The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-02
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-
N ORDAIN CHAPTER xxx. OF THE
CITY ORDINANCES passed August 10, 1872,
and reconsidered, amended, and again passed
August 26 ls72)
Be it o,dained, That chapter xxx. of The
City Ordinances be amended and reordained to
read as follows:
SECTION /. That for the purposes Of this ordi-
nance the city shall be divided into three dis
tricts as follows First district shall comprise
all that part of the city east of Shockoe creek
second district shall comprise all that part of the
city bounded as follows BY Shockoe creek on
the east and north, by james river on the south,
and by Relvidere street to its intersection with
Adams street continued south, and by Adams
street and its continuation to the northern limits
OF the city the third district shall comprise all
that part OF the city not embraced IN the two
abovenamed districts. Biennlally, in the month
Of July, there shall be elected by the Council an
officer for each district who shall hold his ofiice
for two years, and until his successor is quail
fled unless sooner removed, whose duty it shall
be, upon application of any resident of the city,
TO cleanse and purify his sink, cesspool, or prvy,
wherever located within the corporate limits
; .. Each of said officers shall have an office in
the district for which he is elected, and shall
keep aslate or book mt his office and at each sta
tion-house III his district, upon which notice may
be given that his services are needed; and when
such notice is given he shall perform the work
without delay, at rates to be agreed upon between
himself and his employer Upon his failure TO per.
form the work ordered within five days he shall
report the fact, with his reasons therefor, to the
President of the Board OF Health. In case OF
disagreement between himself and employer, the
rates to be fixed by the sanitary inspector of the
district in which the work is done; but in no case
shall the charge exceed fifteen cents per cubic
foot for sinks pits. The charges for said work
shall be paid by the owner or occupant of said
property, and may be collected by distress and
sale, as taxes for the benefit OF the city are au-
thorized to be collected; and when paid by the
owner he shall have like remedy for the colec-
ton Of the same against the tenant or occupant.
8. Each of said officers shall, upon the order OF
the Board of Health, perform his duty in clean
sing any sink, privy, or cesspoolsupon premises
occupied or unoccupied, OF which complaint has
been made, and the rates of compensation shall
be the same as in the preceding section; and the
order of said Board shall make a lien upon said
property for the expense of the said work.
4. Each of said officers shall provide suitable
close carts adapted 10 the purpose of removing
the night soil and other filth, said carts to be
inspected and approved by the sanitary inspectors
and their work shall be done between 10 o'clock,
p M. and daylight in the winter, and il O'Clock,
p. M. and daylight in the summer The Board
OF Health shall have power to extend these hours
when in the opinion of the Board, it is deem ed
necessary Each of the said officers shall deodo
rize the night-soil or other filth previous to the
removal of it; ard the places of deposit shall be
kept in an inolfensive condition by the owners
thereof And if said officers removing said night
soil or other filth shall spill any OF it in the
streets or alleys of the city, or shall fail to de
post at the places indicated by the Board o
Health, and deodoriZe or otherwise dispose OF the
same as herein directed, they or he shall paw 9
fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars for each offence.
8. Each officer shall keep register of the time
he performs his duty at any place, and report thu
same monthly to the Board of Health with tn
statement of his bills; upon failure to make sucl
report he shall be liabeto fine of not less than
two nor more than terfNollars.
@. The officers elected under this ordinance
shall each give bond in the sum of five hundred
dollars with security 10 be approved by tn
Council, with condition for the faithful per
Torrance OF his duties, and shall each pay t
the city a license tax of fifty dollars per annum
Z. No person shall remove nom any premise
in the city the night-soil contained in the sinks
privies, or cesspools Of such premises excep
the officers Tor their agents. appointed unde
section one of this chapter Nor shall In
owner or occupier of any such premise
employ any person to remove sal
nightsol except the officers appointed q
Aforesaid; but any resident of the city may seeC
any one of said officers to perform such worl
Every person violating this section shall be fine
not less than five nor more than fifty dollars
s. No officer elected under section one of I'll
chapter shall discharge the duties of his Office III
III he has complied with all the provisions
this ordinance. SO Pot