The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-05
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" ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-
IN ORDAIN CHAPTER xxx. OF THE .
CITY ORDINANCES passed August 10, 1872,
ard reconsdered, amended, and again passed
August 20, 1921
BE it o, dained, That chapter xxx. of the
City Ordinances be amended and reordained TO
read follows
SECTION l. That for the purposes of this ordi-
nance the city shall be divided into three dis |
tict., as follows First district shall comprise |
ELL that part OF the city east of Shockoe creek |
second district shall comprise all that part OF the
city bounded as follows BY Shocloe 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. Biennially, 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 -nd purify his sink, cesspool, or privy,
wherever located within the corporate limits.
g Each of said officers shall have an Office in
the district for which he is elected, and shall
keep slate or book at his Office and at each sta
tion-house IN his district, upon which notice may
he 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
him self and his employer Upon his failure topper
form the work so ordered within five days he shall
report the fact with his 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 collee-
ton of Che 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 cesspool upon 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 to the purpose of removing
| the night soil and other tilth said carts to be
inspected and approved by the sanitary inspectors
and their work shall be done between 10 o'clock,
=. NJ. and daylight in the winter, and IL O'Clock,
p. I'll. and daylight in the summer. The Board
of Health shall have power to extend these hours
when, in the opinion of the Board, ii is deemed
necessary. Each of the said officers shall deodo-
rize the night-soil or other filth previous to the
removal of it; aud 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 alleys of the city, shall fail to de-
post at the places indicated by the Board of
Health, and deodoriZe or otherwise dispose of the
same as herein directed, they or he shall paw a
fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars for each offence.
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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 a'fine Of not less than
two nor more than ten dollars.
6. The officers elected under this ordinance
shall each give bond in the sum of five hundred
! dollars, with security TO 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 annnm
, 7. No person shall remove from any premises
in the city the night-soil contained in the sinks
2 priviss or cesspools of such premises except
The officers Tor their agents. appointed undel
section of this chapter. Nor shall The
owner or occupier of any such premises
employ any person to remove salt
T night.soil except the officers appointed a!
aforesaid but any resident of the city may selec
D any one of said officers to perform such work
Every person violating this section shall be flnet
not less than five nor more than fifty dollars.
s. No officer elected under section one OF thi
chapter shall discharge the duties of his office un
. | til he has complied with all the provisions o
| this ordinance. Sc 2.5t