The Philadelphia plan of numbering houses by the decimal system shall be, and the same is hereby adopted in the city; each space of ground allotted to a single number shall be 25 feet front upon any street; one hundred numbers shall be allotted to each square or block; on vacant lots measurements shall be taken and the numbers run as though the space were occupied by buildings. For the purpose of numbering the residences, business houses, and other buildings, North Street shall be the base or dividing line for all streets running north and south, and Court Street shall be the use or dividing line for all streets running east and west.
(Ord. 143, passed 4-7-52)