Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-26

fined one dollar per day and if said
fine and cost shall not be paid i'm
mediately, the said person or persons
so convicted shall stand committed
until the fine and all costs shall be paid
Sec. 2. That hereafter it shall be
unlawful for any person to flush or
wash out any OF the town sewers or
any of its connections with water OBJ
tanned from any other source than the
town water works and it shall be I'M
lawfulf for any persons to use thestown
sewer or in any manner deposit or dis
charge excrement, garbage or other
sewerage into the town sewers unless
such person be duly authorized so to
do by the proper authority and before
such authority shall be given the per-
son desiring to use such sewers must
first show to the Superintendent Of
the water works of the town that he
or she has paid to the town tax col
lector the regular charges q may be
due under the rules and rates estab-
lished for the service required and
any person whose connection has once
been properly made who shall be de-
linquent for water tax for q longer
period thanll0tdays shall be held guilty
ola violation of this section of this
ordinance and shall be held to be dis
connected and no longer entitled to
use the public sewers and all persons
found guilty of such violation shall be
fined not less than five dollars or more
than n hundred dollars for each Of
Tense and shall pay all costs and for
each days failure thereafter shall be
fined not less than one dollar per day,
1t such fine and cost are not paid, the
person convicted shall stand commit
ted until the fine and all cost are paid
Sec. 3. No one shall place, or cause
to be placed or knowingly permit any
one to place in any sewer any swili,
garbage, sweepings, ashes, sand, clay,
cotton, wool, rags, wearing apparel,
rubbish, Or any other solid matter that
may not be promptly dissolved by the
sewerage, or that may form deposits,
or distractions, in the sewers, or in
any of their accessories or fixtures.
Due r. and cleanliness shall be ex-
erciSed in the use of all fixtures.
Sec. 4. No private sewer, nor con-
duit ~dlscharging sewerage elsewhere
than into the sewer mains of the town
nor any cess pool shall be constructed
or allowed except with the express
written consent of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen. No other con-
duit shall be laid parallel to or within
five feet OF any sewer main. No one
except q competent and skilled me-
chanic acting under the direction of
the town Engineer, shall make any
| opening into, or any connection with
any sewer main of the town.
Sec. 5. Every separate building
which is used asa dwelling, place OF
business, or is otherwise occupied by
one o more persons, and every livery
stable, hotel or private boarding house
| which fronts OF a street wherein a
sewer main has been constructed, or
which is nearer to such street than to
any other, shall be independently
connected with the sewer within four
months from the passage Of this ordi-
nance; and every building hereafter
erected within said limit shall be
similarly connected before it is occu-
| pied. Each building so connected
shall be provided with at least one
| closet and each such building used as
a dwelling or place where cooking is
done shall be provided with at least
| one kitchen sink. When several small
houses are on the same lot and owned
by the same person, they may, If APP
proved by the Inspector of the town,
have their separate sewer fixtures
connected with one main house drain
from the sewer or be served by the
same water fixtures in common. Any
one violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall subject the owner of
the building, upon conviction, to a
fine of not less than five dollars nor
more than n hundred dollars and all
costs and the owner of such building
shall forfeit and pay to the town one
dollar per day for each days failure to
comply with this ordinance, to be col
lected by the Mayor as other fines are
collected.
Sec. 6. No privy or urinal, not con-
nected with the sewer, shall be allow
ed on any lot abutting on a street in
which a sewer has been constructed,
nor on any lots nearer to such street
than another. On other streets and
lots, every privy constructed Is to be
well ventilated and provided with re-
movable water tight boxes Of tuba,
easily accessible, OF otherwise con-
structed 70 - to be approved by tho
Sanitary Inspector.
Sec. z. If two or more urinals are
connected, they shall be provided
with an automatic flush tank and with
floor slab of on-absorbent material,
each urinal to be separately trapped.
Yard slop sinks may be constructed
and finished with cement mortar, &C.
cording to plans furnished by the
engineer. Wooden sinks and wash
trays or tubs as fixtures shall not be
allowed, they shall be of nom absorb
ent material.
Sec. 8. No bath tub or other fix
lures shall have the inlet or supply
from the bottom or from the same
opening as forms the exit, nor be SO
arranged as to allow momentary sue
ton in the water pipe to contaminate
the water supply. No cellar or snb
soil drain shall be connected with the
house sewers except according TO the
plans and the approval of the Inspec-
tor or Engineer.
Sec. g.. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance,
shall, upon conviction, unless other
penalty be specifically named in this
be fined not less than five
dollars nor more than inc hundred
dollare for each ofense; and every
twenty four hours continuance of such
violation shall constitute a separate
ofense-
Sec. 10 The necessities of the pub
tic welfare demanding it, this ordi-
nance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and all
or parts of ordinances
conflicting herewith are repealed.
r. S. ADAMS, Mayor.
Oxford, Miss, June 18th, 1902.