Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-15
Az ACT for rcnuubOrlug tho houses and

Az ACT for REMEMBERING tho houses and
M. buildings In Washington City.
De " enacted bv Ire Board u Alderman aud
Board Of Common Council Of he Guy Of
Wsshin0ion, That all dwelling houses, stores
aud places Of business OF any kind, fronting
on any street or avenue ofthls city, shall be
numbered in the manner provided by this
act. rf...- ...Tg...s a. .up .
Sec. 2. AID Be q Jurth1 snaeied. That
upon all streets designated BY letters the
buildings shall DO numbered a. follows
Commencing at North and South Capitol
streets, the Buildings on tho hrst square east
and west, respectively, shall be numbered
FROM ono 10 number not exceeding one
hundred the second square, from one hun
dred 10 number not exceeding two hun
drod, and 70 each and every subsequent
square an edition not exceeding ono hun
dred ProVidsd, That In all squares broken
BY fractional streets the numbers shall cor
respond with the fractional increase or do
crease OF tho Dimensions OF said squares
that all streets designated by numerals ahAll
be numbered In the same manner, commene-
Ing at East Capitol street, and \ oontinna-
ton OF the line Of said street west 10 tho
Potomac. And the buildings on all avenues
running 70 and from the Capitol thall DO
numbered In like manner. And on all other
avenues tho numbering ahall commence at
the terminus nearest one Of the cardinal
streets or coordinate lines, from which the
numbering on the streets commence the
numbering on the arst square OF each ave-
nue. TO correspond with the numbers or lot
tiers Of the streets bordering said square, and
with the numbering Of the buildings upon
the streets bordering on said square. -.
Sec. 8. Aud BE- u 1iTLhsr sadeied, That eaeh
street or avenue saAll be numbered BY ltselL
and on each side Of the same, alternately
commencing on the right hand side, thus
placing the odd numbers on the right aud
the even numben on tho leit, allowing q
number for every twenty feet front 10 all
cases OF open spaces Of unimproVed private
or public ground or Government reserya-
tlons, and for every fractional remainder Of
ten feet or more amer the division Of each
space by said distance Providsd, That on
ali squares that have been divided and
laid out into building lots, the front feet for
each number shall correspond with the width
OF sald lots, TcBpectiVely, and In all cases Of
churches, school houses, stables, manufac-
tories, hotels, public and other largo build
ingS, permanent or temporary, a number for
every twenty feet oil frontage shall be as
signed.
Bee. 4. Aad BE- Il Jtrahsr sRdrfs,I, That the
numbers Of houses shall DO In figures sum-
clently large to DO easily read from the op.
poslte aide Of the street. Said numbers
shall not DO less than three inches long, and
In proportlonate width, and shall DO placed
upon, or Immediately over the front door,
within sixty days after the notification Of
the number OF the premises shall have been
given TO the owner or occupant Of the samej
| and In case the owner-Or occupant Of the
premises shall refuse or neglect 10 Af1x the
huniOoI required WILnin IIxiy uays HnsT Iile
said notification has been served, the Mayor
may cause said house or building 10 be num-
bered, and the expense thereof shall be
chargeable against the property, and col
lected as other taxes are collected.
Sec. 8. And BE- u JurthSr enacted, That the
number, letter, or name Of every street and
avenue In the city shall be plainly printed on
the lamps at the corners OF intersecting
streets and avenues, tho figures aud letters
| not TO be less than three inches In length,
and OF proportionato width.
Sec. 0. And BE- II further enacted, That the
Mayor be, and he ls hereby, authorized and
requested to cause said numbering to DO
commenced and completed as soon as prac-
tlcAble. .| '
Approyed Nnvember 20 1870