The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1907-12-19

fecting PfivieS and Outhouses IN sdiu 80
and to Provide for the Punishment OF PERSONS
Failing; Refusing Neglecting to Comply
With the Provisions of said Ordinance
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in or
der to protect the health and promote the wei
fare of the inhabitants of the City oil conway
that systematic method of constructing main
tanning, cleaning and removing deposits NON
the privies and outhouses in said city De PR
vided and prescribed for the inhaDltants Vi salu
| City, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council oil the
! City of Conway, Arkansas: .o
| Section One. All privies in the City OF Con
| way shall be constructed entirely above ground
| and it shall be unlawful to connect the SAINT
with any sink, vault, or cess pool, excavate
under ground for the purpose OF receiving i tnt
deposit offal, refuse, or filth OF any kind tnat
may be deposited or thrown therein. PtNles
with not more than two openings shall nave
substantial and suitable box under them, whicn
shall be the lie 9Th of the seat and not less than
| eighteen inches in breadth and twelve inches III
depth. for the reception OF the offal' REFUSE,
house dirt, nie hit soil any filth that may pass
/ through or be deposited through the openings
and have properly constructed hinged door,
! so arranged as to close over behind the ooH Oh
boxes. Where there are more Than two oPen,
iugS in any privy boxes of suitable length, ana
of the above width and depth shall be USED.
And all privies shall be located and construc.eu
so that they shall be easily accessible tor the
purpose of removing and inserting the boxes
| and cleaning and disinfectng the same and II
| shall be the duty of the owner or occupant o
| any premises on which is located any prlvy that
is not located and constructed so as to be easily
accessible for said purpose to Immediately SO
construct place said privy. or to make ana
provide such necessary gate or gates that sara
privy will be easily accessible for said purpose
Any privy in the City OF Conway constructed
and located in such not to comply
with all of the provisions of this Section shall
| be deemed and the same is hereby declared to
be nuisance dangerous to the health OF the
City of Conway, and any person or operation
owning or occupying any premises whereoh Is
located any privy that does not in manner OF
construction and location comply with the pro
IxyiS nf TN iS yVh Z,
neglect to construct and locate said prlVy as
| to comply with the provisions OF this Section
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanoT ana
upon conviction thereof before the Mayor or
| otner proper officer shall be fined in any sum
not to exceed Fifteen Dollars; and each day
that such person corporation fails, refuses or
| neglects to so comply with said provisions OF
this Section shall be deemed separate ottense
and punishable as such.
Section Two. The occup Mt or occupants, or
owner of premises upon which is situated a
privy privies, shall keep said privy or priv
les i'll sanitary condition, SO as to prevent any
offensive or unhealthy eff uvia escaping there
from, and to shat end shall keep constantly on
hand sufficient quantity of dry, pulverized
earth or quick lime, which shall be used at
least once a day to disinfect said privies and
cover any deposit or accumulation that may be
made therein, and shall insert new and fresh
boxes under the openings of said privies as Oh
ten as sanitary reasons may require or the May
or or Board of Health of the City OF Conway may
order. Any person or corporation who snail
fail neglect or refuse to comply with the pro
visions of this Section shall be deemed guilty
of misdeneanor, and upon conviction thereof
before the Mayor or other proper officer shall be
fined in any sum not TO exceed Fifteen Dollars;
aud each day that such person or corporation
shall fail neg ect or refuse to comply with SAID
provisions shall be d emed separate oHense
and punishable as such.
Section Three. The occupant or occupants,
| or owner or owners, OF the premises on which
is situated any privy shall have the said prvy
cleaned and the acCumulatiOns and d. posts OF
said privy removed by the person authorized by
contract with the City OF conway to clean priv
les in the said City, regularly and promptly at
| the times hereinafter set forth to-wlt Each
prlvv that is situated on premises occupied by
one private family, or one business house, shop,
| Office other establishments and each privy
that is used by private family, or one ousi-
ness house, shop, Office or other establishment,
| shall be cleaned and the deposits removed
therefrom at least once every two weeks during
the months Of april, May, June July, August,
| september and October and at least once every
four weeks during the months OF November
December, January, February and March; and
each privv that is situated on premises occupied
by a boarding house, and each privy that Is
| used by boarding house or more than one phi
vate family, shall be cleaned and the deposits
removed iherefrom at least once every week
during the months of April, May, June, July,
| August, September and October, and at least
once every two weeks during the months OF NJ
vtnber, Decem ber, January, Februa and
March; and each privy that Is situated on prem
| iseS occup ed by hotel or wagonyatd and each
privy that is used by a hotel or wagonyard shall
be cleaned out and the deposits removed there
from at least twice week during the months
| and October, and AT least once a week during
the months of November, December, January,
February and March; and each privy that IS
| situated on premises occupied by any school or
college, ana each privy that is used by any
| school or college, shall be cleaned out and the
deposits removed therefrom, during the time
that such sci DOL or college may be in session,
| at least three times week during the months
of April, May, June, July, August, september
aud October, and at least twice week during
the months of November, December, January,
February and March Provided, that II the
premises which is located any privy shall
become vacant, and the said prlvy shall be Sc
curely fastened and bai red SO as to prevent any
person from using same, one cleanii OF said
| privy after said premises become vacant, during
| the time same remain vacant, shall be deemed
a compliance with the terms OF this ordinance
An, person corporation, whether owner or
occupant of any premises IN the CITY OF conway
who shall neglect, TAIL. or refuse 10 nave any
privy located on such premises cleaned aud the
deposits removed therefrom in the time and
manner aud by the person prescribed in this
Section shall be deemed guilty OF misdemean-
or and upon conviction thereof before the May
or or other proper officer shall be nned in any
sum not to exceed Fifteen Dollars, and each day
that such person or corporation shall tall, ne
elect or refuse to comply with the provisions Of
this Section shall be deemed separate oitense
and punishable as such. And ii any person or
corporation, whose duty it is under the provis-
ions OF this Ordinance to have cleaned any
privy, shall fail. refuse or neglect to pay to the
person with whom the City OF Conway has con-
tracted or may hereafter contract for cleaning
privies in said City, the proper charge as pro
| vided by said contract tor cleaning Such priVy,
promptly on demand after said cleaning has
been done then such failure, neglect or refu.
to pay said charge shall be deemed and CON
strued 5 failure, neglect and refusal to have
such privy cleaned as herein provide e., and
shall be punishable as such; and the failure OF
refusal OF any person or corporation to pay III
advance when demanded by such person having
said contract aforesaid tor cleaning any
privy on premises owned or occupied y sucn
person or corporation shall be deemed and con
! strued as the neglect failure and refusal OF
such pc rson 10 have such privy cleaned ana
shall be punishable , such AS hereinbetOre pro-
vided.
Section Four. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person other than the person with whom the
CITY OF Conway has made or shall hereafter
make contract for the cleaning and removing
deposits from the privies in said City, to remove
the deposits from or clean any ivy used by
himself or by any other person, and it shall be
unlawful for any person other than the person
with whom the City of Conway has made OF
shall hereafter make such contract to remove
any such deposits or convey the same through
any of the alleys or streets of said CITY Any
person violating any of the provisions of this
Section shall be deemed guilty OF misdemean-
or and upon conviction shall be fined i'll any
sum not exceeding Fifteen Dollars.
Section Five. Each PRIV in the City OF Con