Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-05

AN ordinance to amend the several ordi-
nances OF the city Of savannah IN relation
to the sweeping Of chimneys in the city Of
Savannah.
sEcTION /. The Mayor and AIderaen critic
city Of S0rgRHGh, IN Council assembled, Do
hereBy 0rdaia, That all and every person or
persons occupying a building or part OF q
/ building with chimney or chimneys thereto
in which fire is usually made shall allow and
permit the contractor for sweeping chin
news to visit. inspect and cause 10 be swept
once in every three months. except kitchens
and wash houses, which shall be swept once
in every two months, throughout the year,
and he, she or they shall pay the fees
for such sweeping; ana In case any
person shall OPP Ose or prevent the
sweeping of any chimney as before directed,
he, she or they making such opposition shall
be fined in sum not exceeding thirty dollars
SEC. ,. Beit JaFther ordained By tie authority
aforesaid. That If the contractor for sweep
ing shall neglect his duty in not causing the
said chimney TO be swept perfectly neat and
clean, or leave any chimney which ought 10
be swept unswept for three calendar months,
or unsWept for two calendar months as here
inbef0re directed. said contractor, on inlOr-
nation before the Ponce Court OF such neg
lect. shall on conviction thereof be fined IN a
sum not exceeding fifty dollars. and IN case
such Improperly swept chimney or unsWept
chimney shall take fire. such contractor shall
be liable and obliged 10 pay all the fines and
penalties which by the fire ordinance are in
licted on the 0ccupIer Of the house whose
chimney takes fire; and the said contractor is
hereby made responsible and liable for all
said fires and sums Of money: Pr0cided
necertheleSS. that said contractor was not OPP
posed or prevented from sweeping the said
chimney.
SEC 3. Belt turtle. oy,Tq3ue9 5ythe authority
dTOfesqid, That the said contractor shall give
notice in writing to every person by leaving
the same at the house Of the time and hour the
chimney or cnimneys is or are to be swept,
while notice shall be given at least the day
before. and such sweeping shall take place at
a proper and convenient hour.
SEC. 4. Re 10 THgfheF 0F0Ufned Ia the
authority Gf0resaid, That every person. OF
persons, who carry on the trade Of a baker or
keeper of public cooking house shall be re-
quired to have the chimney or chImneys Of
their bake or cook house. or bake or cook
houses, swept once in two weeks during the
period Of using the same.
SEC. 5. Be- Il further ordaiHed b.
tie authority GfOTesai0- That the con
tractor for sweeping chimneys Is
hereby empowered and directed TO receive
and demand ms fees from the occupants OF the
houses in which chimneys are swept; but
when the contractors are unable 10 collect the
fees for sweeping chimneys from the tenants
they shall be entitled TO collect the same from
the owners of the houses whose chimneys
they have swept. PrOrided they notify the
owners or their agents OF the delinquency Of
the tenant within twenty days from the time
Of sweeping such chlmncys.
SEC 6. Be II furfher Or3dtned be- the author
ifu aforesaid That it shall be optional with
the owners or occupants OF houses TO have
chmneys wherein coal Is exclusively burned
swept or not
SEC. :. Be Il ftfrfher ordained 5y tho aa-
| fLOy-ifH aforesaid. That the fees Of the con
/ tractor for sweeping chimueys shall be as fol-
| lows. to wit: Fifteen cents for each story
/ And the contractors for sweeping chimneys
are hereby empowered and directed 10 de-
mand and receive their respective fees from
! the occupants Of the houses in which CHM
news are swept.
SEC. 8. Be az further ordained by the dN-
fEoassst a fageeafd That in All cases Of neglect
Of the said contractor not herembefore pro-
vided for, on conviction thereof before the
Police Court. such contractor shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
In Council February 3, 1884, ordinance on
its first reading, and published for InfOrma-
ton. FRANK /. REBARER.
Clerk OF Council.