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clared elected president of council for

the ensuing year.
Council next proceeded to elect mem
Der of board Of review from the-four
supervisors, which finally resulted in
the election of W. J. Penhallegon as
member Of said board for the ensuing
year.
Motion made by Alderman Jacka:
That Mr. E. Wiesen be elected as street
foreman and that he be engaged by the
month at 1915 per day.
Motion carried by all aldermen voting
aye on roll call.
A communication from the civic club
was presented to the council asking
that the subject of Cleanup Week be
considered an annual affair by passing
a city ordinance
The following ordinance was present.
ed by alderman Jacka and carried by
vote of the council, as follows; Ayes
Aldermen Jacka, Noble, Terrill, Hoare,
knight, Martin, Coady, Frieden. Nays
none.
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An ordinance providing for the clean
ing up Of premises and the collection
and disposal Of ashes, rubbish, ETC.:
| The Common Council Of the city of
Mineral Point do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. All residents Of city of
Mineral Point, whether the owners or
occupants Of the premises under their
control and supervision are hereby or
dered to clean up and remove or de-
stroy all garbage, ashes, manure, tin
cans, broken dishes, bottles and all
other similar refuse or waste materials
upon or adjacent to their respective
premises and to thoroughly clean up
Tuesday of May in each year and at
such other times as the Health Com
missioner of said city may direct.
SECTION 2. The week following
the first Tuesday of May in each year
shall be known and designated as
Clean Up Week. and during said
week all refuse and garbage when
placed in boxes, barrels or other prop
er containers or piled in neat piles near
the street curb by the owner or occu-
pant Of any Of said premises will be
carried away and properly disposed of
by said city free Of charge.
SECTION 3. In case the owner or
occupant of any premises in said city
shall neglect Or refuse to clean up and
remove or destroy all such garbage,
refuse and waste material within the
time specified in this ordinance or at
any other time after receiving IS hours
written notice signed by the Health
Commissioner requiring him so TO DO,
then SAID Health Commissioner shall
cause the same to be removed and such
premises made clean and sanitary in all
respects and the expense thereof shall
be made a charge against such proper
ty and collected as a special tax in the
manner provided by law, unless sooner
paid by said owner or occupant.
SECTION 4. 1t shall be the duty of
the Health Commissioner Of said city
the Chief Of Police and the Street Com
mittee Of the Common Council to see
that the provisions Of this ordinance
are strictly enforced
SECTION 5. Any person, firm or
corporation violating any Of the pro
visions of this ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof be fined not less than
Five Dollars nor more than One Hun
dred Dollars together with the costs Of
prosecution, and in default of the pay
ment thereof may be committed to jail
but not to exceed thirty days.
SECTION &. All ordinances or res
oluti0ns or parts thereof inconsistent
with or contravening any of the provis-
ions of this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from and
after it's passage and publication.
I hereby approve the foregoing ordi-
nance. Dated this 18th day Of April,
1917. EDWARD BROWN, Mayor.
There being no further business on
motion Of alderman Hoare the council
adjourned.
Attest: EDWARD BROWN, Mayor
FL. G.. JACKSON. CITY CLERK.