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' An.oLdinancept v-Uing O l"CStln"up names i F f
o ;trees and rume,:rs of.buildings and resi l` w�1
il Lee$or stoles, '
Be It ordained by the City Council of the city v
5e I 1 all hou es now or he zaftrz _ _,_. .. .` \
e tact"ed or to be erected,Nvzthin the corporate )
limits of the city of me Iowa wher, num- p` 1
bared shah bE so far as pxticticab e [l e same ✓ '
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a> that known as the Philadelphia plan. i
Sect 2 That Duff streetand Boons street i
shall be constituted the base line's from which
he numbering of buildinl,>fronting or Situ-
ated on streets extending franc either lido of i
said lines and either side thereof, shall coin-
justice: The odd numbers shall be placed On
the northerly side of the str ,its runningeast
and west,and the westerly side of the streets
running north and south, and even nambers
on the opposite side of said streets respective- I
ly,progressing alternately from side to side,
said numbers being It)to each block.
Sec. 3. All those portions of any and all
streets running east and west and extending
east of Dud street shall be known and desig I
nated by the prefix east,and all those portions
of any and all streets running north and south
and extending south of Boone street shall be
desi,,uated by the prefix south.
Sec,4. Each block shalt be so divided in
numbering that there shall be one number al-
lowed so far as practicable for every twenty-
five feet of ground fronting on the several C 0 -f" C-S
streets. Ira all numbers of lots whenever a"
fraction of land less than twelve and one-half
feet occurs it shall be designated by the num- C :�-a D�C
her before it with thefigure z"added to it, -0
Sec. 5.The owner of every building,resi• i`s •rI •r-� C f
dence or store within the corporate limits of U•ram�: �
the said city of Ames,shall cause their respec-Lice buildings to be numbered,and the owner �, d �,S:4
of any building,residence or store hereafter
erected withiu the corporate limits of said S:�hot-);L" -
city,shall within ten(10)days after said build- 4-3 C'•r-1 5:1�<
ing.residence or store Is ready for occupancy r� Cr cause said buildings to be numbered,and such rl CFI ,• F••-1
numbers shall be placed and maintained on .'may C�.rf Z� - t
their respective buildings or properties as C rr C, #i
hereinafter desiguated.
Sec.6. That said number shall be placed in
conspicuous place on said building ever or at
the side of the main entrance door thereof,the
figures of every number shall not be less than ,� 4
two and one-half inches in length;each figure rr
shall be plain,legible and durable;said figures r1 a" £=r!
may be of metal or wood,and may be painted T ' r l rf_•rT,!
upon metal or glass, but in every case the CG r:► �.0 j
number shall be at least two and one-half
inches in height,and If painted shall be of a 4�'
durable and legible character,and no number.j ..� or
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ing done or attempted to be done in numbers O . 0+= d> •
or figures of less size than herein prescribed ti 0 EQ Q
shalt be regarded as complying with the pro- U a>�p -1;C. •
visions of this ordinance.
See.7. That the names of all streets shall
be posted at street intersections with letters
not less than two and one-halt inches in `I-!' cc Q)
height. R "14.3
Sec.&. It shall be the duty of the City bfar- >~' G� UYr t
shal to see that the provisions of this ordi-
Dance are enforced,and wben the owner of any P-t X�('_, ,�,
building,residence or store fails to comply C +'. 0 n�.,�
with the provisions of this ordinance said
numbering shall be lone by authority of the ra Q
city and the cost thereof assessed against the
owner of the property or premises numbered. r1f 0-N C tr Cd =1 % iJ j
Sec.9. It shall be the duty of the City All •C•ri F-;h.
Engineer to prepare a plau and specifications i- h7 r'IL,r-'.dJ j
for the numbering of the buildings,residencescc) e a
and storo i In accordance with the provisions t, ¢L
of this ordinance:and the City Clerk shall be ''� •rT �C: C •r 1
the custodian of said plan and specifications � �'���a -21� C
and keep the same far pnbhc mspeciion, so
that the owner of any building may by apply- ; f-, C C r �Cp, Q, '�✓
dig therefor,and furnishing hits with a de-
scription of the premises and an accurate de- Q
scription of the location of said building ! V "�
thereon receive a certificate of the correct- •Ar-P U2 Zr- ' Nl�
number to be placed on,said building. ti C ILI•r1
See.10. Any person, violating any of the ram] 4.5 •rI liz:G1
provisions of this ordinance, or who having ,L�
l g Ct C.1, i~P
Duce complied therewith shall suffer or per- C F-f T, c,CT
mil his building,residence or store to remain - `= 0 r
for a space of ten dais without such number Q3 ,.
placed conspicuously thereon as directed in
this ordinance, sball be guilty of a misde- C' C_ C t:?-4.5 1
meanor,and on conviction thereof sball be t-
punished by a line of not less than one dollar C _ ��.
nor more than one hundred dollars and the �� •-1
City Marshal sball number said building and + �.
charade all the necessary expenses thereof to
the owner and to the property,which sum the
city may collect by civil suit against said
owner and property. I
See.It. ellt ordinances ar.d parts of OrdI-
nances in conflict herewith are hereby re•
pealea.
Sec.12 Thle ordinance shall be published
as requiredy law soli be in, force fro.n and
after pit"),
ith Patio u.
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