HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 11-CAN ORDINANCE.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING OWNERS OR OCCUPANTS
OF EACH DVCLLING HOUSE OR PLACE OF RESIDENCE TO .CONI7CT. THE SME4
y7ITH SEIrERS; REPEALING.;ALL LXvVS AND ORDINANCE IN. CONFLICT H�
VITH; PROVIDING .-=THS'. P�E-NALTY. FOR . TEE. VIOLATION HEREOF, AND DECZAR-
ING AN EMER�?ENC Y.
BE IT ORDAII7'D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH^;CITY OF
BEATMON T, TEXAS:-
All
EXAS:-All owner's or occupants of each 'dwelling house or
�'�•.._ place, 'of residence s'itla .ted within the:1Sewer, Distr ict now.e4isting
or, which may hereafter exist in the City of Beaumont are hereby
required to .construct, rnaintain,nr.c to b�e�nstructed and
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maintained.; oneAwat r closet ,to ever dwelling house or place of
residence,+ and shall, be-a.nd are hereby required" to construct and
maintain, or c-an$e t0, be' c.onstruct6 a,p d. niaintainecl, if eeme,.q(`��/"✓iCr�:+.
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necessary by the City Health Off icer re sloop
Sater closet
ai' and
s ai d slop si flk, i f r equi-r e d, shall be, at all ti m s .kept in . a
clean and sanitary-Kco�d3t_Lon, and .shall be constructed' and main-
tained on the premises s.o as'. to be accessible' at :x.11 times to
the occupants. Said ov:ners.and. occupants are -fizther required
to per namently connectsaid water closets a.nd .,sl.op sirs vii th the
lateral sewer and pipes of the said Sewer .District in a sanitary
manner, s ai cl work to be doneunder the, supervis ion. of the City
Engineer or. other pe-rson appointed by..,the Maya.,, and in accordance
wit'. h such plans and ape c ific ati.ons a$he may require.
Section 2.
In eve ry . case. the owner e*-, oc cup ant shal l be
responsible 'and liable under this law- if said water closets or
slop+ s inks. are not kept in a sanitar y c onditi'on.--
Section 3.
All existing la. --;s' or parts of law's in conflict
with, this Article are hereby'rep.ealed, provided-, however, th. t
this 9xticle shall not be constnu'ed as affecting public or-'quasi-
Fublixc. pxe_ra i s e s, or. structures, such as hotels, appartment houses,
Section 4. J
That evezy per:sorti ;ono omits or re ii.aes to comply
with; .and. who Wilfully., resists or violates an
.of the provisions
ofthe above Ax icle is, hereby decI szed to be g121 T' of a Lr.is"
clemeanor and upon.. convi,c liion in, the 'City Court shall be fined 'fr .
.-eachoffense .in ar.4Yy•-sum not :to,';exceed'One Hundred dollars•.+
Secti:o.n. 5.
The fact that a great -riany iolafeis'.bf lesi'denpe; o ^_
dwelling houses a laeilities and:. the further
f act that_ _tJiex_e--is--?iow .na-.: lave o-r•. o�=d� re n es �=eC i�ri n�-them o- install
ade01u:a`te wd�su:itubl.Ci`o Tfic-lit.e.:s,,.and��-ur.t,her fact that
said c 0h 'tio4` of affair s constitutes a' nuisance -and is a menace to k
the public-he_al b_.:T_c.x.eat s=.:.a,-pull for re-c'e_ssi:tj...�n.d-',emergency i ec-_ui:f-
ing the susp.ensi.on- ;of _:the. rul e- ze qu r-ing. 0r din�ncp s_ to., be_ read
a . e s pp ar a t e meet in gs , asp cr rd- i le--�rs i r b sa ,pe•�d�`d
phis Ordinance shall takeeffect arid'sh-all be-in full force
r om- diQae erits passage and publication. .
Passed this the
sy o f C� 1917.
Ap_;:16`V_ this tine' day- of
a- or .
Atte st,;' =
�.it aecle 'tary. „
Be a_-.rnor! t , Texas, April 3rd.' 1917.
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
C i t Y.
Gentlemen; -
SVe, your Crdinanae, to whom,was referred the attached
Ordinance, be- to state that we have carefully exe fined the sarn
and_ r ecom nend that it be o dopte d.
Respectfully,