The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-28
By Alderman Ludwig:


the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick in council assembled,
That two fire hydrants be installed
as follows: One at the corner of Bar
tow and I streets and the other one
at the corner of Niles and Atlantic
avenue.
Referred to joint committees on
fire and light and water.
By the finance committee:
Be it, and it hereby resolved, by
the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick, in council assembled,
that the mayor be authorized to exc
cute a note to the light and water
company at three months for the
amount of their July bills, in terms
of the contract. Adopted.
The following resolutions, intro
duced at last meeting and laid on the
table, were taken from the table,
passed and adopted
By Alderman Leo:
Be it, and it is hereby resolved, by
the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick, in council assembled,
that the sum of 5000 be appropriated
for the purchase of a mule needed in
the sanitary department.
By Alderman Leo:
Be it, and it is hereby resolved. by
the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick, in council assembled,
that the sum of $3.50 be appropriated
for dredging at the landing foot of
Monk street.
Ordinances.
The following ordinance was read
the second and third time, amended,
passed and adopted:
AN ORDINANCE providing for the
building and erection of privies or sur
face closets within the corporate linn
its of Brunswick; providing how the
same shall be maintained, kept and
regulated; providing punishment for
a violation of the ordinance, and for
other purposes:
Section l. Be it ordained, by the
mayor and council Of the city of
Brunswick, in council assembled, and
1t is hereby ordained by authority of
same, that from and after the passage
of this ordinance every building in
said city used as a dwelling, store,
livery stable, tenement house, mill or
foundry, shall be provided by the
owner thereof with water closet, privy
or surface closet where said privy or
surface closet can be lawfully main
tanned.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, by
the authority aforesaid, that no privy
or surface closet shall be erected or
maintained on any premises in said
city to which a sewer and water line
is conveniently accessible, and no
privy or surface closet shall be erect
ed in the city except under the di-
rection of the health officer, who shall
determine it's location and describe
rules for the construction of all such
closets; and any one erecting or
maintaining a surface closet Or privy
contrary to such rules, or the lnOvis
ions of this section, shall be subject
to trial in the police court, and upon
conviction shall be punished as pre-
scr;hed in section II of Johnson's
Code of the City of Brunswick.
Sec 3. That all surface closets or
privies in said city shall be thorough
ly cleansed and disinfected at least
once in every fifteen q5) days.
Sec. 4. That no person shall de-
post any human fecal matter in any
place except in some properly con-
structed privy or water closet; nor
shall any person having removed the
contents or any part thereof of any
privy or surface closet in said city,
deposit, place or bury it anywhere
other than in dumping station erect
ed and maintained for that purpose
under the authority of said city.
Sec. 5. That no part of the con-
tents of any privy or surface closet in
said city, shall be transported through
Or over any of the streets or high
ways, except as the same shall be
removed and transported by means of
some tight covered receptacle or ap-
paratuS, pneumatic Or Otner process,
so as to prevent the contents from
agitated Or exposed to the open air
during the process of such removal
or transportation.
Sec. 6. That any person, firm or
corporation violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordnance shall, upon
conviction in the police court of said
city, he punished as provided in Sec
ton II Of Johnson's Code of said
city.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Bills and accounts properly approx
ed and audited amounting to S1,39946
were read and ordered placed in
course o fsettlement.
Adjourned
NJ. G. RUSSELL,
Clerk of Council.