Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1888-04-26
Ordinance No. So, Providing for the num-
bering of Houses and Lots in the
City of st. Cloud.
rhe common council of the City of St. Cloud

The common council of the City of St. Cloud
do crdain.
streets and avenues of the city Of st. Cloud shall
he numbered. The number of any and every
house or lot shall be determined by adding TO-
gether it's block number as determined by section
termined according to section three OF this ofd1-
nance, of the tract upon which the same or the
major part thereof is situated.
Sac. Q. For each and every block, the block
number used along streets shall be by
multiplying one hundred by the number OF, the
avenue on the easterly side OF such block, or, II
Der on the easterly side Of said block, then by o
number one less than the number of the avenue
on the westerly number of said block.
For each and every block, the block number
used along avenues between 2fst Avenue und the
Mississippi river shall be determined by multiply
ing one hundred by the number Of the street
along the side of such block nearest st. Germain
Street, OF, If their be no street, or no street named
by number along such side of said block, then by
a number one less than the number of the street
on the side of said block farthest from said st.
Germain street.
For each and every block, the block number
used along all avenues except those h~ereinbefore
| in THE section provided for, shall be determined
the street along the side of such block nearest the
quarter Section line extending east and west
| through the center of Section fifteen in Township
1874 north of Range % west Of the 5th Prlnct-
| pal meridian and said line extended west, or, II
| there be no street, or no street named by number,
along such side of said block, then by q number
| one less then the number of the street on the side
of said block fartherest from said line. But fol
the purpose of this ordinance all of 9Th stree,
| south, west Of the point where 1t lntersecu such
line shall be considered as a street not named by
SEC. 8. Along every street and avenue adjoin-
ing any block there shall be a tract number fol
every e feet Of Frontage or major rrac ! sa, there.
On the southerly side OF streets and easterly
side of Avenues, even numbers only shall be used
as tract numbers; on the northerly SIDE OF streeti
and westerly side of Avenues odd numbers only
shall be used as tract numbers, along streets the
most easterly tract numbers in each block shall bt
one and two respectively; along Avenues, one t
twenty inclusive, the tract numbers nearest s.
German Street in each block, and along all othel
Avenues, the tract numbers nearest the line men
toned in Section two hereof shall be one and TIVE
respectively. All tract numbers on the same sid
of the same block shall be consecutive odd mum
befs IL the first number on such side Is one, ant
consecutive even numbers If the first number Oh
such side is 2.
Seq 4. Every owner or occupant Of any build
ing in the city of st. Cloud used as a dwelling
house or az O place of bueiniss shall cause the cor
T rsnc nd to be- ' piaeed a. and de'T maintained thereon !,
such manner that it may be easily read from tn
adjacent street. Such numbers shall be placed Of
day of June A. d. 1883; and on ali buildings nov
being erected or that may be hereafter erected, a
or before the time the same are occupied.
SEC; 5. All Figures used In such num5erln
| Eudl " pSitONay oAhS 3
manent; and in quality, ~neatness, ~legibility ant
durability shall be at least, equal to q nickel pla
ted iron figure 2 inches long and property proper
toned as to width and size of lines forming tn
Figure
of any of the provisions Of this ordinance shal
be punished by a fine of not less than one dolla
nor more that Ave dollars and may be mprisone
in the county Jail OF Stearns County until sal
fine is paid not exceeding thirty days. Each da
that any building shall be without Q number sha!
be considered a separate offense within the provi
sions Of this ordinance.
SEC. z. This ordinance shall take effect an
be in force from and after its publication.
Passed April 9th 1888.
Ayes-Aldermen Bennett, Brick. Cramb, Dan
Griebler, Herberger. Kraemer, Nugent, fowe
and Swift.
Noes-None.
Attest:
H. G. WIRE, City Clerk,
i. JOHN COATES,
President ofCommon CoHncil City Of st. Clou,
WIN. wEsTERMAN.
J 49, Mayor OF said Cit