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An Ordinance establishing a Sewer District
and providing for making and enforcing
connections with sewer. when required,
and for abating nuisances.
Section one. BE IT ordained by the Com
mon Council Of the City 81 South Bend,
Indiana. that all lots aud parcels OF land
within this City, which abut upon ans
street or alley In which there Is at the
present time. or may hereafter DE laid
sewer and water main in front Of or along
the side Of said lot or parcel OF land, shall
BE- considered within the sewer district %
this City.
Section Two No person shall hereafter
construct or erect any prlvy vault or cess
In the sewer district or said city as fixed
In this ordinance, and All water closets
and drains upon such lots or parCeis 81
land shall be properly connected with tnt
sewer I'm front Of or along the side OF said
lot or parcel II land.
Section Three In all cases in whict
there Is now any priyy vault OF ~ poo
upon any lot or parcel OF land within the
sewer district Of this City. II shall be tht
duty or the owner or owners or agent rep'
reSentiag said owner or owners 70 proper
" connect all water closets ana drains up
on such premises with the sewer IN Ironf
or along the side OF said lot or parcel %
land; aud 10 clean out, remove and abatf
any privy vault or cess-pool upon salc
premises within three months from the time
he shall be notified % do 50 by the Board
Of Health OF said City.
Section Four. If the Board OF Healflt Of
said City shall hud that any privy vaulf
water closet or cess pool kept or maintain
ed any place I'm The City Of South BEND 4
IN such bad condition as 70 DE injurious &
the public health. the said Board shall
cause q written notice % De served upon
the owner or OWNERS Of said lot or parce
OF land upon which the same Is situated
or upon the agent representing said own
er or owners directing said owner &C own,
esrs to clean the same within ten days SaiS
notice shall be served either personally on
the owner or owners. OF their agents. or by
leaving a copy thereof at the last and
usual place Of residence Of such owner %
owners, and the original thereof. with the
time Of service indorSed thereon, shall 10
returned 10 said Board. In case such own.
er Is unknown or is not resident OF said
City. said Board shall cause notice 90 be
published in a daily newspaper OF general
circulation in said City once week for
two consecutive weeks. That II the owner
or owners or their agent upon whom tbs
notice hereinbefOre required shall have beer
served fails 10 clean said prlvy vault OF
cess pool. as in such notice directed within
after the last cay OF publication, as the
case may be, said Board shall order that
the same be done by the proper officer OF
officers OF their department, and that the
cost thereof shall be promptly reported o.
them. Thereupon said Board shall certify
the cost 81 cleaning said privy vault OF
place said cost upon the tax duplicate IS
charge against the owner or owners II
said lot parcel OF land. which cost shall
be q lien thereon and collected the same
as are assessments for the improvements
OF streets in said City
Section Five. That any owner Of any
lot or parcel Of land within the City ~
South Bend after notice has been served
upon him or her as in this ordinance pro-
vided who shall fail 90 comply with tile
order Of said Board Of Health within the
time fixed by this ordinance, shall be DEEM
ed guilty Of a msdemeanOr. and upon con-
victiOn thereof shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding 5000.
Section Six All ordinances or parts Of
ordinances IN conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Se,tf.u seven. That this ordinance shah
take ard be I'm force from and after
its D. tre and legal publication.
JOHN *. SMOGOR.
Member Of the Common Council OF the city
Of South Bend Indiana.
Passed by tire Common Council OF the
City OF South Bend. Indiana. May -. 1914
Attest: II. f. ROSTISER.
City Clerk.
Attest: II T. LANG.
President Of Common Council.
Presented by me 10 the Mayor Of the
City of South Bend. Indiana, May &c 1914.
H +. ROSTISER, city Clerk.
Approved and signed by me May %. 1914.
FRED W. KELLER, Mayor.
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