To Provide For And Regulate The Num-
Bering Of Houses Fronting Upon Public
Streets.

Be it ordained by the Common Council
of the City of St. Louis:

Section 1. The numbering of all houses fronting on
public streets in the City of St. Louis shall be in con-
formity to the following rules, viz; First--The odd
numbers shall apply to the north and west sides of the
streets and the even numbers shall apply to the south
and east sides of the streets. Second--On all streets
running in a northwardly and southwardly direction.
the numbering shall commence with number one at
Market street, and shall increse north and south at
the rate of one hundred numbers for each block, as
nearly as the varying series of streets, will admit of,
thus; Arsenal street, Arrowstreet, Chouteau avenue,
Market street, Franklin avenue, Cass avenue, Spring
street, Salisury street, and their continuations east
and west, shall be rectified lines of uniformity in nume
bering north and south. Third--On all street run-
ning in a westwardly direction the numbering shall
commence at the wharf, and shall increase going
westwardly at the rate of one hundred numbers for
each block, as near as the verying series of streets
will admit of, thys: The wharf, Third street, Ninth
street, Fourteenth street. Jefferson avenue, Grand
avenue, and their connections northwardly and south-
wardly, shall be rectified lines of uniformity in num-
bering westwardly. Fourth--The general rule shall
be that one hundred numbers shall represent each
block going westwardly from the wharf, and a like
number for each block north and south of Market.

sec.secretary 2. The City Engineer shall establish all house num-
bers, and shall allow one number for about twenty
feet of vacant graoud, and he shall furnish all owners
of houses with the information necessary for them in
placing their numbers on their houses, and all num-
bering shall be done strictly in conformity with the
directions of the City Engineer, who shall, when re-
quired, give a certificate of property applicable to any
house.

sec.secretary 3. All persons owning or occupying houses are here-
by required to number their houses in conformity with
the provisions of this ordinace; and any persons who
shall number or attempt to number a house otherwise
than in conformity with the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five nor
more than fifty dollars for every offence.

sec.secretary 4. The City Engineer is hereby authorized to ad-
vertise in the usual manner for proposals and to en-
ter into contract with the lowest and best bidder for
the numbering of all houses in the city; and the
sum of two thosand dollars, or so much there of sa
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to pay for
the same, payable out of the contingent fund.

sec.secretary 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances, so far
as they may conflict with the provisions of this ordi-
nance, are hereby repealed.

Approved December 18, 1866.

The following is the ordinance amendatory of the above
ordinance as passed at a meeting of the City Council:

Whereas, The numbering of houses fronting upon the
public streets of the city of St. Louis has been com-
menced and prosecuted upon a uniform plan; and
Whereas, It is desirable that said numbering should be
fully completed; therefore be it ordained by the City
Council of the City of St, Louis, as follows:

Section 1. Section four of Ordinance No. 5,701 entitled,
"An ordinance to provide for and regulate the num-
bering of houses fronting on public streets," is hereby
so amended as to read as follows, vis:

sec.secretary 4. The City Engineer is hereby authorized to ad-
vertise in the usual manner for proposals and to enter
into contract with the lowest and best bidder for the
numbering of all houses in this city, and the sum of

four thousand fove hundrd dollars, or so much there-
of as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to pay
for the sam, payble out of the contingent fund.