The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-08

An OKDIN NICE ESTABLISHING THK
"A Office OF 'sop contractor" and defining
his duty, and regulating the removal Of slops.
BE IL ordained by the city council of the city
of pallSS:
sEorIoSl. That the ONCE OF "slop oon-
tractor" he and Is herebye tabll she'd, and the
ty council of the city of Dallas shall each
wear elect some person TO nj the ono of slop
contractor, who shall hold s. Id office for one
y,ar, or until his successor Is elected. Fro
viipd that IL said slop contractor hail fall to
discharge tue duties OF his Office 10 the salts
faction Of IN he ,lih Office or the committee on
hospital 1t sh Il be the duty of the city coun-
Gil upon the written request of the health Of
Gcer or of the IN uittee on hoSrlt al to imme-
dh,tely disch rye said sop contractor and elect
ONE one In his stead
SEC >. IL sha be the uty OF the slop con-
tractor, whenever requested, to remove and
carry out OF the city all slOps and house DIAL
situ sted In the city and pre-, AIRED for removal,
AS herSinai or designated.
SECS The word alOps as used in this ordi-
nance, me ,ns all REUSE matter and articles,
whei her vegetable or animal, thrown ont or
rel, cted from the Kitchens or houses oil The
inhabitants of the city.
SEo. 1. All Slips and house offal, except
ashes shall be deposited In suitable vessels Of
IRON or wood and sept in convenient place,
easy of access att Zines, TO be taken away
Nv the ,lop contrs ctor, and when so kept they
are pre- pared 70 removal, as stipu ated in seq
ton 2of this ordi nance.
SEC 3 4: shall tie unlawful for any person
to allow Stops to remain for more than twenty
fonr hours upon The premises occupied by
such person. Provided, that 1t shall not he Il
yiolution OF tin section If such Stops remain
ON sad premises through the neglect of the
sop contractor, after having been REQUESTED to
NC q. Tho slJp contractor shall in every
artic lis comp with all the pr0v'sio' Of
the various city ordinances ard ruies pres
scrlbed by tn be- Nth officer regulating me
II, A nf u1Ons
SEc,7 Any person desiring 4 c services OF
the sion contractor may obtain the same by
leaving written request with tho Keeper OF
the calnboo,e o. VT Ii the health officer, Civ
In Z str &c and number OF house
SFC s. A compensation The slcp contract
or shall receive such sums as the council may
bv resolution d-termine and one copy OF said
resolution shall be left with the Keeper OF the
O. aboose, aud enc copy with the health OH
Ger for the inspection by and Information OF
all persons intcres tied therein,
SEC The compensation shall be paid la
all ca1Fs by the person or reraons having me
contractor and failing to pay him for work
done shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor
and Liable to fne, as hereinafter provided
SEC. 10 If the slop cont, or shaIl ran 70
after having been notified 10 remove thesam' :,
he shall be guilty Of misdemeanor and liable
to fine as hereinafter provided.
SIC. H. Persons may contract with slop
cont actor b tn week or month or year Tor
the removal Of slops from the premises occu-
Mad by them, aud if the sion contractor shall,
during the term so contract d COR, fail to visit
said rremises at least ono q day and remove
the sion therefrom, he shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and liable to fine as herein
after provided.
SEC. IL. Each day that slops shall be al
lowed to remain on any tremises after the ex-
piration of the time when, by the terms Of
tbis ordinance, they should have been re-.
moved, shall be deemed and I held TO- be sep
SEC n The slop contractor shall have his
cart or wagon so arranged that the swlll md
slop will not he illej, and sad tiops sha be
carried suliici antly far from city limits 20 as
not to HI cfly nsive
SEC. IA. II the slop contractor or any other
rer on shall violate any ne ton o. this ordi-
nance he shall be deemed guilty of q misde-
,neooor and hued In any sum not less than
1--WE or more than twenty five doll re.
SrC. Is. That this ordinance take effect
from passage and publication.
Approyed this 2lst day of August, 1850
Attes l.. 4. BOHNY, Mayor pro TEN
j. b. HEREFORD, City Secretary.