The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-03-12

len of priv.es or surface Closets with
n the Incorporated limits OF the city
IF Brunswick, providing how the same
shall be erected, maintained, kept and |
regulated, providing a punishment for
the violation of the ordnance and for |
other purposes.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the mayor |
and council OF the city OF Brunswick |
N council assembled and il is hereby |
ordained by the authority of the same, !
that from and after the passage of |
lhis ordinance, every building in san |
city used as Il dwelling. store, livery |
stable, tenement house, mill or fon
dry, shall be provided by the owner |
(heieof with water clCset, privy OF
surface closet, where said privy or
water closet can be lawfully maintain !
ed.
Sec. H. Be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid, that no privy
or surface closet shall be erected or
maintained On any premises, in sad
city, within two hundred feet of a
public sewer.
Sec. III. Be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid, that any such
privy or closet erected under the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be con-
structed of wood or brick or other sim
liar and suitable MATERIAL that the
same shall be so constructed as to
have only one opening thereto, except
the main door, and this opening shall
/ 0e located at the rear and at the bot
tom of said closet, and of such di-
mansions as to readily permit the re-
moval of the night soil deposited
therein, and such opening shall at all
times, except when said closet is be-
ing cleaned, be tightly closed with a
cover, so constructed as to work in
sliding grooves as to require the said
cover of its own weight to tightly COW
CT said opening; that each closet shall
have at lea1t one opening of not less
than two square feet for ventilation,
said opening to be not less than five
feet from the ground; that each clos
ct under the seat or seats shall con
tain a night soil compartment. open
at the bottom If the owner so desires,
/ but so constructed as to prevent the
! -ngresS or CgreSs of any flies there
from, save when the same is actually
! being cleaned through said opening
as aforesaid; that the door to said
c'c3et ehan be so constructed by the
uso OF spring CT pulley as 10 automa.-
lcally clC3e and remain closed: that
all openings tG said closet, except the
door and opening for cleaning shall at
all times be so screened as to prevent
the ingress or egress Of flies: and
all Of said closets erected and main.
tanned under the provisions of this or
dinance, in addition to the specific re.
quirements herein set out. shall at
jail times be so maintained and oper- !
ated as to prevent the ingress or
e2ress OF flies.
Sec ~. Be 1t further ordained by
the authority. aforesaid, that no per
son at any premises, where the own
~ 'ii~i wi 10 iSiuiltu unuGF JlB pro
visions Of this ordinance to erect and
maintain closet, shall deposit any
night soil except therein; no wash wa
ter, garbage, kitchen slops or other
llquld wastes shall be emptied into
said closet; no person shall deposit
any night soil from any person suf-
fering from typhoid fever or other
serious bowel trouble into said closet
until same shall have been previous.
" and thoroughly disinfected.
Sec. V. Be it further ordained by the
authority aforesaid, that any person,
lirm or corporation violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof in the police
court OF said city, be punished as
provided in Section seyentyone (7D
OF Johnson's code Of said city.
Sec. W. BE it further ordained nv
the authority aforesaid that all ordi |
Hanoes and parts thereof, In conflict
with this ordinance be and the same
are hereby repealed
Bills and accounts properly aDproy.
ca and audited amounting to s2,160.59 |
were read and ordered placed In
course of settlement.
Adjourned
~ d. RUSSELL, Clerk of Council.