Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-15
AN ORDINANCE
Pertaining to the Abolition of Breed
ing Places For Flies and Other in
sects by Providing Fly-Tight Re-
ceptacles For Garbage and Manure.

The Common Council of the City Of Wausau.
do Ordain as follows:
SECTION 1.-All cans or other receptacleS
for the holding of garbage in the city of Wau-
Sau, pending its removal from the premises
shall have top or lid fitting tightly over the
same, so as to prevent as far as possible the
emission of odors therefrom and the entrance
of flies therein.
SECTION at shall be the duty of every
person owning, controlling or having in
charge any stable, barn or other place where
horses, mules, COWS or other live stock are
kept, to have and maintain at all times upon
the premises in or adjacent to said stable, barn
or place, fy-tight receptacle of sufficient
dimensions for the purpose of containing the
drOppingS of manure from said stock, and the
same shall have a top. lid or door so arranged
as to be f1y-tight. and to exclude therefrom
all flies, and to deposit therein promptly all
drOppingS from said stock, and to keep this
top lid or door thereon closed at all times
in such manner as to prevent the ingreSS of
fits thereto, except when necessarily opened
for the purpose of depOSiting therein or re-
moving therefrom such droppingS as referred
to.
SECTION 3.-Every person having or keeping
such garbage and manure within the limits
of the city of Wausau shall cause the same to
be removed from the premises at least once
every week from the first day of June to the
first day of October following, but nothing
contained in this ordinance shall prohibit the
placing of manure fol fertiliZing purposes on
premises within the city of Wausau during the
period of time from the first day of October to
the first day of June following.
SECTION 4-No person shall remove or trans
port any such manure, garbage or other waste
material over any highway in the city except
in a tight vehicle, which if not enclosed, must
be etfectually covered with canvass or other
suitable material, so as to prevent the manure
garbage or waste material from falling there
from.
SECTION 5.-Any person maintaining on
their premises in this city any privy, vault or
cess pool. shall keep these places closed or
screened in such manner as to prevent the
ingreSS of flies thereto, or to deposit within
such privy, vault or cess pool a sufficient
amount of quick lime or kerosene oil frequent
ly enough so as to render them an unsuitable
place for the habitation of flies.
SECTION 6.-Any person violating or failing
to comply with the provisions of this Ordn-
ance shall be guilty of mSdemeanor and
shall be fined not less than two collars nor
more than ten dollars for each offense, and
each separate day upon which the offense is
committed shall be deemed a separate offense
within the meaning of this ordinance.
SECTION Tt shall be the duty of the
Health Commissioner of the city of Wausau
and of all police officers and others vested
with police powers to see to the enforcement
of this ordinance and to arrest or cause to be
arrested all offenders against the same
SECTION 8.-ThiS ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after fifteen days
after its passage and publication.
Adopted this 4th day of June, A. d. 1912
Attest: Approved:
c. G. ADAMS, JOHN RGNGLE,
j8-2tl City Clerk Mayor.