The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-07
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A N ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE.

A N ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-
IA ORDAIN tCHAPTER xxx. OF THE |
CITY ORDINANCES (passed August IS, 1872 |
and reconsdered, amended, and again passed
BE Il ordained, 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 Shocloe creek
second district shall comprise all that part of the
city bounded as follows BY Shoclsoe 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
aboYe-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
lied, unless sooner removed, whose duty it shall
be, upon application of any resident of the city,
to cleanse and purify his sink, cesspool privy,
wherever located within the corporate limits.
q Each of said officers shall have an office in
the district for which he is elected, and shall
keep slate book at his office and at each sta
ton. 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 upon between
himself and his employer Upon his failure to per-
form the work so 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 peri 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 for the collec-
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
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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 q lien upon said
| property for the expense of the said work
| A. 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. 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 deemed
necessary. Each of the said officers shall deodo-
rize the night-soil other filth previous to the
removal of it; and the places Of deposit shall be
| kept in an inoffensve 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 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 Il
| fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars for each offence.
o. Eacn olilcer snail keep register 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.
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 u license tax of fifty dollars per annum
Z. No person shau 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 person to remove said
nightsoi1 except the officers appointed as
aforesaid; but any resident of the city may select
any one 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 the duties of his office
I'll he has complied with all the provisions of
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