Numbering Of Houses

At íHwsent there is some talk in Berví .ï-sSebrating a somewhat singular sonteiiary - that oí the origin of the ■.xsamïyxring of houses. According to a iiormíi) cootemporary this convenient -,aethod of indication was quite unïtawn, wen in London or Paris, until . i oecLury ago. In 1875 the practlce of Ttataberlag private housea was begun The method employed, how-ver, -s then exceedlngly imperfect. The Brsaad-enburg Gate was taken a3 oötnt of departure, and the num;rt on successively throughout v-hole town, without any dlstlnction kg rtsgarös streets. Even to-day the systmm oí numbering generally employed 4a 3fte Grmar capital leaves much to öeslred, as the numbers run conly np one side of the street and -,n on the other. Vienna ma fhe honor of havlng inaugurated W3 the method of placlng the odd 3mribrs on one siile of the street and -■iae.ewen ones on the other.