The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-23
ORDINANCE NO. 1924.

OnD4N ANCE M. 1874.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
+ me protection of the general health of
collection, removal and disposal of dead
animals. night soil, garbage, offal or
any other animal vegetable or refuse
therefor and providing penalties for vio-
iatlon thereof, and repeating Ordinance
BE 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka.
sec. l. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to put any dead animal in any street,
Iopeka or to allow any dead animal
Which he owned or had control of to re-
place or on the premises of any person
within said city for more than five hours,
and should any animal die in any street,
aiIey or other public pace or on the prem
1ses of any person within said city, then
the person who owned or had possession
and control of said animal prior to the
be removed within five hours from the
time said animal dies and have the same
deslccated or cremated or disposed of in
some other sanitary way approved by the
city board of health.
Sec z 1t shall be the duty of the owner,
possessor, and all persons having knowl-
edge OF any dead animal in the city of
Topeka. to report the same to the secre
tary of the board of health. giving the
possession or control of said animal prior
to Its death, and the place where the same
may be found, and it shall be the duty of
said secretary to forthwith notify the per-
control of said animal to cause the same
to be removed and disiccated or cremated
approved by the city board of health as
provided for by this ordinance. The
words dead animals" as used in this Or
dinance shall be held to include all dead
animals. skinned or unskinned undressed,
unslaughtered hogs, cattle and other ami
mails which may have died from disease,
or hnr- q
for use as food, in accordance with the
sanitary laws regulating such act. 1t shall
skin animals dying with tuberculosis, an
thrax, blackleg or other malignant dis
eases.
Sec s. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son or corporation to remove the contents
of any cesspool or privy until said person
or corporation shall receive from the sec
remove such contents. Said permit shall
describe the premises wherein said privy
or cesspool is located, and the party au-
thorized to remove the contents thereof,
and the time and date of issuance
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any per
son. firm CT corporation in the city of To-
peka to engage in cleaning cesspools or
privy vaults or removing night-soi1, ex-
cept with odorless and sanitary apparatus
and appliances Which shall be i,ns ds tea
board of health prior to the issuance of
the license to said person., and said person
shall at all times maintain his apparatus
in sanitary condition, and If he fails to
do so. the board of health may at any
time condemn his apparatus, and with the
his license OF permit. Nor shall any per-
son, firm or corporation remove the con-
tents of any cesspool or privy vault in
an uncleany or offensive manner.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of every res
ident householder, tenant, hotelkeeper,
boarding house keeper. retail and whole
sale dealer, and all parties or persons oc-
cupying dwellings within the city of To-
peka to provide or cause. to be kept or
garbage and offa1, said vessels or tanks
to be perfectly water tight, and provided
with tightly fitting covers, which covers
shall not be removed except when abso-
lutely necessary. Said vessels or tanks
shall be kept or placed in the rear of the
house and at or near the alley line, SO thai
the contents thereof can be easily remov-
ed, and shall be of a capacity of not more
than two bushels. Every person in pos
session Of such premises shall permit t the
garbage and offal from such vessels OF
tanks without unnecessary delay, and nc
person except for such purpose author
lied shall in any manner Interfere with
such vessels or tanks, or the contents
thereof; and every such resident house
house keeper. retail or wholesale dealer
and all PARTIES Parties t6 or so onsa
keep their premises clean, and shall col,
lect all garbage and offal thereon and
place the same in the said vessel or tank
daily, The words garbage and offal;" as
cIude every refuse accumulation of ami
NAL, fruit or vegetable matter, that at
Of, dealing in or storage Of meats. fish,
fowls. fruits or vegetables and it shall be
unlawful for any person to pace in such
vessel or tank any ashes, refuse, waste OF
other material whatsoever.
Sec. 6. It shall be lawful for any person
firm or corporation whenever authority Is
given by the mayor and council to erect
within the limits of the city of Topeka OF
beyond the limits of the city. of Topeka
and desiccating works or crematory OF
sufficient capacity to consume all matter
furnished by the city for the purpose OF
| reducing. cremating or desiccating dead
other refuse matter collected In the city
Of Topeka, but said reduction and desic-
eating works or crematory must be con-
structed upon the most modern and i'm
proved plans so that the same shall al nc
time emit any unhealthful, dfsagreeable
offensive or nauseous smoke, gas or doors
and shall at all times be subject to the SUI
pervision of the board Of health of said
city, and the owner or operator OF SAID re-
duction and disiccating works or crema-
tory shall at all times carry out all rules
and regulations of the board of heath OF
said city with reference thereto. and shall
procure from the city of Topeka license
to operate the same.
Sec. T. The dead animals, garbage, onal
house refuse. condemned meat, fruit a+ OF
BILE or refuse matter that shall be coilect'
ed and removed as provided by this ord1-
nance snail De OlSpOSeu VI ny OSiiiS iC-
duced desiccated, cremated or in some
other sanitary way approved by the city
board of health.
Sec. g. All night-soil shall be collected
and removed as provided in this ordinance
and be disposed of by being reduced ano
desiccated or cremated, or by being de-
posted in the channel of the Kansas riv-
er in an inoffensive and sanitary way.
Sec g. Any person, firm or corporation
having a contract with the city of Tope-
ka for the removal and disposal of the
things enumerated this ordinance, shall
NOT charge for removing. reducing or dis
posing of the same to exceed the follow
| ing prices. to-wit:
Horses and cattle, each. .....-: S2oo
I'd Zach acknowledgements O
rJo1s and calves each. so
nos fowls and cats. each.. is
| Honsa s1ons and garbage per GU # 10
Rotten eggs, per Dbl. of Gu. TT. $500 40
| Cesspool contents and night-soil per
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