The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-26

A n ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TIL
"A ONCE OF ''slop contractor" ana dennini
hl@uuty, and regulating the removal Of slops
be u ordained by the city council of the cit,
of Dallas:
sEorIoYl. That the onice of "slop con
tractor be and is hereby tablshed, and IN
c'ty council of the city of Dallas shall eacl
year elect some person to fill the ott,ca of slol
contractor, who shall hold said office for on
year, or until his successor Is elected. Pro
Elued mat IL said slOp contractor shall fail +,
| discharge the duties OF his Office TO the satIs
| faction of the health office or the committee n,
hospital, it shall be the duty of the city coun.
| Gu upon the written request Of the health Of
| 11er ur Of the com ,nittee ON hosrit al to i'm me
| dittely discharge aid alop contractor and cleo
| some one in his stead.
SIC ,. 1t shall be the uty of the slop con.
tractor, whenever requested, to remove ant
| carry ont Of the city an Stops and hou,e OLA
situated in the city and pie, AIRED for removal
| as hereinafter designated
SIC ). The word slops, as used in this ordl.
nance, me ms all refuse MATER and artic es,
| whether vegetable or animal, thrown ont or
| rel cted from the Xxi c1ens or houses Of the
inhabitants of the city.
SEC. 4. All SD, s and house, oflal, except
ashes, shall be deposited in suitable vessels of
IRON or wot q and kept in a convenient place
easy OF access atall lines. to be taken away
ny thehlop contractor, and when so kent IN Y
are prepared tor reUa oval, as stipu ated in ser.
ton OF this ordinance.
A'TSs a. IL shHll Dt ull uWiUl ICr AnN OprSOn
to allow Stops TO remain for III ore til an TWENTY
four hours upon the premises occupied by
such person. Provided, that it shall not be n
violation OF this section If such Stops remain
on SAID premises through the neglect of the
slop contractor, after having be en- re aus stei To
remove lheEan G.
$40 6, The slop contractor shall in every
particular comply with all the provision s Of
The various city ordinances ard rules pres-
scribed by the health officer regulating The
time andmanner of removing slops and flth
SEC. I, ANY person desiring the Services of
me slop contractor may obtain the same by
leaving written request with the keeper of
the calabooee or with the health officer, Civ
int street and number of house.
SEC .. AS compensation the slop contra ct.
or snail receive such sums as the council NAV
nyfesoin!ion determine and one copy Of said
resolution shall be LETT with the keeper of the
caIaooose, and one copy with the health ofli-
Ger for the inspection by and information of
all persons Rteres ted therein.
SEC. o. The compensation shall be paid in
all cases by the person or persons having the
WORK done, and any one employing the slop
contractor and falling to pay hun for work
uone snall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
ana liap!e to fine, as hereinafter provided.
SEC. ~ If the slop contractor shall fail TO
carry on any Stops within twenty-four hours
aiter paving been notified to remove thessma,
ne snail be guilty ola misdemeanor and liable
TO tine as hereinafter provided.
SEC IL. Persons may contract with slop
the removal of slops from the premises occu-
pied by them, aud If the slop contractor shall,
during the term SO contracted tor, fail to visit
said premises at least one. n day and remove
the slops therefrom, he shall be deemed guilty
OF a misdemeanor and liable to fine as herein-
after provided.
SEQ. IL, Each day that slops shall be al
lowed to remain on any premises after the ex-
piration of the time when, by the terms of
this ordinance, they should have been re-
moved, shall be deemed and held to be q sep
arate otlense aud punished accordingly
SEC. ID. The slop contractor shall have his |
cart or wagon so arranged that the swill and |
slop will not be spilled, and said slops shall be
carried sufficiently far from city limits go as |
not TO be offensive.
SIC. H. If the slop contractor or any other |
err on shall violate any section of this ordi- |
nance, he shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor and fined In any sum not less than |
I'VE or more than twenty-five dollers.
Sec. 10. That this ordinance take effect
from passage and publication.
Approved this 2lst day of August, 1880
Attes-: l.. F. BOHNY, Mayor pro tenn
} j. b. HEREFORD, City Secretary.