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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 25 . An qrd zrvrx oe 10reatin.g and v.eflning the office of City Garba7a Of- ficer, the wal,� in Which he szrall I.-, --elected,"and providing for the removal of night-soil, refuse and waste-matter and the ;m.-tun r and %7=_..y of such removal and by whom it shall be done and fixing , penalties for the violation of same. ¢ Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the Cit-r of Fort Worth: Sec. 1. That the office of Cit« Garbage officer of t-- Cit- 0' F 'W r+r ''- -.-qd tre e$rr.e is i. „t,3 erectad. S=_e, Ga­' Of- ficer shall be selected and -ppolnted by tie Board o" C-�1-.•Assio•Ler^ and he shall be an adult male person not legs than 21 years of r, .ve. Such selection and appointment shall be made uuon competitive bids or proposals of competent and responsible persons and shall be awareded 'to the person whose bid or proposal offers the greatest advantage or inducements to the said City of Fort Worth. Provided, however, that the Board of Commissioners shall have the right to -reject any and all bids, and in making the selection for such of flee shall be guided as we1115y the responsibility and compe+erci* of the bidder as b?r the pecuniary advanta •As to the Citv offered In the 'bid. - Sec. 2. Said Garbage Officer shall be under the genera, + trol and direction of the Board of Commissioners and he shall be governed particularly by the orders and directions of the Comm- issioner of Streets and Alleys unless sucl or,-.er.- or directions be altered, changed, modified or superseded by the Board of Commiss-- • loners sitting as a body. Sec. 3. He shall hold office, unless sooner removed, for a period of two years from and after his appointment by t}-e Bog- Commissioners end until his successor shall have be! qu-14fi ed. Sec. 4. Before entering upon his duties -aid Garb-�L:p Of"acer w �^ NNW shall give a bond signed by some surety or guaranty company author ized to do business in the State of Texas, as surety thereon, f o the faithful performance of his duties according to the charter R and ordinances of the City of Fort• Worth and the terms of his bid or proposal, in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars) to be approved by the Board Qf Commissioners. Sec: 5. It shall be the duty of said Garbage Officer and his employes and those under him, for whom said Garbage Officer shall be responsible, to gather,cpllect and remove from the streets, av- enues, thoroughfares, lanes, parks, alleys,bridges, culverts,side- walks,curbs, viaducts and other public places all dead cats,fowls, rats, and such like animals, and to collect,remove and cart away, under conditions hereinafter named, from private premises situated in the City of Fort Worth, by which is meant dwelling-houses,and every other like or unlike character of property or premises where people live,meet or assemble (except streets and public thorough- fares) all waste-matter, refuse,offal, dung,manure,feces,night-soil, trash, garbage, slops, swill, decayed animal and vegetable matter, dead animals of all kinds and descriptions, and every other kind and character of refuse matter, and dispose of same, all and sing- ular, as hereinafter required. q4 Sec.6. Dry-garbage shall be consumed and incinerated; night- soil shall be deposited and pitted in the earth at a depth of not less than 8 feet and covered up and packed down so as to exclude sight and odor of same; and Bret garbage and liquid refuse shall be buried in and under the earth in like depth,way and manner. Y Provided, however, that said garbage officer shall, at his own option be permitted to cremate night-soil and all and every kind of garbage and refuse matter, wet or dry. The said Garbage officer shall, at his own proper expense pro- vide a suitable place for crematory purposes and for a dumping ground wherein said refuse matter, as aforesaid, shall be interred and he shall be responsible for any nuisance therein or thereabouts that he, or those under him, may create or engender by reason of Improper location or for the manner or way in which his work is conducted, it being hereby made his duty to perform and- conduct his work, in all its phases, in a sanitary and hygienic way. 0 Sec.8. It shall be the duty of the said Cit;r 6a-'hake Officer and those under him or in his employ or acting with his permission 1 or by his autrority, and he and they are hereb-: required, to use odorless exgavating apparatus and implements, and the latest odorless, air-tight and sanitary receptacles in the removal of all such offensive and waste-matter, as hereinbefore spe.-ified,and .1 A^d they re^••ired and it is made the-r d-Ay to .use ef-Pi- cient disinfectants in the requisite quantities in And about the places and premises from Which said waste and refuse :F-teria.l is on removed, and in and about the apparatus and implements >>tilized In sr+ph removal and in,on and about the recertac~les used in re-- ceivIng such waste and offensive matter and material aAd the con- tents of same. And such. removal shall take place ?nri he accomnlish- ed between •`tr;'' ,until otherwise ordered bar theBoard of Commissioners. Sec. 9. It shall he the duty of said City GarbRi Off-.^Pr or some one under him, or actin o at or under his direction to call at the premises mentioned in section 5 hereof not less than once a month, and oftener,whennecessarv, or when requested so to do by the owner or occupant of said -r_remises or by tn9 sanitary officers or any one of them, or by the Commissioner of Streets and Allevs.or by the Board of Commissioners, and remove therefrom all nia4.,jt-soil, waste-matter, refuse, garbage, offal, trash, swill, slops, feces, .. dungy, mahure, dead animals, decayed vegetable and animal ma14ter, old and discarded metal and wares of all kinds, and cart same away and consume, bur- or pit the same, as the case may be, according as hereinbefore pointed out. In each instance where such' matter is removed it shall be the duty of such garbage-officer to sprinkle or cause to be sprinkled disinfectants and lime in sufficient quan- la and about the place and spot from Which same is rem.Qved and to sprinkle or cause to be sprinkled lime and disinfectants in sufficient quantities in and about the receptacles on said premises from which said waste and offensive matter is taken and removed. Sec. 10. All persons, firms and corporations having dry closets on their premises, where such closets are permitted by law,f or the t deposi/l-f human urine and excrement are required to use and pro- vide water-tight