Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-18
OFFICIAL.

An ORDINANCE to amend aud rs-ordain an
ordinance entitled IAN ordinance 20 pro-
vide for the construction Of pubic sewers,
and to regulate the use thereof" approved
March %, 1897.
Section /. Be il ordsinsd by the City
Council Of Alexsndris, That sn ordinance
| entitled AN ordinance to provide for the
| construction Of public sewers and to requisite
| the use thereof" approved March 20, 1897,
| be amended and re-ordsnsd so as 10 read az
| follows:
Section 1. That all public sewers shall be
constructed by, and at the cost OF, the City
Council OF Alexandra.
Section 2. That any person desiring to tap
any public sewer By direct connection, or BY
| an indirect connection. through any private
sewer OF some other person leading into
| public sewer, shall apply to the Gay En-
gineer for permission to connect the said
| ,swer, and such connections shall be made
uodsr the supervision OF the City Beginner.
Section 3. That before soy such connection
shalt be made, the person desiring to mske
such connection with the public sewer shall
pay into the City Treasury for such privilege.
and shall exhibit his or her receipt for the
same to the City Engineer, the fcllo wing
| sums of money, to wit:
| For private houses, stores, Offices. chur 'hes
and other buildings, not hereinafter Dsmsi,
the sam OF twenty-five l26) dollars for each
building.
For rsilTosd stations, hotels, restaurants,
laundries, breweIies, factories, and sny baild.
logs assd for public assemblies. the sum Of
| fly (60) dollars for each building, provided
/ that Whenever the said City Council shsil
make connection from said sewer to the cnib
| lines Of the street wherein said sswsr Is laid,
| there shall be an additional charge OF ten (1Ol
4 dollars for tapping said seuer, which charge
Is to cover the costs Of making the aforesaid
connection from the sewer to the curb lines.
Beet on At shall DO the duty of any per-
son or persons who msy have tapped any
public sewer. either by direct or indirect con-
nection, before any regulations for such tap
ping exiated, to pay into the City Treasury
the sums Of money required by this ordi-
nance, and in case any person or persons
shall not comply with the provisions Of this
| ordinance IL shall be the duty OF the City En-
aineer to prohibit such person or persons
from the use OF public sewers by disconnett.
| ing any such taps.
Section 8. all persons through whose
/ property public sewers pass are exempt from
| the provisions Of this ordinance.
Section 9. That il shall be unlawful for
any person to fll mp or 10 any manner in.
lure or obs.ruct any public teRer msn-holes
| or cstch-basins.
Section 7. Any person violsting this ordi-
nance shall be fned not les. than twenty-five
y (26) nor more than seventy-Ays (76) dol
4 lars, to be recovered before sbo Mayor OF the
| city Of AlexsndIis as other Il aes are recOv-
cred, and to be paid into tho City Treasury.
Section 3. All ordinances and parts of c.
diuances IN conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
: Section 8. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage.
Passed Common Council Nov. IL. 1901.
F. j. PAFF, President.
Passed Board of Aldermen Nov. IL, 1901.
| J L. SWEENEY. President.
Approved Nov. ii 1901.
GEO. L. SIMPSON, Mayor
| Teste: ID. x. sTANsBURY, clerk G. C.