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An Ordinance establishing a Sewer District
and providing for making aud enforcing
connections with sewer, when required,
and for abating nuisanees.
Section One. Be AZ ordained by the Com
mon Council of the City OF South Bend,
Indiana. that all lots and parcels of land
within this City. which abut upon any
street or alley in which there is at the
present time, or may hereafter be laid a
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 or
this City.
Section Two. No person shall hereafter
construct or erect any privy vault or cess
pool upon any lot or parcel of land with
In the sewer district Of said City as fixed
in this ordinance; and all water closets
and drains upon such lot or parcels OF
land shall be properly connected with the
sewer I'm front Of or along the side of said
lot or parcel of land.
Section Three. All privies. privy vaults
or cess pools upon any lot or parcel OF
land within the sewer district OF this City,
closer than fifty (J0) feet 10 any resi-
deEce, suffered to become too full, or
to emit noxious and offensive smells, and
be injurious to health comfort and con-
the owner or owners or agent represent
ing said owner or owners shall clean out
remove and abate any such privy privy
vault or cess pool, and shall connect all
water closets and drains upon such
premises with the sewer in front or along
the side of aid LOT or parcel of land,
shall be notified 10 do so by the Board
OF Health Of said City.
Section Four. If the Board Of Health,
of said City shall find that any privy,
privy vault, water closet or cess pool kept
or maintained any place in the Citp Of
South Bend Is in such bad condition as TO
be Injurious TO the public health, the said
Board shall cause a written notice to be
served upon the owner or owners OF said
| lot or parcel OF land upon which the
same is situated or upon the agent repre-
Il unfd Il nffin
said owner or Owaers to clean the same
within ten days. Said notice shall be
/ served personally on the owner or owners,
/ or their agents, or by leaving copy there
Of at the last and usual place Of residence
/ of such owner or owners. and the original
/ thereof with the time of service indorsed
| In case such owner is unknown or Is not
resident OF said City, said Board shall
/ cause n notice TO be published In a daily
newspaper Of general circulation in said
/ City once a week for two consecutive
/ weeks. That If the owner or owners or
their agent upon whom the notice herein j.
before required shall have been served,
/ IullS 10 clean said privy vault or cess pool,
as in such notice directed within ten days
/ from the time Of its service. or after the
| last day of publication, as the case may
i be, said Board shall order that the same
| be done by the proper officer or Of
| fcers Of said department. and that the
/ cost thereof shall be promptly reported TO
| them. Thereupon said Board shall certify
vault or cess pool to the City Controller,
/ who shall place said cost upon the tax
| duplicate as charge against the owner
or owners OF said lot or pracel Of land,
| which cost shall be a 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 parcel OF land within the City OF
South Bend after notice has been served
/ upon him or her as i'm this ordinance pro-
| vided, who shall fail 10 comply with the
/ order of said Board of Health within the
i time fixed by this ordinance. shall be deem
/ ed guilty OF a mislemeanOr, and upon con-
victiOn thereof shall be fined In any sum
| not exceeding $1,000
Section Six. All ordinance or parts OF
ordinances in conflict herewith are thereby
| repealed.
Section Seven. That this ordinance shall
/ take effect and be in force frOm and after
! its passage and legal publication.
| Passed by the Common Council OF the
/ City Of South Bend, Indiana June -. 1914.
| Attest: II. +. ROSTISER.
| City Clerk.
| Attest III. +. LANG.
| President OF Common Council.
/ Presented by me 10 the Mayor Of the
| City of South Bend. Indiana. June % 1914.
| II. +. ROSTISER. City Clerk.
/ Approved and signed by me June %, 1914.
FRED W. KELLER. Mayor.
June 24-July ].