The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-25
LAW SCHOOL
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance to prodde for house num-
bering in the city of savannah:
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, IN
council assembled. thatBay street be and
it is hereby made tlB northern initial
point for house numbering, and Bull
street the dividing line numbers TO run
east and west from sad Bull street In
the city of Savannah.
The decimal or block system shall be
used; that is, one hundred numbers TO the
block, the first block from one TO one
hundred, and the next block commencing
with one hundred and one and so on
Odd numbers shall be placed on south
and west sides of the street, and even
numbers on north and east sides.
Streets running east and west shall DO
designated as Bay street east, Bay street
west, etc, and in cases where a street
entends north of Bay street. like Farm
street, ii shall be designated as Farm
street north, but the part running south
of Bay street shall be designated as Farm
street.
The division of one hundred for streets
running north and south, north Of Gas
ton street, shall be as follows: From Bay
to Broughton street, Broughton to Soutn
Broad street, South Broad to Liberty
street, Liberty to Jones street, and Jones
to CASTOR street, and said divisions soutn
OF CASTOR street to be applied to every
block
Any street having It's beginning separate
from Bay street shall be numbered 81
as to correspond with numbers on para-
lei streets, and streets running east and
west beyond East Broad and West BrodI
streets, although with another name, slaH
be numbered as If they were a continue
ton of the streets ending at those polntss
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that lho
commissioner of public works for the
city of Savannah, under the guidance anu
direction of the special committee N
charge of the house numbering, SHAH SEQ
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going plan for house numbering IN aC,
cordance with the said plan and shalI
have platS prepared of every street snow 4
ing number of houses and vacant lots anu
shall see to it that a number is deslgnaleuI
to every thirty feet of space and furthel
that any points not covered in this ora
nance which may arise. during the PIT
gress of the work shall be submitted Y
council for consid Grafton.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. that, az
ter the completion of the work hereinogI
fore provided for, when numbers sha
thereafter be made necessary on accoul
of fire. or rebuilding, or new buildllss
then the owners of the property SHAH
required, at their expense, to.furnish the
own numbers, and they shall be OF sam
style and material as other numbers
the said street.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that m
commissioner of public works. in come
ton with the said special committee, u
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Savannah as herein provided for, ans
further, that the preliminary work as
cost of materials, preparation of playS
and other details shall begin at once, a..
the placing of numbers on houses
hereinbefore provided for, shall be con-
menced not later than Oct. l, 1896, ana
completed by Dec. 81 1896. Il
Sec. ). Be it further ordained, that
ordinances and parts of ordinances
conflict with this ordinance are hereO
repealed. M
Ordinance passed in council July Is, lS
HERMAN MYERS, Mayor,
Attest: A. N. Manucy, Clerk of CounC.