Cañon City record., 1898-10-27
ORDINANCE 10. 81.
An Or.linAnoe TO Estsbiish = systsm o
street. Avenue snd House Number
ing, and to Proysds for the mark
ing Of streets and Placing ~
Mail Boxss IN south Canon.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Trus
tees Of the Town OF south Canon

Be it ordained by the Board Of Trus-
tees OF the Town Of south Canon,
Colorado
SECTION. I. 1t is hereby made the
duty of all owners or occupants Of all
buildings situated In the Town of South
Canon TO number them In the manner
herein and as may hereafter be provid-
ed by the Town Board by Ordinance.
SEQ. 2. The decimal system Of num-
bering houses is hereby adopted.
SEC. =. One hundred numbers shall
be assigned to each block or fractional
block.
SEQ. 4. All streets running west
from Prospect street shall have the pre-
fix "West," as for instance, Griffin ave-
nue. west of Prospect street shall be
known as West Griffin avenue All
streets running east from Prospect
street shall have .Se prefix East"
SEC 5. One .Idndred numbers shall
be assigned to each block beginning at
Prospect street aud running both west
next street. running North and South,
commencing at zero at the commence
menr Of each successive block
SEC g. Buildings on North and
South streets or avenues shall be mum
bered south from the first street next
south OF the Arkansas river, and calling
Griffin avenue the second street from
said river south.
SEC Z. One number shall be allow
ed to each twenty-five feet. For less
space than twenty-five feet one half
numbers may be used.
SEC g. No more than one hundred
numbers shall be given to any one
block. Across all undivided tracts of
land intervening between portions laid
out into blocks the lines of streets shall
be considered to cross in regular con-
tinuance of streets
SEC. 8. On all streets or avenues
running north and south even num-
bers shall be placed on the East side,
and on all streets running east and
west the even numbers shall lie placed
on the south side. All odd numbers
alternating III each case snail be placed
on the opposite side of the street there
of.
] SEC, 10. The Town Beard shall APP
ipoint some suitable persU, to assign To
each house its proper number, aud, IL so
desired, to furnish the required number
at - reasonable price.
SEC. III. Each of the fig,ires of every
number placed ON a building shall not
4 be less than ga inches in length and be
so marked az to be distinctly and easily
read. Said numbers shall be placed In
a conspicuous place OF or above the
front door of the buildings to which
the same are attached.
SEC. IL. Any person being the
owner or occupant of any build
ing whe, after being notified of
the proper number for said build
ing, shall for thirty days thereafter
decline or refuse to number any build
ing owned or occupied by him III con-
formity with the provisions OF this or
dinance shall De subject ~ = penalty oi
Five Dollars (S5). and for u further
penalty of Five Dollars (S5J for every
thirty (3O) days thereafter thnt he shah
fail. decline or refuse tDnnmber said
building. said penalty to be recovered
in the same manner rs other penalties
are recovered Tor the violation Of an
ordinance of The Town board
SIC 13. At the intersection of each
street or avenue there shall be placed
on, at least tne of the four corners.
the names OF said intersecting streets'
and the same shall b. PLACED npon p0ats
or other suitable plncen- and shall be
marked 20 as 70 be distinct and easily
read.
SEQ. Il There shall be placed with
IN the corporate limits OF til. Town ~
south Canon = suitable number of posts
to which collec ion iraii boxes may I've
attached Said posts and mail boxes
to be placed at points 10 be designated
by the Postofiice Department OF the
United States
Adopted Oct, LIST. A. d. 1873.
Attest: W. B. FELTON,.
HENRY LLOYD. Clerk. Mayor.
First Pub, Oct IS.
4 Last Pub, Oct. ~.