boxes Dr receptacles ' .j which shall be placed over ground to receive said excrement and urine, and same shall be kept in a sanitar:fi condi- tion by means of lime and other disinfectants until removed b�7 the said Garbage Officer. Sec.11. It shall be and is hereby made the duty of every owner, manaPer, keeper, lessee or. occupant of any and every house,dwelling, hotel, lodging-house, boarding-house, livery-stable, business or manufacturing establishment, factory, railroad depot and shops, theatres and places of amusement, restaurants, and every and any kind of house or structure, whether enumertbed herein or not,used as a place of human habitation or to which people resort -or where people meet or assemble, situated within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth as such limits now exist or as they may 4 hereaf-� P- be eXtended or establi*tfed i to ke w-- gnd 1:ra in`, .n oh sF: 1.4Q premises safe and sanitary barrels,tubs or boxes so constructed as to prevent leakage of any part of the contents and so dis- r 1mpwi �`•i w . 1 infected and deodorized as to prevent offensive and unpleasant ordors or scents, for the receptionof garbage and waste-matter as enumerated in section 5 of this ordinance, other than night-soil, in which the said garbage and waste-matter shall be contained until called for by the City Garbage. Officer or some one authorized or permitted by him, to do so, and said receptacle shall be placed- and located in such spot* on said premises as to be accessible to 40 as said Garbage Officer or person designated by him and�to facilitate its speedy and efficient removal. Said receptacles so to be fur, nished shall be of dimensions sufficient to hold not more than 50 gallons and shall be provided with a top or cover which shall be kept and adjusted on said receptacle in such way as to screen its contents from sight and shall not be opened except when in the act of using* same or when its contents are being removed or while the process of disinfection is going on, after which time it shall be kept securely closed. Sec. 12.It shall be unlawful for any person other than the said City Garbage officer, or those under his employ, or acting under his directions and with his authority, to engage in the hauling or removal of night-soil, or any garbage,manure*dung,feces, or any of the other substances or slops, solid .or liquid r.efuse,offal or waste matter, specified in section ,5 hereof, and any person so of- fending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars and each act of hauling or removal in contravention hereof shall be held and taken as a separate and distinct offense and shall be pun.f skiable as such law Sec. 13, Said City Garbage Officer shall receive as and for his services, and he shall be permitted to charge, the following schedule pf rates and no more: (A) For night-sail he shall receive fifty cents for each removal,which shall take place once a month or oftener if necessary. (B) For dry garbage a f inimum of 7 Vp, cents rer week and a maximum of four Sollars -ber week. (C) For wet Parbage ten cents rer week minimum and a maximum not to exceed four dollars per week. Said scale of charges includes as many acts of removal as may be necessary and proper to keen said private premises in a clean and sanitar7 condition. Provided, however, that said scale shall npt apply to livery-stables,but charges therefor shall be a matter of private contract between said Garbage off cer and the owner or occunaht of said stable,subject to the approval and regulation .of ' the Board of Commissioners. Provided, further, that said Garbage officer shall not be entitled to charpeVnor to receive from the Citv of Fort Worth any remuneration_ or comnensation whatever for duties to be serf ormed to uUd City, as distint*uished from rrivate owners , as hereir_before mentioned; and, rrovided fur,trer, that the said scale of charges established for private work shall. alwwrs. be subject to change , reduction, modification or increase at anv sess- ion of t?^e Board of Cemmissioners . Sec. 14. It s ^e : Made thR dutNr of all •rersons firms and corporations within the City of Fort Worth to pa-r said City Gar- bage Officer for work and services performed upon the premises of of such person, firm or corporation_, the schedule of fees specified in the preceding section, and an:r s»cl, Terson firm or corporation, or anent manager or rerresentat..ve of sue' corperation, who shall fail to make m7ment therefor after silch vpry ce haQ be-r ±•erfo­.-- d .-• upon convi ctict t-ereof shal� `be fined in anv sum not exceedi!s.- one hundred doJ1-rs Sec. 15. It shall be tie dutir of said Garba-e Officer to Inves- tigate- the condition of the CA- ^�` T {�►# �► �-#'- , .�Fpx • e �' premises +herein, and repor+ such conditions -from tire to ti-e to the sanitary derartment of said Cit,*, and to provide at hJ F own &Cpense all and singiil- - t�-e reces:,F.ry carts, utenslls, - equ],i.,nent,horses, �:.nd an to enable hi7.:, tr a s9id Gaw' r,ge Of to perfor-! all of the wog•;_ rzqufred of him in this o:,d- ad.. quat6 - nd ef:edc.i�nt wa-- amid ra,_ner. Sec.18. It shall be the duty of said City Scavenger ory of 'his assistants or any sanitary office'- of the City of Fort W Worth to inspect and observe the condition of all private premises in the City of Fort Worth and to notify the owners of sams should said premises be unsanitary or unclean. He or they shall also notify the owner or occupant of such premises in the event the night-soil is required to be removed. Should such owner or occupant such of said premises fail to haveA condition corrected within twenty- four hours after receiving such notification then complaint shall be made against him as for a nilisance in the City Court and upon conviction thereof he' Qhall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. Sec. �1.1 Any person violating the foregoing ordinance or any article, subdivision or part thereof,land by "person" is included said Garbage Officer his assistants and persons acting by through or under his direction or permission shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars and each day's violation shall be and -constitute a separate offense and punishable as such. Sec. K. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. . .This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication as required by .1 -* -- y I hereby certify that the abOTe and foregoing ordinance was pres- ented and unanimously passed by the Board of Co=nissioners of the City of Fort Worth, at a session held, June 19th, 1907. W.J.Fstes, City Secretary.