Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-13
An Ordinance

Adding Ave additional Section TO Article
XII. of the City Code Of Annapolis,
title .Waier and Gas Companies. to
be known as Sections Seven. light
Nine, Ten and Eleven, regulating the
storage and supply of Water to con-
sumers in Annapolis by the Annapolis
Water Company. and providing for
the cleaning and inspection OF the res
eryoir and supply dams Of said COM
pany.
WHEREAS. the condition OF the water as fur
nished to consumers in Annapolis city. BY the
for over two months and it is feared that If
something is not done to improve ITS conoltion,
il will become serious menace to the health OF
the CITY Rhe condition of the water at present
being such as 10 render il UNFIT for drinking
purposes or general family use; and II Is gener-
aii- believed that the condition OF said water
is due TO the condition OF the two rsservolrs ana
quantities Of water fo- long period OF time
therefore,
/ sEcr1oS l. BE il established and ordained by
the Mayor. Counsellor and Aldermen Of the Sity
OF Annapolis, that 1--WE new sections to be mum.
bercd seven. eight nire, ten and eleven. De ana
the same are hereby added to Article torty-one
title water and Gas Companies" OF the City
Code regulating the storage and supply OF wa
ter to consumers in the city of Annapolis by the
Annapolis Water Company, and providing Tor
the cleaning and inspection OF the reservoir and
supply dams OF said company 10 read as ioi-
lows
;. II shall be the duty of the Annapolis Wa.
ter Company to cause each of its reservoirs ana
supply dams to be completely. enptied OF water
aud thoroughly cleaned twice in each year, the
hrst emptying and cleaning to be between the
fifteenth day of October and the thirtieth day OF
November in the present year, and beginning
with the year nineteen hundred and every year
thereafter. said reservoirs and supply dams
shall be emptied and cleaned as follows The
first emptying and cleaning Of each reservoir y
the thirtieth day OF May. and the second empty
ing and cleaning shall be between the fifteenth
day of october and the thirtieth day OF Noyen-
ber and it shall be the duty of the said Water
Company to notify the Health Officer OF the
city of Annapolis Of the time Of the emptying
and cleaning of each reservoir and supply dam,
in order that he may be present TO Inspect the
same.
8. During the portion of each year. between
the FIRST day of May and the first day OF Novem-
Der. il shall be the duty Of said Water COMPANY
that the volume of water In each reservoir snall
he completely consumed, or turned oil, within
the period OF every twenty aays being the
intention of this section that no water from said
reservoirs shall be turned into the supply pipes
after il has been pumped into said reservoir tof
twenty days or over, that time except as provid
ed in section nine.
o. In case of an emergency or OF drauth
water may be stored and supplied to the CON
sumcrS OF Annapolis from Salu TcscINoIs hitci
il has been stored for a period longer than
twenty days, provided the written permission OF
the Mayor and Health Officer of Annapolis Is
first obtained and provided further that after
the storage of water for longer period than
twenty DAYS in either reservoir II shall not be
turned into the supply pipes until the Health
Officer of Annapolis has inspected IT aud dc
clared il fit for use.
10. II shall be the duty of the Health Officer
of Annapolis to inspect the reservoirs and the
water works and supply ponds each month oil
the year and to file written report OF his in
spection with the Mayor, Counsellor and Al
dermen at each regular meeting aud at the
time of the cleaning of said reservoirs TO be
present and superintend the same and to i'm
mediately report to the Mayor any violation o.
this ordinance or failure by the Water Company
to observe the same.
IL. II shalt be the duty of the Mayor to en-
force the provisions of this ordinance and upon
a report to him of any failure by the Water
Company to observe the provisions of this Arti
Gle he shall Immediately call a special meeting
of the Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen.
SECTION q. And be it established and ordain
ed by the authority aforesaid, that this ordi
nance shall take effect from the date OF 1t:
passage.
Approved August "a, 1899.
EDWIN A. SEIDEWITZ, Mayor.
Test PHIL. f. PORTER, Clerk. SIC