El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-26
Ordinance.

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE &C
8t4I La 10y AND REMQNAL On Ga r
NATTER AND THE FIXING OF FEES
10 BE PAID FOR THE REMOVAL OF
BE II ORPHANED BY THE CITY couN-
Gil OF THE CITY OF Ell PASO. TEXAS
Section J. The word person as used in
this ordinance shall include every person.
residence. shop. hospital. esta blishment-
noLel, market house OF commission house.
apartment or tenement house OF any other
place Of business within the citv limits OF
Section q The word residence as used in
this ordinance shall include all buildings
than three Families Iisss Tor resi5enfiaT mr.
poses Snall be deemed an apartment or tene-
Section s Tt shall be the duty Of every
shop residence establishment or place, Of
and at al times to keen. or cause to be
kept portable cans for holding gar oae,e
and provided with handles on the outside
end win ciosely IlJt5ng cover MnlSh S99SeI
lutelv necessary. provided that none OF said
.tIu stiei meet tile approval OF tHS s.-iii
commissions Of the CITY OF Fl Paso- SAD
lses or in the DassaReWays on the ground
floor most accessible to the collector q gar
uromofl,. deiivsTed 10 The collector when
49, - 80 - 81 r. 80 ,-,an-
ner interfere with said cans or the contents
thSse sp e1feD{ ta9sf S di,, 80 ~ eTer
person occuDying a residence as that term
placed. in said cans all garbage accumulat-
ing upon the premises occupied DE mem M
household refuse waste material and dead
placed it shall be hauled awav and disposed
OF free OF charge 10 the OCCUPANT OF the
Section 5 1t shall be the duty Of eyerv
hotel. hospital market or commission house.
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cans ali wet garbage which shall Include
all refuse. waste or unwholesOne matter
Of an animal or vegetable nature which IS
Section S. II SHAH be the duty Of every
person occuDviug a residence 70 furnish a
bers so that the same Win hold all gar
bage which would accumulate in ana ABOUT
said residence for period Of seven DAYS.
and il shall be the duty Of every person oc-
any place 81 business 10 Keen a sufficient
number Of said garbage cans so that the
cumulete within a period OF two. DAYS
Section Z It shall be the duty q the
eontroilnE or renting an apartmenr 81 OF f fene-
llSHt mouse. Nltnlu the tlLr o. - 7 so
which apartment or tenement house &C
comodates more than three. femiiies- %
lumber Of cans Of the kind above described
20 hold all garbage which would accumu-
late about said apartment house within As
Section s. It shall be unlawful for. any
person to place broken crockery dishes
glass ashes manure or unnecessary HGulcs
section .. T shall be unlawful for anv
person 70 keen or maintain any receptacle
been ~ ap5rovsd bv he Sanitary commits
sioner Of the CITY Of Il Paso. and il shall
Ssrbass cans 50 thS5 the same S not emit
any offensive or obnoIious odor and, ne
same whenever in the iudment Of the san
Section 70. It Shall Be The duty Of every
person placing garbage IN said cans 70 elm
from said garbage before placing the same
Section II All persons occuDvinE a resi-
dence shall cause all manure OF barn elean-
ings TO be kept and placed IN boxes OF e52s
proof. and 10 be approved by the city san
same TO be emptied and thoroughly cleaned
at least once IN every seven DAYS ana Of
missioner il is necessary in order to keep
the same from becoming obnoxious or in
furious 10 the health or comfort or the In
Section Il It shall be unlawful for anv
person within the City Of Fl Paso TO Der-
nit the accumulation Of sarbate- filth rub
health Of the citizens OF Fl PasQ and Il
such an Accumulation uDon the premises oc-
cuDied by them TO remove the same uDon
sioner Of the CITY Of II Psso.
Seelion IL, II Shs5i @ 1nlsslsl Ior Az
bish- manure, ashes or other waste material
RI PasO. or upon any vacant lot within said
city without permission Of the owner 50
itHsriyS eomnlissiener q said city
Section a. Il shall be the duty o. ever
person engaged in business in the. CITY OF
garbage which shall include all waste pa
per Dssteboard \ oxes- paner boxes rag.
clothes and other material which are easily
have the same baled. tied or sacked in COM
pact bundles and when the same are 50
az some point which il easily accessible for
hauled away and disposed Of free OF cost
rerson- rirm or corporation other than TIE
sanitary commissions 10 engage within
hauling and disDosinE OF EarbaEe. except
that any person operating or conducting a
bouss ~ sn1- 04hs- ss-s bifsF,,es+ ~ ris-s
Of business at which place there has accu-
garbsge. shall have a right to employ a
said person has been granted a permit by
permit shall be good for one year from date
thereof. and. for which the said person 50
CITY: and provided further that said 1erson
20 enEaEed IN haul,ing or disposinE q said
thority and direction OF said sanitary de-
section Is; It shall Be The DUTY o. The he
wet garbage 10 be removed from every store.
shoD. hotel market or commission house or
free OF cost 10 the oWns- thereon. and il
shall be his duty to remove daily ali the
cans OF garbage so accumulated az the re-
sDective places and from the HOSPITALS and
apartment houses or tenement houses an
average OF one can daily. which however
shall be required TO be removed only every
other day. but the owner. thereof shall nav
fee TO the CITY therefor Of Twenty-Five
cents DER can for each and every can over
and above can dailv-
Section L. II shall also be the duty Of
a sanitary commissioner Of the CITY OF Il
PasO uDOn the application OF any person
operating or conducting place % business
to cause to be removed the ashes accumu-
iatinE al said place OF business provided
the amount 70 be removed EQUALS one-half
OF the dunn load and for which services IL
shall be the duty Of the sanitary commits
siOner to charge said person or owner con-
Quoting said business at the rate Of 800 per
dump load
Section s. ANY person having a large
quantity Of garbage which il Is imuracti-
cable 10 place In cans as herein provided
may have the same removed by the. sanitary
commissioner for which service said person
shall nav the sum Of $500 ner load
Section - II shall be the duty OF the
sanitary commissioner to clean out all the
cessDools and grease traps within the citv
limits oniv Of the CITY OF FL Paso. for which
said person shall pay the sum OF $500 per
load
Section 90. II shall he the duty Of the
sanitary commissioner. al the emil Of each
and month. to make a 81