The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-09

An ORDINANtE ESTABLISHING THE
n office Of "slop con.rac or" and defluing
his duty, and regulating the removal of slops.
BE It ordained by the city council of the city
of paliaS:
tractor" be- and Is hereby tablished, and the
Guy council of the city OF Dallas shall each
year elect some person to MI the or,cs OF slop
contractor, who shall hold said Office for one
year, or until his successor Is elected. Pro-
vided that il said slOp ntract lr hail fail to
discharge the duties of his office 10 the salts
faction OF the he slth Office or the committee on
h0spi al, IL shall be the duty of the city coun-
eli upon the written request Of the health Of
ncer or OF the committee ON hospital to imme
distely di, CHI rye said slop contractor and elect
come one in his stead.
SIC 2. 1t sha | be the duty Of the slop con-
tractor, whenever requested, 10 refsoye and
carry out OF the city al Stops and hou'e ofr.l
situ tted in the city and pre- AIRED for removal,
as hereinafter designated
SEC g. The word sl0ps, as used In this ord!.
nance, me ,n: all refuse matter and articles,
whether vegetable or animal, thrown out or
rejected from the Xxi chens or houses Of the
inhabitants OF the city.
aEc /. All sloTs and house ORAL, except
ashes shall be deposited In suitable vessels of
IRON or wood and Kept in convenient place,
EASY of access at all timee, to be taken away
hy the flop contractor, and when so kept thy
are pre- pared for removal, as stipu ated in seq
ton 2of this ordinance.
SEQ. 5. /: shall be nm awful for any person
to allow Stops to remain for more tn an twenty
four hours upon the premises occupied by
such person. Provided, that IL shall not be
violation OF this section II such Stops remain
| on SO premises through the neglect Of the
slop contractor, after having been requested to
remove he IAN @.
SEC 6. The slop contractor shall in every
particuior comply with all the provisions Of
| the various city ordinances aud ruIes pres
| scribed by the he Nth officer regulating The
| time aud manner OF removing slops and filth
SEC T. Any person desiring tire services of
the sop contractor may obtain the same by
leaving n written request with the keeper Of
| the caLiboo.e or with the health officer, Civ
| ing atrr ct and number of hoose,
| SEC, s. As compensation he slop CONTRACT
or shall receive such sums ns the council may
| by resolution determine and one copy OF = I'D
resolution snail be left with the keeper OF the
ca aboose, and enc copy with the health OIL
Ger for the inspection by and Information OF
all persons intere ted therein.
SEC. o. The compensation snail be PAID IL
| ali cases by the person or persons having the
| work done, and any one employing The slOp
| contractor and falling to pay hun for work
done shall be deemed guilty Of mlsdeDe
| and liable to nne, ~ hereinafter provided.
SEC 10 II the slop contractor shall fall to
| carry OF any Stops within twenty-four hours
| after having b. EN- notified 10 remove thesam.,
| he shall be guilty Of a mlsdemeanor and liable
| to fine as hereinafter provided.
T.. Il.
cont actor b. the week or month or year for
| the removal OF slops from the premises occu-
pied by them, aud If the slo n contractor shall,
during the term so contracted COR, fell to visit
| said remises at least ono q day and remove
| the slops therefrom, be shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeenor and liable to flne as herein
| after provided.
SEQ. H. Each day that slops shall be al
| lowed TO remain on any premises after the ex-
plrstion 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 offeuse and punished accordingly.
SEC. Is The slop contractor shall have his
cart or wagon so arranged that the swill and
siop will not be spilled, and said slops sha' be
carried sufficiently far from city limits 20 ss
not to be OF. neive.
SIC. a. II the slop contractor or any other
rerson shall violate any ~ ton o. this ordi-
nance, he shall be deemed guilty Of u misae-
meanor and fined In any sum not less than
Ave or more than twenty five doll rs.
SEQ. IS. That this ordinance take effect
from passage aud publication.
Approved this 2lst day Of August, 1ss0.
Attes L. +. B0HNY, Mayor pro tenn
j. B. HEREFORD, City Secretary.