The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-27
AN ORDINANCE.

IN the city of Waxahachie. Texas
ana Tor the creation of the offices o.
sanitary Inspector and Scavengsr OF
iScavengers and the appointment arr
/ removal from office OF Sanitary In
ispector and Scavenger or Scavengers
providing for their duties, power.
and COMPENSATION; to provide fol
the disposal of carcasses of animal,
and fowls, and fees for same: te
make 1t unlawful to maintain or use
OF permit the use OF any privy OF
surface closet without a license: &c
provide for the issuance OF suci
licenses and fees therefor and fol
transfers of such licenses: provid.
ing the way said surface closets on
/ privies shall be constructed. anc
their locations; TO provide for the
disposal of sewage or fecal matter
removed from such surface closets
or privies; and 10 provide for pen
alties for violations of said ordi-
nance.
BE it ordained by the city council
| OF the city of Waxahaehie, Texas:
Article l. That there shall be and
! is hereby created in said city a SAM
tary Department and the office OF
Sanitary Inspector. The Sanitary In
specter shall have direct charge and
| supervision over said Sanitary De-
partment and shall perform all such
other duties as may be prescribed
by the city council. Said Sanitary
Inspector shall be appointed by the
lefty council at its first meeting aft
Ter this ordinance shall take effect,
and shall serve as such until the
| first regular meeting of the city
council in May, 1915, and thereafter
shall be appointed by the city coun-
ell at the first regU,sr meeting of
the new council after the annual
election of city officers; provided
however that said officer may be
removed from his said office at any
time before the term of his office
shall expire at the will or pleasure
of the city council. He shall receive
such compensation as may be fixed
by the city council
Article 2. That the cleaning Of
all closets or privies within the city
'of Waxahachie, and also the haul
ing away from within the city linz
its OF all dead earcasses of animals
and fowls Of every description shall
be done exclusively by the Sanitary
Department of the said city of Wax
ahaehie and it shall be unlawful for
any private citizen to do said work
or any OF 1t.
Article 9. That 4 scayenger Of
scavengers shall be appointed by the
city council whose duties it shall
ba 70 Welt ooph and apapy pPixv in
the city one each month COR oftener
when directed by the Sanitary In
spector) and remove all focal mat
ter theretrom using therefor a metal
lined vehicle TO be furnished and
approved by the city authorities,
and after the removal OF said focal
matter the seavenger or scayengers
shall disin(ect said privies, which
said disinfectant shall be furnished
by the city Said SeaYcngers shall
receive such compensation as may
be fixed by the eny council and
shall be removable at any time b.
the Sanitary Inspector for cause, or
at any time at the pleasure OF the
city council They shall also perform
all such other duties as may be dis
p
Article A. That it IS the duty Of
every person, firm or corporation to
procure "A license for the privilege
and right 30 maintain or permit the
use OF. in the city OF WaNahachle,
any privy or surface closet for sew
age or feeal matter on any premises
owned. occupied or leased by them
or under their control or superln-
tendance and 10 Fay 20 the city
secretary the license fee prescribed
herein therefor and u shall be un-
lawful for ans such person, urm or
TO maintain or use or
permit che use OF such prNH or snr-
face closet without first taking out
the said license
Article o That the following fees
shall be paid semi-anuuaily and M
advance on January LIST and July
Ist OF each year for the LICENSE re-
iu.red herein and for the right and
privilege tn maiuiain or permit tle
\ A. 81 ans prity or suriace closet
'or sewage or fecal matter in the
rio, of NaNahachie to be- paid hi t4e
occupant of che property
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