The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-21
DRY WE'LL ORDINANCE.
Council Meets, Hears Protesting
Committee and Adjourns With
out Voting.

The City Council held special meeting at
o'clock last night for the purpose of adopt
ing 40 ordinance forbidding the use of dry
wells, aod an ordinance providiog for the
establishment of the dry earth closet system
Present, Mayer Ssuckey and Aldermen Boyle.
". q. Epperson, Finn, Hurst, Purdy and
Rowland
Il was brought to the attention OF council
thas Dick Anderson Chapter, Daughters of
the Confederacy, had invited the Daughters of
the Confederacy of the State to hold the next
aonual meeting in Sumter. The council
endorsed The invitation.
The following committee of citizens were
present to protest against the adoption of the
proposed dry we'll ordinance: Dr.. J. S.
Hughson, Dr.. A. ]. China, Dr. 6. ". Dick,
Rev C. G. Brown, Neill O Dooeell, a. Ha-by.
VI B Bnrrs, Altsnon, Noses, J. ". AcKeiv-
e., 6. ". A. Bultman and ]. q Levy.
The ordioaoce was presented and read as
follows:
An Ordnance Relating to Privies and Dry
Wells or Cesspools in the City of Sumter.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of The City of Sumter, 10 Council assembled
and by authority of the same:
Section l. Tha. for preservation OF the
pao,ic health. and to preveo, contamination
Of water used for drinking ard domestic pur-
poses, i, shall be unlawful, on and after the
Goth day of February, 1901, for any person
TO construct, maintain or use in the City of
Samser, any dry we'll or cesspool as recep.
taele for privy or wa:es closet deposits, focal
matter, urine. bath wafer, kitchen slope, or
any other kidd of refuse matter or impure
liquid.
Sec. H. That on aud after the Goth day of
February, 1891, il shall be unlawful for any
person in the City of Sumter, to cause or
allow any privy deposits to fall, lie or remaio
upon the ground, or to be buried in the
ground; thas all such Privy deposits or focal
matter shall be received or placed in boxes or
other convenient recep.acles which shall be
raised or platforms or timbers to admit ven-
tilation At least once every day all deposits
in said receptacles shall be covered with dry
earth, ashes, dust, charcoal or lime in sud-
cient qaaat;ty TO keep such boxes Or other
recepsacles dry. No slops OF liquid filth shall
be permitted to go into such boxes or recep-
tac!es.
ssWherever snch boxes or. other recep-
tacIes, may become full, the cootentS shall be
removed beyosd the city limits ard disposed
of there Provided, however, that at leas,
once 10 every mouth the contents of all Zach
boxes or receptec!es shall be removed as here
in sbeve required.
Sec. III. For the couvenieoce CT citizens
and 10 order that this method OF disposiog Of
p,ivr deposits may be as lnex2easive as pos
eib,e it shall be tbs dnty of The Health Officer
70 he@s suitable boxes made, witch be viii
fa,eish ct ac;nal cost of manufacture to ali
persons Who desire then. Carts shalt also be
provided under control CT the said BeeI,h
0tacer for the purpose OF removing the coz
seais Of such boxes or other recepiacles; aai
for sech service reasonable fees shall be COL
Iec,ed by the Health Officer, ard oy hin paid
ictc tie city treasury for the purpose of de-
frsyiog the expenses Of this system aud II
shere be surpias, then such surplus shaK be
used 70. other necessary purposes as the City
Council may direct.
The following fees shall be charged aud eo'-
lee,ed for use of the carts ss aforesaid
l. For each residence, with not
exceeding Eve (5) inmates over
ten years OF age, l5c per mo
70, each additional inmate, &c extra
2 For each store or factory the
charge shall be reckoned at the
game rate. viz: For the first Eve
persons, l5c per mo
Yof each additional inrate or
employee, SC per Do
For hotels OF boarding houses the
fees shall be the same as for
s.oees aud factories. The num-
Der Of inmates to be determined
frou, the plumber of regular en-
ploJes plus the daily average
NUMBER of names appearing up-
90 the hotel register.
Sec. ~. That committee of three mec-
berg of Council sEa!l be appointed by zoe
Mayor, empowered to enter into cobtracs
With some persoG or persons to receive ans
dispose OF all sach mstter SO may bs removed
under this ordinance at some place within
tSo mile. OF the Court House on such
terms as nay be reasonable and proper. TIE
sa,d contract shal' be reported by the CON.
mistee to City Ccaccii fos approval or dissp-
p:eval