Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-04

thorities; but if any privv vault- surface
drawer, or dry well shall be so located as TO be
dlfhcult or access, and to be impracticable to
be cleaned in the usual time, then the owner
or owners of such privy vault, surface drawer
or dry well shall pay such additional cost over
and above the cost hereinbefore presented as
may De incurred In the accomplishment Of
SAID work. -
SEC. 2. And it Is here5v further ordained b,,
re dathority dforesGfd, That the second Sec
tion Of said ordinance be and the same is here
by amended, so as to read as follows: That
IN lhe event any privy vault or vaults
dry well or dry wells, shall require anv ce-
Inentlng OF repairs, that then the said city au-
thofltles shall have the same cemented or re-
pared, ana II the expense Of such cementing
or repairing shall not exceed the sum of so
then the said Mayor and Aldermen shall bear
sald expense; but If the expense Of said ce-
menting OF repairing shall exceed the sum Of
", that then and in that event the expense Of
SAID cementing or repairing Of the same shall
be borne by the owner or owners of said vault
or vaults. Dry well or dry wells so cemented
and repaired
SEC. 8. and IL is hereby further ordained Bv
me dHttCrttg Gforesdtd, That the third section
OF safe ordinance be and the same is hereby
a Londed so as to read as follows: That If
any such owner or owners of such PRIV
vault, or vaults, dry well or dry wells, sur
lace drawer or surface drawers, as NAV be
cleansed, cemented or repaired shall fall or
refuse to pay the sum that shall be assessed
tOr such cleansing, cementng or repairinp
LOT 81 Gays after the cleansing, cementing
or repairing shall be completed, then the City
Treasurer shall issue execution therefor and
for the further sum Of 81 for costs and said
executions shall be placed in the hands of the
CITY Marshal, who shall proceed with such
executions IN the same manner as a Sheriff
does under executions from Superior Courts
OF this State.
SEC. 4. And tits here5y further ordained ba,
the authority aforesaid, That from and after
the passage of this ordinance it shall be un-
lawful FOR any person or persons to connect
the waste water pipes from any part of their
premises with any privy vault or to empty
any waste water from their premises into any
prlvy vault within the city of Savannah
SEC. .. and it's hereby FURTHER ordained by
ne authority aforesaid, That from and after
the passage of this ordinance it shall be IN
lawful to dig, construct or make any dry well
within the limits of said city,
SEC. 6, And 1t is herein further ordained b,,
the authority aforesaid. That no person own
ing or occupying any premises in said CITY of
savannah, and no agent of any such owner,
shall clean, cement or repair, or cause to bs
cleaned, cemented or repaired, any privv vault
surface drawer or dry well in said city: but
all prlvy vaults, surface drawers and dry
wells shall be cleaned, cemented and re-
pared by said city authorities, and every
person or persons offending against the pro-
visions of this ordinance, or any part thereof
shall, on conviction thereof in the Police
Court OF savannah, be fined in a sum not ex-
ceeding 500, or imprisoned for a term of not
more than 30 days, either or both, in the dis
erection of the officer presiding in said court.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
The petition Of sundry citizens relative to
present system of emptying and cementing
privy vaults was read. In accordance with
invitation majority Of the physicians of the
city attended and gave as their opinion that
the present system was a sanitary measure
whereupOn the petition was received
Petition of Henry c. Houston, asking a re-
ductiOn of specific tax for 1884. Referred to
Committee on Finance.
Petition Standard Manufacturing Company
relative to erection of a shed near Planters,
Rice Mill. Petition granted.
Petition of Richardson & Barnard relative
to specific tax. Referred to Committee on FL
nance.
Petition Of Thomas c.. Ford relative to bills
for cleansing privy vaults. Referred to Com
mittee on Health and Cemetery with power
to act.
Petition of George J. Mills and Henry Tav-
lOr Offering to lease or purchase Kings Island
from the city. Referred to Committee on
River and HarbOr Improvements.
Application of d. Morrison for permission
to make sewer connection with BrOughton
street sewer from premises corner Montgom-
cry and BroughtOn streets. Referred to Com
mlttee on Streets and Lanes and Sanitary
Board, with power to act.
Applications of John A. Douglass and
Daniel Hogan for permission to make sewer
connections with BroughtOn street sewer from
premises corner BrOughtOn and Barnard
streets. Referred to Committee on Streets
and Lanes and Sanitary Board, with power to
act.
RESOLUTIONS.
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