Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-12-25


NAMES and NUMBERS.
Council axes Prelimln-.
aries For Free Mail
Delivery. .:. !.
At the adjourned regular meeting Of
the council Wednesday evening an Or
dinanoe providing for numbering the
house and places Of business In the
city was passed. The oodinance reads
as follows. ss.. -- .+' :: ..ss .s*.. y.
Sec. THAT every building in said
city used or occupied as q dwelling,
store, shop, hotel, saloon or other
place Of business, shall be numbered
and the number placed or marked on
the front thereof In q conspicuous
place plainly visible from the street
on which said building fronts. ,:ss:..
The figures constituting the numbers
shall not be less than three inches In
length and the shaded strips not less
than one half inch in breadth and
shall be made of metal, glass or
painted on glass said building ehall
be 80 numbered within thirty days
from the publication ::of this ordi-
nance. and all such buildings here.
after constructed shall be 90 numbered
within thirty days from the erection
thereof. -. -~.@~9
Sec. 9.-The numbers shall run con-
secutively on each street., one number
being allowed on each eide of the
street for each twenty lineal feet Of
street in the business portion of said
city and one number for each forty
feet elsewhere. except that in every
subdivision every lot shall, have q
number and lots exceeding forty feet
front shall have two numbers; the
even numbers shall be on the right
hand side and the odd numbers on the
left when facing the way the num-
bers run up the scale. = .---. L.
Sec. 3.-0n all avenues the numbers
shall commence at the Mississippi
River on the east side of said river
beginning with number one and
numbering eaet to First Street East
and on the west side Of said river be-
ginning with number one and num-
bering west to First Street West and
from said First Street East and First
Street West respectively the numbers
shall begin with one hundred, 100
Numbers being allowed for each. .blook.
I iisss rests tie nam Ben
shall commence atBroad way. beginning
with number one hundred and num-
bering north and south from said
Broadway, one hundred numbers be-
ing allowed for each block.
Sec. 6.-1t shall be the duty of the
street commissioner, on the applioa
tion Of any owner or occupant Of any
building required by this ordinance,
to be numbered, to designate the pro-
per number for such building.
Sec. 6.-Every person or persons
! who shall neglect or refuse to number
his or their building within the time
herein above designated shall upon
conviction thereof be punished BY a
f1ne Of not moro than $s5 or in de-
fault Of payment be imprisoned not to
exceed twenty days.
The numbering system does not
differ from that under. which many
numbers were placed three years ago.
The numbers east of First street on
the east side and west of First stree
on the West side is not disturbed and
Plumbers that were correctly placed
three years ago will not have to be
changed in these districts. The sec.
tion where change will be necessary
are the portions of the city lying,
between First street east and the riv-
er and First street west and the river.
Beginning at the Broadway bridge
with number 1, the numbers run rc
First street east and First street ives,
respectively and then begin with 100.
The system is what is known as the
100 to block plan. and is conceded
to. be the best devised for the pur
poses. A knowledge of the numbe,
and street Of a place will show Just
how far that place is from any othe,
in the city. For the section between
the two First street and the river.
the numbers; below 100 are adopted
In order to avoid confusion between
the two sides of the river.
| The contract for 1000 street siene
| was let to Auton Fleig at $3.50 G,
H. Vining bid $500. Mr.. Fleig showed
the council sample sien. II haf
white letters on black background. !.
and 16 inches long. The contra cto,
will go ahead with the work at once.
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