City of Waterford Act 1783

Streets, swept daily 8 feet in front,

on penalty of 1s.

LIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every occupier of any house, tenement, stable, or yard within the said city of Waterford, (and in respect to houses let to inmates,) every house owner shall once in every day; from the first day of May, to the first day of October, before the hour of eight, and from the first day of October, to the thirtieth day of April, before the hour of ten of the clock in the forenoon of each day, scrape, sweep, cleanse, or cause to be swept, scraped, or cleansed, eight feet in depth of the foot way, or street all along the front of their respective houses, tenements, stables, or yards, or in default thereof, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of one shilling, the same to be levied and applied by the mayor of said city for the time being, in such manner as any of the penalties and forfeitures hereby inflicted, are directed to be levied and applied.