The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-05-05
Ordinance No. II.
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE
TO SCAVENGER WORK.
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE Wiz

THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE Wiz
LACE OF FALL LAKE Do ORDAIN;
section ]. That every private residence,
motel. saloon, boarding house or place where
persons reside or do business where garbage
and refuse matter accumulates, in the Viii
lage of Fall Lake shall be provided with
suitable receptacals for receiving garbage
Stops and refuse matter. which shall be
water-tight and kept in place convenient
and accessible, SO that the same may be re-
moved as often as necessary to keep the
premises clean and healthy and at such in
tervals of time as the health officers shall
direct. and as provided by the ordinances OF
the Village.
Section 2. The Village council shall have
power to grant licenses to any person or
persons for the purpose of cleaning or re-
moving the contenes which are of a nauSe-
Gus or offensive character. from privy
vaults, sinks, drains, cess-pools, public
places. streets anc alleys, and such person
shall be known and deemed q night scaven-
ger.
Section Z. No person or persons. shall
within the corporate limits, of the Village,
remove the contents of any privy vault,
sink, private drain or cesspool where the
contents are of d nauseous and offensive
character, nor in any manner engage In the
business of night scavenger without first
having obtained d permit or license to do so
from the Village Council: PROVIDED, that
the owners or occupants of the premises
having privy vaults. sinks, drains, to be
cleaned and desiring to remove the contents
thereof themselves may be allowed.to do 50
under the same conditions as to time and
manner of doing the same as the night scav-
enger would be required to observe in doing
the work and by written permit from the
health Office.
Section L. Every person or persons, OBJ
tanning such license or permits from the
Village Council or health officer, shall
comply with the regulations, and ordinances
of the village and board of health in doing
the work mentioned in the foregoing sect
ions. and with the laws of the State of Min
nesota, regulating such matters.
Section 5. The Village Council in grant
ing permit or license to the night scaven-
ger may fix a limit of charges which such
night scavenger may make against the per-
sons employing him'to do such work. and if
any person shall willfully charge greater
sum than the amount fixed his license may
be revoked.
Section g. No privy vault, sink or private
| drain. cess-pool, nor the contents thereof
where the same is of nauseous and offensive
character shall be cleaned or removed be-
tween the hours of Six o'clock in the fore
| noon and Nine o'clock in the afternoon of
| any day, except when the contents are in a
frozen condition, or when disinfectants are
used which render the same odorless or in
offensive whom being so removed.
Section Z. Any person or persons violat-
ing any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall upon conviction thereof be punished
by a fine of not less than, One Dollar nor
| more than One Hundred Dollars, and costs
| of suit, and in default of payment thereo f
| be committed to Jail until such payment be
made, or to work upon the public streets as
provided by ordinance, but such commit
ment shall not exceed nintY days.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after it's
passage, publication and recording.
Passed and approved April 18th, 1905,
L. B. HAGEN.
Attest: President Village Council,
CHAS. G. NELSON,
Recorder. (SeaD 4-28 5-12