Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-13

An ordinance providing for the numbering
OF lots ana buildings within the corporate
limits of RiiZville, Washington, for system OF
collecting water rents by such number. dein-
ing the duties Of officers under said ordinance,
making it unlawful to remove or destroy any
number attached to any property and provid-
ing penalty for the violation thereof.
Be It ordained, BY the council OF the town OF
Ritzvilie:
See. ! That from after and passage and publ
cation OF this ordinance ii shall be the duty Of
the clerk OF said town TO prepare and as often
as may be necessary to revise, a property mum
boring book, in which all property in said tow II
shall be numbered two numbers to each lot
i'll the following manner: There shall be two
dividing places for such numbering, one OF
which shall be AZ" street of the town OF Ritz
vile. and the other shall be the center OF the
main track OF the Northern Pacific railway us
the same is now located through said town,
and all such lots fronting upon said Northern
Pacific railway or any street parallel thereto,
shall lie mum bered i'll said book peginning with
the number "l' on the southcasterly side ana
on the North westerly side such number in
"reaslng rs they continue southwest from said
Z. street, using two numbers tor each lot, and
ha | be numbered in the same manner north
eas, from said l.. street, numbers increasing to
the northeast except that the figure snail be
laced in 'front.' OF all such numbers northeast
OF street; and all such buildings fronting
upon e. street or any street parallel thereto.
shall be numbered Ill the same manner, even
numbers on the southwesterly side and odd
numbers on the n0rtheastely side. and using
odd numbers on southeasterly side and even
hers increasing from the Northern Pacific Rail
way south east ana increasing and having the
figure before such number from the Northern
Pacific Railway northwest Every twenty ii We
feet being entitled To a number as herein pro.
viied.
Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk to
open water collection account, and charge
the same to the property owner by number as
herein provided, and every place where water
is furnished by said town, shall have the mum
Der, as provided and determined in section |
herein, attached to the properly by securely
attaching it to the building ii any there be, or
to fence, post or stake ii there be no building
every such number to attached in IL COuspic
| ous place so that it can be plainly seen from
| Sheet where such lot fronts, said numbers to be
furnished and attached at The expense OF said
Town, and to be OF the following material;
illuminating letters with metal background
with transparent front and shall be not less
than two inches in length.
Provided That no property owner shall be pre-
vented iron paclng ut his own expense such
number MS he desires OF good material ana
| quality and in as oAspicuous place, aud OF rs
large size, aud shall attach the correct number
AS provided i'll section one hereof.
see ). 1t shall be unlawful Tor any person
| 10 remove or destroy any Iumbcr attached To
to any property us herein required except
when necessary to remove or destroy any
building where such number is attached. and
then SAID number shall not be injured or de-
| stioyed and any person who shall violate the
terms OF this section snail be deemed guilty OF
mIsdeIneanur and upon conviction in any
court of competent ju isdiction shall be fined
Ill any sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 4. 1t shall he the duty OF SAID clerk. as
soon us SAID numbering tan be completed to
prepare water collection account aud charge
all water furnished to The prol eGty where furn
ished, according to the number thereof, and
shall, before opening any account with any
person for water, require that the proper II I'M
Der be attached. And it shull be the duty OF
the city engineer, before furnishing any water.
on any property, 10 see that the same is proper.
~ numb ered and the number entered upon tho
Clerks water account. Read ii st time EeD. 20
1904. Read second time March ! 1904. Read
third time April IL 1l0i, passed and ordered
published in Adams County News.
l.. ID. gibson, lsEALl h. L. ROBBINS,
Clerk. Mayor.