The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
Sanitary Condition of buildings and
Drainage.

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cause to be erected. Of converted to a new
purpose BY alteration. any building o. ztrnc-
iaadeq9ese or defective in respect 10 Vertis-
ton, hght, drainage or any other rspai.
proper y necessary provision Or precautions.
paaS 81 any such or Of eny other building -
structure within the rtsht or Ahiisty o. ei.her
any matter OF thing % Be, or t. be done fa sr
about any such bdiidirG or structure. dan
ssEons o. gEeiudiclai 70 lie or healtb-
Sec. 40 That wherever li shall Be decided
y this Boarl that any building Or part there
o unfit Tor human habilation. b. reason
Of is berg 50 infected with disease. or By
Ieasea q its being In a e~0nditio1 dangerous
. htalth or lie. o. 10 be likely 70 cau4e
s1ckness among me eccurants, and notice Il
such decision shan have been affixed con-
spleuousiy on the building, or any part there
o. 50 decided TO be urht FOR human habira-
ton, and personally served upon the owner.
agent or lessee. II the same can be found IN
the State. and. IL outside OF State. by Dsr-
senal service or by mail 70 his last known
Pest once address, requiring all persons
! therein to vacate such building. or part there
Of Tor the reasons to be stated therein as
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 spsci-
Sec. Il. That no premises shall be rented.
let. leased. or occupied as a tenement house
unless said premises shall have a plentiful
supply of city water, suitable for domestic
purposes. furnished at ore or more places
in such house. 50 that the same NAV De
adequate and reasonably convenient for the
use Of the occupants Of said house
Sec. ~. That whenever il shall appear to
the Board Of Health that any one or an
houses or other buildings abutting on streets
in which a sewer Is laid or shah be laid.
should be connected with the said sewer By
the owner, agent or lessee OF said premises.
Board. a copy of which shall be served per-
sanaliy upon said owner. agent or lessee. II
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 thar
it Is the Intention OF said Board. IN the event
that said owner. agent. or lessee shall fan
to comply with the requirements OF saii 1cfice.
to apply to the Board OF Street and Water
zion IN the mates, 1s they are Warranted IN
doing in accordance with the provisions x
Act entitled An Acs Tsspeeftnx savers and
aspr5vpa Nerch - a. D. 1875.
Sec. i2. That whenever the Board o. Hesfrh
shall 50 aiiset me owner. agent OF lessee q
any premises ~abattinE on streets ia ~hleh
On SAID premises. % be buit as hereinaffer
provided. and connect the houses and other
brildinss on said premises With said cess-
SEC - ~ building or premises viii b
allowed % b connected with any sewer. csss-
pool OF vault unless tbs permit drsf obtained
rsm the bard o. Street and Water Cezn-
nlzzioaess has beeD approved BY the Board
permits saan be kept on hand Turing he
progress q the work 70 which they relate,
ard that they snail De- ENI4ntfe1 Whenever
required BY The proper cfhceTs u the Board.
The condition Of this permit must b strictly
c7Snrlted with. This regulation applies 10 all
publie streets or aitsys. Before LAYING the
drain. from the buiiing o the sewer. cesspoof
o. vault. and after the treach Is eraded. the
ramaaed ard Ia case % soft ground or quick
sand planked te avid unequal settling Of the
IS n1sed. the earth must be tightly rammed
as near as possible 70 its original compact
ness. Tuaneffng il Prohibited
Sec. IS. where there Is no sewer on the
street on which q building faces. ard 1t Is
Necessary 70 e9nstrSet a private sewer t. con-
avenue, such sewer shall NOT be laid Through
yards or usdsr houses. without , speciss per-
sec. IS. Cellar and founaation walls must
be rendered tnpesrtous 10 dampuesz
sec. A. Aay person or persons Or corpora
tion cfendlng against OF violating any of the
provisions Of Sections l. ? 3. l. I, 6 : & 9,
81, q. Of this ordinance. shah on conviction
thereof, pas a penalty Of fifty dollars for the
ssdaent offence the stun OF one hundred dob
lars. to be collected in the manner now pro-
80. Il. Any person or persons or corpora
ZION afenaing asaiast or violating any Of fe
provisions Of sections 50, a. n A. a. A. As
and IS es this supplemental erdipaaee, shah
"a convletson theFsef pay a penalty Of not
s,.,re than fwenty-ase dollars for each offence
to be cosliAesea IA the manner now provided
sc. 4. II any person ar persons or COR
paraSian shall violate any section Of this or
| fSon shah ba prosecuted tor the psasiEies
stated Il such sections which ne Or they have
sTsTS Ssss made bsfore any pssfrset cssrt'
| Peiae JWsesee. RHeorder or Ipst!cs Of the
Pssss qn sue sisy1 ~ astisn fos penalties
/ and Aldermen 9f Jersey City. ~ u ard All
r~saaltlss rseessEsa shall = ssia g tie Hsalth
forfyseixht hoass of receipt e such penalty