Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1907-11-23
Bill No. Is.
ORDINANCE NO. q

removal of Accommodations of Rubbish, Waste.
| Stops, Excrement and Garbage from all prem
Uses, streets and alleys in the city of Yerington
and providing for the disiufecting of the said
premises; for the appointment of a special po.
lice officer to enforce the same. defining his
| duties and providing for the fixing of his
| pensaton and the of collecting the
same, aud other matters relating thereto:
The City Council of the City of yerington do
ordain:
Section |. That from and after the passage,
| adoption and approval of this ordinance ii shall
| be the duty of the Chief of Police to appoint o.
| other policemen appointed special officer,
who shall qualify as other policemen required
| to qualify. before entering upon his duties, and
who shall be especially charged with the
! torcement of this ordinance, aud the abatement
| of any nuisance not described herein
Section q. 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
fnotices in writing served as other notices are
served, order the placing of receptacies for the
| collection of the for removal. at the cost
| and expense of the occupant owner. Mt
| schedule price per month or load may be
| agreed upon and approved by the City Council
Section 3. The receptacles to be SO placed as
| -
character, made as follows For liquid offal,
| slops and swill. galvanized iron round
| tanks, ~ feet high by " feet in diameter. with
handles OF the opposite sides, and having remov-
| able telescoping, tight convex covers; for dry
| refuse and rubbish. goods boxes OF convenient
size for handling. provided. that at least of
| each of such receptaces shall be placed OH the
premises and many additional receptaces as
| 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 shall he ordered as here
| matter provided. at their own expense and cost,
aud any refusal or willful failure to maintain
such receptacles 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 Tor the
| collection OF slops and liquid ofial, above de-
scribed shall be borne aud paid for by the occu-
pant of the premises wherein so placed pro-
| vided that the special officer herein described
| sha'! upun careful estimate. make a list of the
number of cans that will be needed. and on the
approval % the city council shall order the same
On the credit OF .he city of Yerington and de.
| liver place the same nj The cost price 10 the
| user with freight added as shown by the bills
which shall be open to inspection of any all
parties interested.
Section 5. All privy vaults shall be regularly
disinfected by the liberal use of chloride of lime
therein at least twice every week, aud shall be
| excavated and cleaned whenever said Special
Officer shall require II by notice in writing
hereinbelore provided, within five days of the
service Of si;c. notice, provided that after exca-
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
as the said Special Officer shall direct.
Section 6. The said special Officer shall pro-
| vide himself with garbage wagon and other
| paraphernala necessary to effectively handle
| and remove the Accommodations of garbage. rub
bish and filth above described aud shall haul the
| garbage cause il to be hauled to some conven-
| lent dumping ground outside the city limits, dis
tant from habitation or public highway, to he
selected by the City Board of Health, where 1t
| shall be burned.
| Section 7. The said Special Officer is hereby
declared to be agent of the City OF Yerngtott
| and all charges made by him within the estab-
| lshed schedule OF rates for removing any and
| aii garbage. or any expense incident thereto BY
him necessarily Incurred shall he paid to the
sad Special Officer as such agent, and shall be
due aud payable at the time of such rendition OF
! service or ncnrring Of expenses. and II unpaid
| for ten days thereafter itemized bill therefor
| shall be by said Special Officer, turned over to
| the City Attorney TO be collected upon suit as
other amounts due the said city are collected:
| provided that upon the recovery Of any judg-
ment against the defendant for such charge or
/ part thereof together with costs, to the cests
| now by law provided, there shall be added an
! additional charge of twenty FIVE dollars. as
puntative damage to be collected from the DE-
| PENDANT other costs collected, and which Is
| hereby allowed to the City Attorney as an addi-
tonal fee for conducting such suit.
| Section s. The said Special Officer shall see 10
| il that the provisions OF this ordinance are car
| ried out and enforced and he shall receive A.
full compensation for his said services the sums
collected to be collected by or for him under
schedule and rate to he establi shed by the city
council as above provided
Section 9. The City Clerk and the Clerk of
| the City Council Of the City OF Yerington,. IS
hereby authorized aud ordered TO have this City
Ordinance No 49, published IN the yerington
| Times a weekly newspaper, published in the
City Of yerington, for the period OF one week
! Passed and adopted this nth day of November,
| 1907
| Councilman Some Ross, snyder
| Nays-None
| Acknowledgment.
| Approved this nth day of November A. ID.
1877
JUDSON G. r. SMITH,
/ Mayor of the City of Yerington.
| Attest: w. +. POWERS
Clerk Of the City Council and City of yeringtor