El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-10
!, BIZ ~ IT OBI oRPA LTTE BY THE CITY eoUN-

bE IhE LOlN-
/ Gil OF THE CITY OF Il PAso. TEXAS
:, Section -, ! tsnensnt housS Is any
Il TenSes Issssf ~. - birs ~ - s.
occupied, Or Is occupied or Is intsndsd- ar
homs Or OF resdsnee Of three sSaies or ors
living INDEPENDENTLY OF each other and do
having a common right 10 the halls veran-
des. stairTsyS yards water supply. water
any group OF adjacent buildinRs having
T1Eat IN eo9oH 70 use the eO1vs.lsHess
then! them shall Be subject 70 the sane rsEula-
Section 2 No owner. agent % owner.
troll o.. any tenement or lodging house. shall
permit any person or persons 10 occupy
and person or persons shall occupy any
room OF any tenement or lodging house.
100 cubic feet Of air for each person over
Il years OF age. and $50 cubic feet Of air
for each child under twelve years q age.
occupying the room
tal Provided that there IS. not less than
5 10 fsrso a. ~ ' tS o, To- rs saf fso
square feet OF window space be provided
for each room and for each 100 square feet
unoostruetsd access into the open air. and
Section , Every tenement house and
free from any accumulation u dirt filth.
and garbage o.. other matter. in or on the
areas or alleys connected with or belonging
70 the same The owner OF every tenement
cleanse al the rooms. passages. stairs. floors.
windows doors. walls. ceilings. priv1eS-
water-closets. eess-poois. drains. halls eel
lars. roofs. and all other PARTS Of the said
tenement houses, or parts thereof. or parts o.
satisfaction OF the Board % Heath or its
agents. and shall keep the said parts Of the
said tenement house in eissnly condition
Section {. The owner Of ever tenement
suitable covered, water-tight metallic re-
csDtacIes Tor rubbish. garbage refuse and
Siaee fthy water r1b asS EarbaEs Isfus
or other like matter. In the yards. opsn
tenant to any tenement houses. s-cept in
such receDtacie. as described above
which + within one hundred ssst q
closet FOR each eight rooms. Or major frac-
tion thereof which Ester-eiosst or closets
can oe approachsd By an entrance inde-
easily accessible 10 the occuDsnts fer whose
closets shall be kept clean
49, sStion , 10 norss' SOW. eA,s swine.
tenement house or on the same lot or prem
ises within IS feet thereof and no tenement
be used for the storing or handing Of old
rags. bags bottles etc, nor for the storing
products Intended FOR sale for human con
sumption; provided that this section shalt
floor OF tenement houses and not ussd for
Section :. In any tenement house IN
which the owner thereof does not reside.
there shall bs a ianitor houseSesper. 81.
other responsible person who shall reside
n said house and have charge OF the same.
Il the Board OF Health. or its agent. shsl
so REQUIRE
section s. In tenement houses. Or todS-
inS horse no room in the basement or
verted into OF occupied for living PURPOSES
having first been obtained from the Board
Of Health Of the CITY OF FL Paso. Texas
fled By an INSPECTOR. or agent OF the Board
81 health- mat tenement house or any
part tnereol - unit for human habitstion.
or dangerous to life or health BY reason or
va, ant or repair. or Of defects IN the drain
*. piumbing ventilation. or the construc-
Ton OF the same. or BY reason OF the exist
among the oecupsnts q said house or Is
maintained N a manner In violation o. this
hearing. nav issue an order RECURRING al
persons therein 10 vacate such house. or
lor more than 10 DAYS Tor he reasons a SS1 70
9e mentioned IN sais order. IN case such
.0seif!eo the Board q Health nav eanss
&C tenement or Looking house. OF mart
Health. whenever & is satisfied that TIE
lancer OF said house. or part thsrsoI hss
may remove said order. or NAV
-S,snd me time within which TO comply
section 10, Al ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent Of sleh
'cnfiict but no further.
section IL The fact that there exists no
z tenement houses. and the sanitary COM
.idon thereof. and the Immediate necessitv
nereIor Is a protection % the public health
reate q Great public emerEency. fusrifvfr7r-
ne suspension OF the charter rule REQUIRING
nat eli ordinances before final adoption
bah be rsad At two regular meetings o.
ne Cts Council and said rule IS by the
unanimous vote OF the aldermen present ans
Win the consent OF the Mayor hereby sus-
en-ed- and this ordinance shall take e.
81 from and after its passage. approval
Passed and approved this 5th day OF
.,t.e- TOM liza. N4yor.
,. p DAWSON city Clerk