The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-16
Ordinance No. 1918.

AN ORDINANCE providing for city scaven :
gers prescribing the duties and regulations
fore, fixing the fees to be charged. penalties
for violating rules and regulations thereof;
and repeating ordinance No. 694, published
June 81. 1887, and ordinance No. 9S3, publish
ed July 18th, 1899.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilman of
the City of Topeka;
SECTION 1. The mayor shall at the regular
meeting in May of each year, by and with the
consent of the council appoint one or more suit
able persons, corporations or firms to act as
city scavengers for the ensuing year or who
shall hold said position during the pleasure of
the mayor and council license shall be issu-
ed TO SUCH person. corporation or firm IN which
shall be written or printed the name of the per
son to whom issued. the date thereof and the
time when the same shall expire; and all IL
cense issued to city Scavengers shall expire on
sued unless sooner cancelled by order OF the
mayor and council, and all licenses to city Scay-
engers shall be signed by the city clerk and at
tested with the seal of the city. No license
shall be issued to scavengers until all the re-
SEC. 2. That upon complying with the con-
dICIOnS of this ordinance and the approval OF
the bond therein provided for. the city clerk
lion so comnving THAT ' Sad cen ~ shall an
thOriZe such person or corporation TO act as the
city scavenger in the city of Topeka. That all
licenses issued to the city scavengers of the city
OF Topeka shall expire on the first day of May
cancelled by order of the mayor and council.
That the city physician may for cause suspend
meeting of the mayor and COUNCIL. and forth
a
the premises with the city clerk.
SEC 9: The city scavengers provided for in
paratus in performing their work. The said
apparatus shall consist of such Odorless tools,
tents of privy vaults and cesspooIs as may
be approved by the city physician of
and appliances shall first be inspected
used, and if the same are satisfactory the said
city physician shall SO certify and Tile copy of
Topeka. board health
power at any time to condemn any tools, APP
paratus or appliances used by city scavenger
when the same shall become unfit for use or fail
to do its work to the satisfaction of the board of
NIT any person in their employ to use any APP
provided for or that has been Condemned by the
said city board OF health. That any person,
corporation or firm who shall engage in the
business OF a city scavenger without having a
license in full force so to do. or who shall use
accepted, has been condemned. herein
provided. shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanOr and shall be fined i'll a sum not less than
five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each
Provided, however. That before any license
shall be issued TO any city scavenger he shall
Isl OOO) to be approved by the mayor and.cOunciI
conditioned for the faithful performance OF his
duties. and he shall pay into the city treasury
the sum of hfty dollars (S50) per annum as IL
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the city scav-
enger to remove the contents of privy vaults
and cesspools, dead animals, garbage and
otfal, when directed by the city board of health
or the mayor and council, and the contents of
zens IN the manner hereinafter specified citizens
may notify said city Scavenger verbally or IN
they may desire to have emptied and shall ten
der Herewith to said city scavenger the fee for
scayenger shall be allowed to charge and col
lect for his services from the person or persons
he is directed to perform services. the following
contents Of any privy vault and cesspooI, ten /
cents (IOc(, and said city scavenger SHAH be and
he is hereby permitted to charge and receive in /
advance from any owner occupant or agent of /
any premises requiring his services, sum APP I
privy vault or cesspool and If any amount in
same shall be refunded as soon as the excess
shall be aScertained. For removing any dead /
TO charge and collect the following fees and no
session of said dead animal
For removing dead horses or mules.
e 2; % 70 per per head
Yeariings, and two years old heifers, bulls
caT anu 1nder one year old IS Per per head
Dogs ACCOMPLISHMENTS. p per mead
Provided that the mayor my be and he |
is hereby authorized 10 contract with any |
city seaTengeg employed under the o IONS
pose of dead animals found in the city limits
can be found. al less rate than the rate per
head fixed by this. ordinance, which said con-
out of the city treasury when accompanied by
evidence satisfactory to the council that no
be found, or if found that such person IS I'M
queStlOnaby unable TO pay Sucn Zee IL snali
be the duty of the city Scavenger. when notified
by any person, corporation or firm that a de ad
is lying in any street. alley, hi ghWay,
public park or common or Enclosure within the
city limit, to Immediately Investigate the fact
and look after and remove the same in the
manner and under the provisions of this ordl- .
nance and either bury or cremate the same
That in removing any dead animal it shall be Il
the duty of the city scavenger to cause the said
dead animal to be covered up and concealed while
being transported over any street, alley. high
way or public place in the city of Topeka, and /
the wagon vehicle in which said animal is be-
ing transported shall practica bic be |
kept moving not to Inconvenience the |
citizens of the city the travelling public
SEC. 5. The contents of all privy vaults and |
cesspools shall be removed by the city scavenger
in the day time between sunrise and sunset. by /
the use of the apparatus .hereinbefore de-
Scribed to a place designated and known as the !
CITY dump and shall by the of the said city /
dump be deposited in the river out of sight of /