The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-17

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 l. Each and every person
company or corporation who owns real
estate in the City of Palatka, fronting
or abuttlng upon any street through
which public sewer may be construct
ed by authority of the City of Palatka,
shall make all requisite connections with
such pubic 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.
| SECTION 2. Any person or persons
whose duty it may be to make such con-
nectio' or extensions, as aforesaid, who
fails to make such connections or exten-
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 dollars OF
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days,
or both such fine and Imprisonment in
the discretion of the municipal judge.
SECTION s. Whenever provision shall
be made by ordinance for the paving OF
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 corpor'
alton who may have the right and
whose duty it may be, shall make
all requisite connections with the
gas and water mains in front of theil
respective premises, within thirty days
after the publication of the ordinance SC
requiring such street or part of street, tc
be paved or re-paved.
Such connection shall extend from
said mains to the curbing at the edge Of
the street or to the edge OF the sidewalk
30 that after such street shall have beer
paved, there may be no necessity fol-
Interfering wi h such pavement, IL any
manner, in order to make such connec
ton.
SECTION 4 After any pavement shall
have been laid, under the provision o.
all ordinance heretofore passed, or that
may hereafter be passed, mo- person shal
be allowed to dig up or disturb suct
pavement for the purpose of making
any such connections with sewers, ga;
or water mains, or for any other pur'
pose. provided, however, that in case o
accident or any other contingency ren
dering it necessary to disturb sale
pavement, any such person, company o.
corporation may make application to thu
City Council of the City of Palatka Il
have the necessary work done and shal
deposit with said City Council such sun
of money, as in the estimation Of tn,
said City Council, shall be deemed sui
ficicnt to pay the expense to be Incurred
and the City Council may then have tn
necessary work done, including the re
laying of the pavement, at the expens
OF such applicant.
Any person digging up or disturbin
such pavement contrary to the provls
ions hereof, shall upon conviction tn re
of, be punished by fine not exceedin
one hundred dollars or by Imprisonment
not exceeding thirty days or by both fin
and Imprisonment, in the discretion G
the municipal judge.
SECTION 5. No further notice than tn
publication of this ordinance shall b
deemed necessary to inform all person
J affected hereby Of the requirements
this ordinance and to charge them wit
full notice thereof.
; Passed in open Council this March I'll
A. D., 1905.
- S. ]. KENNERLY,
Attest: President City Council
j. N. BLACKWELL,
> TSeall Clerk City Courcil,
Approved this 8th day of March,
D. 1905. NJ NJ. VICKERS,
Mayor