[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Quincy 5-17-1993 as Ch. 15.20 of the 1993 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the duty of the Commissioner of Public Works to assign
a number to all buildings on the streets of the City.
The Commissioner of Public Works shall prepare and keep on file
in his office a plan showing the streets and the location of all numbered
buildings in the City. Such numbers shall cover a frontage of from
10 to 50 feet, at the discretion of the Commissioner, measuring from
end to end of the street. Whenever one number shall be insufficient
to particularly designate additional tenements or buildings on the
premises comprised within a given frontage, to such additional tenements
or buildings shall be assigned, in conjunction with the usual and
proper number, the letters of the alphabet in their order, one letter
to each such additional tenement or building.
The City shall be divided into District A, embracing that portion
of the City situated easterly of Hancock Street and Quincy Avenue,
and District B, embracing that portion of the City situated westerly
of Hancock Street and Quincy Avenue. In District A the numbers shall
commence on streets running east and west at the westerly end and
on streets running north and south at the northerly end. In District
B the numbers shall commence on streets running east and west at the
easterly end and on streets running north and south at the northerly
end. The odd numbers shall be placed on the right-hand side and the
even numbers on the left-hand side of all streets following the direction
of the numerical order from the beginning.
The owner and occupant of every tenement and building situated
on any street in the City shall cause to be placed and maintained
on or over the outside doors fronting the street, or on front corners
of every tenement or building having its entrances on the side thereof,
such number or numbers, letter or letters as may be assigned thereto
by the Commissioner of Public Works under any of the provisions of
this chapter, such number or letter not to be less than two inches
in height, and to be so placed as to be easily observed from the street
in front of the premises.
If the owner or occupant of any tenement or building fails to
number the same in accordance with the provisions of this chapter,
it is the duty of the Commissioner of Public Works to place the proper
number or numbers, letter or letters thereon and the cost thereof
may be assessed by the City Council upon such owner or occupant.
Whoever shall refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this chapter within 30 days after a notice in writing delivered to the owner or occupant of such tenement or building of the number or numbers, letter or letters so assigned by the Commissioner of Public Works shall for each and every offense be subject to the penalty provided by Chapter 1, Article I, of this Code.
