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Motion by Alderman Osborne, seconded by Alderman Malone, that the
following ordinance be passed and adopted. The motion was carried and
':~hev~:~'na~e foilows.
Ordinance No. 486
it~REAS, the' City of Plainview, Texas, has no garbage dispoaal
or other~a'cility for the collection of garbage, filth, other
or u~olesome substances or iaatters, from the residences
o2 Shl~ ci.tizel~s.~mOf the City cT Plainview; an~
-1~S, ~the a¢~c~.lation of such garbage, filth, and other of-
;~ens~5~e ~!i~holesome substances zreal;es a breeding place .for flies,
rats and~;~-~er disease bearing animals, thereby 6ausing a hmghly un-
healthy ana 'a~sanitary condition throughout t-he city of Plainview; and
~REAS, such condition as it. <~W exists graa~ly multiplies the
hazards of spreading ini~ectious d~seaseS and greatly impairs the health
and;ccm~fort;of the inhabitants of said city; and
VgziERE~S, the City of Plainview, by appropriate ordinance, has de-
termined to assume the 'resposibility of regularly collecting, ~amoving
and disposing of such garbage and trash fr,~ the residences of all cit-
izens who now have water and wewer connee$ions withi~ the city limits
of the City of Plainview, and to make a charge there~r,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following ordinance be
passed and adopted:
-: ORDINAN~ No ~8~i,: -
~d~ ORDINANCE REGULATING THE COLL~CTION AND DISPOS~TION OF GARBAGE
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, OF ALL
RESIDENCES ~VITH WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS, PROVIDING A ~CHARGE
FOR SUCH SERVICES AND THE METHOD OF COLLECTING SAME.
~-~E IT 0RDAIN~D BY THE CITY COUNCIl. OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS:
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wate~
other suitable'metal receptacle,' not'larger than SixtY~galte$~capacity,
in the alley behind such residende such.residence for suck~garbage, filth
other offensi~e~matters and trash. ~
Section 2. Every such person or persons, so occupying such residen-
ces shall place all garbage, filth other offensive matters and trash in
such receptacle.
Section 3. All such garbage, filt~-other offensive matters and
ihall be picked up by the ¢ityof regular intervals
~ to the city dump groumd for burning )osition.
Section /+. Every such citizen with city amd .sewer comuec-
tions shall be charged the sum of fifty cents each '~nd every
month, payable.to the City of Plainview, for the
~o~ such garbage, filth, other offensive~matters and trash~ and
such f~fty-cents (505) charge shall be attached to and made a part of
such person's current water and sewer bill, and such garbage disposal
bill or account shall be rendered to suckperson or persons at such
intervals and at the same time and on the same bill aa their water and
sewer bill.
Section 5. any such person orpersons failing to Pay such garbage
~isposal charge within~thirty days after the same has become due and
bill has been rendered, shall be subject to have his Water disconnected,
no connection will thereafter be~made with the City water system until
such person or persons shall have paid all accounts dUe.
ismo means available for the col-
lection , other
trash g~rbage disp available
in and ~ for the
to be read ~pon thre'e~sep--
and this is declared
~assed at t~is meeting by unanimous
of the City Council of the ~t~y~of PlainV~ew and~sh~ll~become
effective immediately upon its passage..
Passed and approved this 6th .day~.,f,~. September
yor,
~e
Mo t i on
proposal sUbmi~
ted -and
A. D, 19/+3..
that. the
acoep-
and instructed to sign the contract
the suggestion of JudgeFrank' ~Day
Who in the absence of y, dreW the abOveordinance con-
tract, that the ~ontents of the oontra~t~be~spread upon the perma~.ent
m~ut~s ~ the Council of the Cityof Plainview, was
carried by unanimous vote of the Council and the
-:CONTRACT WITH EARL T. BARR:-
PlainView, Texas
September ~' 195
Hon. $8ih~ F. DuBose, Mayor
and
City Council of the City of. Plainview
Plainview, Texas:
Gentlemen:
In connection with the City's obligation to ha~l garbage from alliof