The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
SPECIAL NorlcEs.


IN oRDlNANCE-To amend artples So.
~, $40. St,. 3S and sps OF the Revised
1vde OF Ordinances OF the City of Hous.
BE 1; ordained by the City Council OF
the CITY OF Houston. Section !. lhsii
articles So, $40, SAC, sl7 s's ana sls OF the
Revised Coas of Ordinances ne and the
ssme are hereby so amended as here
aztec TO read as follows;
Article SS7. II shall I've unlawful for any
rcrson or persons TO raise up the iloors
OF any house, building or teicrsent, or
70 dig up the earth on any lot or paecei
OF ground. or make any excavations fur
any purpose whatever, Within the cor
poate limits of the city OF touston,
nnl1ss the consent OF the city Council
SHAH have been first obtained therefor
Any person violating the provisions Of
TINS article must, on conviction, be fined
IN any sum not lesss than ten dollars nor
more than fifty dollars.
Article 81. All owners of ynr,la. or
any other grounds within the city, and
al persons roining or leasing my lots,
yards, or other grounds within The city.
are forbidden to suncr st8gnant water
20 stand or remain on any OF san prem
1893, and they are required, whenever
the CITY Council shall deem necessary
to cause said lots grounds and yayds 10
he levclcd and raised with additional
thrth, or otherwise TO he drannd so
that stagnant water DO not allowed to
flow on adjacent lots, Any person vio-
iating the provisions OF THIS article. OF
failing or refusing to comply with .he
same. after due notice shall have been
given said person nv order ~ the CITY
Council, must hs tncd NOT less Than I'VE
nor more Than twenty dollars for eacn
day he shall fail to comply with said
orders
Article 2i5. All persons are required to
have aud keep IN their yards. lots or
promises. ctther tubs. barrels baskets
or other convcnionccs 10 receive all such
objects and substances, with the oNcer-
ton OF dung ANA fccul.nt matter thqt
ihcy may be cmptl,d thence into the
III -
sUoets for that purpose. II s. The duty
of the Health Inspector dnd tho person
In chugo OF the. scaverpr carte %
see that tho provisions Of this article
are strictly enforced and any ncrTon
who refuses TO obey the provisions OF
this article or refuses TO comply win
III. orders given to enforce tue Same,
must ho fined rot less than Ave, nor
more than twenty 1--WE dollars.
Article NJ 1t Is hereby made tho duty
of the Mayor aud Hospital Committee Ia
provide 10y purchase or otncrWis' ~ sui
iicicnt nun, her of sclvcnWer carts, with
the necessary animals, harness. took
and other equipments ana laboteis 10
remove All filth and other Substances
detrimental to public health or offensive
IN thor character TO such point or points
as may hn lcsignnicd " place or rlncr"
turc OF such refuse d.ananhs dlslnicvton
the same snail bc dtsinfccted. Said
scaVnngcr carts shall be under the dlrcc-
ton and control of the Mayor aud los
pital Committee, who shall make SUIT
able rules and regulations for the proper
working of SAID carts ard shal rm-
ploy some suitable person, undor such
conditions as they may nN, 10 cfcfScc
the working OF trtid carts ina carey out
the rules and regul ii.ons provided Tor
NE slme, and sad oNeirecr may hc
changed from tine to lime MS the best
interests of the city may require nv said
Mayor ana Hospital Committoe,
Article sS, THIS pr1pcrly owners wh f.o