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An ordinance forbiddi~ any toilet. or priv.y
to be built. used or constructed on any property
not abutting on an alley~ providi~ that such struc-
tures shall not be built or used except when abutt-
ing ftD. all elf fixing a time within which all such~ ~
shall be removedjper.mitting cess-pools to be con-
structed on property which does not abut an alley;
providing for the manner of construction of cess-
pools. fixing penalties, repeali~ all ordinances ·
and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. and
declaring an emergency account of the d~er to health.
Be it ordained by the City Council(commis s ion~
of the City of Lubbock. Texas.
Section 1. No person shall build, use, or const~ct
~~ toilet or privy on any property which does not
abut an alley, and no such structure shall be used,
built or constructed except on an alley.
All toilets, or privies, not abutting an alley
shall be removed within lfo days after this Ordinance
takes effect.
Section 2. Cess-Pools, constructed in accordance
with the de s igns and specifications of the State Board
of Health of Texas. may be constructed and used on
property not adjacent to an alley, subject to being
abated at any time when the use or Op€rative thereof
becomes a niisance.
Section 3. Any person violating any portion of
this ordinance shall upon conviction. be punished by
a fine of nott exceedi~ two hundred dollars, and in
addition thereto the City of Lubbock may enjoin the
use of the offending structure and compel its removal.
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Section 4. All ordinances and parts of Ordinances
in conflict herewith are repealed.
Section 5. The fact that some prop erty with the
City cannot be safely and adequately served for sani-
tation under present regulations. creates an emer.gency
and public necessity that the rule of the Charter
requiring an Ordinance to be read at two several meet-
ings be suspended and this Ordinance passed at the
meetiQg of its introduction and it is so ordered.
Passed by unanimous vote and approved. this ~6~
day of October. 1922.
Secretary.
~ City of Lubbock. Texas.
City of Lubbock, Texas.