The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-28

A y ORDINANCE ESTABLIsHING THE
N oihoe o, ''slop contractor" ami defining
his uty, aud regulating the removal of Stops
BE II ordAined by the city council of the city
OF Dallas:
SECTION |. That the Office of "slop con-
tractor be and Is hereby tablished, and the
city council OF tho city OF Dallas shall each
year elect some person TO I'LL the office of slop
contractor, who shall hold said office for one
year, or until his successor Is elected. Pro-
Vided that il said slOp contractor shall fail to
discharge the duties OF his Office TO the satis-
faction Of the health Office or the committee on
hospital, IL shall be the duty of the city couu-
Gil upon the written request of the health Of
lcer or OF the committee on hospi al to imme-
diHtely discharge said slop contractor and elect
some one in his stead.
SIC. >. 1t shall be the uty Of the slop cor
tractor, whenever requested, to reoove aud
carry ont OF the city AL Stops AMI hCu-e oilal
situated in the city and PIE, AIRED for removal,
as -reinafter designated.
cEC,3. The wori Stops, rs used II this Orii.
nance, me ans all fuse mat and artic es
whether vegetable or animal, thrown out o.
rejected from the Kitchens or houses Of the
inhabitants Of tue city.
SEC. /. All y 5 and house oflal, except
ashes shall lie deposited in sHitable vessels Of
iron OF wood and kept III Il convenient place.
easy Of access all ines to be taken away
by the FLOP contractor, and which so kept they
are pre- pared tor reD4 oval, as stipu 0tsG in Sec
ton of this ordinance.
SEC. J. Il shall lie unlawful for any person
to allow Stops to Remain for more han twenty
four hours upon the premises occupied by
such person. Provided, that il shall not be u
violation of this section If such Stops remain
on sand premises through the neglect of the
slop contractor, after having bsen re qua sted to
remove thesa e.
SEC G. The slop contractor shall in every
particular comply with all the provisions Of
the various city ordinances aud rules pres
scribed by the he ,lth officer regulating the
time aud manner of removing Stops ana filth
" MOI IL y inn l,a a-,rt, a.
the Sl0p contractor may obtain the same by
leaving a written request with the keeper Of
the caltboo. or with the health officer, Civ
ing sire et and number ofhouse.
SEC. ). As compensation the slop contract.
or shall receive such sums as the council NAV
by resolution determine and one copy of said
resolution shall be left with the keeper of the
ciIaboose, and enc copy with the health OH
Ger for the inspection by and information of
all pers 1hs interested therein.
SEC. The compensation shall be paid ia
all cases by The person or persons having the
work done, and any one employing the Stop
contractor and failing to pay him for work
done snail be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and lab to nue, az hereinafter provided.
SEC. 10 II the slop contractor shall fail TO
carry Il any Stops within twenty-iour hours
he shall be guilty offs misdemeanor and liable
TO line as hereinafter provided.
SIC, II. Persons may contract with slop
contractor b the week or month or year for
tut lelupNul VI SsopS llOlll lue premises OCCu-
pied by them, aud if the slop contractor shall,
during the term SO contracted Cor, fail to visit
said premises at least ono 4 day and remove
the slopS therefrOm, he shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanor aud liable to fine rs herein-
after provided.
SEC. II. 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 sep
arate oGsuse and punished accordingly.
SEC. Is The slop contractor shall have his
cart or wagon so arranged that the swill and
slop will not be SPILLED, and said Stops shall be
carried sufficiently far from city limits so as
not to be offensive.
SIC. H. If the slop contractor or any other
person shall violate any section OF this ordi-
nance, he shall he deemed guilty of n misde-
meauor and fined In any sum not less than
five or more than twenty-five dollars.
SEC. Is. That this ordinance take effect
from passage and publication.
Approved this 2lst day of August, 1850
Attes l.. +. B0HNY, Mayor pro tenn
y. b. HEREFORD, City Secretary.