Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-02
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ORDINANCE.

ORDINANCE.
Ordinance read in Council the first time
July 80, 1854, read a second time Aug. Is, 1884,
and referred to special committee, returned
amended, and passed Aug. p, 1884.
AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance enti-
tied an ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled an ordinance for the better promo
tiOn of the public health, and to provide for
the cleansing of surface drawers and the
cleansing and cementing of privy vaults at
the expense of the owners, and to equitably
distribute the burden of such expense,
passed in Council March II, 1898, and to pro-
hibit the digging of dry wells in the city of
Savannah.
SECTION /. Be IL ordained 6V the Mayor and
aldermen Of the citV Of SaUdnndh, IN Council
assembled, and 1t IS hereby ordained By the aW-
thOrity Of the same, That the first section of
said ordinance passed in Council March IA,
1888, be. and the same Is hereby, amended so
as to read as follows: "That from and after
the passage of this ordinance all privy vaults,
surface drawers and dry wells in the city of
Savannah shall be cleansed and all privy
vaults shall be cemented by the city
authorities, and the same shall be cleansed
and repaired from time to time, as it
may become necessary, by the city authorities;
and every the owner or owners of a surface
drawer with containing capacity of not eX-
ceeding q cubic feet shall pay the sum of 50 for
each and every time the same shall be cleansed
by the said city authorities; and every the
owner or owners of privy vault with con-
tanning capacity of less than so cubic feet, shall
pay the sum of 81 for each and every time the
same shall be cleansed by the said city authori
ties; and every the owner or owners of privy
vault with containing capacity of so cubic
feet or more, shall pay at the rate of cents
per cubic foot for each and every time the
same shall be cleansed by the said city au-
thorities; but If any prlvy vault, surface
drawer, or dry well shall be so located as to be
difficult of access, and to be impracticable to
be cleaned in the usual time, then the owner
or owners of such PRIV vault, surface drawer
or dry well shall pay such additional cost over
"a hnyn N laf uaV@a tad
may be incurred in the accomplishment OF
SAID work"
SEC. ,. And it is hereby further ordained 6y
the authority dJOreSdtd, That the second Sec
ton of said ordinance be and the same is here
by amended so as to read as follows: That
in the event any privy vault or vaults,
dry well or dry wells, shall require any ce-
menting or repairs, that then the said city au-
thOrIties shall have the same cemented or re-
pared, and if the expense Of such cementing
or repairing shall not exceed the sum of 81,
then the said Mayor and Aldermen shall bear
said expense; but if the expense of said ce-
menting or repairing shall exceed the sum of
81, 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. The words repair. repairs, re-
paired and repairing, when used in this Ordi-
nance, shall include the putting in of flues,
extending, if necessary, through the upper
stories and roofs of buildings, the placing Of
covers on seats, and the making of any addi-
tiOns, alterations or improvements which may
be necessary to cause any privy vault, surface
drawer or dry well to conform to the ordi-
nances of the city now in force or hereafter to
be passed.
SEC. 8. Ind 10 IS hereby further ordained By
the dutiC ritz aforesaid, That the third section
of sai0 ordinance be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: That If
any such owner or owners of such privy
vault. or vaults, dry well dry wells, sur
face drawer or surface drawers, as may be
cleansed, cemented or repaired, shall fail or
refuse to pay the sum that shall be assessed
for such cleansing, cementing or repairing
for 80 days 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 IL is hereby further ordained 6y
the authority aforesaid, That from and after
the passage Of this ordinance it shall be un-