, 1885-11-18
CITY COUNCIL.
Business Transacted by the City
Fathers Last Night.
Passage of the Street Numbering
Ordinance.

The council met in regular session last
night. Present, President Dyer in the
chair and Aldermen Harrington, Fiuni-
gan Keefe and Griffin, also Attorney
Riner, Treasurer Bergman, Marshal
Schnitger and Clerk Richards.
Alter the reading and approval of the
minutes of the preceding meeting, the
following business was disposed of.
A petition from the j. T. Clark hose
company asking hat a hose house be built
south of the Union Pacific tracks was re-
ferred to the committee on fire depart
ment.
City Attorney j. A. Riner filed a reply
to questions propounded him by the coun.
Gil regarding the return of money paid for
licenses by gambling houses. His opinion
was that the matter of returning a proper
ton of license fees is optional with the
council.
Concerning the payment of $40 per
month to each fire company for contingent
expenses Alderman Harrington, from the
committee on fire department. reported
favorably.
The special committee in the matter OF
numbering the houses and furnishing
name plates for streets reported the fol
lowing ordinance. which was laid over
under the rules:
AN ORDINANCE
Concerning providing the streets with
name plates and the numbering Of
houses in the city of Cheyenne.
IhSCiy Council Of The City Of Cheyenne
do orddn.
Section /. That name plates for such
of the streets as may, from time to time,
be designated by the council, shall be
provided and erected at the corners of the
blocks at the expense of the city.
Sec. ,. That, on the streets having
names, all houses may be numbered as
follows; From the southern limit of the
city northward to First street the house
numbers shall run co~nsecutively from one
to ninety-nine, both inclusive, the odd
numbers on the east side and the ever
numbers on the west side; from First
street to Second street the numbers shall
run consecutively ftom 100 to 1879, both
inclusive; from Second street to Third
street the numbers shall run from 200 to
299, both inclusive; and generally the
digit designating the hundreds of any
house number on the streets having names
shall correspond to the number of the
street next south of said house number.
Sec. 8. The numbered streets shall be
divided into east and west by Ransom
street. Between Ransom street and Hill
street the house numbers shall run west
ward c~onsecutively from 100 to 1919, both
inclusive, the odd numbers on the south
side and the eve numbers on the north
side; between Hill and Ferguson streets
the house numbers shall run westward
c~onsecutively from 200 to 299, both inclu.
sive, and generally the digit or digits des.
ignatlng the hundreds of any house mum.
Der shall correspond to the number of the
square it may be west of Ransom street.
Sec. 4. Between Ransom street and
Warren avenue the house numbers shall
run eastward c%onsecutively from 100 tC
1879, both inclusive. the odd numbers on
the south side and the ever numbers on
the north side; between Warren avenue
and House street the house numbers saal
run eastward %consecutively from 200 tC
800, both inclusive, and generally tie
digit or digits designating the hundred.
Of any house number shall correspond to
the number of the square it may be east
of Ransom street.
Sec. 1T shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to erect or maintain
any house number not covered by his OIL
their premises according to tn. plan pre-.
scrlbed in sections two, three and four Of
this ordinance, and he, or they, shall be
subject to a penalty of $ for each and
every violation thereof.
Sec G. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force on and after its adoption.
The special committee on the matter
of changing the nam of Hill street to
Park avenue was allowed further time.
The following bills were presented and
ordered paid: