The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-09
AN ORDINANCE

Providing for the appointment of City Scayengers,
prescribing their duties and regulating the manner
of removing the contents OF privy vaults and
other offal and fixing the OF charges therefor
SEC. 1. Be 1t ordained by the City Council Of The
City Of Rock Island: That at the regular meeting
of the City Council in the month OF May of each year
or as thereafter practicable, there shall be
appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice
consent of the City Council, one or more
officers who shall be known City Scavengers .
who shall hold their offices for one year or until
their successors appointed and qualified unless
removed by the Mayor with the consent OF the Coun-
Gil Before entering upon thelr duties ana WITHIN
said they shall take oath of Office and givea bond
with security, to be approved by the City Council te
the city Rock Island in the penal sum OF five hum
($500 dollars, providing for the faithful per-
formance of their duties.
either in person or by some other person duly an.
thorized TO for them, TO report at the ONCE OF
after provided for other purposes often and at
such times the Board Of Health may direct, and
when called upon by any member Of the Board OF
Health Health Inspector or City Marshall, or by any
private person to remove the contents of privies,
privy vaults cesspools water-closets and deposit
the same in the mudscow such other place rs may
from time to time be provided designated by the
City Council: Provided, that when SO called upon
by private persons they shall be required to per-
form the labor OF removing until paid therefor in ad-
vance, if demanded, at the rates as hereafter pro-
vided; and, Provided further. that the contents of
prvy. prvy vault, cesspool water closet shall
be removed except in the night time between the
hours of 10 o'clock D. and O'Clock a m.
SEC, g. Night soil, the contents OF privies, prvy
vaults cesspools waterelosets shall be removed
only in scavenger wagons or CARTS ana IN no other
Each scavenger wagon cart shall be provided with
a covered. water-tght box. constructed that its
contents may be easily and quickly dumped into the
mudscow or such other receptacle place may be
provided designated to receive the same by the
City, Council as hereinafter provided. and each
side of said box shall be painted the words ''City
Scavenger and on. the top of said box when IN use
there shall be kept in conspicuous place lighted
lamp of redgiass. Said box and nli other tools and
outfit necessary enable said Scavenger perform
the duties of their office, to be provided by them
selves and at their own expense
SEC. 4. Whenever any person, owning, occupy
ing or leasing any property within the city having
thereon privy privy vault. cesspool
or the agent of such owner lease shall be notified
by any member of the Board of Health, the Health
Inspector the City Marshal or by the order of the
Board Health to have the contents of such privy,
privy vault, cesspool or water-closet removed. it
with request the City Seavenger to such
tents, and If demanded shall pay the expense of
such removal in advance ut the rates hereinafter
provided, and every person SO notified who negets
or refuses to make such request and to pay such
expenses in advance demanded, Tor the space OF
twenty-four hours after receiving said notice shall
be deemded guilty of a misdemeanoT, and upon con-
viction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars
and not than two hundred dollars In each
and to like fine for every twenty-four hours there
after that such person SO neglects or refuses to
make such request and to pay such expenses in ad-
vance If demanded, and upon such neglect, failure
or refusal the Board of Health Health Inspector or
CITY Marshal is hereby empowered to cause the con-
of said privy prtvy vaults cesspool water
closet to be removed by the City scavengers.
SEC. 5. ANY notice or request TO the City Scayen-
gers as herein provided to be given by any person de-
string have the contents OF privy prvy vault,
eesspool or water-ceset removed may be given by
leaving a notice request with the Clerk or the
Board of Health, which notice or request shall con-
tain the name of the person giving making the
same, the number and name OF the street upon
which the residence of such person is located and
the number of the lot and block upon which such
privy privy vault, cesspool water closet is sit
uated.
SEC 6. Said Scayenger shall be allowed to charge
and receive each cubic foot taken and removed
by them from any priyy, privy vault, eesspool or
water-closet not to exceed the sum OF twenty
cents and except when performing such labor, under
The orders of the Board OF Health Health Inspector
ar f,ity Marshal shall be entitled to demand and re-
ceiye their charges in advance. Should they receive
overpay they shall refund the overplus to the per-
srn having the number of feet is aseer-
taiued Such Scavengers in every case shall use due
the same and in all cases the privy vault and cess
nooI shall be left good condition and the premises
in ana around said privy and cesspoo shall be left
| clean and free from odor.
| SEC. Z. 1t shall be unlawful for any person ol
persons to remove cause to be removed the con-
tents OF any priEy, privy yaut, eesspool or wafe
closet except in the manner and thf0ugh the ofncer
as herein provided, for any person or persons no
duly appointed herein provided TO perform. or at
tempt to perform. the duties OF City scavenger a.
| herein prescribed and any person who.shan vioat.
the provisions of this ordinance or disregard tn
terms and provisions of the same shall be deemes
guilty of Is lnstlemeanor and upon consictton there
of he fined not less than ten dollars and net NOR
tlar two hundred dollars
| sSEc 8. All ordinances. parts OF ordinances, Q
resolutions OF the City Council heretofore passed
IconfiIct with the provisions or this ordinance or
thereby repealed.
Passed.
Rock Island, July 6. 1881.
lAppnDyed.) HENRY sEAhsEs Mayor
RoBERr KoEHLER, Clerk.