The daily sentinel., 1904-08-10
PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
A Proposed Ordinance of the City
ofGrand Junction, introduced
by Alderman Stockton.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO
SCAVENGERS.

Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Grand Junction:
Section l. From and after the pas
sage of this ordinance. any person or
persons who shall apply for and obtain
license as in this ordinance provid-
ed. shall be a city Scavenger, and
shall be entitled to the rights and
privileges therein provided.
Section IL 1t shall be the duty of
the city scavenger or soavengers to
see that all nuisances are properly
abated by requesting the authors
thereof to abate the same; and if any
person shall fail or refuse to abate a
nuisance when so requested, the City
Scavenger shall report such failure
to the marshal in writing within five
days; and it shall be the duty of the
marshal Immediately upon the report
of such failure to file complaint a
gainst the author of such nuisance as
provided ny the ordinances of the city
of Grand Junction.
Section III No person shall engage
in the hauling away of filth. slops,
refuse, waste. dirt. night soil. man
ure. or cleaning of privy vaults. nor
do the work commonly known as scav-
anger work within this city without
first obtaining license so to do &; pro-
vided. that this ordinance shall not
be held to prevent nor prohibit farm
ers or gardeners from hauling or csus-
ed to be hauled manure from within
the city for fertilizing purpc ses.
| Section ". Any person who has
obtained license as a City Scavenger
shall upon request of any person with
iu the city, and npon payment of
such scavenge- of fees and charges
herein provided for. Immediately and
without delay do and perform any
and all scayenger work so requested
within the city; and if any such
scavenger shall fail or refuse to do
and perform any such work when SO
requested. he shall be deemed guilty
of an offense, and punished as in
this ordinance provided.
Section V. Any person desiring
to obtain a license to carry on the
business of scavenger within this city.
shall apply to the City Council for the
appointment of such position, and
shall pay to the City Clerk a license
fee of SIS 90 per snnum for such
license. license in such case to be
issued for one year.
Section vi. A City Scavenger ol
licensed person shall be entitled to re
ceive and collect the following, ant
no other charges for the following
work namely:
For hauling off dead horse or Gov
50. 90.
For hauling off dead colt or cal
Sl.00.
For hauling off dead cat, rabbit o
chicken S. 10.
For hauling off dead dog s 2
For hauling off ashes, per load 81 90
For hauling OFF away manure
rubbish or litter, each load 10
t For hauling off garbage, per barre
$ 20.
. For cleaning each grease trap icon
tents to be hauled out of city, 81. 90.
For cleaning Drivy vault, for eac
load, (provided that privy vault
must be cleaned between the hours G
: nine p. m. and four a. m. $500
: And further provided, that eac
and every article above enumerate
must be removed from within til
= city limits. and must not be aliowe
! to be deposited in any place or in an
d manner in such way as that the sam
2 will be or become a nuisance to in
habitants residing adjacent to til
= city.
Section VII. The number of eac
wagon and the name Garbage Wal
on" or "Scavenger" shall be printe
on the side of the wagon; and liz
ense to do express and transfer bus
ness within the City of Grand Jun,
It tion shall not authorize or prem
the holder thereof to carry on ii
4 business of scavenger as provided
his ordinance.
Section VIII. Any person or pc
a sons who shall violate anv of the prt
visions of this ordinance shall
: deemed guilty of an offense and u
i on conviction shall be fined not lie
than five dollars, nor more than OIL
h hundred dollars.
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