The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-06-08
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AN ORDINANCE

To provide for the screening Of cisteTns OF Feeep
taeles holding water, IN the city Of Iallahassee
and for abohsbinR and preventing the existence
Tallahassee State OF Florida.
BE II ordained by the City Council o. the city
Of Tallahassee, Florida:
Section 1. IL shall be unlawful for any person
or DeTsOns, firm or corporation 70 keep or nan tain
any eistern. open well OF water barrel. or other
receptacle where water IL kept or collected, within
the corporate limits Of the city Of Tallahassee
barrel OF other reeeptabIes. shall be thoroughly
screened with galvanized. copper bTonLed OF rust
proof wire gauEe netting with mesh formed BY
wires OF not les than eighteen Os) TO the inch;
and IL shall be unlawful for any person or persons,
firm or corporation TO keep or maintain on their
place or on any premises within the corporate
limits Of the city Of Tallahassee Fla, any cutters
or drain pipes, tin cans OF metaHie vessels, glass,
earthen wooden ware or Vessela broken or
otherwise, where water igfetained for other than
household purposes. and said tin eans or metallic
vessels. glass. earthen wooden ware OF vessels.
broken or otherwise. that are capable OF holding
or retaining water for other than household pur-
poses shall be At once destroyed or placed ayaila-
bic 10 the sanitary wagons for removal and after
removal by the sanitary department they shall be
disposed Of immediately either BY 6uryinE or burn
prevent water being able TO collect and be retained
therein. And II shall be unlawful for any person
or persons firm OF corporation 70 permit nit any
ponds on the ground surface Of their premises IN
the corporate limits Of the city Of Tallahassee,
Florida. aud all such low places where water col
lects and stands shall be either filed in or drained.
but when such accumulatiOns Of water are large
as In the Of large ponds or lakes Incapable OF
being filled IN OF drained, the owner OF owners
thereof shall at all times from the first day OF
May TO the first day Of October Of each and every
year. keep the surface Of the water therein oiled
S w bsnGTsd oo SnTsgs FEET Of water surface
and shall apply II every fifteen llbl days during
said term from the first day Of May TO the hrst
day Of October Of each and every year And II
eha he unlawful %
or corporation to permit any damp OF shaded
places. NO made by the accumulation Of refuse or
by the growth Of weeds or other vegetation. to eN-
ist on their premises OF In the proximity Of any
residence within the corporate limits Of the city
Of Tallahassee. Florida, but all such places shall
he kept clean and dry.
Section 2. This ordinance shall not apply to the
hot water cisterns or tanks used by laundries or
other public wash houses. nor shall It apply to
those large bodies Of water containing fish.
Section 3. The Mayor Of the city Of Tallahassee.
Florida. be and he is hereby directed and empOw-
cred TO detail one more special police or police
man between the first day Of May and the first
day Of October Of each and every year as inspect
ors for the purpose Of seeing that the provisions
Of this ordinance are carried out and performed.
and Il shall be the duty Of the said inspectors to
make prompt report TO the Mayor. In writing. Of
all premises not in the condition required by this
ordinance inspected each day. and whethet or not
the premise&inspected are occupied or vacant
and shall describe the premises inspected either
by lots and blocks. or by streets and numbers.
and " occupied shall give the name Of the occu.
pant and shall report the CONDITION Of the aaid
premises, and whether or not a cistern Is kept on
said premises. and the condition of the cistern II
there h one.
Section I. Any person or persons. firm or corpO-
ration residing within the corporate limits OF the
city Of Tallahassee, Florida, who fail neglect or
refuse 10 comply with the terms and conditions Of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty Of it's viola
ton. and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than five dollars $500 or more than
hundred dollars i$lOO.OOl. or imprisonment in the
municipal Jail for not more than thirty l3Ol days
or both the fine and imprisonment at the discre-
ton Of the Mayor,
Section 3. Any ordinance or prrts Of any ordi-
nance which may conflict in any way with this
ordinance are hereby repealed,
Passed by the City Cnuncil May gath 1905
(SRnedD W NJ. MCINTOSH, JR,
Attest; President City Council.
(SRned) A. II. WILLIAMS. City Clerk
Approved May 25th lsO6
tSisnedD +. c. GILMORE Mayor.