The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-10
AN ORDINANCE
Prescribing the Time for Making Gas,
Water and Sewer Connections.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City
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Prescribing the Time FOR making GaS,
Water and Sewer Connections.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of the City of Palatka:
SECTION 1. Each and every person
company or corporation who owns real
estate in the City of Palatka, fronting
or abuttlng upon any street through
which II public sewer may be construct
ed by authority of the City of PaIatka,
shall make all requisite connections with
such pub ic sewer while same may be
under construction by authority of the
City of Palatka and such connection shall
be made as soon as such sewer shall
have been built or extended to or oppo-
site the property of such person, COM
pany or corporation.
Such connection shall extend from
such sewers to the curbing at the edge
of the street or to the sidewalk along
such street; which said connections and
extensions or sewers, running from the
mains to the curbing, as aforesaid, shall
be constructed of such material and in
said manner as may be authorized by
the street committee or civil engineer of
the city.
whose duty it may be to make such con-
nectio,. or extensions, as aforesaid, who
fails to make such connections or extern
Sions, as aforesaid, within thirty days
after it becomes their duty to make such
connections, shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding one hundred dollaSs or
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days,
or both such fine and imprisonment in
the discretion of the municipal judge.
SECTION 3. Whenever provision shall
be made by ordinance for the paving or
repairing Of any street or part OF street,
the owners of property abutting on such
designated street or part OF street, OF
any other person, com any or eorpor-
alton who may have the right and
whose duty 1t may be, shall make
all requisite connections with the
gas and water mains in front Of their
respective premises, within thirty days
after the publication of the ordinance so
requiring such street or part OF street, to
be paved or. re-paved.
Such connection shall extend from
said mains to the curbing at the edge ol
the street or to the edge of the sidewalk,
so that after such street shall have been
paved, there may be no necessity for
interfering wi h such pavement, II any
manner, in order to make such connee
tion.
SECTION 4. After any pavement shall
have been laid, under the provision oi
an ordinance heretofore passed, or that
may hereafter be passed, no person shall
be allowed to dig up or disturb such
pavement for the purpose of making
any such connections with sewers, gas
or water mains, or for any other pur-
pose, provided, however, that in case oi
accident or any other contingency rem
dering it necessary to disturb saiC
pavement, any such person, company ol
corporation may make application to the
City Council of the City of Palatka tt
have the necessary work done and shall
deposit with said City Council such sun
of money, as in the estimation of thu
said City Council, shall be deemed suf
ficient to pay the expense to be incurred
and the City Council may then have th'
necessary work done, inc uding the re
layipg of the pavement, at the expense
of suoh applicant.
Any person digging up or disturbing
such pavement contrary to the provis
ions hereof. shall upon convic ion tn re
of, be punished by fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars or by Imprisonment
not exceeding thirty days or by both fin
and Imprisonment, in the discretion o
the municipal judge.
SECTION 5. Noiurther notice than tn
publication of this ordinance shall b.
deemed necessary to inform all person.
affected hereby of the requirements 0
this ordinance and to charge them witt
full notice thereof.
Passed in open Council this March 7th
A. D., 1905.
S. ]. KENNERLY,
Attest President City Council
J.N. BLACKWELL,
! TSeall Clerk City Courcil.
Approved this Sth day of March. A
D. 1905. M Nj. VIOkERS,
Mayor