The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-02

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
| DISPOSAL OF HUMAN ExCRETA
WITHIN THE. LIMITS OF THE TOWN
OF PuNTA ooRDA, FLORIDA. ANC
| TOWN TO BE A NUISANCE, ANC
PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT
OF SAID NUISANCE.
Be 1t ordained by the town council of the
town of Punta Gorda, Florida, in session
| assembled.
Sec. l. That every residence and build
! ing within the corporate limits of the
town of Punta Gorda, Florida, in which
human beings reside or where human be-
| lngs are employed or congregated, shall
| be required to have sanitary method
for the disposal of human excreta, either
sanitary water closet that is connected
according to ordinance with the sewer
system of said town, or a sanitary priyy
sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful to dispose
of any human excreta within the corpo-
rate limits of the town of Punta Gorda.
Florida, except in a sanitary water closet
or in a sanitary privy.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, persons, firm or corporation own
ing or leasing any premises in the town Of
Punta Gorda to permit the disposal of
any human eXcreta on any property own
ed or leased or rented by such person or
persons, firm or corporation, except in a
sanitary water closet or sanitary privy
and it shall be unlawful to permit of the
disposal of any material in a sanitary
privy other than human excreta and pa
per-
Sec. 4. That no cess pools shall be
built or maintained in the corporate lin
it's of the tow1Qf Punta Gorda, Florida.
Sec. 5. That&o septic tanks shall be
constructed within the corporate limits of
the town of Punta Gorda, Florida, with
out a permit from the town board of
health
Sec. 6. That the town of Punta Gorda
shall provide suitable plans and specifica-
tons for every privy to be installed and
such other equipment that may be nee
essary to construct a sanitary privy
Sec. 7. The cost of installing a SANTA
ry privy for the disposal of human excre-
ia shall be borne by the owner of the
property upon which the sanitary privy is
Sec. g. That all privies within the cor
porate limits of the town of Punta Gorda
Florida, not constructed or maintained in
conformity with the requirements set
forth by the town board of health of the
town of Punta Gorda shall be, and they
are hereby declared a nuisance danger
Gus to the public health of the inhabitants
of said town. and shall be condemned and
forthwith abated in accordance with the
law, or the ordinances of said town.
Sec. 9. That the town shall have the
further right to cause to be made such al
terations in the construction of such
priyies as is necessary to render them
sanitary, and any cost for such work
shall be charged against the person
creating or maintaining the same.
All such alterations or constructions are
to be prescribed and approved by the
town board of health or its duly author
lied agents
Sec 10. That the term human excreta |
as used in this ordinance shall be con-
strued to mean, the bowel or kidney dis |
charges of human being
Sec. IL. The term cess pool as used in |
this ordinance shall be construed to mean |
an under ground cavity with water tight |
walls into which flow the affiuent of san- |
tary water closets from which the affiuent |
does not come to the surface of the |
ground.
Sec, r. That the term sanitary water
closet as used in this ordinance shall |
connected to the city sewer. or n |