The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1910-05-21

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duty Of every owner, agent or person IN
possession Of every building in the Town
Of Monte Vista, to number it in the
manner herein provided,
Section 2. What is known as the
decimal system Of numbering houses
and buildings is hereby adopted.
Section 3. While one hundred num-
bers are allotted to each block, the d.
visions Of numbers to the frontage there
Of shall be one number TO each twelve
and one-half feet, or such other aliquot
part Of lot or block frontage as shall,
in the judgment Of the engineer, be
deemed most advisable, it being intend
ed hereby to preserve as nearly as pos
sible general uniformity in number
ing throughout the Town.
Section 1. The Town Engineer shall
assign to each house within the Town
its proper number and the Town Re
corder shall upon application. deliver
free Of charge. to the owner or occupant
thereof q certificate designating the
number.
Section s. The Town Engineer shall
cause to be prepared from time to time
maps Of the several streets showing the
numbers Of the houses and buildings.
Section 9. It is hereby made the
duty Of every owner and occupant OF
every building, and the agents OF all
such owners Of said buildings, upon all
Of the streets and other public ways
Of the Town, to number their said
buildings in sccordance with this ordi-
nance and it shall be unlawful for any
owner, occupant or agent to retain or
use. or to permit to remain upon any
such building. any other number than
the number officially designated by this
ordinance for such building.
Section Z. 1t shall be the duty Of
every such owner, occupant or agent,
upon notice Of the Town Engineer, or
the Town Recorder to have the official
number placed on each building 50
owned or occupied by such owner or &C
cupant or for which such agency may
exist, such numbering to be done in the
manner hereinafter required, within
thirty days after the service Of such
notice.
Section 8. All numbers shall be Of
metallic substance, or porcelain. or may
consist Of lettering on the inside OF a
glass trsnsOm, window or door. and shall
be distinctly lcgible and at least three
inches in length; and all such metallic
or porcelain figures shall be posted con-
spicuously over or upon the front door
Of the building to which the same are
to be attached.
Section 9. In numbering the build.
ings on all u the streets running East
and West, the half Section Line IN Sec
ton Thirty-six l35). in Township Thirty
nine (:D). north Of Range Seven "a, f.
n. II. N. shall be Considered - the me-
ridian line. In numbering the buildings
on streets running North and South, the
half-section line, running East and
West through the middle Of Section
Thirty-one GIL. in Township Thirty.
nine (:pl. North Of Range Eight (s). E.
n. NJ. NJ, and said line produced. shall
be used Is the base line.
The buildings on the North side Of all
Streets, running. East and West, shall bc
given the odd numbers and those ON the
South side shall Ike given even numbers,
and all houses on the Wcst.sidc II
streets running North aud South shall
b. given odd numbers and all buildings
ON the East-side Il Streets running
North and South shall be given even
numbers.
Section 10. In all cases u mistake or
conflicts in nsmcs or numbers. or where
some special arrangement v necessary
in consequence Of irrsgularity u streets
or avenues. or want oe uniformity in size
Of blocks, the Town Easineer shall di.
rect and make the proper adjustment in
accordance with the spirit and intention
u this ordinance.
Section II. Every owner Or occupant
Of any building nov erected OF hereafter
70 be erected in the Town u Aontc
Vista. who shall perform any act for.
hidden by any u the Sections u this or.
dinancc, or who shall omit o. fail u com.
ply with any requirements contained
herein. shall upon coavictioa. Be Aacd IN
sum not lcSs than fvs dollars (o6.OO)
nor more than twcnty Ave d0llsn (o16OO)