Arizona republican., 1915-06-03
ORDINANCE NO. 4e

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 l AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING
 THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAIN
 TENANCE OF PRIVIES, OPEN
 VAULTS AND CESSPOOLS WITH IIN THE CITY OF PHOENIX, AND REQUIRING THE OWNERS OF ALL LOTS AND PREMISES WITH lIN THE CITY OF PHOENIX TO 1 CONNECT ALL SINKS, TOILETS, iLAVATORIES, URINALS, WATER ! CLOSETS, WASH BASINS, WASH lTUBS. AND OTHER LIKE PLACES ! OR THINGS, WITH THE CITY ! SEWER. AND TO KEEP THE ! SAME AND EACH OF THEM, IN 4 SANITARY CONDITION: PRO- 1 WONG THAT UPON FAILURE OF ANY LOT OWNER TO MAKE SUCH CONNECTION OR KEEP
 SAID SINKS. TOILETS. LAVATOR- ! HE'S. URINALS, WATER CLOSETS. WASH BASINS. WASH TUBS. AND OTHER LIKE PLACE OR THING PROPERLY CLEANED AND RE PAIRED. AND IN A SANITARY CONDITION. THE CITY MAN AGER SHALL CAUSE THE SAME TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE CITY SEWER, OR TO BE PROP l@IAA<I INA~i -RAAAIlig %A%N lC A~I@TA@A~N iIlCs
 AS THE CASE MAY BE. AT THE EXPENSE or SUCH OWNER, AND THAT THE EXPENSE OF SUCH CONNECTION OR REPAIRING. OR
 CLEANING. SHALL BE A TAX LIEN UPON SUCH LOTS. GROUNDS
 AND PREMISES. AND UPON THE HOUSES, BUILDINGS. AND STRUC-
 TURES THEREON. AND PROVID- ING PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLA
 TIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
 RE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX. AS FOLLOWS:
 Sec. l All cesspools. open vaults and privies within the City of Phoe- nix. are hereby declared a nuisance, and subject to summary abatement, and each person. firm, association, or corporation owning any lot, grounds. or premises, within the limits of the City of Phoenix. upon which there are any cesspools, open vaults, or
 privies, is hereby required to forth with remove, fill up, and abate the same.
 Sec ?. Each person, firm .assO- ciation. or corporation owning any lot. grounds. or promises within the City of Phoenix, upon which there now are or hereafter may be placed or installed any toilet. lavatory, urinal, water closet, sink, wash basin, wash tub, CT ether like place or thing, shall forthwith connect or cause to be connected the same with the city sewer, and shall at all times keep and maintain the same clean, and in a good and sanitary condi- ton. and in a good condition and state of repair and not allow. suffer or permit the same to become foul. clogged, or unsanitary.
 Sec. 3. Should any such owner of any lot, grounds, or premises with
 in the City, fail, neglect. or refuse to forthwith remove, fill up, and abate any such cesspool. open vault or privy, or fail to connect any such toilet, lavatory, .urinaI, water closet sink, wash basin, wash tub, or other like place or thing, with the city sewer. or fail to keep such toilet, lavatory. urinal, water closet, sink, wash basin, wash tub, or other like place or thing, clean, sanitary, and in a good state and condition of repair. and in good working order. then the City Manager is hereby empowered, and directed to cause to be removed. filled up, and abated. such cesspool, opeE vault, or privy, and to cause such toilet, lavatory. urinal, water closet, sink, wash basin, wash tub, and other like place and thing to be cleaned, flushed. and placed in a good state and condition of repair and opera tion; and said City Manager is here by further directed to thereupon forthwith prepare a verified state ment of account of all the expenses incurred in. or by, or incident to such removal. filling, abatement. con- nection, construction, installation. cleaning. and repair. or either of them, and to file such verified state ment of account with the City As sessor and Ex-officio City Tax Col lector.
 Sec. 1. All such expenses in-