Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1916 — STREET NUMBERS PROVIDED FOR [ARTICLE]

STREET NUMBERS PROVIDED FOR

Free Delivery of Mail Makes New Numbering Necessary NUMBER EVERY TWENTY FEET Cullen Street and Washington Street Designated as Dividing Points— Other Actions of the Council. At Monday night’s meeting of the city council all members were present, except Councilman Wood. Ordinance No. 174, providing for the unifrom numbering of buildings in the city of Rensselaer, was adopted. This ordinance provides that Cullen street shall become the dividing line for the streets running north and south, and Washington street the dividing line for streets running east and west. Each twenty feet of ground shall be given a number and each block shall be allotted 100 numbers. Buildings situated on the west side of streets running north and south shall receive the even numbers, while those on the east side of the street shall receive the odd numbers, and buildings located on the north side of streets running east and west shall be given even numbers and those on the south side odd numbers. Petition of J. M. Healy to move barn from Mrs. Hester Hoyes’ lot on Van Rensselaer street to the Mathew Zehrden lot in the east part of town, was granted and bond approved. In matter of petition of Amiel Besser for electric current to factory building at east ride of Rensselaer, outside of corporation limits, attorney instructed to file application with state public service commission and also to prepare contract for petitioner to sign on authority received from commission. Resolution declaring for sewer on Scott street was adopted. Owing to an error having been made in the estimated cost of improving South and Grove streets a new estimated cost has been submitted and the council fixed October 9 as the date for hearing objections thereto. I'he usual number of claims were allow'ed.