The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-11-13
Ordinance No. 2lo.

manner of and ordering the num-
bering of all dwelling houses and
places of business in the city of
Denison, Iowa.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DENISON, IOWA:
Section /. That all places of
business in said city of Denison,
shall be numbered by what is
known as the Philadelphia system,
and said numbering shall be done
and completed the first day of Jan
uary. 1908. i'm the following manner
All numbers not to be less than 2f9
inches long.
Section 3. On all streets running
South aud North within the said
city the numbering shall be as fol-
lows: Commencing at the inter
section of Broadway and Main
Streets, and running East on Broad
way, all numbers on the North side
shall be even and on the South side
shall be odd; commencing at the
intersection of Broadway and Main
Streets, and running West on
Broadway, all numbers on the North
side of the street shall be even and
the South side odd; CONNIE rcing at
the intersection of Broadway an
Main Streets and running North ON
Main Street. all numbers on the
East side of the street shall be even
land on the West side shall be odd :;
commencing at the intersection of
Broadway and Main Street, and
running south OH Main Streets. all
numbers on the East side of the
street shall be even and on the
| West side odd; commencing at the
Intersection of Broadway and Main
Streets each block shall bear the
number 100 extending from the in
tersection of the said streets the
first block to bear the number 100;
and each number to include 'front.'
age in the business section of TWEEN
ty feet, and in the dwelling portion
of the city each number shall repre-
sent a frontage of twenty-five feet;
said houses and places of business
to be numbered in said manner con-
secutively, except that for each va
can. lot there shall be omitted one
number and whenever buildings
shall be placed upon the said vacant
lot they shall bear the number
omitted and when two buildings
are placed upon one lot the second
building shall bear the number,
and one-half 1t is intended by
this ordinance that two numbers
shall be given each residence lot
and in case the lot be fractional
lot or over fifty feet t. the lot the
rule shall apply of two numbers to
the lot and no number to the frac-
1tion except as provided in Sectiop
two when the number one-half may
apply, and this rule shall apply so
far as applicable to business lots
that are fractional, the basis of one
lot being twenty feet and one num-
Der to each business lot.
Section 8. That all houses and
places of business between Broad
way and the street running next
Mouth and South shall be numbered
from 100 to 200 and from between
the first street running North OF
South and the second street North
or South shall be numbered from
200 to 800 in the same manner as
provided in Section 2 ard so on t,
the South and East end of said
streets, taking a new 100 for each
street; commencing at Main stree
and the street running next Eas
and West shall be numbered from
100 to 200 in the same manner a!
provided in Section two and SO OF
to the East and West end of eacl
of said streets, taking new 100 a
each street.
Section 4. Taking the intersec
tion of Broadway and Main Street
as a starting point all number
North of said street shall be know
as North Main Street or whateve
street the building may be located
upon; taking the intersection o
Main and Broadway as a starting
point all numbers South of sal,
street shall be known as SoutI
Main Street or whatever street it j
r located upon; taking the intersec
ton of Broadway and Main Stree
as starting point all numbers Eas
of said street shall be known a
East Broadway or whatever stree
it is located upon; taking the inter
section OF Broadway and Main as
starting point all numbers West 9
said street shall be known as Yves