The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-16

Creating the Office of Commissioner of Health. and
defining his duties and fixing his compensation
Be IL Ordained By the City Council Of the city Of
Rock Island:
SECTION l. There is hereby created the Office of
Commissioner of Health. Said Commissioner shall
be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice
and consent of the City Council on the first Monday
in January, 1882, as soon thereafter may be,
and biennay thereafter. and vacancies In the ONCE,
caused by DEATH resignation otherwise. shall be
filed by like appointment for the residue of the
term.
SECTION q Said Commissioner before entering
upon the duties of his office shall execute bond to
the CITY of Rock Island in the penal sum of Two
Thousand Dollars, with such securities the City
performance of the duties of said office.
SECTION 8. 1t shall be the duty of the said
Commissioner, at aA times to see that ali bust
ness is conducted with due regard to the
ing to the Mayor, all deiinquinces in that respect
and to request the revocation of any licenses which
he may deem necessary for the proper preservation
of the public health or comfort.
SECTION l. During the inability or absence OF
the commissioner of health, the city nlarshS shall
act as such commissioner, and he and the police
force of the city shall all notices and render
all such assistance to said commissioner in the dis
charge OF his duties as he may require, ana they
ehall report TO him all nuisanees which they may
detect and they shall investigate all complaints OF
nuisanees which may be reported TO them, and re-
port the same to the commissioner, If In their 1udg
ment they are nulsances.
SECTION 3. Whenever the present board Of
health shall 10 exist account of the expir-
ton of the terms of Office of its members ma
jority thereof fer any other reason, said COM
missioner shall be invested with ali the powers and
perform all the duties of said board Of health and
therefore all ordinances and provisions relating TO
said board ofheath shall be construed and treated
meaning and relating 10 said Commissioner and
his orders shall be obeyed and treated in all respects
a. the orders of said board of health.
SECTION Q. Ii shall be the duty of the City Mar
shal and each member of the police force to report
to the Health Commissioner. the existence OF any
hog pen in the city limits which s nuisance or Of
fensive to the public, and the eaid commissioner
shall thereupon If he finds Che same nuisance OF
offensive to the public notify the OF said pen,
| in writing. to abats the same within twenfy.foni
hours, ard in the same is not abated within
said time, IL shah be the duty OF the City Marshal
on the written order Of said Health Commissioner
to the to be abated and the hogs therein
to be iponnded in the public pound, and said hegs
can only be taken therefrom in the manner provided
hogs which may be taken up for running OF large
SECTION Z, As ful compensation for the DIS
charge Of the duties Of his Office, the same are Oh
may be defined by law, or by any ordinance of the
city now hereafter In force. the said
er of Health shall receive the sum OF Fifty Dollars
per month
SECTION 8. All ordinances and parts OF ordInan
in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repeal
ed.
Passed Dec. 5th, 1881.
Approved: HENRY CARsE,
Attest. Mayor.
ROBERT KoEnI4gR, City Clerk. 1eds