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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 02.14.1921 - Amending Construction OrdAN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF AN ORDINANCE PASSED DECEMBER lot, 1905, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE "TV PROVIDE; FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, GRADING,CURB- ING AND REPAIRING OF SIDEWALKS, AND TO PROTIDE A MEANS OF FIXING AND -DETERMINING THE ASSESWENT AND PROPORTION ANDAMOUNT OF COSTS TO BE PAID BY THE ABUTTUNG PROPERTY OWNERS FOR SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED, GRADED, CURBED, OR REPAIRED AND TO FIX A LIEN ON SAID PROPERTY AND A CHARGE AGAINST THE OWNER OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR THE COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION, GRADING, CURBING AND REPAIRING AND THE COST OF COLLECTING THE SAME, AND TO PR©VIDE WAYS, MANNER AND LEANS OF COLLECTING SUCH AMOUNTS FROM SUCH ABUTTUNG PROPERTY OWNERS% SO THAT THE SAID SECTION 29 OF THE SAID ORDINANCE SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of george- town, Texas, as follows: SECTION 2. All sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed so as to conform to the grade established by the Street Commiss- ioner, and that the said grade shall be ascertained and furnished by the said Street Commissioner before the said sidewalk or curb is constructed. That all of°such sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed by excavating or filling, as may be necessary to. five inches below the established grade, for the mase or foun- dation; and that the said foundation shall then be well tamped and packed. That all sidewalks and curbs be made of Portland cement, sand and crushed stone or gravel, in the follow n���,g;�,,..__man- ner: to -wit: Sidewalks shall be four and one half (4D�'�Ftde and five inches thick; the first four (4) Inches -to be of one part cement, three parts clean sharp grit sand, and four parts clean gravel or crushed stone, mixed, laid and tamped or packed in the usual and proper manner, --before cement begins to set; and after cement has set for the usual and proper= time, a coating of one Inch of cement and clean sharp grit sand in equal proportions, mixed in the usual and proper manner, placed thereon and then worked to a smooth surface. The wall of -the curb shall be six inches thick, the first five inches constructedin the same man ner as the first four inches of sidewalk, and the outer inch, constructed in the same manner as the top inch of sidewalk; and the wall of the curb shall be of a hdight sufficient to be parallel with end one inch below at its top line with the top of the sidewalk. The drain or ditch portion of the curb shall be two (2) feet wide and five (5) inches thick and shall be con- structed in the same manner as provided herein for sidewalks. That all sidewalks, and all curbs shall be laid and constructed upon the lines and grades designated by the street commissioner; and it shall be unlawful for any person to lay or construct( any sidewalk or any curbs on or along any street in this City on any other lines or any other grades than those furnished by the Street Commissioner or to bonstruct any side- walk or curbs on or along any street in a manner other than the manner prescribed herein; and that any side walk or curb, constructed on or along any street of this City at any place or in any manner other than provided herein, shall, upon the order of the Street Commissioner, be removed by and at the cost and SEC, 5. That the cleaning of privies as provided for in Sec. 4 hereof shall consist in the removal of all excretia and night soil therefrom and the conveying the same in a covered and closed vehicle to the City dump grounds outside of the city limibe and the disinfecting of the said privy with such die- infQctant as the city health officer may approve and direct. SEC. G. That the Street Commissioner with the consent of the council shall name and appoint a suitable and proper person as City Scavanger and shall provide the said scavinger with or see that he is providd with suitable means for the performance of his duties as such city scavinger. That the com- pensation of the scavinger shall be fixed by the Street Commiss- ioner with the approval of the city council SEC* 7. That it shall be the duty of the city scavinger to examine each dry closet or privy not within two blocks of the City Water and Light Plant on or about the lst day cf each month and that if the same hasnot been cleaned immediately prior thereto to at once notify the person, firm, corporation, tenant or lessee or person in possession of the same and to then and there collect from the said person in possession of the same the sum of 50 cents as a fee for examining and cleaning the said privy and shall, immed. lately upon connecting the same fee, proceed to clean the said privy in the manner hereinprovided and turn over and deliver the fee so collected tothe Street Commissioner of the said City, Provided however, that all such privies, located within two blocks of the city water and light plant shall be so examined and cleaned and the said fee therefor collected on a, about the lat day and on or about the 15th day of each month in the manner provided herein. SEC. 8. That no person other than the said City Scavinger shall be permitted to clean any privy or privies and collect a fee therefor, that no person shall be permitted to clean his own privy, without first obtaining a special permit to do so, fromth a Street Con-nissoner of the said City. SEC. 9. That the work of cleaning privies, and collecting the fees therefor as provided in Sec 7 hereof shall be begun on or about the dayanamed in the said Sec 7 and shall be diligently continued till all privies of the class named in the said section has been cleaned and the fees collected therefor by the s9cavinger. SEC. 10. That if any person, firm, corporation, tenant, lessee, or person in possession shall fail or refuse to pay the fee and have such privy cleaned as provided in Sections 5 7 8 & 9 hereof, It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to cause the said privy to be closed, sealed up nailed up and prevent the further use of the same till the same is so cleaned and the said fees pall, and In addition thereto the person so failing or refusing shall be pro- secuted under this ordinance. SEC. 11 That if upon exuatination of any privy, urinal, bathtub, lavatory or sink or any kind by the City Health officer or the Street Commissibner st any time, the same be found to be established and maintained in a manner not in conformity with ordinance, it shall be the duty of the `Itreet Commissioner to notify the person in poss- ession to remedy such defect, and mace the same conform to this ordinance, and that if such defect is not remedied within a reasonable time, to be determined by the judgment of the Street Commissioner, M he shall seal up, nail up and prevent the further use of such privy, urinal, bathtub, lavatory or sink. And that in addition thereto, the person so failing or refusing to re-medy such defect shall be pros- ecuted under this ordinance. That this Section is cumulative of all other sections of this ordinance, and shall in no wise relieve any person from the performance of any and all duties prescribed by other sections of this ordinance. SEC.'12. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, cor- poration, lessees tenant or person in possession to fail or refuse to clean or cause to be cleaned, maintain or cause to be maintained any prtvey, urinal, bathtub, sink or lavatory, in their possession or under their control in the manner provided in this ordianence or prevent or attempt to prevent or to interfere with or attempt to interfere with the City Health Officer the Street Commissioner or the City Scavinger in the performance of their duties under this ordinance. SEC. 13• That the term corporation as used herein shall*be construed to mean the officers, servants and agents of any corporation having charge of, or in possession of any privy, urinal, bathtub sink or lavatory being use( SEC. 14. That any person, firm, corporation, lessee, tenant, or person in possession who shall fall to perform any of the duties fixed by this ordinance orwho shall hexdaax violate any of the terms and conditions of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor, shall be fined in any stun not less than one dollar nor more than twenty five dollars. That in all cases where the offense consists in the failure to perform a duty fixed by this ordinance, each week that the said duty remains unperformed shall constitute a separate offense. Passed and approved this 14th day of February, A.D.1921. John M Sharpe, Mayor. ATTEI-"T: Geo $eahey, Secretary