The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-05
A ORDINANCE EsrABLIsHINa THE

A N ORDINANCE Es rABLIsHING TIL
| n oaice OF "slop contractor" and defnin,
ID and rer"lating the removal Of slops
NJ med BIT city council Of the city
sroTIos i. That the Office of "slop con.
tractor" be and is herebye tablished, and tn,
city council of the city OF Dallas shall each
year elect some person to I'LL the once OF sloy
contractor, who shall hold said office for one
| year, or until his successor Is elected Pro,
discharge the duties of his office to the salts.
faction Of III, health office or the committee OF
hospital, 1t shall be the duty Of the city coun-
| Gil upon the written request Of the health of.
lcer or OF the com mittee on hospital to lmme
| diately disch rye said sl0p ontractor and elec
| home one In his stead.
SEC. ,. 1t rhal be the duty of the slop con.
| tractor, whenever requested, to remove and
carry out OF the city all slops and house offal
| situated In the city and pre- AIRED for removal
| as hereinafter designated
| see g. The word slops, as used in this orii.
nance, me IN. all refuse matter and articles
whether vegetable or animal, thrown out OF
| rejected from the kitchens or houses of the
SEC. i. All Stops and house onal, except
| ashes, shall be deposited In suitable vessels OF
| iron or wood and Kept in convenient place,
easy Of access atall times, TO be taken away
| by the FLOP contractor, and when so kept thpy
are pre- pared for removal, as stipu ated In soo-
| ton 2of this ordinance.
SEC 5. /: shall be unlawful for any person
to allow Stops to remain for more than twenty
| four hours up0n the premises occupied by
such person. Provided, that It shall not be d
violation OF til is section II such Stops remain
on said premises through the neglect OF the
slop contractor, after having been requested to
| remove the san Q. sss----s-.-t-
$50 8. The slop contractor shall In every
rarticulpr comply with all the provisions OF
| the various city ordinances aud ruies pres
scribed by tbs heslth officer regulating the
SEQ. I. Any person desiring ~ services Of
| the slop contractor may obtain the same by
leaving written request with the keeper OF
the calabooe or with the health officer CIV
ing stree, and number Oft house,
SEC y. AS compensation The slop contra CT
or shall recei We such sums as the council may
by resolution d-termine and one CODY of said
resolution shall be left with the keeper Of the
caIaboose, aud enc copy with the h, alth OH.
Ger for the inspection by and Information OF
all persons interested therein.
SIC. o. The compensation shall be paid In
ell ca ses by the person or persons having the
work done, and any one employing the slop
contractor aud failing to pay him for work
done shall be deemed guilty OF misde mesnof
and liable to fine, as hereinafter provided.
SEQ. 10 If the slop contractor shall fail to
carry or any slops within twenty-four hours
after baving bt en- notified 10 remove thesam.,
he shall be guilty Of misdemeanor and liable
to fine as hereinafter provided.
SIC II. Portions may contract with sIop
contractor b. the week or month or year for
the removal Of sops from the premises occu-
pied by them, and II the slo o contractor shall,
during the term so contracted tor, fail to visit
said premises at least ono day and remove
the slops therefrom, he shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanor and liable to nne as herein
after provided. ... .--.-
SEQ. l2. 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 he sep
arate offense aud 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 slops shall be
carried sufficiently far from city limits so as
not to be offensive. ef lt Lsf 4
sKc. IA. II the slop contractor or any other
person shall violate any etion OF this ordi-
nance, he shall be deemed guilty of mls5e-
meanor and fined in any sum not less than
five or more hantwenty-fv doll re-. ~
SEC. Is. That this ordinance take effect
from passage and publication.
Approved this 2lst day of August, 1850.
Attest: l.. F. BOHNY, Mayor pro tenn
j. b. HEnEroRp, City Secretary.