The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Goode Ordinance in the Interest OF Health
the Main Business of Consideration.

The Goode Ordnance In the Interest or health
the Main Business of Consideration.
The council met il regular session last
night, President Glaze being in the chair
in the absence of Mayor Carey.
The councilmen present were, Leveridge,
Buckeridge, Harris, Brown, Tucker,
Goode, Mosbacher and Martin.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meetings were dispensed with
Councilman Harris of the railway COM
mi5tee made ibrief report which was
adopted. 1t referred to his meeting with
the stockholders of the Missouri Pacific
at Fort Scott recently.
Mr.. Martin of the Judiciary committee
reported adversely on the claim of Anna
Morrison for damages.
Mr. Tucker of the public improvement
committee asked the release of that COM
mittee from the further consideration of
the dam question, and it was granted and
the matter put in charge of the sewer COM
mittee.
The usual number of bills were read and
referred to the proper committee.
John Martin asked for an additional ap
preparation of So per month for to tide
the childrens' home over the winter.
Councilman Mosbacher made a substitute
motion by moving the appropriation of
donation of 500 to the home. The substi
tute was adopted.
An appropriation for general purposes
was passed, after which the council pro-
ceeded to consider Mr.. Goodies sanitary
ordinance, which is as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. =.
An ordinance requiring owners, agents
or occupants of tenements of vacant lots,
to keep the same clean, and alleys in the
rear thereof; and providing for the re-
moyal of all garbage.
Be it ordained by the mayor and council
of the city of Wichita:
Section !. No person shall throw or de
post or permit anyone under his control
or in his employ to throw or deposit in
any street highway. alley, thoroughfare,
on any sidewalk or in or upon any other
public place, any garbage or waste paper
or slops of any kink whatever. Each house
holder who shall be notified so to do by
the health committee of the city council
or order OF city council, shall put his
garbage and Stops into a suitable vessel
and at a point convenient for removal.
The word garbage, as used herein, is IN
tended to mean any refuse matter and
articles, whether animal or vegetable,
thrown oul OF or rejected from the kitchen
or premises OF person, but in no case
shall it be construed to mean chamber I've
or night soil.
Sec = The contents of said garbage
vessel shall be removed and emptied at the
proper dumping place by the city scaven
ger, at least once liz every two days, at the
cost of the householder or person placing
or causing to be placed in it the said
garbage, or using it: which cost shall be
a charge of not to exceed 10 cents week
for each householder, private family or
person using it. and charge OF not 20
exceed p cents a week for each keeper OF a
boarding house. hotel or restaurant using
il; 20 nc paid 70 the city scavenger Mt the
time OF removing the garbage from the
said vessel by the said housekeeper, head
Of family, person. boarding house. hotel or
restaurant keeper, on demand Of the scav
enger therefor.
Sec. 5. The Mayor and city council shall
let TO some suitable person or persons by
the month. the contract TO do The work OF
the city scavengers, and his or their COM
pens2tion therefore shall be the fees 80 be
paid by the householder as aforesaid, and
any scavenger who ueglects his duties as
such when he snail have been so appointed
or conf racted with. and TO remove the
garbage as herein required, snail be guilty
Of a Elisdemeanor, aud may be removed
for any such cause by the mayor and
council. after conviction. and another ap.
pointed or eontricted with in his place
sec 4 Every cart or vehicle used 20 cart
garbage, slOps, ss7Il OF Otfal o. or about
any street. alley, highway or tLor0ughiare
OF this city shall ne fitted with ii good and
substantial tight box thereon, the sides
aud enGs OF wnich shall not b. less than
twenty inches high. 20 that no portion Of
SAGA garbage. Slup. swil Or oifal shall be
scattered, thrown or dropped into or upon
such street. alley. highway o. thorough
fare, aad all Carts and vehicles USED ia
hauling such offensive matter shall have
the box thereon tightly closed with SUI
GeIaut covering so cloSelT fitted a. n pre-
veut IL. -s.s,v * any Of tie contents or
siiipvia tleE-tsosu. Every person using
HBy est az vuHlck}e for such purposes
which docs not comply with the provisions
o. thss section shall D. guilty Of a n5isde-
ueaEoT.
sec. > Any person violating any pro
vision Cf tAls ord4na'ls or 1aillnz 10 con
ply y.s5l Is provisions - herein required
OF hja shall De guilty Of a misdeTnsaHos.
and on conviction may 6e fped any ssln
Igca exceeding CIIe hundred dollars, and i
IS expressly made be duty - the city mar
shall TIE sanitary sergeant. aud all officers
under tue marshal Ia see That ti4e pro
visions 81 tA.s ordinance are enforced. and
10 cali attention Of the force under MS
charge 20 The sane
Sec g. Each garbage wagon Shall he
plainly nun oerrd. and hare the words.
Carriage Wagon. painted thereon "a
suuse conspicuous place, IN plsin letters.
* = Ihis cT3aEance shall take efTec.
and be- in force from ard after - passage
and approval. aud publication "a toe
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