The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-02
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND
n REuRDAIN CHAPTER MIX: OF THE
CITY ORDINANCES tpasscd August TO- M, anu
rccnnsldcrc amended, and again passed August 20
b it ordained, That Chapter XXIX; OF the City
Ordinancesbc amended and reordained to read rs
follows:
SECTION |. That for The purposes Of this ordi-
nance the city shall he Divided into three districts rs
follows: First district shall comprise all TINT part oi
the city east of Shnckoec second district snail
comprise all that part of the city bondcdas follows
river on the south aud bv BclviGcrc street to its in
terS"cton with Adams street coniDucd south. anu
by Adams street and its continuation t. the northern
limits oil the city: the third district shall comprise
Ill that part of the city not embraced In Tie two
abovc-n;imeI districts. Bcnnially,i in the month OF
July, there shall he elected by the Council an officer
years. and until his successor Is qualified, unless
sooner removed, whose duty 1t shall be, upon appl-
cation of any resident of the CITY, to cleanse and pu.
rify his sink. ccsspool, or prlvy wherever located
within the corporate limits.
2. Each Of said officer, shall have an Office In the
district for which he Is elected ana shall keepa Slate
book at his Office. and al each Sttlon-ll0sc In MS
district. upon which notice may br given that his
services arc ucccd; aud when such notice Is given he
shall perform the work without delay ut rates 10 be
agreed upon between himself and his employer.
Upon his failure To perform the work so ordered
Within five days he shall report the fact, with his
reasons therefor, 10 tie President of the Board Of
Health In case of disagreement between himself
and employer, the rates to be fixed by the sanitary
but In 10 shall the chang, excel fifteen cents
per cubic foot for sinks pits The charges for said
work shall he paid ny the owner or occupant of said
proprtv. and NAV he collected by distress and sale.
taxes for The heneft Of thr city are authorized to
he collected: and when paid by the owner he shall
have like remedy for the collection OF the same
again the tenant or occupant
3. Each of said officers shall, upon the order of the
Board of Health. perform his duty in cleansing any
sink. privy. or ceSspool upon premises. occupied or
unoccupicd of which complaint hJs been ma G, and
the rates of compensation shall be the same rs In the
preceding secton and the order Of sd Board shall
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the said work.
l. Each OF said officers shall provide suitable close
carts adapted Ia the purpose uf removing the night
soil aud other filth said carts to hc Inspected andap
proved by the sanitary inspectors: and their work
shall nc done between 10 O'Clock r NJ and daylight
In the winter, and IL O'Clock z. NJ. ami daylight In
the summer. The Board of Health shall have power
to extend those hours when, in the opinion of the
hoard. it is deemed necessary. Each OF sd officers
shall eodorize the niat-soil other filth previous
to the removal Of 1t; and the places Of deposit shall
be kept in III in ffensive condition by tho owners
thereof And If said officers removing said night
soil other filth shall spill any of 1t in the streets or
alleys of the city, shall fail to deposit 1t ut the
dorizr or otherwise dispose of the same Us herein
ten nor more than twenty dollars for each offence.
5. Each officer shall keep Il register Of the lime he
performs his duty at any place and report The came
monthly to the Botrd of Health with the statement
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than ten dollars.
8. The officers elected under this ordinance shall
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with security TO be approved by the Council. with
condition for the faithful performance Of his duties
and shall each pay to the city license tax Of fifty
dollars per annum.
I. No person shall remove from my premises In
the city the nghtsOi containedln the sinks, prvies
cesspnols Of such premises except the officers for
their agents) appointed under section one of this
chapter. Nor shall the owner or orcupler Of any
such premises employ any person to remove said
hut any resident of the city may select any Que Of
said officers to perform such work. Every person
violating this section shall be fined not less than Ave
nor more than fifty dollars.
8. No officer elected under section one OF this chap
ter shall discharge the duties OF his Office unti he
has complied with all the provisions of this ordi-
rance. est