The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-03
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A ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-
N ORDAIN CHAPTER xxx. OF THE
CITY ORDINANCES passed August 10, 1872,
and reconsidered, amended, and again passed
Be It ., dained, That chapter xxx of the
City Ordinances be amended and reordained to
read as follows
SECTION l. That for the purposes OF this ord-
nance the city shall be divided into three dis
tricts, as follows First district shall comprise
all that part of the city east of Shockoo 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 strict 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 Connect 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 Hnd purify his sink cesspool, rrivy,
wherever located within the corporate limits.
2. Each of said officers shall have 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
Z he given that his services needed; and when
such notice is given he shall perform the work
witho 1t delay. rates to be agre ed upon between
himself and his employer. Upon his failure topper
B form the work ordered within five days he sh..ll
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 CT the
district in which the work is done; but in no case
shall the charge exceed fifteen cents perscubic
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-
thorixed to be collected; and when paid by the
owner he shall have like remedy for the coliec-
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 cesspool upon premises
occupied or unoccuped, 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 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 pow er to extend these hours
when in the opinion of the Board, it is deem ed
necessary. Each of the said officers shall deodo-
rige the nght-soil or other filth previous to the
removal of it; ard the places of deposit shall be
kept in an inoffensive condition by the owners
thereof. And if saidkofteers removing said night
soil or other filth shall spill any Of it in the
streets alleys of the city, shall fail to de-
posit at the places indicated by the Board of
Health, and deodoriZe or otherwise dispose of the
same as herein directed, they or he shall pay a
fne Of not less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars for each offence.
g. Each officer shall 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 fine Of not less than
two nor more than ten dollars.
@. 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-
formance of his duties, and shall each pay to
The city Il license tax of fifty dollars per annum.
7. No person shall remove from any premises
in the city the night-soil contained in the sinks,
privies, or eesspools of such premises except
the officers Tor their agents. appointed under
section of this chapter. Nor shall the
owner or occupier of any such premises
employ any person to remove said
nght-soil except the officers appointed as
aforesaid but any resident of the city may select
any one of said officers 10 perform such work
Every person violating this section shall be fined
not less than five nor more than fifty dollars
g. No officer elected under section of this
chapter shall discharge the duties Of his office
n he has complied with all the provisions Of
ihis ordinance. Sc 26t