The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-10-15

Yentlldtln6 pipes Tor sewer COnneC-
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 or near which there is 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 its seal on an
easily moved part, or to construct
or use, or cause or allow to be con-
St tcucted or used, any water closet
which has an unventilated space of
more than one hundred cubic inch
es capacity between two water
seals, or which has unventllated
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 al wash.stands or slop-
stands ia The house or yard with
the sewer, or to allow any slop,
wash or waste water of any kind to
flow over the pavements or under
the pavement on or into the street.
Sect on 13-That every person
who kuowiuly 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 o"duauces established or declar-
cd by the Board of Health in carry
Jog 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 misdemeanor, and on convic-
ton thereof shall be fined in any
sam not less than one nor more
than twenty-five dollars, 10 be col
lected as other fines are collected,
Section 14--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 IS. 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
the city council, upon tAe payment
TO the city treasurer, of three and
one half per cent upon the assessed
valuation of his property to be
benefited thereby
Section l6. 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-
tablished 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 II. That sewers built by
private parties, or under the direc-
lion Of the Board Of Health, shall
be kept clean and in repair, and a
failure to do so is declared 4 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 and imprisoned not more
THAI ninety days.
Section lS-That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict
with auy of the provisions of this
ordinance be, aud the same are,
he eby repealed, aud This ordinance
shalt take effect and be IN force
from aud alter its passage,
SsATE OF ARKANSAS, J
COUNTY OF M,LuER :
CRY or TExARaANA. }
|, G. W, Treher, Recorder within
aud for the city of TeSarbana, Ar
kansas, do hereby certify that the
above aud foregoing ordnance en-
titled "Au ordinance regulating the
use OF and connection with the Pub
lie Sewers in the City of Texarkana,
Arkansas, and providing a penalty
ior a failure thereof was duly anc
regularly passed by the Council %
the aforesaid city on October 18th
1895, the same being an adjourned
session OF said Council
lu testimony whereof | hereuntC
set my haud and cause the seal OF
said City to be affixed this 14th day
Of October 1895,
G.. W. TRgnER,
Recorder.