The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-10
ORDINANCE NO. IS.

An ordinance repeating oldin ance No. ~, and
providing for the construction and cleansing of
privy vaults.
BE ii ordained by the City Council of the city CT
cairo:
SECTION T. That ordinance No. AZ, entitled an
ordn ance to provide for change In the privy rys-
TEN, approx we'd April 10 A. ID. lseO. be and The
same IL hereby repealed
SECTION . Each and every tenement within the
city, used as dwelling house and each and every
! store. warehouse, shop. factory, manufacturing
cupied by persons for the transaction Of any bust
| nees or occupation, shall be furnished with
a suitable privy, the vault Of which shal be
sunk into the ground to the depth Of at least eight
In diameter on the inside, ard shall be Wei
curbed from boItom to top with brick,
and shall be so constructed that the
distant nom the line of every adjoining lot,
and also the same distance from every street
| or avenue. Every owner or agent, or occupant
when the owner cannot be fOnnd-Owning or con-
trolling any building used As dwelling, store,
warehouse, shop, factory, manufacturing est alb
lishment, depot or other building used or occupied
for the transaction OF any business or vocation,
who shai neglect or refu- G. after ten days notice
from the city marshal, health officer any police
constable, to provide priyy and vault In accord
ance with this section shall forfeit and pay for the
use OF the city sum not less than five nor more
than twenty-five dollars for each and every day
snch privy and vault shall remain unProvided.
SECTION 3. Whenever the city Marshal, health
ofcer or police constable snail be OF the Opin-
ion that any privy vant endangerng or likely to
endanger the health or become offensive to persons
living In the neighborhood. he shall forthwith no.
tify the owner, agent or occupant of the lots or
premises upon which such vault lie located that he
or they must. within two days, canse the said vault
TO be thoroughly ceansed or disinfected or both;
and every person offending against the provisions
of this section shall forfeit and pay for the of
the city a sum not less tn an five nor more than
fifteen dollars for each and every day such privy
vault shall remain uncleansed provided that II the
ov ner, agent or occupant OF any premises upon
which such vault may be located, cannot be found
or shall refuse or neglect to cleanse and dsinfect
do So II shall be and hereby lie declared to be pub
officers are autho lied to abate the same and the
cost and expense of such abatement In addition to
the fine and penalty heretofore provided, shall be
collected by suit or other wise of the person or
persons guilty OF permitting the nuisance.
SECTION II shall not be lawful for any person
persons to vacate or I'LL up any prvy vault, sink
or PIT without first having 1t ccansed and the con
tents carted beyond the city limits, or to some
place to be designated by the city marshal or
health officer; nor shall II be lawful for any person
| or persons who may now or shall hereafter have
any privy vault constructed in accordance with Sec
ton two of this ordinance, to dig construct any
| other prvy vault upon the same lot or premises,
| and each and every person offending against the
provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay for
the OF the city sum not less than ten more
! than two hundred dollars.
| Approved July :, A d. 1881.
ATTETT: j. FOLEY, City Clerk.