Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-05
A N ORDINANCE,

AN ORDINANCE,
TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED " AN
ORDINANCE To PROVIDE FOR THE re.
MoNAL OF CARRIAGE"
Be it ordained By the City Council Of Wilmington:
SECTION /. 4 hat sections 8 A and of the or
dinance. entitled An ordinance provide Tor The
renova! OF garbage passed June a. 1s72 are here
by repealed, and the following substituted i'll lieu
thereof, to-wit:
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Street Com
mittee 10 employ sufficient lDmber of men, horses,
AMI water tight cart, by advertising for proposals
and awarding 10 the lowest and best bidder for
eat garbage district OF the city collect and re-
move ali garbage and oIal from the dwellings, and
other places within the several districts aforesa d.
And 1t shall be the duty of the persons so employed
to collect and remove all garbage aud una from
their respective districts and for that pur lose to
cause at least one man. horse and cart, TO pass
through each and every street, lane an} alley of
their respective districts. as follows, to wit, daily
tSundays excepted from the first day OF May utll
.he first day Of November, and not less than three
times week. on alternate days SUNDAYS pXcepted)
from the first day OF November until the first day
OF May.
SIC 8. Each of said carts shall have placed
thereon In some conspicuous pa e. a sign with the
words city Garbage cart, painted IN large black
letters upon white ground. The driver of each
Of said carts shall give notice OF his approach by
ringing bell at the intersection OF each street lane
alley, in such manner that same may lie head
Al least one square. IL sla he the duty OF all
housekeepers ito cause all garbage ami oifal re-
quired TO tie removed, to be placed at conve-
nient place or places upon their pr Inises, in YES
sci or vessels aiming not more Than one bshel.
Il
| eral supervision of the collection and removal of
garbage and ofa and shall have authority 10 make
such further rules and regulations as may be ne
cessary for that purpose. II any person persons
employed as aforesaid TO collect and remove gar
Dage and Offa shall neglec refuse to collect and
remove the same as required by this oriiuAnce or
/ by any rule regulation of said Board, the said
1 Board shall cause The same TO he eone ut the eX-
pense OF such person or persons, ana the cost there
of may be deducted from any moneys IN the posses
sion Of the city due or belonging TO such person
pers ms. Before any bill for the collection
val OF garbage or oiial shall be presented for pay
| ment, the President OF the Board OF Health shall
| endorse thereon certificate that the Is
rect and tnat the work therein mentioned has been
| faithfully performed, OF II not 50 performed ne
shall note the fact and dedGct from said bill the
| amount OF the expense incurred by said Board by
reason of the neglect or default Of snch claimant.
| SEC. D. ALI renewals of existing contracts for
the collection and removal OF garbage and Onal, rs
well as all new contracts for that purpose shall be
conformed TO the requirements of hs ordinance.
Passed at the CITY Hall, June ;. 1875.
DOS uA tRIS,
| President Of city Council.
| Attest-WM. s. HAYES, Clerk. june52t