The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-10
AN ORDINANCE

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moval Of trash and garbage within the
corporate limits of the Town OF Punta
| Gorda and keeping same in sanitary
condition, and providing the manner said
closets shall be constructed and maintain
ed and fixing penalties for failure to do
so and providing for a scaVenger' MS out
| les and compensation.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Town
| Council of the Town Of Punta Gorda,
Florida that the cleaning of all surface
closets or privies, removal OF garbage ana
trash within the corporate limits OF the
Town of Punta Gorda, shall be done ex-
| clusively under the supervision and d.
rection of the Town Council.
| Sec. That the Town Council shall APP
| point the scavenger whose duty IL snail
be to visit each and every privy or sur
! face closet within said town once each
week and remove all faecal matter there
| from and after removal OF salo 1aecal
matter the scavenger shall dislnfect SAID
priyies or closets, said disinfectant TO be
| furnished by the Town, the scaVenger al
so shall visit each residence once each
week and remove all garbage and trash,
all work to be done under the supervision
of the Town Council or Sanitary Com
mittee, said scavenger shall be subject TO
removal at the end of each month by the
Town Council if his work is not salts
factory The salary to be paid the scav-
enger for said work or services shall be
fixed by the Town Council and he shall
perform any and all services and work
that may be required of him by the Town
Council.
Sec. Be it further ordained that the
Town Council has the option to advertise
for comparative bids fully describing the
nature of the work or services required,
and enter into a written contract with
the lowest responsible bidder, the scav-
enger before entering upon his duties
shall be required to enter into a good and
sufficient bond with the Town of Punta
Gorda, to be approved by the Town Coun-
Gil of said Town in the sum of One Hun
dred Dollars, for the faithful performance
of his duties.
Sec. Be it further ordained that all
closets now in existance in the corporate
limits of the town of Punta Gorda, Flor
ida, or that may hereafter be built or
maintained shall be provided with
hinge cover over the seat set in such a
manner as to be self closing when not In
use, made of wood or wire guaZe, the
closet shall be otherwise so constructed
as to prevent the ingress or egress of
flies or other disease breeding insects, the
owner or occupant of premises shall pro-
vide suitable container for garbage
and trash and keep it in such condition
and readiness that the scavenger can re-
move the same with promptness and dis
patch, and any owner or occupant of
premises within the corporate limits of
the Town of Punta Gorda who fails to
comply with the provisions Of this Sec
ton of this ordinance shall upon convic-
ton be fined in the sum of not less than
Five Dollars or more than Fifty Dollars
or be sentenced at hard labor on the
streets of said town for period not ex-
ceeding thirty days, or be confined in
the Town Jail not exceeding thirty days
Sec. s Be it further ordained that it
shall be unlawful for any person to bury
within the town corporate limits any sew
age or faecal matter removed from any
privy or surface closets unless author
lied by the Sanitary officer. and any per-
son violating this provision upon convic-
ton. shall be fined in a sum not less than
One Dollar or more than Ten Dollars or
be confined in the town Jail for period
of ten days. or at labor on streets.
Sec Be 1t further ordained that all
privies or surface closets located in the
Town of Punta Gorda, or that may here
after be built in said town shall be made
to conform with all the requirements of
Section four and any closet or privy To-
Gated in said town that may be found at
any time not in conformity with said Sec
ton shall be declared nuisance. and the
owners and occupants of the premises
where said closets or privy are located
shall be given two days notice to abate
the nuisance by putting said closets or
privies in proper repair, or condition as
herein provided, and upon their failure
to comply, upon conviction they shall be
fined not less than One Dollar or more
than Fifty Dollars or be confined in the
town Jail for q period of thirty days or
labor on streets and each day that said
nuisance shall remain undated after ex-
piration of notice given, shall constitute
a separate offense, the notice required in
this section shall be given by the scav-
enger of said town and a report of said
notice shall be placed on file with the
clerk of said town and after the expra-
ton of two days after notice has been
given If said nuisance has not been abat-
ed, the mayor shall issue a warrant for
the arrest of the parties so offending to
be brought before him for trial and pun
as provided in this ordinance.
Sec. The person who shall be APP
pointed to the position of scavenger by
the Town Council is hereby empowered
with authority to enter all buildings, lots
and yards for the purpose of inspecting
the pr'vies and removing all faecal mat
ter and sewage and any other thing on
said premises consisting of garbage or
trash in compliance with this Ordinance,
and any person or persons refusing to al
low the scavenger to enter such building,
lot or yard for the purpose named or who
shall in any wise hinder him in the, per-
Torrance of his duties shall be guilty of
this Ordinance and upon con-
viction shall be fined not less than Five
Dollars or more than Fifty Dollars, or
confined in town Jail for a period of thir
ty days or labor on streets
Sec. 8 All ordinances and parts of or
dinances in conflict with this ordinance
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
This ordinance enacted into Law by
the Council of the town of Punta Gorda,
Florida on this the 18th day of. December,
1917.-CHAS. A. WALTMIRE President
of Town Council; L, E. ROBINSON, City
Clerk.
Approved on this 18th day of December,
1917.-E. W. SMITH. Mayor of the Town
of Punta Gorda. 504t