The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-28
An ORDINANCE.

An ordinance providing for thu
creation OF a Sanitary Department
IN the city of Waxahachie. Texas
ana Tor the creation of the offices OF
sanitary Inspector and Seavcnger OF
fScavengers and the appointment and
removal from office of Sanitary In
lspector and Scayenger or Scayengers.
providing for their duties, powers
and compensation; to provide for
the disposal of carcasses OF animals
and fowls, and fees for same: 10
make 1t unlawful TO maintain or use.
or permit the use OF any privy or
Surface closet withou, a license: TO
provide for the issuance of such
licenses and fees therefor and for
transfers OF such licenses: provid-
ing the way said surface closets or
pfivies shall be constructed. and
their locations, TO provide for the
disposal of sewage or fecal matter
removed from such uurface closets
or privies; and TO provide for PEN
alties for violations of said ordi-
nance.
Be it ordained by the city council
lof the city Of Waxahachie, Texas:
| Article l That there shall be and
us hereby created IN said city SAM
/ tafy Department ana the office of
Sanitary Inspector. The Sanitary In
Ispector shall have direct charge ana
supervision over said Sanitary De-
spartment and shall perform all such
lother duties as may be prescribed
by the city council. Said Sanitary
inspector shall be appointed by the
lefty council at its first meeting aft
er this ordinance shall take effect,
land shah serve as such until the
1 first regular meeting of the city
| council in May, 1876. and thereafter
shall be appointed By the city coun-
ell at the first regu,ar 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
saall expire at the will or pleasure
of the city council lie shall receive
lsuch compensation as may be fixed
by the city council.
Article 2. That the cleaning Of
| all closets or privies within the city
iof Waxahachie, and also the haul
ling away from within the city linn
Its OF all dead carcasses OF. animals
land fowls OF every description, shall
be done exclusively by the Sanitary
Department of the said city Of Wa2-
ahaehie. and it shall be unlawful for
lany private citizen to 90 said work
Tor any OF IT,
Article 8. That u scayenger Or
lscayengers shall be appointed by the
city council. whose duties it shall
be to visit each and every priyy in
the city one each month {or.oftener
when directed by the Sanitary In
Ispeclor) and remove all focal mat
ter therefrom using therefor 4 metal
lined vehicle to be furnished and
approved by the city authorities,
and after the removal of said feeal
matter the seavenger or scavengers
shall disinfect said priVies, which
said disinfeetant shall be furnished
by the city Said Scayengers shall
receive such compensation as may
be fixed by the c.g council and
shall be removable at any time By
the SANITARY Inspector for cause, or
AT any time al the pleasure OF the
city council They shall also perform
all such ether duties as may be dr.
rected BY the Sanitary Inspector
Article That it is the duty 81
every person, firm or corporation TO
procure a license for the privilege
and right 10 maintain or permit the
use Of. in the city OF Waxahachie,
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 superin-
tendance. and to pay TO the city
secretary the license fee prescribed
herein therefor; and it shall be UNI
lawful for any such person, flrm or
cnro0ration TO maintain on use Or
hermit the use OF such priyy or sur
face closet without first taking out
the said license.
Article 5. That the following fees
shall be paid semi-annually and IN
advance on January LIST ana July
fst OF each year FOR the license re,
onired herein aud for the right and
privilege to maintain or permit me
use OF any privy or surface closet
for sewage or feeal matter N me
eity OF Waxahachie to be paid by tue
occupant Of the property
For residence use for eight or
lass number OF persons 10 fanny
sesei-annually in advance, One ana
$4,000 (SI.5O1 Dollar7.
For residence use for over eight
persons 10 family. semi-annuails 10
advance. Two and No-ieo tSz-gof
Dollars
For wagon yards, livery stables
earares machine shops. cotton eom-
dresses. cotton mills, cotton SEED OF
nslig ana gins. semi-annually iu al
vance. SIX and No-ioo tfb-ppl p'i-
LAWS 49,. ~.
For ans other Industrial plant or
rs.to~s noi hcreinaboye listed. EN-
pist.rq aad working therein Aiteen
employees or less ,eIni-annuaNf IN
aa.anrs Voar and N0-i0u tsi-pVj
nOliais.
For ans other incrsir|ai plant or
factory, not AeIeluAlofe listed, eni