The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-04
OCULIST.
No. 4O5 Main St.,

IN ORDINANCE ES rABLIsIIlNG THE
n 0hce OF ''slop contractor and defining
,hisduty, and regulating the removal of Stops,
cit 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 the city of Dallas shall each
year elect some person TO I'LL the once of sl0p
contractor, who shall hold said office for one
year, or until his successor is elected. Pro-
vided th at IL said slop contractor shall fail to
discharge the duties OF his office to the salts
faction of the he alth office or the committee on
hospital, it shall be the duty OF the city coun-
Gil upon the written request of the health Of
ncer or of the com nittee on hosrit al to imme-
diately discharge said slop contractor and elect
some one In his stead
SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the slop con.
tractor whenever requested, to remove and
carry out Of the city all Stops and house offal
situated IN the city and prepared for removal,
as hereinafter designated
SECS The word Stops, as used In this ordi-
nance, means all refuse matter and articles,
whether vegetable or animal, thrown out or
rejected from the kitchens or houses of the
inhabitants of the city.
SEC 4. All slops and house 0fal, except
ashes, shall be deposited in suitable vessels OF
iron or wood and Kept In convenient place,
easy of access at all times, to be taken away
by the Flop contractor, and when so kept they
are prepared for removal, as stipu ated In Sec
ton . of this ordinance.
SEC, D. IL Snall De unihWIul IUT any person.
to allow Stops to remain for more than twenty
four hours upon the premises occupied by
such person. Provided, that IL shall not be a
violation of this section If such Stops remain
ON said premises through the neglect Of the
slOp contractor, after having been requested to
remove the sane
$40 g. The slop contractor shall in every
particular comply with all the provisions Of
the various city ordinances and rules pres
scribed by the he alth officer regulating the
. al ma removing
SEC, Any person desiring the Service, of
the slop contractor may obtain the same by
leaving written request with the keeper Of
the cnlaboo.e or with the health officer, Civ
ing street and number ofbouse.
SEC, s. AS compensation the slop contract
or shall receive such sums as the council may
by resolution determine and one copy OF said
resolution shall be left with the keeper OF the
calaboose, and cne copy with the health OIL
Ger for the inspection by and Information of
all persons interested therein,
SEC. o. The compensation shall be paid In
ali cases by the person or persons having the
contractor and failing to pay him for work
done shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor
and liable to nne, as hereinafter provided
SEC. 10 If the slop contractor shall fail to
after bavlng been notified TO remove thesame,
he shall be guilty. of a misdemeanor and liable
TO fine as hereinafter provided.
SIC. IL. Persons may contract with slop
contractor b the week or month or year for
the removal of slops from the premises occu-
pied BY them, and If the slop contracto shall,
during the term so contracted Cor, fail to visit
said premises at least onc' q day and remove
the Stops therefrom, he shall be deemed guilty
Of q misdemeanor and liable to fine as herein
SEC. IL, Each day that Stops shall be al
lowed to remain on any premises after the ex-
piratiop of the time when, by the terms Of
tbis ordinance, they should have been re.
moved, shall be deemed and held 70 be sep
arate ofrense aud punished accordingly.
SEC. I3 The elop contractor shall have his
cart or wagon so arranged that The swill and
siop Will not be piled, and said Stops shall be
carried su0ici entity far from city limits so as
not to be Off nsive:
person shall violate any sfrtion OF this ordi-
nance, he shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meauor and fined In any sum not less than
1--WE or more than twenty-five dollars.
SEC. 10 That this ordinance take effect
from passage and publication.
Approved this 2lst day Of August, lss0.
Attes l.. +. B0HNY, Mayor pro tenn
j. b. HEREFORD, City hecretary.