Cañon City record., 1902-08-21
ORDINANCE NO. 237.

An ordinance concerning the cleaning of cess
pools, vaults and grease traps.
Be it ordained by the City of Council Of
Canon City:
SEC. l. That no night soil grease trap or
cesspOol matter shall be deposited or buried in
or on any premises within the city limits Of
this city.
SEC. 2. All privy vaults and cesspools must
be cleaned once year, or oftener. If ordered to
do so.
SEC. 3. Whenever any grease trap privy
vault or cesspool is discontinued such grease
trap. privy vault or cesspool must be cleaned
to the bottom and filled up with earth or other
suitable material; and such work must be un
der the supervision of the health officer.
SEC. /. No person. company or corporation
| shall engage in or conduct the occupation OF
business known as vault cleaners without first
| having obtained from the city license there
| for; the party applying for such license shall
be first equipped with an air tight suction tank,
also a sheet steel tight covered tank and other
modern appliances for such work. and shall
pay to the city clerk the sum of twenty five
dollars (S25.OO) ns a licsrsr for one year.
SEC. 8 The contents 0i prvy vaults. grease
traps and cesspools within the limits uf the city
shall not be removed theTrfrom. nor shall the
same be transported through any street. alley
or public place within the city. except in the
most approved sanitary mmner through or By
means ui air-tight suction tanks. II soft and
mixed with water. and If 50 I'd or dry. In sheet
steel covered tanks, In such manner A. shall
prevent the escape Of any noxious or offensive
odors and preserve such contents from sight
or exposure during transportation. All tools.
appliances and vehicles used in such cleaning
and removal shall be kept and maintained In
perfect sanitary condition, subject to the in
spection Of the health board OF This ctty.
SIC. 8. II shall be unlawful TOR any psI-un.
company or corporation to enGagr In the &C
Cupatiou known as vault cleaner ~ charge for
services rendered by him, or them, In said ga
paciry. more than four dollars per Toad 90 dive
hundred gaiiass4 otr-yr-,, .r-...sys s-..-- s-st
Ats esst,orr ilsaos~esaE,si onrzhalf hollses
for each grease trap, or more than twenty cents
per cubc foot for night soil or solid matter rc-
moved or more than ike dollars fur opening
and cleaning the bottom and sides Of each
oe-spooL including disiufrcting and dsudonE
ing and putting the same ir first clh-- condi-
ton The board % health of this city shall
desi gnate the grouiids upon whIcb sGrh mater
ial may be dumped.
SEC. Z. Before issuing the license mention
ed in section four hereof. the applicant tiierr-
for shall execute and tile with thrs City Cs-rk a
bond to the City of Canon City'in thr penal
sum ot five hundred dollars. with sufiiEient
sureties To Dc approNcu bS tlie Nlly Nouhth-
conditioned that she applicant will faithfiliy
observe all ordinances and rules ofthe health
board adopted ard TO be adopted concerTinx
the conduct and regulation Of such licensed
person. and that be will pay all fines. penalties
and damages which may be lssess.-d against
him for the violation ut -nCh ordinances rifles
and regulations.
SEE. :, ANY person. peT~uns. cOrpoIation os
corporations falling refusing to comply sith f,
or who violates any OF the provisions, of The |
tprexoing sections of this ordinance stall uSon
conviction thereof. be fined sum not lsss |
than five dollars and nat more than twenty |
five dollars for each oFrfs
SEC. o. An ordinance rnritled, An or4in- |
ancr concerning scaven-ser's liCense,' adoDs<d |
June Is, 1896, and ali other ordinances and |
parts of ordinances in conflict with this undin-
ance are oereby repealed. |