Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-24
COMMISSION ORDINANCE No. 81.

COMMISSION ORDINANCE No. 81.
An Ordinance Providing for the
Amendment of Commission Ordi-
nance No. 20 Of the City of Albu-
querque. s5N
Be it Ordained BY the City Commits
sioners of the City of Albuquerque
that Commission Ordinance No. 20
be and hereby is amended to read
as follows; @y
Section l. That 1t shall be and is
hereby made the duty Of every owner
or owners Of any building or build
ings situated on any lot or lots of
land the nearest boundary line of
which is within three hundred feet of
any street or alley where any sewer
pipes and water mains are now laid
or may hereafter be laid, to have and
make proper connections with the
city sewer Of every sink. bath tub,
basin, water closet. whether inside of
the house or separate therefrom, stop
hopper. wash trays and all other fix
lures which discharge waste water,
said connection or connections to be
made under and in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the ordi-
nances of the city.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of
the said owner. or owners agent to
make such connection with said sewer
within thirty days after notice duly
given by the health officer of the City
of Albuquerque, and IL such owner or
owners are absent or not residents of
the city Of Albuquerque. the said
notice to be given to the duly author
lied agent Of said owners, and IL said
owner or owners have no such au-
thorized agent in the city of Albu-
querque, then notice shall be given by
posting in a conspicuous place upon
said lot or lots.
Sec. g. If at the expiration of
thirty days after notice given as re-
quired by the preceding section of this
ordinance, said owner or owners
agent refuse or neglect to make such
connections, the City Commissioners
shall direct the City Engineer to make
said connection and the cost of said
connections shall be charged against
the property owner and shall become
lien upon said lot or lots which said
lien may be enforced by the city as
are other real estate liens Nothing
in this section shall be construed as
preventing the imposition Of the PEN
atty for neglect to make such con-
nection upon proper notice which is
named in the following section of this
ordinance.
Sec. 4. Every owner who shall
neglect or refuse to make such con-
nection with said city sewer as pro-
vided In section one OF this ordinance
after due notice given as provided in
section two Of this ordinance shall on
conviction thereof before the police
magistrate be subject to fine of not
less than ten dollars $4,000 nor
more than one hundred dollars
($100.00) or imprisonment of a term
of not less than five (5) days nor
more than ninety (90) days, or both
such fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion OF the public magistrate
and every day allowed to elapse after
the expiration Of the thirty days re-
quired in said notice during which
said lot or lots shall remain uncon-
nected as required by this ordinance,
shall constitute a separate offense.
Sec. 5.-This ordinance is hereby
declared an emergency ordinance on
the grounds Of urgent public need and
shall be In full force and effect from
and after its passage and legal pub
LEGATION. 49,
Sec. 6. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances In conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Passed and approved this 18th day
of March. 1919.
(Seal CHAS. r. WADE,
Chairman. City Commission, City
OF Albuquerque.
N. NJ. swITzER. City Clerk.
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