The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-27
Aldermen of the Town of Newberry,
IN Council assembled.

berry on April 3rd, 1917, in refer
ence to keeping, maintaining or per-
mitting closets or toilets in the town
of Newberry and connecting same
with the sewer line be, and the same
are, hereby approved, and are de-
clared to have the effect of an ordi-
nance of the town of Newberry; said
rules being as follows, to wit:
"Rule l. That in order to safe
guard the health of the citizens Of
ithe Town of Newberry and to make
the town more sanitary, its is nee
essary, within certain areas, to re-
quire all closets or toilets connected
with the sewer of said town wher-
ever such sewer is available, and to
require all surface closets or toilets
| that are allowed under these rules
to be properly screened in accord
ance with plans and specifications to
be furnished by the Board of Health.
"Rule 2. That no owner Of any
land in the town of Newberry with
in the following limits, beginning at
ia point 800 feet down the railroad
from Higgins or Boundary street and
running thence on a parallel line with
| Higgins or Boundary street to 300
feet beyond where the unnamed
street comes into Higgins or Bound
jary street, near the residence of
George Mower, would, if extended,
intersect such line; thence along
line parallel with said unnamed street
Ito within 800 feet of Johnstone
street; thence along line parallel
ito Johnstone street to point 300
feet beyond where Amelia street, if
extended, would intersect such line;
thence along a line parallel with
Amelia street to a point 800 feet be-
yond Main street; thence along line
'parallel to Main street to within 300
feet of Calhoun street; thence along
"a line parallel to Calhoun street to
"a point 800 feet beyond the north
prong of SCOTS Creek; thence along
Ia line parallel to SCOTS Creek to the
railroad; thence down the railroad
to the point of commencing, shall
construct, maintain, permit or allow
any surface closet or toilet on his,
her or it's land within three hundred
feet of any sewer line of the said
town Of Newberry; but all owners of
land within the above limits desiring
to construct, maintain, permit or al
low any closet or toilet within three
hundred feet of any sewer line of the
Isaid town shall connect same with
such sewer line and supply suitable
fixtures for the use of the people
residing or employed on said premis-
es, such connection with said sewer
| line to be made and suitable fixtures
supplied within five months after the
approval hereof by the town council
of the town Of Newberry; and all
owners of land within the town of
INewberry constructing, maintaining,
permitting or allowing any surface
toilets or closets anywhere in the
town of Newberry, including those
THAT are allowed in the above re-
stricted area by not being within 800
feet of sewer line, shall have same
properly screened within five months
after the approval hereof by the
town council, and keep the same so
screened in accordance with plans
and specifications to be furnished by
the board of health. Any owner or
owners of land failing and refusing
to comply with any Of the terms of
these rules shall be subject, upon
conviction thereof before the Re-
corder, to whatever fine or imprison-
ment that may be fixed by the ordi-
nance Of the town approving these
rules, and every day of twenty-four
hours shall be deemed a separate vio-
lation of the provisions hereof; pro-
vided, that if the owner of the prop
erty shall be nonresident or per-
son not responsible in law, then the
agent of such owner or the person
having charge of said property shall
become liable to the said fine or i'm
prisonment for failure to comply
with the provisions hereof"
II. That any person, firm or cor
poration violating any of the provi-
sions of the foregoing rules shall, up
on conviction thereof before the Re-
corder of the town of Newberry, be
sentenced to pay fine of not more
than one hundred (S100.00) dollars
or be imprisoned for not more than
thirty days in the town guardhouse
or upon the public works of the