The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03
AM ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
| An ordinance providing for the clean
| ing of surface closets or privies and re-
moval of trash and garbage within the
corporate limits of the Town OF Punta
Gorda, and keeping same in a sanitary
condition, and providing the manner SAID
| closets shall be constructed and maintain
! ed and fixing penalties for failure 10 40
so and providing for a scavenger, his out
les and compensation.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Town
Council of the Town of Punta Goroa,
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 ana ol-
rection of the Town Council
Sec That the Town Council shall APP
point the scavenger whose duty 1t shall
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 SAID 1aecai
matter the scavenger shall disinfect said
privies or closets, said disinfectant TO DC
furnished by the Town, the scavenger al
| so shalt 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
mttee, said scaVenger shall be subject 10
removal at the end of each month by the
| Town Council If his work is not satls-
factory. The salary to be paid the scav-
enger for said work or services shall De
fixed by the Town Council and ne shail
perform any and all services ana 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 win
the lowest responsible bidder the scaV-
enger before entering upon his duties
shall be required to enter into good ana
sufficient bond with the Town OF Punta
Gorda, to be approved by the Town Coun-
ell of said Town in the sum OF one hum
dred Dollars, for the faithful performance
of his duties. -,
Sec. 4 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 a suitable container for garbage
and trash and keep 1t in such condition
and readiness that the scavenger can re-
move the same with promptness and dls-
: match 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 conyic-
ton be hned in the sum OF not less man
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 Gays
Sec. Be it further ordained that II
, shall be unlawful for any person to bury
. within the town corporate limits any sew
, age or faecal matter removed from any
l 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 thar
One Dollar or more than Ten Dollars OF
be confined in the town Jail for perioe
, of ten days, or at labor on streets.
Sec, Be it further ordained that al
. priyies or surface closets located in thu
Town of Punta Gorda, or that may here
: after be built in said town shall be mad'
T. to conform with all the requirements o
Section four and any closet or privy 10
Gated in said town that may be found
any time not in conformity with said sec
ton shall be declared a nuisance, ana tn
owners and occupants OF the premise
where said closets or privy are locates
/ shall be given two days notice TO apat
8 the nuisance by putting said closets
!, privies in proper repair, or condluon a
l, herein provided. and upon their faliur
% to comply upon conviction they shall D
fined not less than One Dollar or NOR
S than Fifty Dollars or be confined IN tn
- town Jail for period OF thirty Gays
IL labor on streets and each day that sal
r. nuisance shall remain undated after ex
piration of notice given, shall constitut
q a separate offense, the notice required i
,S this section shall be given by the scaV
'' enger of said town and report OF sal
l. notice shall be placed on file with tn
7 clerk of said town and after the expira
Il ton of two days after notice has bee
c given If said nuisance has not been abat
% ed the mayor shall issue warrant fo
q, the arrest of the parties so OFFENDING t
. be brought before him for trial and pun
IL ishment as provided in this ordinance.
III Sec. The person who shall be ar
>, pointed to the position of scavenger b
the Town Council is hereby empowere
NJ with authority to enter all buildings, lot
~ and yards for the purpose of inspectin
T. the pr'vies and removing all faecal mat
/ ter and sewage and any other thing o
X, said premises consisting of garbage
n trash in compliance with this Ordinances
- and any person or persons refusing to a.
IL low the scavenger to enter such building
"a lot or yard for the purpose named or VIII
70, shall in any wise hinder him in the pei
q Torrance of his duties shall be guilty
=, violating this Ordinance and upon cor
ld viction shall be fined not less than Fiv
i | Dollars or more than Fifty Dollars,
w confined in town Jail for period of thil
ty days or labor on streets.
Sec. All ordinances and parts of OF
a. dinances in conflict with this ordinanc
Lo be- and the same are hereby repealed
le This ordinance enacted into Law b
70 the Council of the town of Punta Cord.
Florida on this the 18th day of Decembe
ne 1917-CHAS. A. , WALTNIRE PresideI
va of Town Council; l.. E. ROBINSON, Cit
We Clerk.
be Approved on this 18th day of Decembe
1917.-E. w. SMITH, Mayor of the Tow
OF Punta Gorda. 3d.