The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-23

Tor apartment houses. s<mi-snnusis.
in advance. Three aad No-l8o
$500 Dollars.
Il For stores. banks, offices. print
ing shops. barber shops and ali 9TH
er business houses, not otherwise
provided for herein. semi-annually
in advance, Two and 50-100 (32.50J
Dollars.
4 License for any new closet per-
mitted to be constructed herein may
be paid for the fractional part of
the semi-annual term from the time
applied for.
\ The following fees shall be payable
by the owner or owners Of any dead
4 animal or fowl whose. carcass shall
be hauled by the Sanitary Depart
ment:
| For each horse, mute or COW. Two
and No-100 $4,000 Dollars.
\ For each hog or dog, Fifty (5o)
/ cents.
/ For any other animal or fowl. Ten
|, t10) cents.
/ Article 6. That the city secretary
on payment of the proper fee there
/ for shall issue license for the right
and privilege to maintain or per-
nit the use of any priyy or surface
closet not connected with sanitary
,sewer for sewage which license
shall state the location of the same.
/ giving street and number of premises.
name of the licensee and class for
(which IL Is licensed and the amount
Iof the fee paid Any licensee on
/, yacating the premises on which such
/ closet or priyy is situated may trans
/ fer such license to the new occupant
of such premises for the term of
| such license, or sale licensee may
have such license transferred to 9th
/ er property occupied by him; pro-
1 vided that If the transferree of said
/ license would be required hereunder
| TO pay a higher license fee, il origin
ally taken out by him or If such 9TH
4 err premises of the owner by their
use would require a higher license
| fee, the difference between the
amount paid for the original license
and that which would be required
to be paid for new license shall be
paid to the city secretary for the
city. before such transfer can be
made; and provided further thai
such transfers of licenses shall in
all cases be noted by the city sec
rotary on such licenses by an en
/ dorsement thereon. And 1t shall DC
unlawful TO make any such trans
| fer without such endorsement made
by the city secretary
Article Z. That the Scavenger or
Scavengers, in removing the sewage
and focal matter. shali6drive the We
| hicle in which it shall be removed
nIrx 1 -
and practicable and n such a man
/ ner as viii attract the least atten-
ton and remove it 20 place de-
| signated. and shall dispose of it in
| the manner as may be designated
| by the Sanitary Inspector and APP
proved by the city council.
Article s. That no owner of anv
premises on which closet or priyy
! Is located, or hereafter may be To-
Gated. shall locate or maintain or
permit the same to be located or
maintained over any ditch, drain,
rayine, branch or creek or within
five feet Of the bank or such ditch,
drain, ravine, branch or creek, and
| it shall be unlawful FOR such own
ed TO SO locate or MAINTAIN or per-
nit so to be located or maintained
such closet 1t shall be the duty OF
the Sanitary Inspector when he shall
discover any privy or closet so To-
Gated to notify such owner to re-
moyc the same SO as 10 comply with
this article, and each day said closet
or priyy shall 80 remain after notice,
shall constitute a separate offense.
Article g. That all surface closets
or privies now in existence in the
lefty of Waxahachie, and all surface
closets or privies hereafter erected
in said city shall be provided with
hinged cover over the seat and
hinged door of WOOD or wire gauze,
or similar material in the rear, which
shall be kept closed AZ all times. ex-
cept when in use ana shall be other
wise so constructed as to prevent
the ingress or egress OF flies or 9TH
CIR disease breeding insects; and il
shall be unlawful for any occupant
of such premises to use or maintain
or permit the use or maintenance Of
any closet or privy which shall not
be so constructed X is further pro-
vided that each days failure on the
part of such occupant to comply
with the provisions OF this article
Article 10. The Sanitary Inspector
is hereby empowered to enter all
buildings, lots and yards for the
purpose of inspecting tho privies or
closets situated thereon. and il shall
be unlawful for any person or per-
sons to refuse To allow the Sanitary
| Inspector to enter SUCH buildings,
lots and yards for the purpose NAM
ed or TO hinder him in the perform
ance of his duty.
Article IL. The Scavenger or scav-
engers herein provided for are here
by empowered TO enter upon the
lots aud yards on which any such
closets or privies may be located for
the purpose Of having access there
TO, and for the purpose of remoy-
ling sewage and feca. matter there
from in compliance with this ordi-
nance; and il shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to refuse TO
allow the Scavenges or ScayenGers
TO enter upon such lots and yards
on which such closets or privies may