Gunnison news-champion., 1924-03-07
ORDINANCE NO. 1. SERIES 1924.


AZ ORDINANCE pEovIDING FOR
THE NUMBERING or TIE EUIi-Il-
lN-.S IFuN THE STREETS AMP
AVENUES OF THE. town OF Gun
NlsuS. COLOR ADO. EEgl it.INf
OWNERS or BUILDINGS To PRO
VIDE SUCH NUNEf-Rs. TEESCRIB-
ING IstT.I-s AND REGULATIONS TOR
SUCH NUMBERING tSp FfEtNG =
E5-NM-TI FoE THE VIOLATION
B- IL ortainsa by the Board -
Trustees Of the Town Of Guunison.
, SECTION !. That all persons. hrmS
or corporations owning any building
f-nntiAz upon the streets OF avenues
said buiid'nFs IN the manner and a.
fsgnsIse y this Ordnance.
SECTION 2 That each owner =
an existing bulidIEs. h~-sn -~ruircd
90 be numbered. shall make app .iustion
! O. the Tav n TreasuFvE SoT Ctrtihcsts.
Z A. Eusd 20 his butidinE. between the
mrs. day OF April. 1894 ans th- nrSt 1ay
of June. 1874. and. upon securing the
later rhsn the nrst dsv % Jun, isss.
shall provide and place upon his build
ms r. his own sNpenss the said num-
such rules as are prescribed by this
SECTION : That the Owner OF any
building hereafter constructed and. re-
quired to be numbered. shall within
thirty days after such building ia
IeadN fgf occupancy, apply TO the Town
Treasure for certifcstc showing the
number 0f his building and upon Sc.
curing such certificate. shall imT1sdtnts-
~ provide and place upon hig buliding
At his own expense th- said number.
using such material and obs-rvias- such
rii"s aud r~EuiationS ~ are prescTib"d
by ordinance.
SECTION I. !, shau b sud - here
hy made the duty u the Town TTsEsur-
"y of fhr Town 81 Guunisor to receive
I'll applications Tor the assignment Of
house numbers AVID to issue a certifi-
cate showing such a-sIEnmsnt TO any
applicant IN the manner as required by
ordinance
made rte iuty uf th" Town Engineer
10 prepare sr cause To be prepared on
OF before the hrSt day Of April. 1924.
according to the prUvisicns Of this
and avenues Of the town showing the
numbers or all houses which NAV now
or hereafter frou. upon the seN~-ai
strc-ts and avenues of the town The
Town EnriNeer shall uiso prepare from
time 10 tirge additional pists showing
any change or addition IN the number
OF housrr rs may be required by ordin-
nnce. Upon the completion o' any
such piats the ssr1r shall be delivered
by thc Town Engineer TO the Town
Treasurer for his use in making OF as
Htgur'ent u numbers,
SUCTION s The buildings within
the town shall be numbered In plain
manner and all numbers shall be OF
some metallic subsistence. or porcelain.
or may consist OF gilt lettering on
glass transou o. door. ard shall be at
least three inches in height. All num-
h"rs shall be placed in "A conspicuouS
place syhs-" thsv may be read from
the street and where they are illumin-
at-d bv tho porch light.
SECTION . There shall be placed
at each street intersection by and at
first day OF June. Ia2i two street
signs on corners dinConaliy across froA
each other which signs shall give the
names Of the interesting street and
avenue and be SO placed as beet to di-
rect pedestrians or persons driving In
the street or avenue. Each street sign
shall have prefix ~ or s. to
designate the portion Of rhe street
North nr South OF Tomichi Avenue.
each Avenue sign shall have a prefix
e or W. to designate the portion
street,
SECTION s All streets shall he
Numbered northeriy and southeriy
from TopIehi, Avenue and the nrst
number. either north or south from
Tcmichi Avenue. shall be 100. tte next
number lai and such numbering shall
incrcrse In consecutive order 20 the
end Of the block. The first number in
each block shall commence with a
number one hundred more than the be
Immediately preceding. The even
numbers SHAH be on he
east side and the odd numbers
north and south from Tomichi Avenue
and such numbering shall continue. as
herein directed. to the town limits or
the north nnd south. All avenues shall
he numbered cssteriy and westerly
from Main Street. and tn. first num-
her. either cast or west from Main
Street. shall be 100, the next iai, and
such numbering shall Increase in con-
secutive order to the end OF the block
The hrst number In each block shall
commence with number one hundred
more than the beginning number in the
block Immediately preceding. The
even numbers shall be on the north
side and the odd numbers on the
south side OF all avenues running east
ard west from Main Street. ard such
numbering shall continue. as herein
directed, to the town limits on the east
and west. One number shall he as
ignei to every twenty-five feet In each
block on the streets and avenues. OK
Street between New York Avenue and
Georgia Avenue one number shall b,
assigned to every twelve and one half
feet; excepting also that on tina, por-
ton OF Virginia Avenu. between Pine
street and Taylor Street and 81 that
portion Of Topricri Avenue between
t'ine street and Taylor Street one nur,-
ber shall be assigned to every lively,
and one-hplf feet
SECTION ?. No person nrm or COR
poration shall tear down, change or in
any way mutilate any house number
or street sign. nor place. use. retain or
permit to remain any number other
than the one assigned by the proper
ordinance. ~
SECTION 10 ANY person. firm or
Corporation violating any of the pro-
visions OF this ordinance shall be gull
" or misdemeanor and upon conyic-
ton nned In sem of not less than
thfee dollars nor NOR. than one hund-
red dollars
Passed. adopted and approved this
3th day Of March. 4. D. 1924
.sEho +. W ZUGELDER.