The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-10-16

tions or water closets are hereby re-
quired to be extended at least two
! feet above the caves, parapet or di-
viding walls Of every house or build
! ing in ornear which there is a sew
er connection. This section shall
not apply to yard closets,
Section Ito use or allow to be
used any bell-trap, or any other
trap depending for it's seal on an
easily moved part, or to construct
| or use, or cause or allow to be con
structed or used, any water closet
which has an unyentilated space Of
more than one hundred cubic inch
es capacity between two water
seals, or which has unventilated
space Of any capacity, in which any
part of the mechanism moves, or
the walls of which are not flushed
at all points at each use of the
closet
Section 12-To fail or refuse to
connect all wash-stands or slop-
stands in the house or yard with
the sewer, or to allow any slop,
wash or waste water of any kind to
flow over the payements or under
the pavement on or into the street.
Section l3-That every person
who knowinly admits or refuses to
comply with, or who resists or will
fully violates any of the provisions
OF this ordinance, or any of the
rules ORDERS sanitary regulations
or ordinances established or declar-
ed by the Board Of Health in carry
ing out the provisions Of this ordi-
nance, or the execution of any or
der or special regulation of the
Board OF Health made for that pur-
pose, is hereby declared to be guilty
Of a misdemeanor, and on conyic-
tion thereof shall be fined in any
sum not less than one nor more
than twenty-five dollars, to be col.
lected as other fines are collected.
Section l4-That the provisions
Of this ordinance are and shall only
be applicable to buildings within
three hundred feet Of the sewer in
any sewer district having completed
public sewers.
Section 15. Private parties not
building sewers, under the order Of
the Board of Health, may connect
with the public sewers of the city
Of TeXarkana, Arkansas under the
rules and regulations established by
tn city council, upon the payment
to the city treasurer Of three and
one half per cent upon the assessed
valuation of his property to be
benefited thereby,
Section rs, That private parties
connecting with the public sewers
of this city, under the orders of the
Board Of Health, shall be governed
ed by the rules aud regulations es-
tabIished by the city council, and
shall pay to the city treasurer,
three and one half per cent of the
assessed valuation Of his property
so connected and benefited,
Section H. That sewers built by
private parties, or under the direc-
ton Of the Board Of Health, shall
be kept clean and in repair, and a
failure to do so is declared a misde-
meanor, aud the party in possession
as owner or lessee of the property
where such sewer may be situated
shall upon conviction thereof, be
fined in any sum not exceeding fifty
dollars aud imprisoned not more
than ninety days
Section lS-That all ordinances
and parts Of ordinances in conflict
with any of the provisions of this
ordinance be, and the same are,
hereby repealed, and this ordinance
shall take effect and be in force
from aud after its passage
SsATE OF ARKANSAS, J
COUNTY OF MILLER
CRY OF TEXARKANA, }
I I, G, W, Treher, Recorder within
and for the city of TeXarkana, Ar.
kansas, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing ordinance en-,
titled "An ordinance regulating the
use of and connection with The Pub
lie Sewers in the City Of TeXarkana,
Arkansas, andproyiding a penalty
Tor a failure thereof, u was duly and
regularly passed by the Council OF
the aforesaid city on October llth
1895, the same being an adjourned
session of said Council
In testimony whereof ! hereunto
set my hand and cause the seal Of
said City to be affixed this lIth day
. of October, 1895,
G.. w, TnEuER,
Recorder,
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