The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07
N-BLOCK SYSTEM,

A MILE OF ROAD SHOWING THE TEN BLOCK SYSTEM.
In the ten block system tho roads are first
ticable. Half dozen different names might
snxy to + nR Sse Hs 4Ss.
seat at the end IS The
blocks to the mile. Those blocks have only
frontage; not depth or thickness. This makes
So rods. or chains.
Two numbers are assigned to each block.
upon tho right Itmakes no difference whether
the block has an entrance upon 1t or not the
nwaSs avsaCe Be- Elected
which the entrance is located H me second
Der; but followed by Distinguishing letter.
commencement OF tho road which can be very
quickly ascertained by short mental calcula-
decimal fractions will have no difficulty In
doing SO: As there are two numbers 70 each
@Ra w eve poeEs the
tss mi. siSidS this rs;alt y Ten; q SGIas
numbers t9 each block, il house h9gss pnun,;;
In order to complete tho block before
calculating tho distance: For Instance.
5 Is hs dsnse eon n the sT
| the distance of GS5 and one making it 6SB; d.
Sas By py tW or oh rs we
road. 4 little practice VIII enable any one to
are suitable. a line win bs Placed showing the
NUM- Der upon ench side Of It. As YOU face the
rem the road Those the left
th hsS1 ?HS bsnss
| lJB opposite TT and 1870 opposite l29.
At the end OF each completes mile. where
viii be- paced. At the half miles hall eireis
With hall q the VIII be =, made sk, Ths VII
i and but h" H OF taken It beSomes Wand in.
dirates bal Of the ten. q, 1--WE. blocks: half a
% & ssy M s 'ns ' saaso u 70 adG
'The settle ment Of the country or the growth
. OF towns along the roads does not interfere
18th the system In the least. At the county
seat the. exact point OF commencement OF tho
| measuring OF all tho roads touching tho town
the main entrance to tho Court House. The
measured meas Is followed from this point, Within
tho town. tho town streets ana town house
and t tSSn co""ry
road reached. the country house numbers
govern. The first one us used depends md Hn% l
they continue regularly from that point, Whom
Gers govern until its limits arc passed again.
whom the country road. name. and house NUM-
bers are resumed. tho numbers always do
pending upon their distance from tho s.nrtlnE
point. In this way road may pass through
half u dozen towns, and tho numbers on each
side Of tho towns Away, llcato the true po-
sition OF tho house and the distance from the
commencement Of the road -,
Ihe work oi numbering and blocking OIL the
ronda in Contra Costa county Is row in prog
resS. The road on which the work MAS irst
completed Is Granville Way Mr.. bancroft
suggests that directory VI the cntlro county
should be p,lblished. givin. tho information
contained In tha field notes OF the blocker.
as we'll AS the usual list OF names OF residents
alphabetically arranged.
contain is Indicated 10y the following, copied
from the bocN rs ield notes; o,-,.,,,,-.
"GHANyILc WAY No. ~ ~ official road list;
Begins Mt No 2ll Contra Costa highway at
Walnut Greek. Course at outset. \. - degrees
J.. General direction y. 30 degrees T. ileva-
ton at beginning 81 feet. Ends at No. o2 Vista
Ignaciu@ Numbers ipr1ad. ~; t-cus>e at I'm
| ish \. - J. Elevation at end, lb4 feet. =,
character and condition OF tho road. pattlJ
| improN cd some Of IT raised in the middle an9
less Of II grayeied \ lair summer road
Places almost impossible during winter .
. Commencement AT 40 feet ia No. II Con
, ira Costa highway u r.. 429 feet tho distance
: from tho beginning Of the block III
no. 1-One-story house. vacant. owned b!
W. B. Rogers.
: mo. 3-P. Reary.
summit Of small hill and crossing OF Sal