The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-22
JOHN BAY,
g. 2. THEIs,

The following ordinance was intro
auced, considered by sections under
suspension of the rules, and adopted by
the following vote: Aycs-Bay, Walk
up. iceland, Halleck, Moore. Nays
Thatcher and Theis.
An ordinance prescribing certain sani
tary regulations and to provide penal
ties for the violation thereof.
Be it ordained by the mayor and coun
cilmcn of the city of Emporia:
SECTION l. Ali kitchen slOps shall be
| deposited by persons creating such slops
| in barrel or other suitable vessel TO he
kept exclusively for that purpose at the
rear of their premises and convenient OF
| access from the alley.
SEC 2. All waste water from bath
rooms, wash rooms, bed chambers and
laundries at hotels, boarding houses,
| restaurants, barber shops and public
laundries shall he deposited In suitable
vessels at the rear of the premises and
convenient of access from the alleys,
but not in vessels used for kitchen
Stops.
All vessels for the reception of slOps
| and waste eater at public places shall be-
of sufficient capacity to hold at least one
days supply, and at private residences
all such vessels shall be of sufficient ca
pacity To hold at least two days supply,
and such vessels shall be furnished, put
in place and kept in place by the parties
causing OF creating such Stops or waste
water.
SEC. 3. No pig pen or sty shall be
| erected within one hundred yards Of
any residence.
SEC. 4. All pig pens or sites now used
or kept within one hundred yards of
| any dwelling house or residence shall,
within three months from the taking
effect of this ordinance, be removed by
| the owner or keeper thereof so as to
| comply with section 3 of this ordinance.
SEC. 5. For any violation of any OF the
provisions of this ordinance the person
| so offending shall, upon conviction, be
fined in any sum not exceeding ten dol.
| lars.
SEC. 6. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
publication.
Approved June 20, 1882.
ID. w. EASTMAN. Mayor.
The following ordinance was also con
sidered by sections, under the suspen
sion OF the rules. and adopted by the
following vote: Ayes-Bay, Walkup
Ireland, Halleck, Moore. Nays-Thatch
er and Theis.
An Ordinance creating the Office of city
scavenger, defining his duties and pre-
scribing his cOmpensalions.
Be it ordained by the mayor and
councilmen of the city of Emporia:
SEC. 1. The office of city scaven
ger is hereby created. and tie mayor
shall appoint by and with the cOnsen
of the council, some suitable person fol-
| such Office.
SEC. 9. Said officer shall see that al
kitchen slops and waste water are prop
erly deposited Us required by an Ordi
nance entitled san ordinance prescibinJ
certain sanitary regulations" adopteC
June 20, 1882, and shall cause all kitch
en- Stops TO be removed from private res
licences at least iE two days; and all slop
and waste water from hotels, barbe
shops, restaurants and public laundries
at least once day. Said waste water 4
, be redeposited at some suitable place b
be designated by the hoard of health an
not within one-fourth mile OF any res
dence. He shall see generally TO ia
/ proper carrying out of all ordinance
now in force or hereafter TO be adopte
, in relation TO sanitary regulations an
to cause the same to be enforced, an
: complain against all violators thereof.
] SEC. 3. His compensation shall b
: the free and exclusive use Of all kItche
, slOps.
SEC 4. For any violation of this o
5 dinance or neglect OF said duties, Il
s said city scavenger shall, on conviction
Z be fined in any sum NOT exceeding
a and be subject to removal from Office.
SEC. 5. This ordinance shall take offe'
and be in force from and after its publ
cation.
Al Approved June %, 1882.
II ID. w. EASTMAN, Mayor.
II On motion the committee on ogdina
Cos was allowed further time TO censid
: the ordinances governing the fire depsr
!. ment.
On motion the ordinance relating
FefundIng the city debt was laid Oy
until next meeting
/. On moIi1a the ordinance relating
the taxing of insurance and express Coz
: was laid over
,e An ordinance providing for the Pc
B ment of the following claims was pr
scented, considered under suspension
r. the rules and adopted bya unaniuso
,e vote: