The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-29

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|or apartment houses, semi-annuaIly
IN advance. Three and No-1oo
$4,000 Dollars.
For stores, banks, offices. print
Ing shops. barber shops and ali OFT,
Ter business houses. not otherwise
provided for herein, semi-anuualIy
70 advance, Two and $1,000 ($2.50l
Dollars.
License for ans new closet per-
mitted TO be constructcd herein may
be paid for the fractional part Of
the semi-annual term from the time
applied for
The following fees shall be payabl,.
by the owner or owners OF any dead
animal or fowl whose carcass shall
be hauled by the Sanitary Depart
ment:
For each horse. mule or COW. Two
and No-1O0 $1,000 Dollars.
For each hog or dog, Fifty (50D
cents
For any other animal or fowl. Ten
l0) cents
Article 6. That the city secretary
on payment of the proper fee there
Tor shall issue a license for the right
and privilege to maintain or per-
NIT the use OF any privy 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 it is licensed and the amount
OF the fee paid. Any licensee OH
vacating 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 sais licensee may
have such license transferred to 9TH
er property occupied by him; pro-
vided that If the transferree OF said
license would be required hereunder
10 pay higher license fee, If origin
ally taken out by him or If such 9TH
er premises of the owner by their
use would require d higher license
fee. the difference between the
amount paid for the original license
and that which would be required
to be paid for a new license shall be
paid to the city secretary for the
city, before such transfer. can be
made; and provided further that
such transfers OF licenses shall in
all cases be noted by the city Sec
rotary on such licenses by an en-
dorsement thereon. And it shall be
unlawful to make any such trans.
fer without such endorsement made
by the city secretary.
Article I. That the Scavenger or
Scavengers, in removing the sewage
and fecal matter. shall drive the We
hicle in which 1t shall be removed
as close to the privies as possible
and practicable and IN such man
ner as will attract the least atten-
ton and remove it TO a 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 any
premises on which closet or privy
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,
ravine. 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-
move the same so as TO comply with |
this article; and each day said closet /
on prlyy shall SO remain after notice, |
shall constitute separate offense.
Article 8. That al surface closets /
1Aystr in ~
city OF Waxahachie. and all surface
Closets or privies hereafter erected |
in said city shall be provided with i
hinged cover over the seat and G !
hinged door of wooG or wire gauze, |
or similar material in the rear, which [
shall be kept closed AT all times, ex-
cept when in use and shall be other I
wise so constructed as to prevent |
the ingress or egress OF flies or 9TH /
er disease breeding insects; and it !
shall be unlawful for any occupant !
Of such premises to use or maintain |
or permit the use or maintenance of |
any closet or priyy which shall not |
be SO constructed. " Is further pro- /
vided that each days failure on the |
part of such occupant to comply |
with the provisions of this article |
shall constitute a separate offense. !
Article 10. The Sanitary Inspector |
is hereby empowered to enter all |
buildings, lots and yards for the |
purpose of inspecting the privies or
closets situated thereon, and it 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 scay- |
eagers herein provided for are here |
by empowered to enter upon the |
lots and yards ON which any such !
closets or privies may be located for
the purpose OF having access there |
to, and for the purpose of remov-
ing sewage and fecai matter there
from in compliance with this ordl- |
nance; and it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to refuse 10
allow the Scavenger or Scavengers
to enter upon such lots and yards
on which such closets or privies may
be located for the purpose named.
or to hinder him or them in the per-