Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-02
For Proper Drainage.

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For Proper Drainage.
A favorable report was also made on the
bill providing that each original lot or SUBJ
divisional lot, situated on any street in the
District of Columbia where there is pub
lie sewer shall be connected with said
sewer. in such manner that any and all of
the drainage of such lot, whether water or
liquid refuse Of any kind, except human
urine and fecal matter, shall fow into said
sewer; and if such original lot or subdi-
visioral lot is situated on any street in
said District " here there is public sewer
and water main, such original lot, or sub
divisional lot. shall be connected with said
sewer and also with said water main, in
such manner that any and all of the drain
age of such lot, whether water or liquid
refuse Of any kind. shall flow into said
sewer: Provided, That the connections re-
quired to be made by this act shall be made
under the following conditions: When there
is on any such original lot, or subd!visior;;l
lot, aforesaid, any building used, or In
tended to he used, as 4 dwelling. or i'll
which persons are employed, or intended to
be employed. in any manufacture, trade, or
business, any stable, shed, pen, or place
where cows, horses, mules, other ami
mails are kept. then, and in that instance,
such original lot. or subdivisional lot, shall
he connected with public sewer ard wa
ter main. or with a public sewer, may
be required with this act; and whenever
there is no such building, stable shed. pen
or place. as aforesaid. such original lot,
or sLbdivisional lot. then such lot shall be
required to be connected with public
sewer oriy when 1t has been certified by
the health officer of said District that such
correction is necessary 20 public health.
1t shall be the duty of the Commissioners
Of said District to notify the owner own
ers of every lot required by this act to ie
connected with public sewer or water
main, as the case may be, to connect
In Int sl,<t LNl
with the regulations governing plumbing
and house drainage in said District.
IT tle owner or owners of any such lot
neglect or refuse to make snch connec-
ions as are required by this act, within
thirty lays after the receipt of such no.
tee, such owner or owners shall be deem-
eG guilty Of misdemeanor. and shall. on
conviction in the Police Court of said Dis
trict, he punished by fine of not less than
one dollar nor more than five dollars for
edch Gay he, she. or they fail or neglect to
make sItcn connections.
In case the owner or owners of any such
lou be a nonresident or non-residents of
the District of Columbia, or cannot be
found therein, then, and in that case the.
sad Commissioners shall give notice hy
publication twice week for two weeks in
some daily newspaper published in the city
o1 Washington, or personal notice If ad-
-iress Is known, to such owner directing the
connection of such lot with such public
sewer or with such public sewer and wa
Ter main, as the case may be, and in case
such owner or owners shall fail or neglect
70 comply with the notice aforesaid within
thirty days. it shall he the duty OF said
-n'issioHers to cause such connection to
he made, the expense to be paid out OF
the emergency fund: such expense, with
neces sary expense of advertisement, shall
re assessed as d tax against such lot
which tax shall be carried on the regular
tax roll of the District of Columbia, and
shall be collected III the manner provided
for the collection of other taxes
District Bills In the Senate.
Late yesterday afternoon three bills Of
local importance were introduced in the
Senate. By request Mr.. Mitchell of Ore
gon introduced two bills proviling for
street extension. Both provide that the
proposed extensions shall he along the line
laid out in the map fled with the surveyor
by the Commissioners, under the high
ways act: that condemnation proceedings
may be had to secure the necessary lands,
and that the necessary money to pay the
judgments under these proceedings shall
be appropriated.
One bill is to open and grade New Jersey
avenue northwest, from Brightwood ave-
nue. TO W fitney avenue. The other is to
open and grade 11th street northwest, from
Florida avenue to New Jersey avenue ex-
tended.
Mr.. Hill introduced, by request, a bill
for restricting the hours Of labor on public
WORKS OF tne United States and of this
District to eight hours. The bill provides
that the employers of all mechanics and
laborers, whether for the government di-
rectiy, or as contractors or subcontractors
shall rot have their men engaged more
than eight hours a day. 1t is to be unIaw-
fui for any officer or contractor to work
on any public work more than eight hours
day, except in an emergency, caused by
fire, flood or danger of life. The express
sion :'puhlic work. is defined to mean all
lahcr in behalf of the United States re-
quiring the employment of mechanics or
laborers. The fact that the work may be
done somewhere else than at the building
or other construction that IS in progress
is TO have no effect upon the application of
the law. The act is not to apply to soldiers
and sailors. Il was referred to the commits >
tee on naval affairs.