Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-25
An Ordinance

Adding FIVE additional Section to Article
XII. of the City Code of Annapolis,
title "Water 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
uished to consumers in Annapolis city, by the
Annapolis Water Company, has been very DAD
for over two months and 1t is feared that II
something is not done to improve us ,,h N
the city the condition of the water at present
being such as to render it unht tor drinking
nurposes or general family use; and 1t Is gener-
aiiy believed that the condition of said water
is due to the condition of the two reservoirs ana
supplv dams and the storage therein OF large
quantities of water for long period oil time
therefore,
SEcr1oN l. Be il established and ordained by
the Mayor Counsellor and Aldermen of the City
OF Annapolis that five new sections to be mum.
bered seven eight nine zen ana sortvo,,e
title sWater and Gas Companies" of the City
Code regulating the storage and supply OF wa
ter to consumers IN the city OF Ahhapons oy t E
Annapolis Water Company, and providing Tor
the cleaning and inspection OF the reservoir ana
supply dams of said company to read as fol-
lows
,. 1t shall be the duty of the Annapolis wa,
ter Company to cause each of its reservoirs and
suppiy dams to be completely emptied OF water
and thoroughly cleaned twice III each year, the
hrst emptying and cleaning to be between the s
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 ana supply cams i,,s
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 Novein-
Der, and it shall be the duty OF the SAID water
Company to notify the Health Ofhcer 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 10 inspect the
same.
s. During the portion of each year. between
the first day of May and the trst day OF Novem-
her il shall be the duty of said Water Company
TO 50 regulate its pumpiug and storage OF water
that the volume of water in each reservoir snali
the period of every twenty lays. beginning with
said first day of May in each year, It being the
intention of this section that no water from SAID
reservoirs shall be turned into the supply pipes
after it has been pumped into said reservoir for
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 store d and supplied to the con-
sumers of Annapolis from said reservoirs after
IL has been stored Tor a period longer than
twenty days, provided the written PERMISSION oi
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 II and de
ciared il fit for use,
10. 1t shall be the duty of the Health Ofhcer
of Annapolis to inspect the reservoirs and the
water works and supply ponds each month OF
the wear and to file written report of his in
spection with the Mayor, Counsellor and AL
derrnen at each regular meeting ana at the
time of the cleaning of said reservoirs TO De
present and superintend the same and to I'M
mediatelv report to the Mayor any violation OF
this ordinance or failure by the Water Company
TO observe the same
II. 1t shall 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 and Aldermen.
SECTION ?. And be il established and ordain-
ed bv the authority aforesaid, that this ordi-
nance shall take effect from the date OF Its
passage.
Approved August -, 1899.
EDWIN A. SEIDEWITZ, Mayor.
r.. ptrrI = pOPTER Clerk Sic