The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-31
The Board of Health
OF THE
Borough of PENIS Grove,
in the County of Salem, hereby ordains as
ORDINANCE No.. ,

70 regulate and control the method of con
s]trUctior, the location, tie method and manner
Of employing or cleaning, and the frequency o.
draining raais, cesspo0ls and PRIZES and othe,
Injurious d~ccumuldtiOns, as authorized by the
Legislature Of NetC Jersey, March 81, 1887.
SECTION /. That the owner, lessee, or
user of every privy, vault, sink or cesspool,
shall and hereby is required TO remove Or
cause to be removed the contents of said
privy, vault, sink or cesspool at least once a
year.
SECTION @. That no privy, vault, sink
or eesspool shall be cleaned or the contents
thereof removed during the month of April,
May, June. July, August, September and
October, except a permit from the Board of
Health be first obtained, and the contents
so removed shall be conveyed to such place
and in such manner as the Board of Health
may designate, nor shall any privy, vault,
sink, or cesspool be cleaned or the contents
thereof removed at any time between the
hours of 5 A. NJ, and S P. NJ; provided
that nothing in this ordinance shall be con-
strued to prohibit the removal of the con-
tents of any privy, vault, sink or cesspool
at any time between the first day of Nov
ember and the first day of April of the year
following, between the hours of p. NJ. and
3 A. NJ.
SECTION 8. That no privy, vault, sink
or cesspOol shall be cleaned or the contents
thereof removed except by the person or
persons having a license from the Board of
Health to perform such work provided that
nothing in this ordinance shall be construed
to prohibit the owner, lessee or user of any
privy, vault, sink or cesspool residing on
the premises on which said privy, vault,
sink or cesspool may be situated, from
cleaning or removing the contents thereof,
subject to the regulations provided in Sec
tiGn = of this ordinance.
SECTION H.. That the Board of Health
of the Borough of PENIS Grove shall have
power to issue licenses to such person or
persons as they may deem proper, allowing
them to engage in the business of removing
the contents of priyies, vaults, sinks or
cesspools, within the limits Of the Borough,
for the term of one year, but said license
may be revoked at any time for non-com-
pliance with the requirements OF this Or
dinance. The fee for such license shall not
exceed Twenty Dollars.
SECTION 5. That the cart, wagon or
other vehicle used in the removal of the
contents of said privies, vaults, sinks or
Cesspools, shall have a water tight body and
be provided with a suitable cover, and such
other appliances as the Board of Health
may require, and no cart, wagon or other
vehicle, which has not been approved by
the Board of Health or its executive officer
shall he Used for the removal or conveyance
of said contents.
SECTION 6. That the fee or charge for
cleaning or removing the contents Of any
privy, vault sink or cesspool situated on the
premises of any private house, and common
ly designated as earth closets, shall not ex-
coed $1.0O.
SECTION Z. That no owner or lessee of
any property shall place or cause to be plae-
ed, any privy, vault, sink or cesspool with
in three feet of the line of said property, ex-
cept by consent of owner or owners of adj
joining property.
SECTION 8. That any person or persons,
violating any of the provisions Of this or
dinance shall forfeit and pay the sum ofnot
less than than ten or more than twenty
dollars and cost of suit for each and every
%oifense.
Introduced February 6, 1899,
Passed March 18th, 1899.
HENRY NJ, FLANAGAN, Nj. d..
President Board of Health.
Attest; HARRY Z. CRoMPToN, Secretary