Illuminated Sign - T.C. Ching - Cad. Lot 532 - Hoopeh Road - No.324. 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1401-1404).
T.C. Ching to Commissioner of Public Works. Shanghai, February 17, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1402).
With reference to your letter of February 15th, we beg to inform you that we will, according to your instruction, take down the illuminated sign within the time specified. Please excuse for our ignorance. Would you mind to let us know the stiplulation set forth in Land Regulation No.XXX? We shall also be pleased to receive your kind advice as to how far the illuminated sign can be rightfully erected beyond the Municipal road line so that we can carry it out properly at the time of re-erection.
Commissioner of Public Works to T.C. Ching - "Unauthorized Illuminated Sign No. 324 Hoopeh Road - Cad 532 Central District". Shanghai, February 28, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1404).
With reference to your letter of the 17th instant, I beg to inform you that Land Regulation XXX authorizes the Council to make Rules with regard to certain matters and also gives the Council the power to remove any work begun or done in contravention of such Rules or of any Bye-law of the Council. Signs mut be at least 11 feet in the clear above the level of the footpath and may project not more than 3 feet from the Municipal road line.
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Illuminated Sign - Dah Wo Hotel - Cad. Lot 324 - Shanse Road - No. 179. 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1417-1419).
Letter from Dah Wo Hotel - to Commissioner of Public Works. Shanghai, March 5, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1418).
We acknowledge receipt of your letter No. BS13/522 dated 29th February and replying which we wish to inform you that we have accordingly removed off the three illuminated signs, and the other two inward.
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Illuminated Sign - Chien Kih Hotel - Cad. Lot 415 - Shanse Road - No. 285. 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1414-1416).
Chen Kih Hotel to Commissioner of Public Work. Shanghai, March 6, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1415).
I am in receipt of your note No.6949 B.S. 13/535 on the subject of an illuminated sign erected projected 6 feet beyond the Municipal Road line. In reply thereto, I will pull down the sign board at once as to comply of the Land Regulation.
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Illuminated Sign - Dah Chong Yoen Paper Company - Cad. Lot 259 - Shantung Road - No. 173. 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1423-1429).
Dah Chong Yoen Paper Company to Commissioner of Public works. Shanghai, March 6, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1424).
In reply to your letter of 2nd instant, beg to inform you that the illuminated sign has been thus erected for 6 years since the houses were rebuilt. If there would be no hindrance to the public communication we have to ask you to permit the erection because we fear that the removal of the sign will at least affect our business.
Commissioner of Public works to Dah Chong Yoen Paper Company. "Illuminated Sign - No.173 Shantung Road - Cad 259 Central". Shanghai, March 20, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1426).
With reference to your letter of the 6th instant, I beg to inform you that the Council's Regulations limit the projection of an illuminated sign to three feet over the public way. As your sign projects 6 feet I must request you to kindly have your sign altered without delay to comply with the above requirement, otherwise it will be removed by this Department.
Dah Chong Yoen Paper Company to S.M.C. Secretary. "Illuminated Sign - No.173 Shantung Road - Cad 259 Central". Shanghai, March 20, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1427).
Will you be kind enough to let us have our signboard hanging as before. We have it already since 6 years and we are at a lost to understand why your inspector want us to remove it. As this board is very useful for ou advertising we hope that you will be kind enough as to allow us to continue to put in front of our shop.
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Illuminated Sign - Kin Wa Hotel - Cad Lot 437 - Shantung Road - Nos. 358-360. 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1410-1413).
Kin Wa Hotel to Commissioner of Public Works. Shanghai, March 7, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1412).
We acknowledge the receipt of your letter the 2nd instant just in hand. In response we beg to say, regarding the illuminated sign in your letter which project was built in the very early same time completion of the Building and since me remove in till now about 3 years we have no such any other same project was worked. But we believed it may perhaps some Chinese against us and made it a fake report before your Honour. Therefore we took liberty of writing you this letter which are the true conditions ...
Commissioner of Public Works to Kin Wa Hotel to Commissioner of Public Works - "Illuminated Sign 358/60 Shantung Road - Cad 437 Central District". Shanghai, March 12, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1413).
