Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-09
Ordinances.
ORDINANCE No. 205.


| An ordinance in relation to the numb ering o.
| houses in the city of st. Paul.
The Common Council of the city of st. Pau
do ordain as follows:
| Section l. That on all streets or avenues IL
the city of st. Paul, the lots or bcdses shall b,
assigned numbers in accordance with the fol
lowing plan:
Sec. Q. All streets running in an easterly
and westerly direction, Or in a direction nearly
parallel to the Mississippi Rive, shall be
numbered from the following line: From the
north line of the city, on the north and south
| line one-fourth of mile east of Rice street,
and forming the west boundary line of Oak
land cemetery, to Bluff street; thence along
| Wabashaw street from Bluff street to and
across the st. Paul bridge; thence along Dodd
street from the st. Paul bridge to Gale avenue;
thence southerly on Gale avenue, continued to
the south line of the city.
All streets running north and south
or ut right angles to the river.
shall be numbered from the line of
Summit avenue from the west line of the city
to Ramsey street; thencAEelong Ramsey street
bank of the Mississippi river from opposite the
end of Ramsey street to the township line, be-
tween towns twenty-eight (2S) and twenty nine
(29) thence on said township line and on
Burns avenue to the east boundary of the city.
All streets in the Sixth (6th) ward running
north and south, or ct right angles to the river,
shall be numbered from the line of Delos
street and the section line continued therefrom
east to the river, (or on the street lying nearest
to said hne.) The numbering of all streets
shall increase progressively from said initial
lines. Odd numbers shall be on the west and
north sides, and the even numbers on the east
and south sides.
The numbers of streets running at right an
giles to the river shall be three hundred (3O0) at
the south side of Third street east of the Seven
Corners, and numbers shall be arranged on all
streets so as to be the same on each one at the
crossing of the same.
&c., 8. The City Engineer shall cause to be
prepared maps of convenient size, on which
shall be shown the numbering as provided by
this ordinance, these nearest the initial line be-
ing made first, and VIXEN any of said maps are
completed shall report the fact to the City
Council.
Sec 4. And on public notice being given of
such completion of any of said maps. it shall
then be the duty of all owners or occupants of
buildings on said streets to obtain from the
City Engineer the correct numbers for their re-
spective buildings, for which no fee shall be
charged, and to cause said correct number to
be placed on their buildings within sixty days
from the giving of such public notice. And
any owner or occupant Of any building who
shall fail to comply with the provisions of this
ordinance shall upon conviction be fined in q
sum not less than five dollars and costs of
prosecution.
Sec 5. This ordinance shall be in force and
take effect from and after its passage.
Sec. 6. That Ordinance No. AZ, an ordinance
providing for numbering houses In the city oil
st. Paul, is hereby repealed.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan. O'Connor, Grace,
Bell, Sanborn. Griggs, Minea, Mr.. President-9.
Passed April 6, 1880.
WILLIAM RHODES,
President of Council.
Approved April 7, 1880.
WILLIAM DAWSON, Mayor.
Attest:
THOMAS A. PRENDERGAsT. City Clerk.