The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-07-18

TIiOS. O'CONNOR,
Chief Engineer.
ordinances and Resolutions offered.
BY Mr.. Brown
Resolution in favor Of police jury, right
bank, for $50 30. Adopted.
O. can ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, for June,
1877, beginning +. +. Hansell, snd amounting to
s5042 &c." Read twice.
BY Mr.. Ringstorff.-
Resolution reducing assessments OF Z. Will
liams. Widow Jas. Hale and minor children, l..
Fellman, Black Cunningham, ]. b. Marmouzet,
Widow M. McWalters and John d. Rouse.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Diamond
/. Ordinance giving exclusive control OF city
parks 10 the Administrator Of Police. Adopted.
q. Ordinance accepting the proposition of ?. o.
Peyroux In regard to the Second District park.
Adopted.
o. Resolution appropriating sss 50 in favor of
Pat. Caney. Adopted.
|. An ordinance in favor of f. J. Leche ct ais,
and amounting to t157 80. Adopted.
Q. Resolution granting J. Toranelli permission
to erect building at the New Lake End.
Adopted.
8. The following ordinance was read and laid
over:
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO PRIvIEs.
SECTION /. Any privy hereafter constructed
shall be not to exceed two feet below the surface
Of the ground and be walled with brick or stone,
laid ia cement with sharp sand, it's whole depth,
with water.tight bottom, and said wall shall be
raised at least foot above the surface OF the
ground, and shall be so CONSTRUCTED as not to
have any issue or opening on any street, way,
yard or pace nor shall 1t be within three feet Of
any street or way, and shall be built adjacent to
any vail, whether party wall or otherwise, be
separated therefrom by solid masonry OF not less
than two feet in thickness, laid In cement, and
thoroughly waterproof: and shall have fiue or
ventilator sufficient for ventilation, extending
above the surrounding windows or commnni-
eating with chimney.
Any person building or causing any privy to be
built in cpntravention OF this section, or any part
OF H. shall be liable to fine not TO exceed twenty
| dollars And the court before which suit may be
brought for violation Of this section, or any part
OF IT, shall, in rendering Its Judgment, order such
priyy to be reconstructed in accordance with the
| provisions of this section, within reasonable
time and In default Of such compliance with such
order, the party 80 failing to comply shall be sub
ected to like penalty and punished az in the first
| instance; and the Board OF Health may cause
| euch order te be complied with at the expense Of
the person ordered as aforesaid; said expense to
be recovered in any court of competent jurisdic-
| ton at the suit of said board
SEC. 2. Whenever any. privy vault shall be
filed within one foot of the surface, or whenever
the Board OF Health. through its proper officers,
| shall 30 order, such prvy shall be emptied by the
| owner, agent or tenant of the premises, within
forty-eight hours, under penalty not exceeding
| twenty five dollars
SEC. 8. The emptying of privy vaults shall be
made between the hours OF q. m. and p. m.
| At least twenty-four hours previous TO such
| emptying, the contents OF the vault shslli be
| thoroughly deodorized by means VI copperas and
carboc acid, or other agents as directed by the
Board Of Health, and immediately afterwards the
| vault shal be again deodorized with lime and
carbolic acid Any vidangeur violating this sec
tion or any part thereof, shsl be liable to pen
atty. not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each
and every offense
Bee. 4. No privy shall be emptied Of its con-
tents otherwise than by some odorless apparatus
approved by the Board of Health and the City
Council, aud the solid matter shall be placed ir
air-tght barrels, under tent, with the aid o.
such disinfectipg measures as may be approved
by the Board of Health Any vidangeur violat
ing any provision Of this section shall be liable tt
penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
SEC. 8. No privy shall be emptied without az
order or permit from the Board Of Health, direc
ted 20 the owner, agent or tenant OF the premises
under q penalty not exceeding twenty-five dol
!, lars for each and every offense.
SEC 6, Whenever, in the opinion Of the prope
officer OF officers OF the Board of Health, OF Thu
. state of Louisiana any privy or privy vault shal
| be in a condition shch as to require the same t,
be deodorized or disinfected, he or they shal
cause notice thereof to be given to the owner 0
| tenant OF the premises. whore such privy or priv
vanIt may be, to deodorize or disnfect suc
| priyy or privy vault within delay of thirty-si
hours: and for any refusal or neglect to ODE
| such notice. within eaid time, such offender sha
, be liable to fine not exceeding the sum OF to-
dollais. =,
SEC. Z. No person or persons engaged IN III
cleaning and removing from privles, vaults, etc
a | of fpcai matters shall dispose OF or dump tn
q | same except from the nuisance wharves estat
: lished at the head of > PR
Uided, that parties engaged in the manutactur
of commercial fertilizers may receive and us
| such fp cal matters by special permit aud unde
the regulations prescribed by the Board.
:. Health.
SEC. 8. In all cases Of permits or orders issue
for the abatement OF nuisances, the Board
i' Health will cause reiuspection to be made, aftt
q the expiration Of the time allowed for complianc
l. and no party concerned will be acquitted OF th
+ order until satisfactory compliance shall hay
q been made.
8 Resolved, That all ordinances paris
ordinances conflicting with this ordinance b.
0 and are hereby repealed
By Mr.. Edwards