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OFFICIAL.
CITY GOVERNM ENT.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF COIN

~ AAAS No4A VI AAlC NId9Ol+ GSGAlA, me
Hon. Herman Myers Mayor. plesi lag.
Alderman Geo. w. Tledeman, caa.rn.an
OF Council. and Aldermen schwarz, Dixon,
I'acon, Mills, Thor iaS o. .e anu Haas.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance read the first
time March Z5rd, 1900, read the secund me
April 4th. 1850. and referred h tie c M
mittee u the Whole, amended and read
again May 18th, 1900 and ordered PUBLISH
ed for information; read again June 10 h,
1870. ana leterfed back 20 the COMMITTEES
of the Whole, further am nded and cad
again June 18th. 1850, placed upon us PAS
sage and passed.
BY Alderman Thomas
An ordinance for the regulation Of house
drainage and the house d, aiuage s. stem.
Section /. Be 1t ordained by tue Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
! Council assembled, That as the lou Q
drainage system Of the city of Savannah
now being constructed is completei for
various portions of the city, the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes snail cause maps
thereof to be prepared and kept in the
office of the Director of Public Works and
of the Plumbing Inspector and noice
thereof to be published to the citizens OF
the city of Savannah In the Officia! ga
zette for Information. After the publica-
ton of such notice It shall be uulaw ul
to lay any sewers, TO connect with storm
or dry wells. within said emp. eted por-
lions or districts of the city.
The said Committee on Streets and
Lanes shall through the Director of Pubic
Works. issue all permits for connections
to the house drainage syste
Sec. ?. BE 1t further ordained, That con-
nectons of primary drains with the house
drainage system of Savannah snail be
made only under the supervision Of in
spectors 10 be designated by TIE Mayor
and after all plumbing connected there
with shall have been found by the plumb
ing inspector to fully comply with the re-
quirements of this and other ordinances,
provided that this section shall not be 30
construed as to require the remodelling OF
the plumbing In buildings alIeady ere ted.
if in the Judgment of the Chief Plumbing
Inspector. such remodelling is not neces-
sary.
A complete record shall be kept in the
office of the Director of Public Works.
showing their location. date and under
whose supe vision made
Sec. 3 BE IL further ordained, That the
following r, Gulations are hereby adopted
in connection with the new house drain
ago system of Savannah now beng con-
S ructed, namely
l. No fresh air inlet or trap or any
manner Of Instruction to the free pas
sage Of air shall be placed In the course OF
/ e ma n dra or OF the soil pie The
waste from each fixture shall be prop
erly trapped as Is sp. Gifted elsewhere.
2. The soil pipe shall be extended full
s re above The roof of the main house.
and the opening must be at least two Cd
feel above the roof, or fifteen Q5) feet
from any window or door of the build
ing or adjoining building. No main soil
ripe shall be less than four 90 inches In
diameter.
g. No gas-house liquor or other waste
having naph ha shall be connected with
the house drainage system.
4. The Street and Lane Committee of
Council shall have he power to stop and
prevent from discharging into the house
drainage system any private drains
through which substances are discharged
which are liable 10 injure the drains or
obstruct the flow Ct the sewage.
8. No person shall place or deposit in
any wat,r closet waste. soil or vent pipe
any garbags, ashes. cinders, rags or 9TH
er refuse materials liable to clog the
pipe.
G. All connections to house drainage
sewers shall be made of rs four-inch
bend at the Y, and four-inch pipe shall
extend from this bend to inside the prop
erty line, all reducers and increaSers, IL
used, must be made inside the property
lise.
Sec L. Be It further ordained, That any
person violating this ordinance or any
provision thereof, shall, on conviction be-
fore the Police Court of the city of Sa-
vannah, be subject to a fine not to ex-
coed one hundred 600 dollars and to i'm
rrisonment not to exceed tn ry 600 days.
ether or both in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances IN
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
The following ordinance. read the first
time June 15 1900, by unanimous consent
read the second time. placed upon its
passage and adopted. Before the follow
Ing ordinance for establishing the off,
cial statement and assessment roll for the
Improvement Of President street, from the
east side of East Broad street to the west
side of Randolph street, was acted upon,
Council heard evidence touching the cor
rectness of the said statement and as
sessment roll and duly verified the same
BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance to es tablish the official
statement and assessment roll for the
Improvement of President street. from
the east side Of East Broad street, to the
west side of Randolph street, made I'M
der an ordinance Of the city of Savan-
nah, adopted March g. 1900, and as amend
ed by an ordinance adopted April 49, 1900.
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city or Savannah.
in Council assembled That the statement
and assessmene roll prepared and sub
mitted to Council by the director of public
works for the city Of Savannah and the
Committee on Streets and Lanes for said
city, under an ordnance passed Marcn %,
1900 and entitled IAN ordinance for tho
Improvement of the portion of President
street in the city of Savannah herein men
toned, under the terms and provisions OF
an act of the Legislature of Georgia, ap-
proved Oct. l. 1881" and as amended by
an ordinance passed April Is, 1900, be and
they are hereby declared to be tho off,
clai statement and assessment roll OF the
said Improvement under the said ordi-
nance and its amendment, the same be-
ing those entitled Statement and assess
ment roll for improving Presidsnr
street A statement showing the cost Of
the Improvement OF President street in
the city of Savannah. from the east side
OF East Broad street, to the west side
of Randolph street as made under an or
dinance of the city of Savannah. passed
March e, 1900. amended April IS, 1900; and
an assessment roll showing as to two
thirds OF this cost, how II is apportioned
among the several abuttng parcels In
GLIDING the street intersections, and CIV
ing the sums chargeable 10 each parcel,
with the names OF che owner" And the
clerk OF Council Of the city of Savannah
is hereby directed to mark the said state
ment and assessment roll filed as of this
date and 10 enter the same on the min
utes Of Council for due authentication