The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-30
AN ORDINANCE.

~ oIADIN.tNNE.
An ordinance providing for the
creation Of Sanitary Department
IN the city Of Waxahachie. Texas.
and for The creation of the offices of
Sanitary Inspector and Scavengar or
tScayengers and the appointment ard
removal from office of Sanitary IN
ispeetor and Scayenger or Scavengers.
providing for their duties. powers
and compensation: to provide for
the disposal of carcasses OF animals
ana 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 fer the issuance OF such
licenses and fees therefor and for
transfers of such licenses: proyid-
ing the way said surface closets or
/ priyies shall be constructed. and
8thcir locations; TO provide for the
disposal of sewage or fecal matter
fremoyed from such surface closets
or prlyies; and to provide for PEN
altios for violations OF said ordf-
nance
Be it ordained by the city council
OF the city of Waxahachie, Texas.
Article /. That there shall be and
is hereby created in said city q SAM
tary Department and the office of
Sanitary Inspector. The Sanitary In
speetor shall have direct charge and
supervision over said Sanitary De
i partment and shall perform all such
other duties as may be prescribed
I Il .ss - AT 4 -
Inspector shall be appointed by the
lefty council at its first meeting aft
! er this ordinance stall take effect,
lend shall serve as such until the
! first regular meeting of the city
| council in May. 1876, and thereafter,
! shall be appointed BY the city coun-
ieil at the first regE,ar meeting Of
the new council after the annual
election Of city officers. provided,
| however that said officer may he
removed from his said office at any
| time before the term of his office
ishall expire at the will or pleasure
| of the city council. lie shall receive
tsuch compensation as may be fixed
! by the city council
Article ?. That the cleaning OF
all closets or priyies within the city
| OF Waxahachie, and also the HAIL
ling away from within the city linz
Its Of all dead careasses of animaig
be done exclusively by the Sanitary
Department of the said city OF Wax
ahachie, and it shall be unlawful for
any private citizen to do said work
or any ofIt-
Article g. That u scavenger Or
Iscayengers shall be appointed by the
lcity council, whose duties * shall
be to visit each and every priYy in
the city one each month Tor cftener
when directed BY the Sanitary In
speetor) and remove al fecal mat
ter thelelrom using therefor metal
lined vehicle 10 be furnished and
approved BY the city authorities,
and after the removal Of said fecai
matter the scayenger or scaveagers
shall disinfect said priyies, which
said disinfectant shall be furnished
by the city. Said Scavengers shall
receive such compensation as may
be fixed by the c,ty council and
shall be removable at any time hy
The Sanitary Inspector for cause, or
al any time at the pleasure OF the
city council. They shall also perform
all such other duties as may be d.
rected by the Sanitary Inspector.
Article 4. That 1t Is the dug ~
every person, firm or corporation 10
procure license for the privilege
and right to maintain or permit the
use of. in the city OF Waxahachie'
any priyy or surface closet f0r sew
age or fecal 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 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any such person, iirm or
corporation 10 maintain or use Or
hermit the use OF such a priSy or sur
face closet without first taking out
the said license.
Article 3. That the following fees
shall be paid semi-annuaily ana IN
advance on January LIST and July
Ia OF each year for the license re-
.ouired herein and for the right and
privilege to maintain or permit the
use OF any privy or surface closet
for sewage or focal matter IN the
citv OF Waxahachie. 10 be paid by the
occupant of the property:
For residence use for eight or
less number of persons in family,
semi-annually in advance. One and
50-l00 (Sl.5o Dollars.
For residence use for over eight
persons in family. scmi-annualiH ~
advance. Two and No-l0O tS2.VVi
Dollars.
For wagon yards. livery stables
garages. machine shops cotton com
presses. cotton mills. cotton seeH on
mills and gins, semi-annualii ~ cd
vance. Six and No-lpe tSb.Coi Dol
lars.
For any other indslstrial plant or
factory. NOT hereinanoVe listed. en-
ployag aud working therein llie'h
empioyes or less. semi-annnaily ~
adxauee -Four and No-lno tsi.oVi
Dollars.
For ans other Industrial plant or
factory. not herelnabete hsted' e".-