Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-18


I ro4na IN Orelaia as tolio,cs.
| Section /. All houses and lots in the
City Of Niroqua shall be numbered in
accordance with the plan set forth in
this ordinance.
! Section >. The base or division line
for assigning numbers to houses and
lots in the city of Viroqua shall be
Main Street and Court Street.
Section ,. All the houses and lots
north Of Court street Shall be known
as located at number, North. 49,.
Street.
All the houses and lots south of
Court street shall be known as located
at mum Der go. South Street.
4 All the houses and lots east of Main
street shall be known IS located at
number. $50, East. Street.
! All the houses and lots west OF Main
street shall be known as located at
number. ..., West. Street.
| Section T. The number of blocks
shall be increased from the respective
base lines in even hundreds. viz: The
first block shall be the One Hundred
( Block, the second block shall be the
/ Two Hundred Block, the third block
shall be the Three Hundred Block, etc,
and there shall be assigned one hund-
red numbers to each block or square
or spacesthat would be one block or
square, if the streets each way we're
so extended as to intersect each other,
and at least one number snail be as
signed 10 each TWENTY-FIVE feet of
the frontage.
Section 5. All lots and houses on
/ the north and west side of all streets
shall be numbered with the even num-
| bers, and all houses and lots on the
south and east side of all streets shall
be numbered with the odd mum bers,
each commencing with the hundred
assigned to that block, and shall in
crease from the base line at least
one number for each twenty-five feet
of frontage.
| Section 6. Allstreets not extending
| to the base line shall take the same
number of hundreds, that the said
street would take had it. so extended
to the said base line. and in case the
number is not otherwise determined,
it shall be determined by the street
committee.
Section T. 1t shall be the duty of
each owner or occupant of any build
ing fronting upon any street within 20
days after the adoption of this ordin-
anCe, and in case of any building here
after constructed within 20 days after
the completion thereof TO securely
attach or apply to the front of such
building in conspicuous position, and
not higher than the first or ground Sto-
ry of said building, SO that the same can
/ be plainly seen from the street, the
proper number for such building, in
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vided for in this ordinance, which said
number shall be secured from the city
clerk of the city Of Viroqua, and paid
for by such owner or occupant and
the price paid therefor by said city,
and such owner or occupant shall at
all times thereafter keep such numb
ers so attached or applied
Section s. If the owner or occupant
of any building required by this ordin-
ance to be numbered shall neglect for
the period of 20 days to duly attach
and maintain the proper number on
such building the street commissioner
shall serve upon him a notice requir-
ing such owner or occupant 70 proper
ly number the same, and if he neglect
to do so for 10 days after the service of
such notice, he shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and shall be subject
to fine of one dollar and costs, and
for every subsequent period of l0days
for which he shall fail to number his
said premises as required, he shall be
subject to a fine and costs of the same
amount.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Passed, ordained and ordered pub
lished this 18th day of July, 1917.
w. Z. GARRETT, Mayor.
Attest: +. ]. OLDER, City Clerk.
introduced by C. w. Chase, aid man.