The leader., 1903-06-10
VIM. ABSHAGN
SANITARY ORDINANCE

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To protect the health and improve the
sanitary condition of the City of
Brookhaven.
SECTION l. Be 1t Ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
| City of Brookhaven, That it shall not
be lawful for any owner or occupant of
any lot or piece of ground within the
corporate limits of the City of Brook
haven to use the streets of the said
city or the cutters and drains intended
to carry off surface water for the pur-
pose of carrying away or disposing of
water or any other matter which
necessarily creates pools and impedes
the flowing of the drainage from the
streets and which endangers the public
health by impure, foul or unwholesome
malaria, and such use of any of the
streets or cutters and drains of the
city, is hereby declared nuisance and
unlawful. Any person found guilty of
violating this ordinance shall for each
ofense be punished by fine of not less
than $3.50 nor more than $500, and
stand committed until fine and costs
are paid; and each days use thereof for
such unlawful purpose shall constitute
separate offense.
SEC.2. That it shall not be lawful for
any owner or occupant of any lot or
piece of ground in the City of Brook
haven to allow or suffer any back lot,
yard or any other portion of said lot
or ground to be in an uncleanly and
unsanitary condition, or in such con-
dition as to render the locality sickly
by the accumulation of water, garbage
or offensive matter of any kind, and
the negligent or willful omission of
any owner or occupant of such lot or
piece of ground in the City of Brook
haven to keep any back lot, yard, or
other portion of said lot or piece of
ground in a clearly and sanitary con-
dition, free from waste, standing or
stagnant water, garbage, refuse or any
offensive matter, so that the health of
the city or any portion thereof is
threatened or endangered, is hereby de-
clared nuisance and unlawful.
Sec. 3. That any person found guilty
of violating section 2 of this ordi-
nance shall be fined in any sum not
less than $3.50 nor more than $500,
and stand committed until fine and
costs are paid.
Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of
any owner or occupant of any lot or
piece of ground in the City of Brook
haven whose business is of such ma
ture as to require the use of large
quantities of water and in such a
manner as to leave it standing in pools
or otherwise so as to endanger or
threaten the public health, to con-
struct and maintain at his own expense
underground covered sinks, or other
sanitary means for the purpose of
draining said lot or piece of ground;
and If such owner or occupant shall
fail or neglect to construct and main
tain such means, sewers, sinks or
drains for the drainage of said lot or
piece of ground within twenty days
from the time this ordinance becomes
operative, then the Street Commits
sioner or Sanitary Inspector shall
upon order of this Board, after giving
five days notice to the owner or oc-
cupant of each piece of property to
be drained, of the necessity therefor,
construct the proper means, sewers,
sinks or drains for the proper drainage
of such property, or cause it to be
done, keeping an account of the cost
thereof, and reporting the same to the
Board at it's next regular meeting there
after; and each lot or piece of ground
so drained shall be liable and bound
by lien paramount to all other liens,
State and county taxes excepted, for
the cost of the drainage of said lot or
piece of ground as reported to and ap-
proved by the Board, with 10 per cent
interest thereon from thirty days after
its approval, which may be enforced
by the city by suit in the Chancery
| Court after ten days notice to the
owner or to the occupant of the prop
erty; and when so enforced a solicitors
fee to be fixed by the Court shall be
taxed in the costs in the compliments
| favor.
SECS. That it shall not be lawful,
after twenty days from this date, for
any person to construct or maintain
any privy, vault or closet over or across
any natural water course or drainage
way, nor to drain any such privy, vault
or closet into such water course or
drainage way within the limits of the
City of Brookhaven and any person
violating this section shall on convic-
ton before the Mayor be fined for
each ofense not less than $3.50 nor
each days neglect or violation shall
constitute aseparate offense.
SEC. 6. That the office of Sanitary
Inspector is hereby created, the term of
which shall continue during and until
the expiration of the term of Office of
the present members of this Board. It
shall be his duty to look after the en-
forcing of this ordinance and to insti-
tute prosecutions for its violation and
the violation of any other sanitary or
dinances of the city, and who shall by
virtue of his office be special police
man. His compensation shall be fixed
by the Board.
SEC. 7. ALI ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. s. That because of urgent
necessity this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage.