The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-21
AN ORDINANCE

Creating the Office of Commissioner of Health. and
defining his duties and fixing his compensation.
BE 1T Ordained 6y the City Council OF tie city Of
Rock Island:
SECTION / 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 soon thereafter as may be.
and bennally thereafter, and vacancies in the once,
caused by death, resignation or Otherwise shall pc
filled by like appointment for the residue OF the
term.
upon the duties of his office shall execute bond to
the City of Rock Island, in the penal sum Of TIVE
Thousand Dollars with such securities as the cry
performance of the duties of said office.
SECTION 3. 1t shall be the duty of the saia
Commissioner, at all times TO see that all busi-
ness is conducted with due regard TO the
public health and comfort, and to report IN writ
ing to the Mayor all delinquncies 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 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 he may require, and they
shall report to him all nuisances which they may
detect and they shall investigate all complaints OF
nuisances which may be reported TO them, and re-
port the to the commissioner, II in their Judg.
ment they are nu1sances.
health shall To exist. account OF the eXp1ra
ton of the terms of Office Of its members or ma
jorty thereof, for any other reason, said com,
perform all the duties of said board OF health and
therefore all ordinances and provisions relating tc
said board of health shall be construed and treated
as 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. It shall be the duty Of the City Mar
shal and each members0f the police force. TO report
to the Health Commissioner the existence OF any
hog pen, in the city limits, which is nuisance or OF
I fensive to the public. and the said commissions
shall thereupon, if he finds the nuisance o.
offensive the public, notify the owner Of said pen
| in writing, to abate the within twenty lou
| hours. and in the same is not abated within
said time 1t shall be the duty of the City Marshal
| on the written order of said Health Commissioner
to cause the same be abated and the hogs therei
| to be inpounded in the public pound, and said hog
can only Ne taken therefrom in the manner provides
for hegs which may be taken up for running at large
| SECTION T. As full compensation for the dis
charge of the duties of his ctce. as the same are
| may be defined by law. or by any ordinance of tn
city, hereafter in force, the said Commission
er of Health shall receive the of Fifty Dollar
per month";
| SECTION s. All ordinances and parts of ordinar
ces in conflict with this ordinance hereby repea
| ed.
| Passed Dec 9th 1881.
Approved: HENRY cARsE.
| Attest: Mayor
ROBERT KoEuLEE, City Clerk. 16dS