened to the building and secure
ly braced from above or below, and
no case to be less than feet above
the sidewalk.
Section 3. No overhead signs shall
be erected, constructed or maintained
in the streets or over the sidewalks
in Section one hereof with
supports or posts extending to the
street or sidewalk; but all such over
head signs shall be securely fastened
to the building and properly braced,
and shall in no case be less than eight
feet from the sidewalk; before any
such sign shall be constructed or
erected written application for per-
nit therefor shall be made to the
city council, specifying the material,
the dimensions and weight thereof,
and if the council shall determine
that the same is not detrimental to
public safety a permit may be issued
but no such sign shall be
erected or constructed until such per-
nit is obtained.
Section A. That any and all of the
things mentioned in Sections one,
two and three hereof, and which are
forbidden to be erected, constructed,
kept or maintained, which are now
constructed, erected, kept or main
tanned upon the streets or sidewalks
mentioned in Section one hereof, ex-
cept awnings, awning posts or sup
ports constructed of brick, are here
by declared to be and constitute a
nuisance and they are hereby
ordered to be removed from such
streets or sidewalks within ten days
from date hereof; and any person,
firm or corporation owning, keeping
or maintaining any such nuisance
who shall fail or neglect to remove
the same from such street or sidewalk
within ten days from date hereof
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
neanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by fine of not more than
and such nuisance shall be
ibated and removed by the city mar
ihal and the costs and expense there
If assessed against the owner of the
as other special assessments.
Section 5. Any person, firm or
corporation violating any of the
erms or provisions of this ordinance
hall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
neanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by fine of not more than
10000.
Section 6. All ordinances or parts
# ordinances in conflict herewith
re hereby repealed.
Section 7. This ordinance shall
axe effect and be in force from and
Ifter its publication in the official
ity papers.
Passed the Council, April End,
919.
Approved by Mayor, April End,
.919.
THOS. ]. SMITH,