The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-05
Series No. 8, Ordinance No. 20
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
TO BE ENTITLED:
An ordlnance Relating to Night Soil
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
f. PENSACOLA:
Section /. Every person or corporation
who removes the contents OF priVies snaIi
be deemed a night soil scavenger within
the meaning of this ordinance and shall
not remove the contents of any prlvy or
of night soil scavenger without first hav-
| ing obtained a license SO to do.
| Section 2. The Mayor shall from time
| by the commissioner of health, grant IL
licenses to any person or corporation TO
engage in the business of night SOIL scaV-
| Section 3. All night soil scavengers
shall have night soil license properly
! framed, protected by glass. and attached
in a conspicuous place to the particular
| wagon for which the license Is issued.
SO that it may be readily read without
| Sections. No privy box or receptacle
shall be opened, nor the contents thereon
disturbed or removed. between the hour! h1ors
ia. M OF any day.
| Section 5. TIE contents of any privy
shall not be removed without a permit
having been first obtained from the COM
missioner of health. -.
Section 6. No part of the contents OF
tany privy receptacle except as hereih-
j after provided, shall be removed there
| from. nor shall, such contents be trans
l ported through the StT0cIs, dSCiuSo
alleys of the city unless the same shall
be removed and transported in alright
/ and watertigh. receptacles. SO as to az
land offensive doors therefrom. and un,
i less such receptacles are properly ana
fully equipped with the neceSsa crion loom IN
accordance with the rules and regula-
tons of the commissioner OF health SO
| be emptied into the sewer. if the COM
missioner Of health so directs in the per-
NIT, without permitting any OF the con
tents to be deposited upon the surrouna.
ling soil: and no conveyance or appliances
4 shall be used for the purpose OF removing
handing nish ut s sbe on1 Of
health and a certificate has been duly
issued by him authorizing the use of such
f sne. empsyins and removing of the
contents of the privies shall be done In an
inoffensive manner. SO as not 70 ,,. crea =. :
lairections and rules and regulations OF
the commissioner of health. and any
such work shall without interruption or
delay, finish the same promptly ana snaLi
in each and every instance leave the
privy in as good condition as when the
work was undertaken All such recepta.
cles when cleaned shall be disinfecteo
by the night soil scavenger as soon as
I Section 7. The contents OF privles SO
removed by any night soil scavsnsee 1s
the manner prescribed In the permit
even by the commissioner of health.
Section s. All night-soN scavengers
shall be allowed to charge and receive O
Z sum not exceeding 25 cents for each re-
Section 3. Whenever the commissioners
of health shall deem any privies onens-
i've and in need of cleaning. IT shall pe
Ibis duty to notify the owner. agent oc-
OF pf sSe a
such privy is located to have the same
cleaned by duly licensed night sol
scavenEer within q period named IN
| such notice: and unless the person SO
notified shall comply within the time
| mentioned, II shall be the duty OF the
commissioner Of health to cause sucn
Iprivy to be cleaned by one or more o.
engers Aforesaid. at the expense OF the
owner. agent. occupant or person In pos
session. charge or control OF such prem
Uses and to cause the arrest and prose-
section TO- Any person without u
Icense As aforesaid. who shall act as
lnight-soil scavenger. or who snail un'
dertake to remove the contents OF any
to comply with the provisions of THU
ordinance or any order or rule or regu-
Ilatfon of the commissioner OF health. Of
who shall load. transport or unload ni9n'
same 30 as to produce q nuisance or who
ehaU violate any provision OF this ordi.
nance. shall be nned not less than ter
dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars: and II the night soii scAvenger shall
be 90 lined three times In the same year
his license shall be revoked
. Section. IL All ordinances and parts
of Ordinances in conflict herewith b
section IS. This ordnance shall take
teffect one day after its passage.
J. o. WALKER.
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