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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1939-0018 - Ordinance - 05/18/1939ORDINANCE NO. 18 AN ORDINANCE ON MOSQUITO CONTROL. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of College Station,Texas: SECTION I. It shall be unlawful to have, keep, maintain, cause or permit within the incorporated limits of College Station, any collection of standinP or flowin' water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, unless such collec- tion of water is treated so as effectually to prevent such breeding. SECTION II. Any collection of water considered by Section 1 of this ordinance shall be held to be those contained in ditches, pools, ponds, excavations, holes, depressions, open cesspools, privy vaults, fountains, cisterns, tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs, (except horse troughs in frequent use), urns, cans, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets, defective house roof gutters, tanks of flush closets, or other similar water containers. SECTION III. The method of treatment of any collection of water, such as specified in Section 2, directed toward the prevention of breeding of mosquitoes shall be approved by the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy and may be any one or more of the following: a. Screening" with wire netting of at least 16 meshes to the inch each way or with any other material which will effectually prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes. b. Complete emptying every seven (7) days of unscreened containers together with their thorough dryin or cleaning. c. Using a larvicide approved and applied under the dir- ection of the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy. d. Covering completely the surface of the water with kerosene, petroleum, or paraffin oil once every 7 days. e. Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free.of vegetable growth and other obstructions, and stocking with mosquito -destroying fish. f. Filling or draining to the satisfaction of the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy. g. Proper disposal, by removal or destruction, of tin cans, tin boxes broken or empty bottles, and similar articles likely to hold water. SECTION IV. The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing or running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes are breeding there, and failure to prevent such breeding within three days after notice by the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy, shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance. SECTION V. Should the person or persons, firm, or corporation ORDINANCE NO, 18 AN ORDINANCE ON MOSQUITO CONTROL. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas: SECTION I. It shall be unlawful to have, keep, maintain, cause or permit within the incorporated limits of College Station, any collection of standing or flowing water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, unless such collec- tion of water is treated so as effectually to prevent such breeding. SECTION II. Any collection of water considered by Section 1 of this ordinance shall be held to be those contained in ditches, pools, ponds, excavations, holes, depressions, open cesspools, privy vaults, fountains, cisterns, tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs, (except horse troughs in frequent use). urns, cans, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets, defective house roof gutters, tanks of flush closets, or other similar water containers. SECTION III: The method of treatment of any collection of water, such as specified in Section 2, directed toward the prevention of breeding of mosquitoes shall be approved by the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy and may be any one or more of the following: a. Screening with wire netting of at least 16 meshes to the inch each way or with any other material which will effectually prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes. b. Complete emptying every seven (7) days of unscreened containers together with their thorough drying or cleaning. c. Using a larvicide approved and applied under the dir- ection of the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy. d. Covering completely the surface of the water with kerosene, petroleum, or paraffin oil once every 7 days. e. Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions, and stocking with mosquito -destroying fish. f. Filling or draining to the satisfaction of the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy. g. Proper disposal, by removal or destruction, of tin cans, tin boxes broken or empty bottles, and similar articles likely to hold water. SECTION IV. The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing or running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes are breeding there, and failure to prevent such breeding within three days after notice by the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy, shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance. SECTION V. Should the person or persons, firm, or corporation 00012 ORDINANCE NO. 18 CONTINUED - - - - responsible for conditions giving rise to the breeding of mosquitoes fail or refuse to take necessary measures to pre- vent the same, within 3 days after due notice has been given to them by letter, the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy is hereby authorized to do so, and all necessary cost in- curred by him for this purpose shall be a charge against the property owner or other person offending as the case may be. SECTION VI. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this ordinance, the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy, acting under his authority may at all reasonable times enter in and upon any premises within the City. SECTION VII. Should any person or persons, firms or corpor- ations within three days after due notice has been given by the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy as to the existence of mosquito breeding places fail or refuse to take necessary measures to abate such nuisances, said person, firm, or cor- poration shall be guilty of violation of this ordinance, and shall be fined not more than $25.00. Each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offence. SECTION VIII. This ordinance shall become effective after its approval and due publication in the official paper. Passed, approved and ordered published this the 18th day of May, 1939 A. D. ATTEST: s/ Sidney L. Loveless • City Secretary J. H. Binney. Mayor - ORDINANCE NO. 18 AN ORDINANC: ON MOSQUITO CONTROL. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City"of College Station, Texas: SECTION I. It shall be unlawful to have, keep, maintain, cause or permit within the incorporated limits of College Station, any collection of standing, or flowing, water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, unless such collec- tion of water is treated so as effectually to prevent such breeding. S: 'CTION II. Any collection of water considered by Section 1 of this ordinance shall be held to be those contained in ditches, pools, ponds, excavations, holes, depressions, open cesspools, privy vaults, fountvains, cisterns, tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs, (except horse troughs in frequent use), urns, cans, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets, defective house roof gutters, tanks of flush closets, or other similar. water containers. SECTION III. The method of treatment of any collection of water, such as specified in Section 2, directed toward the prevention of breeding of mosquitoes shall be approved by the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy and may be any one or more of the following: a. Screening with wire netting of at least 16 meshes to the inch each way or with any other material which willeffectually prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes. b. Complete emptying every seven (7) days of unscreened containers together with their thorough drying or cleaning. c. Using a larvicide approved and applied under the dir- ection of the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy. d. Covering completely the surface of the water with kerosene, petroleum, or paraffin oil once every 7 days. • e. Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions, and stocking with mosquito -destroying fish. f. Filling or draining to the satisfaction of the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy. g. Proper disposal, by removal or destruction, of tin cans, tin boxes broken or empty bottles, and similar articles likely to hold water. SECTION IV. The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing or running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes are breeding there, and failure to prevent such breeding within three days after notice by the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy, shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance. SECTION V. Should the person or persons, firm, or corporation Ordinance No. 18 Continued --- responsible for conditions giving rise to the breeding of mosquitoes fail or refuse to take necessary measures to pre- vent the same, within 3 days after due notice has been given to them by letter, the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy is hereby authorized to do so, and all necessary cost in- curred by him for this purpose shall be a charge against the property owner or other person offending as the case may be. SECTION VI. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this ordinance, the City Sanitary Engineer or his deputy, acting under his authority may at all reasonable times enter ina do upon any premises within the City. SECTION VII. Should any person or persons, firms or corpor- ations within three days after due notice has been given by the City Sanitary Engineer orA.h,is deputy as to the existence of mosquito breeding places fail or refuse to take necessary measures to abate such nuisances, said person, firm, or cor- poration shall be guilty of violation of this ordinance, and shall be fined not more than 25.00. Each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. SECTION VIII. This ordinance shall become effective after its approval and due publication in the official paper. Passed, approved and ordered published this the 18th day of may,.1939 A. D.