With reference to your letter of the 7th instant, illuminated signs may not project more than 3 feet over the public way. It is reported that your sign projects 6 feet over the public way, and I must therefore request you to have your sign altered to comply with the above requirement, otherwise it will be removed by this Department.
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Illuminated Sign - Yung Chong Tai Company - Cad. Lot 285 - Honan Road - No. 437. 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1405-1409).
Honan Road Commercial Union to the Public Works Department (Rough translation), Shanghai Municipal Council, March 8, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1406).
The writer has been informed by a member of the above Union, Wung Chong Tai Company, that a letter was received from the Council asking him to demolish the light which was erected in front of the said Company. It is obvious that this light illuminated the public road during nights and will not cause hinderance to vehicle traffic. He therefore asks the Council to withdraw instructions for the demolition of it, and much oblige.
Commissioner of Public Works to Honan Road Commercial Union. "Illuminated Sign - 437 Honan Road - Cad 285 Central". Shanghai, March 12, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1409).
With reference to a letter of the 8th instant, received from the Honan Road Commercial Union, I beg to inform you that the Council's Regulations permit a sign to project not more than 3 feet over the public way. I must therefore request you to have your sign changed at one to fulfil the above requirement, failing which it will be removed by this Department.
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Illuminated Sign - National Electrical Company - Cad. Lot 513 - Nanking Road - No. 422-423. 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1430-1433).
National Electrical Company to Commissioner of Public Works - "Re: Illimunated Sign at 42/3 Nanking Road". Shanghai, March 5, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1431).
With reference to your Notice of the 29th February (1928) on the subject of the above Sign, we beg to point out that this erection is by no means a recent work but was carried out since the inception of this Company about ten years ago. We are afraid that you might be mis-understood in this point as we have so far had received no complaint from you in regard to this light since its existence, nor anything in the form of objection until now.
Under the circumstances we should be glad to know if you will kindly allow this sign remain unmoved. If not, will you please let us know your Condition under which Sign is authorized to be re-erected and also the suitable position for its removal.
Commissioner of Public Works to National Electrical Company. "Re: Illuminated Sign at 422/3 Nanking Road". Shanghai, March 14, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1433).
With reference to your letter of the 5th instant, I beg to inform you that the Council's Regulations require signs to be at east eleven feet high in the clear from the footpath and to project not more than three feet over the public way. / As the sign in question projects six feet I regret that I must request you to have the same altered to fulfil the above requirement. Should you have this done withtout delay there will then be no objection to the retention of the sign.
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Illuminated Sign - Mo Ton Ho Hat Manufacturing Limited - Cad. Lot 247 - Kiukiang Road - No. 28-30. 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1434-1438).
Mo Ton Ho Hat Manufacturing Limited to Commissioner of Public Works -"Re: Unauthorized Building Operation - 28/30 Kiukiang Road Cadastral Lot 247 - Central District". Shanghai, February 29, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1435).
We beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date complaining that the work of erecting an illuminated sign projecting 6 feet beyond the Municipal road line, has been carried out without permission and contrary to the Municipal Regulations. In reply we beg to state that the said illuminated sign is projecting only about 3 feet, instead of 6 feet, which as we know is quite in conformity to the Municipal regulations, and moreover, it is fixed on the house much higher than the ordinary position of a Chinese sign, and that before the erecting about 3 years ago, of the said illuminated sign, we used an ordinary wooden sign of Chinese fashion, which was projecting out further and fixed much lower that the present position of the illuminated sign, and it was due to the complaint lodged by your goodself against the former that the latter was constructed to take its place as a measure of remedy. Owing to the above we earnestly request you to kindly see your way to let it stand as it is. In case you should think it absolutely impossible to have it so, we would like to know the exact tenor of the governing rules so that we shal be able to act accordingly.
Commissioner of Public Works to Mo Ton Ho Hat Manufacturing Limited. "Unauthorized Building Operation - 28/30 Kiukiang Road Cadastral Lot 247 - Central District". Shanghai, March 14, 1928. Source: SMA (SMC), U1-14-3269 (1438).
With reference to your letter of the 29th ult., I beg to inform you that the Council's Regulations limit the projection of an illuminated sign to three feet over the public way. As your sign projectios 6 feet I must request you to kindly have your sign altered withtout delay to comply with the above requirement, otherwise it will be removed by this Department.
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