, 1891-10-13
Ordinance No. $50.

An ordinance providing for the numbering
Of houses and buildings fronting on the
streets and avenues of the city of Olym-
pia, and repeating ordinance No. 389,
and all ordinances or parts Of ordinan-
ces in conflict with this ordinance.
The City Council of the City OF Olympia do or.
dafn as follows:
sectionl. Thatall houses and buildings front
ing ON any public street or avenue in the city OF
| olympia, shall be numbered in conformity with
the provisions contained in this ordinance
| Sec: 2 Buildings on the east side OF any street
running north and south within the city shall
be entitled to receive even numbers, and build
1ngs on the west side thereof shall be entitled
to receive odd numbers, and upon buildings on
the north side OF any street running east and
west within the city shall be entitled to receive
| even numbers, and buildings on the south side
thereof shall be entitled to receive odd nlllnbe
sec. The initial point or base line for num-
per1ng buildings fronting on streets running
north and south shall be First street, assumed
as 100 and from said initial point or base line
north and south 100 shall be and hereby is con
stltuted the basis or representation number for
each block fronting on such Streets to increase
In the ratio of 100 for each block north
and south, excepting at Union street, and it is
hereby ordered that from Tenth street to Ele-
| Yenth street, including Union street shall he
numbered as one block
Sec 4 The initial point or base line for num-
perlng buildings fronting upon streets running
east and west shall be Main street assumed as
l00 and from said initial point or base line east
or west 100 shall be and hereby is constituted
tne OASIS or representation number for each
block fronting on such streets to Increase in the
ratio OF 100 for each successive block east or west
and II is further ordered that for convenience IN
locatlon or address all streets or avenues run
ming west from Main street, except that norton
! OF olympia known as Westside, shall be known
and designated as west - street, and ali
streets and avenues running east from Main
sCreet snail be known and designated as east
-- street, and in like mrnner streets run
nlng north and south from the base line shall be
designated north -- street or - south
street.
Sec. 5. Houses and buildings on the Eastside
and the Westside, shall be numbered as follows:
On the Westside beginning with Front street as
$40 each block west shall increase in same ratio
as apoVe IN lOOs. and streets running north and
south shall take their initial number from West
FOurth street assumed as 100 increasing in ratio
| OF 100 each block north, and in like manner for
each block south of said initial street and On
the Eastside it is ordered for convenience in To-
catlon and address that all houses and BUILDINGS
north OF First street shall be numbered as here
tofore ordained in section 8.
sec; s, ltshall be the duty of the city engi-
neer 70 prepare and keep in his office plats Of
lots and blocks in the city of Olympia and to
enter thereon in such manner as to enable ali
parties interested to readily ascertain the same,
the mouse numbers of all buildings or BUILDING
lots In accordance with action of the CITY conn
Gil heretofore had or hereafter ordained and to
make additions thereto, from time to tiule as the
necessities of the case may require, and any per-
son or persons desiring to ascertain the number
or numbers for house numbering purpOses
shall be SO informed by said city engineer or
assistants free of cost on proper application be-
ing made. ~
Sec. Z. Each door on all streets shall be en-
ltled to number, and vacant land or lots be-
tween buildings fronting on said streets shall
be entitled to two numbers for each lot and n
traction thereof shall be entitled to the fraction
al number between adjoining lots thereto
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of the oity mar
snail TO notify the owner or owners Of unnum-
bered houses of the requirements of this Ordi
nance and unless such proper number shall he
within thirty days thereafter placed upon such
house or houses said city marshal shall cause a
complaint to be made against such offending
owner or owners, and upon conviction thereof
before one of the police justices be punished by
q hne OF not more than $1,000 or in default al
payment thereof by imprisonment not exceed
ing ten days
Sec. 9. No person shall display on any build
ing or house fronting on any street or avenue in
the city OF Olympia any numbering different
from the numbers in this ordinance Indicated
Sec. 10. That ordinance No 3S9 and all or
dlnances in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed
sec. H. This ordinance shall take effect and
be IN force from and after its publication
Approved Oct. 10, 1891
]. C. HoRR,
,4.oo4. Mayor.
City Clerk.