The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
Published in The Topeka State journal
June 8, 1851
ORDINANCE NO. 445S.

AN ORDINANCE amending section Z of
of ordinance No. 1920, approved July /:
1898, relating to the general health of
The City Of Topseka as amended Gsiob by
s. IS 1904. and repeating said section I Of
ordinance No 1620 as amended by ord1-
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
Section Sect /. That section of ordinance
No 1920. approved July l. 1898, relating
to the general health of The City of Topeka,
proved October 26, 1904 be. and the said
section is, hereby amended to read as FOL oil
a aGws person. 'e pany or CORPORATION to per-
NIT any filth, Stops sweepings, waste wa
ter, offal. garbage, refuse , vegetables or or
thing whatever which is dangerous or detri-
mental to the public health, to collect; ac-
premises controlled by them within The
City of Topeka, or so near to said city
of as to affect the. public health of The
City of Topeka, and any person, company
of any person corporation who shall
permit any substance as aforesaid, to collect,
accumulate or remain upon premises or
land controlled by him or them within the
limits aforesaid to remain twenty four
of health. the city physician or any health
officer of said city to remove the same,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: and upon
conviction in the police court of The City
of Topeka shall be fined herein pro-
vided 1t shall be the duty of all persons,
ings within The City of Topeka located in
any sewer district, whether the same are
within reach of water mains or not. TO
make connection with the Sewsr of said city
to protect the health of said city, for the
purpose of dsposing of all substances
from said buildings, affecting the public
health, that may be lawfully and properly
disposed of by means of said sewers. ANY
person, company or corporation VINO sha
fail to connect with the sewer, as herein
being notified in writing by the board of
health city physician any health officer
of The City of Topeka. so to do, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
of The City of Topeka, be fined as herein
after provided.
In case such person, company or cor
poration, or the officers and agents of such
person.. company or corporation, shall fail,
refuse or neglect to remove such filth,
bage refuse vegetables or animal matter.
or any other matter or thing whatever
which is dangerous or detrimental to the
public health, after five days written or
| printed notice from the board of health,
/ city physician any health office of The
1 city of Topeka. or. in case the owner of
/ such premises is unknown or is a nom
/ resident and there is no resident agent
| and such filth, Stops, sweepings. waste wa
| ter offal, garbage, refuse vegetables or
| thing whatever which is dangerous or
| detrimental to the public health are not
! removed, after five days notice posted on
! said premises, the sanitary department
! shall remove. or cause to be removed, such
| filth Stops. sweepings, waster water. offal
4 garbage. refuse vegetables animal mat
ter, or any other matter or thing whatever
| which is dangerous or detrimental to the
public health, and shafl keep account
/ of the cost of the same and