The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-04
Ordinance No. 2,116.

AN ORDINANCE relating to the removal
and cremation of dead animals, night
SOIL garbage and other refuse matter,
regulating the charges therefor and re-
July 1, 1888. Ordinance No. 1928, approved
December 10, 1895, and Ordinance No
203s, approved July Z, 1899.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Topeka;
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to put any dead animal IN any any
city of Topeka and should any animal die
in any street, alley or other public Place
said city, then the person who owned said
animal prior to its death shall remove or
cause the same to be removed within five
hours from the time said animal died and
have the same cremated.
Sec 2. 1t shall be the duty of all per-
sons having knowledge of any dead ami
NAL in the city of Topeka to report the
Health, giving the name of the person
who owned said animal prior to its death
found and it shall be the duty of said
| secretary to forthwith notify the person
| who owned said animal to cause the same
to be removed and cremated as provided
| by this ordinance.
Sec. g. It shall be lawful for any per-
any point beyond the limits of the city of
| Topeka and within five miles thereof, a
| dead animals, night soil, garbage, or other
| refuse matter collected in the city of To-
| peka, but said crematory must be con-
! structed upon the most modern and inn
| proved plans, so that the same shall at no
1 time emit any unhealthful, disagreeable
| offensive nauseous smoke, gas or
| odors, and shall at all times be subject to
| the supervision of the Board of Health
| of said city, and the owner or operator of
| out all rules and regulations Of the Board
of Health or mayor and council of said
| cure from the city of Topeka a license to
| operate the same.
Sec. f. Any person operating a erema-
| tory constructed under authority of this
rates. tow1t: For horses, mules, and cat
| dogs, Is cents per head for fowls 10
| cents per head; for night soil. 40 cents per
of cubs feet or - so cts Per en foo
| bbl; for butchers offal including feath-
erF oT ete @ Sgnss Rer 6 oPher PARTIES who
may deliver animals, night-soil, garbage
| or other refuse matter at said crematory
| for cremation not to exceed the following
rates, towit: For horses, mules and cat
tie, 500 per head; for hogs. sheep and
| per head: for night soil, 20 cents per Dbl
| of cubic feet, or cents per cubic foot;
| for house garbage or Stops, Is cents per
| bbl; for butchers offal. including feath-
ers, ETC., 10 cents per bbl., and the right
to regulate said charges and rates at any
| time is hereby reserved to the mayor and
council of the city of Topeka, regardless
| of any language used in this ordinance,
or that may be used in any contract en-
tered into by the city.
| Sec. 5. Any person may charge for the
! removal of stable manure, garbage or
| Stops, not to exceed the following rates
ttowit: For the removal a. OF stable manure
per month; for house garbage or Stops, 10
each member of a family.
| Sec. 6. No person in the city of To-
peka shall engage in the removal or ere
| nation of dead animals, night-soil, gar
| bage or other refuse matter, nor operate
a crematory within five miles of said city,
| the sum of SO, or SO much thereof as
| shall be at the rate of $50 per annum, and
| which license shall expire on the first
/ day of May next after the issuance there
| bond with the city Of Topeka in the sum
| of $500 that he will well and truly OBJ
| and ali other health ordinances of the
| city of Topeka and all rules and regula-
| lions of the Board of Health of said city
| relating to the removal or cremation. of
dead animals, night-soii, garbage or other
| refuse matter.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or corporation in the city of To-
peka to engage in cleaning cess pools or
p p6 or vaults Stops except Win oGoT
9s ed w sbnifary yba Be s
| of health prior to the issuance of the Ii
| cense to said person and said person shall
| at all times maintain his apparatus in a
| sanitary condition, and if he fails SO to
| do the board of health may at any, time
| condemn his apparatus. Nor shall any
person or corporation remove the con-
| tents of any cessJpool or privy vault in
| Sec g. 1t shall be unlawful for any
| person or corporation to remove the con-
| tents of any cess-pool or prtvy until said
| person or corporation shall receive from
the secretary of the board of health per-
| nit to remove such. contents. Said per-
nit shall describe the premises wherein
| said prfvy or cess-pool is located and the
party authorized to remove the contents
| thereof and the time and date of issuance.
Said permit to be void after forty-eight
| hours from issuance.
| Sec. 8. The mayor and council may in
| vite sealed proposals by advertisement
for three days in the official city paper
| for the removal and cremation of all dead
| animals found in the city of Topeka for
| which there is no owner or where the
| owner is unable to pay for removing said
dead animals and shall award the con-
| tract for removing and cremating all of
| said dead animals to the lowest response
bic bidder. The person receiving the
award shall enter into a written contract
| with the CITY and shall take olIf a licensf