Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-06-06
Ordinance No. 339.

An Ordinance to provide for numbering
buildings.
The City Of Olympia does ordain as follous:
SECTION /. There shall be and here
by is established uniform system for
numbering all houses, stores or other
buildings having an entrance from any
street within the district hereinafter
mentioned.
SEC. 2. That the provisions of this
Ordinance shall apply to and embrace
all that part of the city bounded on the
south by Union street, west and north
ny Budd's Inlet, and east by jefferson
street.
SEC. 3. The initial point or base line
for numbering buildings fronting upon
streets running east and west shall be
Water street, which shall be denomi-
mated as zero, and from said initial point
or base line east the number of the
street in hundredths, or hundred to
each block, shall be and hereby is con-
stituted the basis or representative num-
Der for buildings to the block running
east fronting upon such street.
Sec. +, The initial point or base Line
for numbering buildings fronting upon
streets running north and south shall be
First street assumed as 100 and from said
initial point or base line north 100 shall
be and hereby is constituted the basis or
representative number for buildings in
each block fronting upon such streets,
to increase in the ratio of 100 for each
successive block south.
SEC. 5. Upon the streets mentioned
in Section 3 OF this Ordinance the build
ings shall be numbered consecutively
from west to east, the odd numbers on
the south side and the even numbers on
the north side of each street. And upon
the streets mentioned in Section the
buildings shall be numbered consecu-
lively from nerth to south, the buildings
upon the westside to be in odd numbers
and the buildings upon the eastside to
be in even numbers; PrOrided, That in
numbering such buildings as hereinafter
provided, sufficient numbers shall be
omitted to number all additional build
ings or entrances that may be erected
upon the said streest.
SEC. &. For the purposes Of this Or
dinance, each separate occupancy and
each hallway leading TO a basement or
floors above the first, shall be deemed a
building and shall numbered according
ly. 1t shall be the duty of the City
Marshal, under the direction of the Com
mittee on Streets, Wharves and Bridges,
to number all buildings now within the
district mentioned, and also all build
ings thereafter constructed before the
same shall be occupied, and shall fur
nish the owner thereof the number of
such Building.
SEC. z. 1t shall be the duty of the
owner Of any building now within said
district to place the number of said
building directly over and above the
main entrance thereof, or as near thereto
as practicable, or en- the front of such
building in a conspicuous place, and
shall be painted thereon or OH metal or
glass or metallic figure used or fastened
thereon at the option of the owner. Such
figure shall be not less than -four inches
in length ON buildings occupied for bust
ness purposes, and not less than two
and one-halt inches in length on build
ings occupied as residences.
SEC. 8. All houses or buildings now
erected, or that shall hereafter be
erected, shall be numbered and marked
as in the last section provided, within
three weeks after receiving official notice
from the Marshal of the city of their
number.
SEC. 8. The owner of any house or
buildings required by this Ordinance to
be numbered, who shall fail or refuse or
neglect to comply with the provisions of
this Ordinance shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to fine of not less
than five nor more than ten dollars.
Approved May 81; 1890.
JOHN F. CONVEY,
Attest: RoBr. MARR, Mayor.
City Clerk.