The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-04
OFFICIAL.

A N ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-
N ORDArN CHAPTER xxx. OF THE
CITY ORDINANCES passed August 10, 1872,
and reconsidered, amended, and again passed
Be it o, dainei, That chapter xxx. of the
City Ordinances be amended and reordained to
read follows y El ~
nance the city shall be divided into three dis
tricts as follows First district shall comprise
all thai part of the city east of ShocIoe 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 Belvidere 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
above-named districts Bennially in the month
of July, there shall be elected by the Council an
officer for each district, who shall hold his office
for two years, and Until his successor is quail
fed, unless sooner removed, whose duty it shall
be, upon application of any resident of the city,
to cleanse and purify his sink, cesspool, or priyy,
wherever located within the corporate limits
2. Each of said officers shall have an office IN
the district for which he is elected, and shall
keep o slate book ut his Office and at each sta
tion-house in 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 uponbetWeen
himself and his employer. Upon his failure topper
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 or 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 forthe collec-
ton of the same against the tenant or occupant.
s. Each of said officers shall, upon The order of
the Board of Health, perform his duty in CLEAN
sing any sink, priyy, or eesspooi upon premises
occupied or uuoccuped, 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 lien upon said
property for the expense OF the said work -,
4. Each of said officers shall provide suitable
close carts adapted to 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. NJ and daylight In the winter, and II 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, 1t is deemed
necessary. Each of the said officers shall deodo-
rize the nght-soil other filth previous to the
removal Of 1t ard the places of deposit shall be
kept in an inofensive condition by the owners
| thereof And if said officers removing said night
soil or other filth shall spill any of It in the
streets alleys of the city, or shall fail to de-
post DIT the places indicated by the Board of
| Health and deodorize or otherwise dispose of the
| same as herein directed, they or he shall pay q
| fine of not less thansfen more than twenty
dollars for each offence. rest r. EJtJ35i3g
g. Each officer shall keep aresster of the time
he performs his duty at any place, and report the
| same monthly to the Board of Health with the
| statement of his bills; upon failure to make such
report he shall be liable to ane of not less than
| two nor more than ten dollars
| g. The officers elected under this ordinance
| shall each give bond in the sum OF five hundred
| dollars, with security 10 be approved by the
| Council, with condition for the faithful per-
] Torrance of his duties, and shall each pay to
the city a license tax Of fifty dollars per annum.
7. No person shah remove from any premises
| in the city the night-soil contained in the sinks
| privies, or cesspools of such premises except
/ the officers Tor their agents. appointed under
| section one of this chapter. Nor shall the
| owner or occupier of any such premises
employ any nerson to- remove said
nightsoil except the officers appointed !, as
aforesaid; but any resident of the city may select
| any ona of said officers to perform such work
Every person violating this section shall be fined
| not less than five nor more than fifty dollars
| S. No officer elected under section one of this
chapter shall discharge tho duties of his office
| Til he has complied with all the provisions OF
| this ordinance. a' Sc 2b