Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-11
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, Eight
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
ervoir and supply dams Of said COM
pany.
WHEREAS. the condition OF the water as fur
nished to consumers in Annapolis city. by the
Annapolis Water Company. has been very DAD
for over two months and il is feared that II
something is not done to improve rs eono,t,on,
the CITY the condition Of the water at present
being such as to render II unht Tor drinking
purposes or general family use, ana u y gsnsi
is due 10 the condition OF the two reservoirs ana
supply dams and the storage therein OF large
quantities of water fo- long period OF time !;
therefore,
sEcrroN 1. Re IL established and ordained by
the Mayor. Counsellor and Aldermen of the City
OF Annapolis, that five new sections to be NUM-
bered seven eight nine ten and eleven. he and
the same are hereby added to Article forty-one,
title Water and Gas Companies" of the City
Code regulating the storage and supply oil wa
ter 10 consumers in the city of Annapolis by the
Annapolis Water Company. and providing for
the cleaning and inspection OF the reservoir ana
supply dams of said company to read as fol-
lows
= II shall be the duty OF the Annapolis Wa
ter Company TO cause each of its reservoirs and
supply dams to be completely efnptied OF water
and thoroughly cleaned twice in each year. the
hTst einptying and cleaning 70 oe psiwse IA tns
November in the present year, and beginning
with the year nineteen hundred and every year
az sda and as o6Ms
first emptying and cleaning of each reservoir
shall be between the fifteenth day OF April and
the thirtieth day OF May and the second empty
day of October and the thirtieth day of Novem-
Der and il shall be the duty of the said Water
Company to notify the Health Omcer OF inc
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
10 50 regulate its pumpiug and storage OF water
that the volume of water in each reservoir snai
be completely consumed or turned OIL, within
the period of every twenty days, beginning with
said first day of May in each year, 1t 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 Tor
twenty days or over, that time except as provid-
ed III section nine.
o. In case of an emergency or of drauth,
water may be stored and supplied to the con
sumers of Annapolis from said reservoirs after
il has been stored for 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 and de
clared il fit for use,
10. 1t shall be the duty of the Health Officer
of Annapolis to inspect the reservoirs and the
water works and supply ponds each month OF
the year and to file written report OF his in
spection with the Mayor, Counsellor and AL
dermen at each regular meeting and at the
time of the cleaning of said reservoirs TO be
present and superintend the same and to inn
mediateiy report to the Mayor any violation of
this ordinance or failure by the Water Company
to observe the same.
II. 1t 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 special meeting
of the Mayor, Counsellor aud Aldermen.
SECTION 2. And be il established and ordain-
ed by the authority aforesaid, that this ordi-
nance shall take effect from the date OF its
passage.
Approved August H. 1899.
EDWIN A. SEIDEwITZ, Mayor.
Test PHIL. T.. PORTER, Clerk. SIC