The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-15
Sanitary Condition of Buildings and
~Drainage.

Sec. 80. No person shall hereafter erect. or
cause to be erected, or converted to a new
purpose by alteration. any building or struc-
ture, which. or any Fart of which. shall be
Inadequate or defectivA in respect TO ventila-
proper or necessary provision or precaution;
nor shall the builder, lessee, tenant, or occu-
pant OF any such Or of any other building or
structure within the right or ability of either
to remedy or prevent the same). cause or allow
any matter or thing to be, or to be done in or
about any such building or structure. dan
gerous or prejudicial to- life or health.
Sec. 40. That wherever it shall be decided
by this Board that any building or part there
Of its being so infected with disease, or by
reason OF its being in a condition dangerous
to health or life. or to be likely TO cause
sickness among the occupants, and notice Of
such decision shall have been affixed con-
spicuously on the building, or any part there
of, SO decided to be un1t for human habita-
agent or lessee. if the same can be found in
the State, and, II outside of State. by per-
Post Office address, requiring all persons
therein to vacate such building, or part there
Of, for the reasons to be stated therein as
aforesaid; such building or part thereof, shall.
within ten days thereafter. be vacated, unless
the time is extended by the Board of Health,
or in case OF special emergency, within such
shorter time as in said notice may be speci-
fed.
Sec, II. That no premises shall be rented.
unless said premises shall have a plentiful
supply OF city water, suitable for domestic
purposes, furnished at one or more places
in such house. 50 that the same may be
adequate and reasonably convenient for the
use of the occupants Of said house.
Sec. AZ. That whenever it shall appear to
the Board OF Health that any one or all
houses or other buildings AUDITING on streets
IN which a sewer Is laid or shall be laid,
the owrer, agent or lessee OF said premises,
notice shall be given by resolution of said
Board, a copy of which shall be served per-
s5nally upon said owner, agent or lessee, if
one or any OF the said can be found in this
state, that such connection shall be made
within a reasonable time not exceeding thirty
days to be specified in said notice; and that
1t is the intention of said Board, In the event
that said owner. agent, or lessee shall fan
to apply to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of Jersey City to take such ac-
ton IN the matter as they are warranted in
doing in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 197 of the Laws of 1896, which is an
Act entitled AN Act respecting sewers and
sewer connections in cities of this State"
approved March IS. a. D. 1896.
Sec. As. That whenever the Board Of Health
shall so direct the owner, agent or lessee of
there is no sewer shall construct a cesspool
on said premises, to be built as hereinafter
provided, and connect the houses and other
buildings on said premises with said cess
pool.
Sec. A. No building or premises Will be
allowed to be connected with any sewer, cess
pool or vault unless the permit first obtained
from the Board Of Street and Water COM
missioDers has been approved by the Board
Of Health; and It is further required that
permits shall be kept on hand during the
progress Of the work to which they relate.
required by the proper officers of the Board.
The condition Of this permit must be strictly
sewers, whether on private property or in
public streets or alleys. Before laying the
drain from the building to the sewer. cesspool
or vault, and after the trench is graded. the
bottom Of the trench must be carefully
ranmed ard in case Of soft ground or quick
sand planked to avoid unequal settling Of the
Drain A ffnr fhs nirc IS iof1 ne AZ. ~---L
is filled. the earth must be tightly rammed
as near as possible to its original compact
ness. Tunneling is prohibited.
Sec. As. Where there is no sewer on the
street ON which a building faces, ard it is
necessary to construct a private sewer TO con-
avenue, such sewer shall not be laid through
yards or under houses. without a special per-
nit from the Board OF Health.
Sec. IS. Cellar and foundation walls must
be rendered inperyious to daiupness.
Sec: z. Any persaa or persons Or corpora
% i. j., i. i, j.. ls il: Is. 70 q. u. e.
s7J SO, Of this ordnance. shall on conviction
thereof. pay a penalty of fifty dollars for The
first offenss, and for the second ana each sub
lars, 70 be collected In the manner now pro-
yided by law.
Sec. u, Any person or persons or corpora
and e of this supplemental ordinance, shall
more than twenty-five dollars for each offence
to be collected In the manner now provided
sec. %. II any person 81 persons or cor
~poration shall violate any section of this or
dinance. such person or persons or corpora
ti6n shall be prosecuted for the penalties
stated in such sections which he or they have
violated. by action Of debt upon complaint in
every case made before any District Court.
Police Justice. Recorder or Justice Of The
Peace Din said city) All action for penalties
shall be brought in the name OF the Mayer
and Aldermen Of Jersey City, N. u, and ali
penalties recovered shall be paid to the Health
pefartroe1t OF ths CITY at jersey City. within
ferty-eisht hours of receipt of such penalty.
Passed JHrH n, 1885,
e~oneargsd Y y County Board d Health.