The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-09

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Section S.
Secretary Of Board-The city clerk
of the City of Ardmore shah be ex-
officio secretary of the Board of
Health of said city. He shall keep a
record of all transactions of said
board, including all statistical infor-
nation required by the city ordi-
nances and the laws of the state, and
shall keep on hand all necessary
blanks TO be used by physicians, mid
wives and others, and furnish same
upon application therefor, and per
form any and all duties required OF
him by the Board of Health and the
Board of City Commissioners.
Section 6.
Reports Reuured.-The Board Of
! Health shall at the end of each month
submit to the Board of Commission
ers a full and complete report, com
prising everything connected with the
working of the department during the
month. In order to make up this re-
port, the city physician, sanitary in
spector and secretary shall each sub
nit his individual report to the Board
of Health, upon which the monthly
report Of said board shall be based
and compiled by the secretary, and
which shall show in detail all the
doings of the health department, with
any special recommendations, obser-
yations or facts that in the judgment
of the board would be conducive to
the health and sanitary condition of
the City of Ardmore.
Section 7.
Rece eptacIes for Garbage, Etc.-The
owners or occupants of all premises
in the City of Ardmore shall place all
garbage in water-tight metallic cans,
said metallic cans to be placed on
the alley or some convenient place on
| the premises for access to same, and
to separate therefrom, and place and
deposit all refuse and rubbish in
! boxes placed on the alley, sidewalk
or curb of said property, SO that the
! same may be removed at stipulated
times from the premises, and pay the
! fees and charges therefor hereinafter
| fixed or which may be prescribed by the
! Board of Health of the City of Ard
J Il mi t-
! having or maintaining un-sewered
privies shall pay the fee and charges
I hereinafter provided for the removal
and disposal of the night soil there
/ from, or such fees and charges as
may be fixed by the Board of Health
for such services.
Section 8.
Terms Defined-The word gar
bage" wherever used in this ordl'
nance shall be construed to mean
every accumulation of animal or vege-
table matter or both; such as the re-
fuse matter from kitchens, pantries,
dining rooms or other parts of hotels,
restaurants, boarding houses, tene-
ment houses, dwelling houses, market
houses; all animal matter from butch
er shops, poultry or fish stores, etc.
The words refuse" and rubbish
wherever they occur in this ordi-
nance shall be construed to mean
ashes, cinders, paper, broken ware,
discarded shoes, tin cans, and such
other refuse as may be termed the
natural accumulations of resident
families.
Section 9.
Manure-Dispoaition of.-All man
ure from private ana live y stables,
barns, etc, must be placed in suit.
able receptacles, and not dumped in
the alleys or retained ON the prem
ises long enough to become nui-
sance and must be hauled off at fire.
quent and regular intervals, and
promptly when ordered by the Board
Of Health.
Section 10.
Board of Health to Control.-The
Board of Health of the City of Ard
more shall have complete control OF
and supervision over, the removal and
disposal of all garbage, refuse and
rubbish offal, night soil from un-
severed priyies, and carcasses Of
I dead animals and all other offensive
and mwholesome matter in said city
and are hereby authorized by and
with the consent of the Board of
Commissioners of said city, to en-
ploy such person or persons and to
purchase such apparatus and equip
ment as shall be necessary to carry
the provisions Of this section into
effect; provided that such person or
persons so employed shall he re-
Quired TO give a good and sufficient
bond for the faithful performance of
the duties required of them.