Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-24

Relating to the Installation and Main
tanning of Water Closets within the
Limits of the Town of YOrkville,
s. c.
ID f 1t Ordained by the Mayor and
ID Aldermen, the Town Council Of the
Town of YOrkville, S. c.;
That the following: Rules and Regu-
latiOnS relative to the installation and
maintenance of Water Closets within
the limits of the Town of YOrkville, 5.
c., and duly adopted by the Board of
Health of the Town of YOrkville, S. c.,
and reported to the said town cOun-
Gil, under the hand and seal Of the
chairman and secretary of said Board
OF Health, be and the same are hereby
adopted.
Whereas the Town of YOrkVille has
not yet installed a sewerage system.
and such system being a necessity in
a municipality wherein water closets
may be used or be attempted to be
used. and
Whereas. the use Of water closets
within the limits Of said town except
as installed and maintained in the fol-
lowing manner would constitute nut-
Sance and detrimental to the health Of
the community,
Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the
vile, S. c.:
l. That on and after the 1ST DAY
OF APRIL, 1908, all persons installing
or maintaining water closets in their
residences or elsewhere lin said town,
where deposits therein are to be re-
moved by means of water shall con-
meet said closets by means of well
glazed terra Gotta piping, properly
ccmented with Portland cement, and
extending beyond the residential por-
tion of the said town, and otherwise
| install said closets in Il safe and SAN
itary manner, to be approved by the
| Board of Health by special permit in
writing, before said closets are in
stalled.
>. That all persons, firms or cOrpor-
ationS now maintaining water closets
within the said town must comply with
the provisions of these rules and regu-
lations by the lSt of April, 1908, or be
| liable to the penalties hereinafter i'm
posed for violation of the rules and
regulations,
8. That it shall be unlawful for any
| plumber, artisan or other persons to
| install any water closet for any per-
son. firm or corporation within the
limits of the said town unless the same
shall be installed according to the pro-
visions of these rules and regulations,
and upon special permit In writing to
install the same.
I. That any person, firm or corp0r-
alton violating any Of the foregoing
| provisions of these rules and regula
tiunS shall. upon conviction, for each
and every offence be liable to pay a
! fine of not less than Five ($5.OO) Dol
lars nor more than Twenty five
| C$25.OO Dollars, or be imprisoned in
the Guard House Of said town or to
work upon the public streets of the
said town for Il period Of not less than
| Ten CO) Days nor more than Thirty
(3O Days in the discretion Of the
mayor.
). That the maintenance Of Il water
closet in violation of these rules and
regulations for each and every day
shall constitute a separate offence.
Done and Ratified by the Board OF
Health of the Town of Yorkville. s. G..
assembled in regular session this the
2%rd day of March. 1908.
r. f.. MONTGOMERY.
President Board of Health.
Attest:
Quinn Wallace. tSEALl
Secretary.
Ratified and adopted by the Mayor
land Aldermen. the Town Council OF
the Town of YOrkville. s. c.. in regular
session this 23rd day of March. 1908.
GSEALl JNO. r. HART,
Mayor.
Attest:
l. w. Johnson,
Clerk of Council.