The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-20

Creating the Office of Commissioner of Health, AM
defining his duties and fixing his compensation.
Be st Ordained 5y the CITY Council Of TIE CITY O
Rock Island:
SECTION l. There is hereby created the Office o
Commissioner of Health. Said Commissioner aslal
be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advic,
and consent of the City Council, the first Monda,
| in January, 1882. or as soon thereafter may be
and biennaly thereafter. and vacancies in the Office
caused by DEATH resignation otherwise, shall bs
filed by like appointment for the residue of tht
| term
| SECTION g Said Commissioner, before entering
upon the duties of his Office. shall execute bond K
the City of Rock Island, in the penal sum of Tive
Thousand Dollars. with such securities the City
Council may approve, conditional for the faithful
performance of the duties of said office,
SECTION 3. 1t shall be the duty of the said
Commissioner, at all times. to see that all bust
ness is conducted with due regard to the
ing to the Mayor, all delfnquinces in that respect
and to request the revocation of any licenses which
he may deem necessary for the proper preservation
of the public health comfort.
SECTION q. During the inability or absence OF
the commissioner of health, the city marshal shall
act as such commissioner, and he and the police
force of the city shall serve all notices and render
all such assistance to said commissioner in the dis
charge of his duties as he may require. and they
shall report to him all nuisances which they may
detect and they shall investigate all complaints OF
na1sances which may be reported TO them. and re-
port the same to the commissioner, If in their 1udg
ment they are nuisances.
SECTION 5. Whenever the present board of
health shall cease to exist account of the expira
tion of the terms of Office of its members or ma
jority thereof or for any other reason said com
missioner shall be invested with all the Pbwers and
perform all the duties of said board of health and
therefore lordinances and provisions relating to
said board of health shall be construed and treated
meaning and relating to said Commissioner and
his orders shall be obeyed and treated in all respects
as the orders of said board of health.
SECTION g. 1t 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 is nuisance or Of
fensIve to the public, and the said commissioner
shall thereupon, if he finds the same nuisance or
offensive to the public notify the OF said pen.
in writing, to abate the same within twenty-four
hours, and in case the same is not abated within
said time, it shall 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 impounded in the public pound, and said hogs
only be taken therefrom in the manner provided
for hogs which may be taken up for running at large
SECTION z. As a fall compensation for the dis
charge of the duties of his office the or
may be defined by law, or by any ordinance of the
city now or hereafter in force, the said Commission
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 hereby repeal
ed.
Passed Dec. 9TH 1881
Approved; HENRY CARsE,
Attest: Mayor.
ROBERT KoEHLER, City Clerk. 16d3t