The several buildings that are now or that may hereafter be erected in the City shall be numbered by the City Engineer according to the following plan, viz:
A. 
First. Front Street shall be the base or diving line for numbering houses on all streets or avenues running north or south, and Main Street shall be the base or dividing line for all streets or avenues running east or west.
B. 
All streets and avenues running north and south and crossing and being north of Front Street shall be designated by the prefix "North"; and the portion of all streets and avenues crossing and being south of Front Street shall be designated by the prefix "South." All streets and avenues running east and west and crossing and-being east of Main Street shall be designated by the prefix "East" and that portion of said streets lying west of Main Street shall receive in connection with their present designation of the prefix "West."
C. 
The first number on each side of Front Street shall be 101 and progress north and south therefrom at the rate of 100 numbers to each block. The first number upon each side of Main Street shall be 101 and progress east and west therefrom at the rate of 100 numbers to each block.
D. 
The odd numbers shall be used upon the east side of all streets running north and south, north of Front Street, and upon the south side of all streets running east and west, east of Main Street, and upon the west side of all streets running north and south, south of Front Street, and upon the north side of all streets running east and west, west of Main Street.
E. 
The even numbers shall be used upon the west side of all streets running north and south, north of Front Street, and upon the north side of all streets running east and west, east of Main Street, and upon the east side of all streets running north and south, south of Front Street, and upon the south side of all streets running east and west, west of Main Street.
F. 
It shall be the duty of the City Engineer in pursuance of this section to establish and assign all house numbers on the streets, avenues and thoroughfares of the City, and he shall prepare the necessary maps and records of the numbers so assigned by him, and said maps and records shall be evidence of the number so assigned by him; and he shall on demand furnish each owner or occupant of a house, or such person as may be employed in numbering the houses or buildings with the necessary information as to the number belonging to each house, and all numbering shall be strictly in conformity with the directions and regulations of said City Engineer.
The figures of every number shall be of no less dimensions than 2 1/2 inches in length; each figure shall be legible and placed in a conspicuous position on the front side or above the front door of every building.
Any person or persons, being the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of any building or buildings now erected or which may hereafter be erected, and being upon and fronting on any of the streets of the City of Bloomington, who shall neglect or refuse to number his or their building or buildings in conformity with the provisions of this article for more than 30 days after they have been notified to do so by the officer appointed to perform that duty shall forfeit and pay the sum of $3 and a like amount for every day after the first conviction such neglect or refusal shall continue.