The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-06-30
First published June 80, 1850
ORDINANCE NO, ITO


An ordinance establishing and locating
a dumping ground for the City of
Liberal, fixing rules and regulations
therefor, and fixing penalties for the
violation of this ordinance.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Liberal:
Section 1. There is hereby estab-
lished and located a dumping ground
of said City of Liberal on the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section 10, township "a, range 33, Sew
ard county, Kansas, to be known as the
city dumping ground,
Section 2. That all persons residing
in said City of Liberal shall haul or
cause to be hauled to the dumping
ground. established and located in Sec
tion l hereof, and dumping and other
wise disposed Of according to the rules
and regulations herein as mentioned:
All trash. offal, rubbish. filth, profuse,
dead carcasses, any animal and veg
required to be removed from said city
by the street commissioner or board OF
health Of said city.
dump or otherwise deposit on said
dumping ground any of the things
mentioned in said Section hereof, or
any thing or matter without first hav-
ing made application to the City Clerk
of said city and receive from him q
permit to use said grounds for said
purposes. Such permit shall be in writ
ing, signed by the City Clerk and shall
be issued free of costs and charges to
any person applying therefor. Provid-
ed, that said permit may be revoked at
any time by the City Council whenever
the holder thereof shall violate any OF
the rules and regulations governing
said dumping grounds, or any of the
provisions of said ordinance. Said re-
ceipts shall be issued in duplicate and
one copy thereof shall be retained by
the City Clerk and by him filed in his
Office
Section 4. The following rules and
regulations concerning said grounds
, and the dumping thereof hereby are
established and adopted and made a
part of this ordinance.
Rule 1. Any and all matter hauled
from the city to said dumping ground
shall be hauled or conveyed in tight
wagon box or bed or other tight re-
ceptacle. so that the same or any par.
ticle thereof will not leak or escape
therefrom and all dead carcasses OF
decayed animal or vegetable matter
which gives an offensive smell or stink
shall be enclosed or covered over SO as
to prevent sight thereof or the smell
or the stink therefrom.
Rule 2. All matter shall be dumped
unloaded or otherwise disposed on sait
dumping grounds at such place as des.
manner as shall be directed by the
Council or Board of Health.
Rule 3. All dead carcasses and al
decayed animals and vegetable matte,
| shall be buried at least two feet below
the surface of the ground and thor
oughly covered and tamped. Such GOV
| ering to extend at least one foot abov,
the surface of the ground.
Rule 4. Any and all persons goinf
into and upon said grounds, shall pu
up or fasten any and all gates which
may be placed thereon and shall driv,
| upon such route or road as shall b,
directed by the City Council.
Rule 8. Any and all matter or stuff
of any nature whatsoever hauled t,
| said dumping ground and which is no
required to be buried shall be unloade,
and placed in a pile and in no cas-
shall be scattered over said ground.
| Cection 5. The term person used II
this ordinance shall include any appl,
to individuals, firms, co-partnership o
corporation.
| Section 5. The term person used II
of the provisions of this ordinance o
rules contained herein shall be deeme
guilty of misdemeanor and shall upol
conviction be fined in any sum not les
than five dollars nor more than on
hundred dollars and shall be committe
to jail until such fine and costs of pros
ecution are paid, and shall forfeit hi
license IL any he holds.
| Section T. This ordinance shall tax
effect and be in force from and afte
its publication in the official city pap
ers.
Passed by Council June 26, 1916.
Approved by Mayor June rs, 1916.
C. d. GASAWAY, Mayor.
Attest: JENNIE KARAU,
| City Clerk.