Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-16
OFFICIAL.
LAWS Passed by the sixty-9eventh
Council 0f WaahingS0n CITY, ID. @.

Laws Pnssed by the stxty-seyensh
AN ACT for REMEMBERING the houses and build
ings in Washington City.
Be IL enacted By the Board If Alicrsen and Board
Of Common Coaneii Of the City Of Washington, That
all dwelling houses, stores, and places Of BUSH
ness OF any kind fronting on any street or av-
ner provided BY this act.
SEC. 2. lad BE- It further enacted, That upon all
streets designated by letters the buildings shall
be numbered as follows Commencing at North
and South Capitol streets, the buildings on the
first square east and west, respectively, shall be
numbered from one to q number not exceeding
bred to number not exceeding two hundred,
and to each and every Subsequent square an
addition not exceeding one hundred: Proviled,
the numbers shai coareseouS ~ with the fractonas
increase or decrease Of the dimensions Of said
squares, that all streets designated by numerals
mencing at East Capitol street, and a continual
ton of the line Of said street west to the Po-
tomac. And the buildings ON all avenues rum
ming to and from the Capitol shall be numbered
in like manner. And on all other avenues the
numbering shall commence at the terminus
nearest one Of the cardinal streets or co-ordi-
nate lines, from which the numbering on the
streets commences; the numbering on the first
square Of each avenue to correspond with the
numbers or letters of the streets bordering said
square, and with the numbering of the buildings
SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That each
street or avenue shall be numbered by itself,
and on each side OF the same, alternately CON-
mencing on the right hand side, thus placing
the odd numbers on the right and the even num-
bers on the left, allowing a number for every
twenty feet front in all cases of open spaces of
unimproved private or public ground or Gov
remainder of ten feet or more after the division
OF each space by said distance: Prorided That
on all squares that have been divided and laid
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number shall correspond with the width of said
lots respectively, and in all cases Of churches
school-houses, stables, manufactures, hotels,
public and other large buildings, permanent or
temporary, a number for every twenty feet of
frontage shall be assigned.
SEC. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That the num-
hers OF houses shall be in figures sufficiently
large to be easily read from the opposite side of
the street. Said numbers shall not be less than
three inches long, and in prOportionate width,
and shall be placed upon, OF Immediately over,
the front door, within sixty days after the notif
cation of the number of the premises shall have
been given to the owner or occupant of the
same; and in case the owner or occupant Of the
premises shall refuse or neglect to afix the num-
Der required within sixty days after the said no.
tifcatiOn has been served, the Mayor may cause
said house or building to be numbered, and the
property, and collected as other taxes are col
iected.
SEC. 5. And be IL further enacted, That the num-
in the city shall be plainly printed on the lamps
at the corners Of interesting streets and ave-
nues, the figures and letters not to be less than
three inches in length, and Of proportiOnate
width.
SEC. 6. And be IL further enacted, That the
Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized and re-
quested to cause said numbering to be COM
menced and completed as soon as practicable.
Approved, November %, 1869.
AN ACT to set the curbstones and pave the foot
way on the north side of street north, be-
tween Second and Third streets east.
Bet enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board
q Common Council of the City of Washington, That
requested to cause the curbstones to be set
north side of b street north, between Second
and Third streets east. The work to be done
under the direction of the Commissioner of the
Fifth Ward, the expense thereof to be paid out Of
the funds of the said ward.
Approved, November Is, 1869.
AN ACT to set the curbstones and pave the foot
ways and cutters on the north side of A
street north, between First and Second streets
east.
BE it enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the CITY of Washington, That
the Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized and
requested to cause the curbstones to be set and the
f0otways and cutters paved on the north side
OF A street north, between First and Sec
Ond streets east. The work to be contract
ed for and executed in the manner and under
the superintendence provided by law; and to de-
fray the expenses of said improvement, special
tax equal to the cost thereof is hereby imposed
andlevied on all lots or parts Of lots bordering
the line OF the Improvement; the said tax to
be and in xith he
Approved, November Is, 1869.
AN ACT for the relief of Charles w. King.
BE 1t enacted by the Boardof Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the City Of Washington, That
| the sum Of forty dollars be, and the same is
hereby, appropriated out OF the general fund, to
enable the Mayor to pay Charles W. King for
street, and that the Mayor be, and he is hereby,
authorized and requested to cause the said sum
| OF forty dollars to be paid.
Approved, November Is, 1869.
| AN ACT to take up and relay the gutter on a
| portion OF + street north.
| BE enacted by the Board Of -Aldermen and Board
| Of Common Council Of the Cify1 Washington, That
the sum of two hundred dollars or so much
| thereof as may be necessary, payable out of the
| funds Of Fourth Ward, be, and the same is
e e pay fSr up s
| north, between Sixth and Seventh streets west;
| the said gutter to be relaid in the same manner
IS the cutters are laid on H street north, between
Fourteenth and Seventeenth streets.
Approved, November 10, 1869.
AN ACT to set the curbstones and pave the foot
| ways and cutters on the south side of Ii street
north, between First and Second streets east
BE 1t enacted by the Board Of Alderman and Board
| q Common Council Of the City Of Washington, That
| requested to cause the curbstones to be set
| and the fOotways and cutters paved on the
south side OF street north, Between First
| and Second streets east. The work to be con-
tracted for, and executed in the manner and
| under the Superintendent provided by law; and
| to defray the expenses of said improvements 4
| special tax equal to the cost thereof is hereby
imposed and levied on all lots or parts of lot
bordering on the line of the improvement; the
| said tax to be assessed and collected in con-
| formity with the provisions of the act approved
October II, 1865.
Approved. November Is, 1869.
M. WILLIAM n