Der Lecha Caunty patriot. [volume] (Allentaun, Pa.) 1859-1872, 1867-08-27
A N ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
IA NAMES OF STREETS and ALLEYS.

and Common Councils Of the City of Allen
town, and it is hereby enacted by the Autho-
rity of the same, that The streets and alleys
in the city of Allentown, shall hereafter be
known by the names designated in this ord-
nance. ..... .....r.
SECT. .. That the streets running north
and south, shall be designated as follows
The street next TO the Lehigh River shall be
called Front street, the next street running
parallel thereto, shall be called Ridge Ave
nue., the next street running parallel, shall be
called Second street, the next Third street,
the next (being the first street west of the
Jordan) Fourth street and so on in numerical
order TO the western boundary of the city,
excepting, the street between 4th and 9th,
which shall be called Penn street. The street
running north and south between Furnace
street and Gordon street in the 9th Ward,
shall be called Grand street.
SECT. 8. The streets running east and west,
shall be named as follows: The street run
ming along the northern boundary line of the
cisy of 9th and 4th Wards and extending
through 9th Ward, shall be called Liberty
street, the next running parallel to Liberty
street, shall be called Gordon street, the next
street running parallel thereto, shall be called
Chew street, the next street parallel to Chew
street shall be called Turner street, the next
street parallel TO Turner street shall be called
Linden street, the next street parallel to Lin.
den street shall be called Hamilton street, the
next street parallel to Hamilton street shall
be called Walnut street, the next parallel to
Walnut street shall be called Union street,
and the street running from the foot of south
Fifth street 10 the western line of the city
shall be called Lawrence street, and the
square at the intersection of Hamilton and
Seventh streets shall be called Centre Square.
SECT. +. The short street running south
from Union street at the foot of Church Alev
to the Little Lehigh shall be called Water
street ,and the narrow street running obliuuelv
northwest from west side of Eigth street at
its intersection with Union and intersectng
with 10th at Walnut street shall be called
jackson street, the street running east and
west between lien and Tilghman streets in
the 9th Ward shall be called Sycamore street.
SECT. D. The streets running east and west
north of and parallel to Liberty street in the
9th Ward of the city shall be designated as
follows: The next street parallel TO the north
of said Liberty street shall be called Allen
street, the next street parallel 10 Allen street
shall be called Tilghman street, the next
street parallel 10 said Tighman street shall
be called Furnace street, and the next street
parallel to Furnace street shall be called Jor-
dan street.
SECT. 6. The alleys running north and
south shall be known and designated as fol-
lows: The alley running between Front and
ID streets shall be called Water alley, the
alley between Cd and Sd streets, shall be call
ed Wood alley, the alley between Sd and 4th
streets shall be called Foundry alley, the alley
between 9th and 7th streets shall be called
Church alley, the alley between Th and Sth
streets shall be called Hall alley, the alley
between Sth and 9th streets, shall be called
Lumber alley, the alley between 9th and 9th
streets shall be called Fountain alley, the
alley between 10th and 11th streets shall be
called Cemetery alley, and the alley between
IL. & ~. streets shall be called Spring alley.
SECT. 7. The alleys running east a..l west
shall be named as follows: The alley between
Liberty and Gordon streets shall be called
North alley, the alley between Gordon and
Chew streets shall be called Pine alley, the
alley between Chew and Turner streets shall
be called Oak alley, the alley between Tur-
ner and Linden streets shall be called Chest
nut alley, the alley between Linden and
Hamilton streets shall be called Court alley,
the alley between Hamilton and Walnut sis.
shall be called Maple alley, the alley between
Walnut and Union streets shall be called
Hickory alley, between Allen and Liberty
streets in the 9th Ward shall be called Null
berry alley, the alley running parallel 10 and
east of Front str. shall be called Brick alley,
the alley between Front street and Ridge
Avenue shall be called Water alley, the alley
between Ridge Avenue and Cd street shall be
called Wood alley, the alley between Cd and
Sd streets shall be called Willow alley, the
alley running east and west from south Fifth
street TO south Sth street between Lawrence
and Union streets shall be called Hill alley,
the alley running from Union to Lawrence
street between 9th and 9Th streets shall be
called Locust alley, and the alley running
north and south from Linden to Turner strs.,
between the old and new Cemetery shall be
called Tomb alley.
SECT. s. That all the streets and alleys shall
be permanently marked and designated by
painted wooden or stone signs put up under
the direction of the Mayor, at the intersec-
tions of the streets and alleys.
SECT. 9. 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor
on request made for that purpose, TO furnish
the owners of houses commencing at Hamll-
ton and 1th streets, with number one and
thence counting outward in each street to-
wards the outer extremity thereof and it shall
be the duty of the owner within one month,
to place on the door or other CONSPICUOUS place
of his or her house the proper number thereof.
Attest F. A. X. BALDWIN, Clerk S. C.
E. J. MORE, Clerk c. c..
Approved this 16. day of August, A. d. 1867.
SAMUEL McHOSE, Mayor.
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