The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-04-05
ORDINANCE NO 80

An ordinance prohibiting the scattering
| of garbage, or other refuse, and regulating
the handling of the same, provididg pen
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LEANENWORTH DO ORDAIN AS FOL-
| LOWS:
See, i. No person shall haul any dirt,
stone gravel, manure. or other substance or
refuse upon any of the streets or alleys OF
the town unless his wagon or conveyance
be so constructed with sldeboards and end
prevent the contents thereof from drop
ping or splitting.
See. > II shall be unlawful for any person
in hauling dirt, gravel sand, manure, or
SawduSt along, through, or upon any public
place. to allow or permit the same to drop
or fall upon any such public place, except
through unavoidable accident.
See, 5. II shall be unlawful for any person
TO throw or deposit in any public place any
stance whatever whereby the feet OF pedes-
trianS horses or other animals or the tires
of automobiles or other vehicles may be In
seq. A. No person shall keep, or permit
to be kept In any alley, street. or other
place In the CITY of Leavenworth any gar
hage or other refuse matter from any kitch-
On, res taurunt, or eating place. or other
place whatsoever other than In tightly
covered or closed metallic vessel, which
shalt he removed and emptied mt least twice
each week for public eating houses, and no.
tells. and once each week for private dwell
ingS during the months OF May, June, July,
August. September, and October of each
year and mt such other times as the Health
officer, or other person authorized by the
council to act, shall determine 1t necessary
and proper so to do.
Sec. 5. From and after the passage of this
Ordinance all persons gathering, or coilect-
City of Leavenworth, shall haul and deliver
the same ut such place as may be designated
by the City Health officer, or other person
authorized by the Council to act, and when
ever the City Health officer or other duly
authorized person shall designate any such
lfr1ar do iyvnr No nr
diseharging ashes, garbage, swtll. or any
other waste in any other place other than
that as designated, shall be deemed guilty
Sec. 8. No person shall keep or maintain
within the City of Leavenworth any pen,
stall, lot, place, or premises in which any
hogs, cattle, horses, or fowls may be con-
fined or kept in such manner as to be nau-
seous, foul, or offensive, or as for any cause
to be an annoyance community, fanl-
sec. I. No person shall cast or keep in
or adjoining any street, lane, alley, square,
or public place, or in any yard, lot, block or
premises within the city, any bones, putrid,
unsound, unwholesome or refuse beef or
meat of any animal, whether salted or 9TH
erwise, or any hides or skins OF any kind, or
the whole or any part of any dead animal
or fish. or any unsound putrid. or unwhoie-
some substance. or the offal; garbage n; or or
deemed guilty of "A misdemeanor.
Sec. g Any person or persons owning,
leasing, occupying any place, room or pun,
stock have been or are kept, shall cause
such room, building, stall, or other place.
their yards and appurtenances to be thor
oughly cleaned, and all refuse, garbage, UNI
wholesome or offensive meat to be removed
therefrom at least once every two weeks
during the months OF May, June, July, Aug
ust, september, and october of each year
and at such other time or times as the
Health officer or other duly authorized per-
Sec 8. For the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this ordinance, the mar
shall of the City OF Leayenw9rth Is h hereby
authorized to act as Deputy Health officer,
and in the event IL becomes necessary, the
Mayor of the City of Leayenworth is hereby
authorized to appoint an inspector, such ap-
pointment to be made subject to conf1rma-
ton by the Council. The marshal and such
inspector shall and will have the same au-
thOrity to enforce the provisions OF this Or
dinance as the Health officer.
Sec. 10. Any person or persons violating
any of the provisions OF this ordinance, or
visions, or who shall fail to comply with
the order or orders of the Health OH
Ger in regard to the removal of garbage. or
other unwholesome substance as referred TO
in this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
of be punished for such offense by fine in
any sum not exceeding One Hundred Dol,
lars 5000, and any person convicted OF and
fined for the violations OF any OF the Prov,
sions of this Ordinance may be committed
to the city jail until such fine and costs are
paid and any person SO convicted VINO shall
not have money to pay such fine and costs
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the city at any public or city work under
the direction of the city marshall. or some
person appointed by him. at the rate OF
Two Dollars $500 per day of eight ts)
hours. Any person sentenced to work on
the streets who shall refuse to work full
time shall be placed in solitary confine
ment and shall be given no food but bread
and no drink but water.
Sec. IL. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force when 1t shall have been
passed by the City Council of the City of
Leavenworth, approved by the Mayor, at
tested by the Clerk. approved by the City
Attorney, and from and after five days from
the date of its publication once in the Lea
venworth Echo, "a newspaper of general cir
culatiOn, printed and published in the City
of LeaVenworth, and the Clerk Is hereby
directed to cause the same to be published.
First reading: 18th day of March 1912
Passed by the City Council this 10Th day
of March, 1912.
Approved and signed by the Mayor this
18th day OF March, 1912.
F. f. CARLQUIST,
Mayor of the City OF LeaYenworth
Attest: GUY HAMILTON, City Clerk.
Approved: l.. ]. NELSON, City Attorney.
Published in the Leavenworth Echo this
I n NJ Drfl 1912.