The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16

DISPOSAL OF HUMAN ExcRETA
| WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE TOWN
OF PUNTA GoROA, FLORIDA, AND
DEcLARIH NC eeEN eR 1'saNc N SAP ZAP
PROVIDING FOR TIE ABATEMENT
OF SAID NUISANCE.
Be it ordained by the town council of the
town of Punta Gorda, Florida, in session
| assembled.
Sec. /. 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-
| ings are employed or congregated, shall
be required to have a sanitary method
| for the disposal of human excreta, either
a sanitary water closet that is connected
according to ordinance with the sewer
system of said town. or sanitary privy.
| Sec. g. 1t shall be unlawful to dispose
of any human excreta within the corpo-
rate limits of the town of Punta Gorda,
Florida, except in 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
sanitary water closet or q 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 L. That no cess pools shall be
built or maintained in the corporate linn
its of the town of Punta Gorda, Florida.
Sec. 5. 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. 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 sanitary privy.
Sec. Z. The cost of installing 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
located
Sec. 5, 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. .. 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
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 a human being
Sec. H. The term cess pool as used in
glNnn H..
an under ground cavity with water tight
walls into which flow the affuent of sani-
tary water closets from which the affluent
does not come to the surface of the
Sec. ~ 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 a
sepuc tank of approved construction, ID
sec; Is The term sanitary privy as
USED IN this ordinance shall be construed
10 mean a'privy which is so built, rebuilt
or constructed as to contain according to
me plans and specifications of the L. r. S.
prlVy as recommended by the Florida
state Board of Health. or any other sani-
eary privy acceptable to the town board
oi health OF said town of Punta Gorda.
DEC. IA. That any person or persons,
hrm or corporation, or agent of any per-
Gun OF 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
ny Iess than $500 or more than $4,000
and each time that such person or per-
sons, hrm or corporation, neglects or re-
fuses TO comply with any of the provisions
OF TINS ordinance shall be deemed a sepa-
rate offence and punished as herein pro-
Sec: Is, This ordinance shall take eff
feet Immediately upon it's massage and
legal publication.
Passed in regular session on This the
% day OF April 1918.
as,ttest' L. E. ROBINSON, Clerk
Nieieu' w. NJ WRITTEN,
., President of Council
approved on this the 23rd day of April,
'seap S, F. ]. TRABUE, Mayor.