Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1907-11-16
Bill No. IS.
ORDINANCE NO. e

An Ordinance providing for the collection and
removal of accutnnlations of Rubbish. Waste
Stops, Excrement and Garbage from all prem
ises. streets and alleys in the city of Yeringtor
and providing for the disin fectng of the sale
premises; for the appointment of special pc
lice officer 10 enforce the same. defining hi,
duties and providing for the fixing Of his com
pensation and the manner of collecting the
same. aud other matters relating thereto:
The City Council of the City of Yerngton dc
ordain:
Section /. That from and after the passage
adoption and approval OF this ordinance it shall
be the duty OF the Chief OF Police to appoint as
other policemen appointed. a special officer
who shall qualify as other policemen are required
to qualify. before entering upon his duties, and
who shall he especially charged with the en-.
forceinent of this ordinance, and the abatement
OF any nuisance not described herein
Section 2. That Immediately upon receiving
his said appointment. the SAID Special Officer
shall, without any unnecessary delay inspect all
premises within the CITY limits examine all
sinks and privy vaults, carefully note the accu.
mutations OF filth or rubbish thereon and by
notices in writing, served other notices are
served. order the placing of receptacles for the
collection of the same for removal at the cost
and expense of the occupant or owner at a
schedule price per month or load as may be
agreed upon and approved by the City Council
Section 3. The receptaces to be so placed as
above provided, shall be of uniform size aud
character made as follows: For liquid offal,
Stops and swii & lvanized iron round cans or
tanks. az feet high by ~ feet in diameter. with
handles on the opposite sides and having remov-
able telescoping, tight convex covers; for dry
refuse and rubbish. goods boxes of convenient
size tor handling. provided that at least one of
each of such receptacles shalt be placed the
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shall become necessary: and all saloon hotel
and restaurant keepers, and residents within the
city limits shall pay for and maintain such gar
bage cans and boxes as shall be ordered as here
matter provided. at their own expense and cost.
and any refusal wilful failure to maintain
such receptacies as above provided. shall subject
the offender to prosecution by the City Board OF
Health as by ordinance heretofore provided
Section 4. The cost of placing the cans for the
collection OF Stops and liquid offal above de-
scribed. shall be borne and paid for by the occu-
pant of the premises whereon placed. pro-
vided that the special officer herein described
shall upon careful estimate. make a list of the
number OF cans that will be needed. and on the
approval of the city council shall order the same
on the credit of the city of yerington, and de-
liver or place the same at the cost price TO the
user with freight added shown by the bills
which shall be open to inspection of any or all
parties interested.
Section 5. All privy vaults shall be regularly
disnfected by the liberal use of chloride OF lime
therein at least twice everv week, and shall be
excavated and cleaned whenever said Special
Officer shall require II by notice in writing as
hereinbeiore provided. within Ave DAYS OF the
service of such notice, provided that after :
waiting and cleaning the said vaults. If the Board
OF Health shall SO require, slide boxes shall be
placed instead OF such vaults, to be removed by
the person removing garbage. from time TO time
Ia Sail rsa1n -,
Section 8. The said Special Officer shalt pro-
vide himself with garbage wagon and other
paraphernala necessary to effectively handle
and remove the accumuiations Of garbage. rub
bish aud filth above described. and shall haul the
garbage or cause il to he hauled 10 some convene
lent dumping ground outside the city limits. dis
tant from habitation or public highway to be
selected by the City Board of Health. where II
shall he burned.
Section 7. The said Special Officer is hereby
declared to be an agent Of the City Of yerington
and all charges made by him within the estab-
lished schedule Of rates for removing any and
| ali garbage. or any expense incident thereto bv
him necessarily incurred shall be paid to the
said Special Ofsicer as such agent and shall be
due and payable at the time Of such rendition Of
service or mourning OF expenses and IL unpaid
for ten days thereafter itenzed bill therefor
shall be by said Special Officer, turned over 10
the City Attorney to be collected upon suit az
other amounts due the said city are collected:
provided that upon the recovery Of any judg-
tsent against the Defendant for snch charge or
part thereof together with costs to the costs
now by law provided there shall be added an
additional charge of twenty-five dollars. as a
puntative damage to be collected from the de-
fendant as other costs collected and which Is
hereby allowed to the City Attorney add
tional fee for conducting such suit.
Section s. The said Special Officer shall see n
1t that the provisions OF this ordinance car
risd o~t and enforced. and he shall receive as
full compensation for his said services the Sums
collected or to be collected by for him under
schedule and rate to be established by the city
council as above provided
! Section 9. The City Clerk and the Clerk OF
the City Council of the City Of Yeripgton is
hereby authorized and ordered to have this City
Ordinance No. a3, published in the yeripgton
Times, weekly newspaper. published in the
City of yerimgton. for the period OF one week.
Passed and adopted this nth day of November
1907.
Aves-Councilmen Some Ross, Snyder.
Eays-N
Absent--Galipgher.
Approved this nth day Of November A. d.
| 1907.
JUDSON G. v. SMITH.
Mayor of the City of Yerington.
Attest: w. r. POWERS.
CLARK III the (sitv Caa,riI and Cfv of yerirp1n,