Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-05-06
City Council Proceedings
NO. "a

An Ordinance Amending Ordinance
No. 81 Providing For the Numbering
of Streets and Avenues in the City
of Ladysmith.
The Council of the City of Lady
smith do ordain as follows
Ordinance No. "a is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section l. For the purpose of num-
herring buildings in the city of Lady
smith numbers as hereinafter provided
are hereby assigned to all the lots
and blocks or portions thereof front
ing on streets and avenues in said
city.
Section .. All streets north and
south Of Miner Avenue running parai-
lei Herewith shall be known as ave-
nucs and are hereby declared to be
such. First Street shall and is hereby
declared TO be the base line from which
to number all avenues north ana south
Of and parallel with Miner Avenue,
and Miner Avenue is hereby declared
TO be the base line from which to num-
Der all streets running at right angles
TO said Miner Avenue. All streets ~
ing west of First Street shall have the
word West prcfiXed to their name
and such streets shall hereafter be
known as West First Street North
etc.
On each street and avenue set of
one hundred numbers shall be assigned
to each block using only as many
numbers Of each hundred rs may be
found necessary TO give one number
to each 33 feet of each lot The even
numbers shall be on the south size
and the odd numbers shall be ON the
north side of all avenues running east
or west from First Street and fhe
even numbers shall be on the west
side and the odd numbers on the east
side of all streets running north or
south from Miner Avenue
Section 3. The city engineer shall
forthwith prepare map or plat OF
the city of Ladysmith. showing there
on all streets. avenues and alleys
therein and assign to the lots and por-
ti0ns Of lots fronting or abuttlng on
the streets and avenues numbers as
provided herein. and when so prepared
shall be certified as correct. and shall
be filed in the office Of the city clerk
and shall be open to the inspection OF
any person desiring to examine the
same.
Section 1. The owner OF each ana
every house. store or building within
the city of LadySmith. and under the
direction of the city engineer within
thirty days after such map on plat
shall have been approved by The couh-
ell. shall cause to be affixed TO such
dwelling house. store or other build
ing the street or avenue NUMBER OF
numbers designated on the plat above
named and appropriate to the proper
lot or space upon which such dwelling
house. store or building may stand.
Such numbers may be made OF I'm
or some durable mAterial firmly at
tached to such binding or used IN the
construction of the same. and shall be
placed above or ut the side OF the
fDont door of the building. dwelling
ho,fSe. store or office in Il conspicuous
place. Each of these figures OF every
number shall not he less than three
inches in height, and shall be SO
marked us to be distinctly and easily
read.
When any street or avenue shall be
extended, or any new street or avenue
laid out. the council shall cause plat
of the same to be made in said book
with proper numbers, III all respects III
accordance with the plan provided Tor
by this ordinance, continuing numbers
in progression where practicable; ana
within thirty days after the making
and approval Of said plat, the owner
of any dwelling house. store or once
on such street or avenue shall cause
the same TO be duly numbered in the
manner in this ordinance provided.
Section ,. Any person who shall
neglect or refuse to number any build
ing owned by him or her i'll conform
ity with the provisions OF this Ordl-
nance shall, upon conviction. be fined
five 90 Dollars and costs OF prosecu-
ron, for every thirty days that he or
she shall so neglect or refuse after
being notified 50 to do by any officer
authorized by resolution of the city
council: and in case of failure to pay
said fine and costs forthwith the Of
fender shall be committed to the com
mon jail of Rusk county not less than
three nor more than ten days.
Section 6. The provisions ana pen
alties herein contained shall apply to
the owners Of all buildings hereafter
erected within said city, at the expira-
ton Of thirty days after the same
shall be erected.
Section Z. This ordinance shall be
in force from and after its passage,
approval and publication.
Approved:
GEORGE LUELL.
Mayor.
Attest:
G.. C. KILE.
City Clerk.