The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-06-02
An Ordinance,
Regulating the Gathering of Garbage and
fer the Licensing of Garbage Gatherers.

Section l. Be it Ordained by the Common
Council of the City Of Richmond, That, for the
purpose of promoting the health and comfort of
the citizens, and the cleanliness Of the city, and
preventing noxious, offensive and hurtf1l odors
therein. it shall be unlawful for any person to
throw out, empty, or place on any lot, ground,
street or alley in this city, any kitchen Stops,
vegetable or animal waste, parings, refuse or
offal, commonly called garbage" at any time
between the first day of May and the list day
of October of each year. But each and every
person making, having or necessitating any
such slops, waste parings refuse or offal cons
monty called garbage" shall pat the same and
every part thereof, In some suitable water-tght
vessel, to be kept covered and to be placed at
convenient place on or near the premises, out of
the reach Of or disturbance from, animals and
vehicles, and within reasonable convenience to
garbage CATERERS" And every head of
family, or other person occupying or having
control or authority over, in, or on any place or
premises where any such garbage is made, had
or accumulated shall be required to see to the
collecting and securing the same according to
the provisions of this section. And any per-
son who shall violate any of the provisions of
this section, or shall fail or neglect to perform
either one or more of the duties imposed here
in, shall be fined for any violation any day,
for each day of any such failure neglect of
duty, in any sum not less than two nor more
than five dollars. PROVIDED That nothing
herein contained shall prevent any such person
from using or consuming his, her or their gar
bage for any purpose not inconsistent with the
object of this section.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained by said Coun>
Gil, That for the convenience and facility of
gathering and collecting all such garbage, the
said city is hereby divided into two Districts, to
be known as No. and 2 garbage districts. All
that portion of said city. lying south of Main
street, shall be district No. L; and all that por-
ton of said city lying north of Main street.
shall be district No. g.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor to
license one or more competent persons for each
or all of said districts to gather and collect oil
the garbage in such district or districts, and it
shall be unlawful for any person to make bu>
sness of collecting together and taking away
any garbage as set forth in section !, without
having procured said license, nor shall any IL
cense authorize any person to gather and take
away garbage in any other district than that
for which such person is licensed: and any per-
son violating the provisions of this section shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding ten dollars
for each offense on any one day.
Sec. 4. Each person procuring such license,
shall pay for the same not more than fifty doll
lars; and such license, when granted, shall con>
fer on the person licensed the exclusive prvi-
lege in the district for which he is licensed, to
follow the business of gathering and removing
garbage for his own use; but nothing contained
in this section or ordinance shall authorize any
such garbage gatherer to feed such garbage to
stock or otherwise use the same within the
limits of said city, so as to create any nosome
or offensive odors or nuisance in or to the neigh>
borhood or any person or citizen thereof, where
said garbage is is so fed or used. And any gar
bage gatherer, who shall be guilty of viola
ton of any provision of this section, shall be
fined for each day that any such noisome or
offensive odors or nuisance is maintained suf.
fered, permitted, in any sum not less than
five nor more than twenty dollars.
Sec. 5. Before any person shall receive
license, he shall file a bond, with security ac-
ceptable to the Mayor, payable to the city of
Richmond lin q penalty of two hundred dollars,
conditioned for the faithful discharge of all du-
ties required Of him by the Ordinances OF the
city, and which bond may be put in suit for al
fines, penalties, costs and forfeitures incurred by
any such person. under this Ordinance.
Sec. g. Every person SO licensed as afore-
said to gather garbage, shall visit every place in
his said district, where garbage is made and
kept for removal. at least once every three days.
and collected together in q water-tight conveys
ance, which he shall use and keep for the pur>
pose, all the garbage in said district, and shall
remove the same to such place OF places where
it will not cause any annoyance to citizens
And every person SO licensed IS aforesaid, who
shall fail to attend at the times and places to
gather garbage as herein required, who shall
fail to remove such garbage in water-tight
vessel or vehicle, to prevent the spiling of the
same on along the Streets or shall fail in any
duty imposed by this ordinance, each and every
person so failing or offending shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding five dollars for each of>
Tense on any one day.
Sec. z. This Ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage, and publication. for
two consecutive weeks, in the Richmond Pal
ladium.
Passed and approved, May 5th, 1868 ses
THOMAS n. YOUNG, Mayor
Attest: p. P. kim, City Clerk. i ~ 2T3 ~