The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-20

IN The PENSACOLA News, a newspaper
published in the City OF Pensacola and
shall take effect July 1st, 1920.
Attest: L z. HEINBERG,
6-19-1t City Clerk.
Proposed Ordinance No. 4.
Introduced by Mayor Sanders and
read the first time at the meeting of
the Board of Commissioners of the
City of Pensacola held June 18th. 1920.
| AN ORDINANCE
TO BE ENTITLED:
An Ordinance to better protect the
public health, and particularly to pre-
vent the introduction and spread of bu-
bonic plague. by providing for the rat
proofing of all buildings. outhouses
and other superstructures. stables, lots
open areas and other premises. side.
walks. streets and alleys in the City of
Pensacola.
BE TT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF
Section /. That from and after the
PRONUNCIATION of this ordinance that
every building. outhouse and other SUI
other premises. sidewalk, street and al
ley, now constructed or hereafter to be
constructed in the City of Pensacola,
shall be ratproofed in the manner here
/ Section 2. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
have or maintain, or hereafter to con-
struct any building. clubhouse or other
superstructure, stable. lot. open area
or other premise, sidewalk. street or
alley within the City of Pensacola I'M
less the same shall be ratproofed IN
the manner hereinafter provided for.
Il Section 8. That for the purpose of
ratproofing. all buildings. outhouses
and other superstructures. in the City
of Pensacola, except stables. shall be
divided into three classes, to-wit: Glass
A. Class B and Class c.; and the same
be ratproofed in the manner following.
towit:
Class "A"-A1l buildings, outhouses
and other superstructures of Class A
shall have floors made of concrete,
i which shall be not less than three 90
| inches thick, and overlaid with top
dressing of cement. mosaic thing, or
other impermeable material laid in
cement mortar. and such floor shall
. tween, upon the ground. or upon fill
| ing of clean earth, sand, cinderS,
broken stone or brick, gravel or SINH
lar material. which filling shall be free
from animal or vegetable substances;
said floor shall extend, and be her
metically sealed. to walls surrounding
said floor, which walls shall be made
ment or mortar. and each wall to be
not less than go inches thick. and
shall extend into and below the surface
Of Of the surrounding ground at least two 9,
one l1) foot above the surface of said
floor; provided that wooden removable
!, gratings may be laid on such concrete
floors in such parts of such ouiloings,
superstructures and outhouses as are
used exclusively as sales departments.
] Glass .B"-All buildings, outhouses
and other superstructureS OF Class
shall be. set upon pillars or underpin-
nings of concrete, stone or brick, laid
in cement mortar, such pillars or un-
derpinning to be not less than eigh-
/ teen (1S) inches high. the height to
i be measured from the ground level to
the top of said pillars or underpinning;
and the intervening. space between said
building and the ground level to re
/ open on three CD sides. and to be free
| from all rubbish and other rat-harbor..
/ ing material. or may be made rat-proof
BY constructing at the margin CT the
ground area of said building wall of
concrete or brick or stone laid In ce-
ment; such wall to extend into and be-
low the surface of the ground at least
two CD feet an dto meet the floor of
the building above closely and without
any intervening space. such walls shall
be at least six CO.. inches thick and ex-
tend entirely around said building;
provided that said walls may be built
with openings therein for ventilation
only, and provided further that such
openings for ventilation may be of such
size as the owner may elect and shall
be securely screened with metallic
/ gratings having openings between the
bars of said gratings of not more than
one-half inch. or with wire mesh OF not
less than twelve guage. having open
ings between the wires of said mesh
of not more than one-half inch and the
whole SO constructed and closed as TO
prevent the entrance OF rats beneath
such building.
Class CAL buildings, outhouses
and other superstructures of Class c
shall be ratproofed as provided in
Class A except that bartender compo-
| sition flooring, as hereinafter defined