The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-25

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
DISPOSAL OF HUMAN ExCRETA
/ WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE TOWN
os eeRTH e opaN pR FRNeoH SAB AMD
! TOWN TO BE A NUISANCE, AND
PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT
OF SAID NUISANCE.
Be it 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 Ciorda, Florida, in which
human beings reside or where human be-
ings are employed or congregated, shall
| be required to have q 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 privy.
! 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. d. 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
privy other than human excreta and pa
per-
Sec A. That no cess pools shall be
built or maintained in the corporate linn
its of the town of Punta Gorda, Florida.
Sec g. That no septic tanks shall be
constructed within the corporate limits of
the town of Punta Gorda, Florida, with
out permit from the town board of
health.
sec. G., That the town of Punta Gorda
N do ifnh "a nln
tons for every privy to be installed and
such other equipment that may be nee
essary to construct sanitary privy.
Sec. 7. The cost of installing a SANTA
ry privy for the disposal of human excre-
ca shall be borne by the owner of the
property upon which the sanitary privy is
located.
Sec. s. 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 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. 8. That the town shall have the
| further right to cause to be made such al
| terations in the construction of such
| privies as is necessary to render them
| v,
! 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 a human being.
Sec. H. The term cess pool as used In
| shall he construed TO
an under ground cavity with water tight
walls into which flow the affiuent of sani-
! tary water closets from which the affiuent
does not come to the surface OF the
| ground.
Sec. IL. That the term sanitary water
closet as used in this ordinance shall
! mean any flush type toilet which is
properly connected to the city sewer. or
septic tank of approved construction.
| Sec 49, The term sanitary privy as
used in this ordinance shall be construed
to mean a privy which is so built, rebuilt
! or constructed as to contain according to
the plans and specifications OF the L. X. 5.
priyy as recommended by the Florida
| State Board of Health, or any other sani-
tary privy acceptable to the town board
of health of said town of Punta Gorda
Sec. a. That any person or persons,
firm or corporation, or agent of any per-
son or persons, firm or corporation, who
neglects. fails or refuses to comply with
any of the provisions of this ordinance
upon conviction shall be fined in a sum
not less than $500 or more than $4,000
and each time that such person or per-
sons firm or corporation, neglects or re-
| fuses to comply with any Of the provisions
| of this ordinance shall be deemed sepa-
rate offence and punished as herein pro-
vded.
Sec, is. This ordinance shall take eff
feet Immediately upon its passage and
| legal publication.
| Passed in regular session on this the
| 20 day of April 1918
| Attest: L. E. ROBINSON, Clerk.
Signed w. II. WRITTEN,
President of Council
Approved on this the 23rd day of April,
| 1918.
(SeaD S. F. ]. TRABUE, Mayor