The daily gazette., 1875-06-26
Collection of Garbage.
BOARD OF HEALTH,
WILMlNGTo June 18th. 1875.

Health, are hereby published.
ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE
REMOVAL OF GARBAGE,
AS amended by tho City Council, and passed
June 4th, 1878.
SECTION ]. The City OF " ilmington shall
be divided into -Four Garbage Districts as fol-
lows, viz:
All the part of said city West OF Market
street and South of sixth street shall be the
First District.
All thereof West of Market street and South
| of sixth street shall be the Second District.
| All thereof West of Market street and
north OF Sixth street shall be the Third Dis
| trict.
And all the part of SAID city Eas, OF Market
| street and North of sixth street shall be the
Fourth District
SEC. Q. 1t shall be tho duty of the Street
Committee to employ a sufficient number of
| men, horses and water-tight carts, by adver-
tising for proposals and awarding to the low.
est and best bidder, for each garbage district
| OF the city to collect and remove all garbage
and olIal from the dwellings and other places
within the several districts aforesaid. AMI
| il shall be the duty OF the persons go en-
ployed to collect and remove all garbage and
o1al from their respective districts, and for
| that purpose to cause Mt least one man, horse
and cart TO pass through each and every
! street, lane and alley )t their respective dis.
| trlcts, as follows TO wit: DAILY, Sunday cx.
cepted) from the first day Of May until the
| first day of November; and not less than
/ tHrec times week on ultCTndte Gays (Sun-
d. ) eXcepted) from tho first day of Noyem-
| her until the first day of May.
| SEC. :. Each of said carts shall have placed
| thereon, in some conspicuous place, u sign
| with the words city Garbage Cart" pant.
ed in large black letters upon white ground
| The driver OF each OF sad carts shall glvo
| notice of his approach by ringing bell at
| the Intersection o. each street, lane or alley,
| in such manner that tn same may be heard
at least one square. 1t shall be the duty OF
| all housekeepers to cause all garbage and
| ofal required to be removed to be placed at
some convenient place or places upon their
premises, In vessel or vessels containing
| not mere than one bushel.
StO. The Board OF Health shall have the
general supervision of the collection and re-
moval OF garbage and onal, and shall have
| authority to make such further rules and
regulations as may he necessary for that pur-
pose II any person or persons employed, as
| aforesaid TO collect and remove ge bage and
offal shall neglect or refuse TO collect and re.
| move the same rs require by this ordinance,
| or by any rule or regulator OF sad Board.
| the said Board shall cause the same 20 be
| done at the expense of such persoa OF per-
| sons, and the cost thereof may be deducted
| from any moneys in the possession OF the
| city due or belonging to such person or per.
| sons. Before any bill for the collection or re.
moval of garbage or ofial shall be presG ted
| for payment, the President of the Board OF
| Health shall endorse thereon certificate
| that the same is correct and that the work
| therein mentioned has been faithfully per-
formed, or II not 80 performed, he shall note
the fact and deduct from said ball the amount
| OF the expense incurred by said Board by
reason of the neglect or default OF such
claimant
SEC. All renewals OF existing contracts
| ior the collection and removal of garbage and
onal, as well as all now contracts for that pur.
pose shan be contormed to the requirements
| OF this ordinance.
SEC IL shall be unlawful Tor any person
or persons to ceposit or cause TO he deposited
r afr
lane, all,y, or sidewalk or lot within the city
| limits. Amy persOn or persons violating tb is
section shall be lined not less than Ave nor
more than ten dollars.
| BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The City Council, having by Ordinance,
placed The general superintendence and col
lection OF garbage within the control OF the
Board OF Health, whose duty 1t is thereby
made to see that the work OF the contractors
shali os faithfully and properly done accord.
terms OF their respective contracts it is
| therefore hereby
ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF HEATH:
]. There Shall be appointed annually O
standing Committee of four members of the
Board-one for each Garbage District in the
city-to which shall be added as Chairman
the President of the Board, to be denomi.
mated The Committee on Garbage whose duty
: 1t shall be TO examine all carts or other ve-
) hicles proposed to be used in the collection
a
: and have proper covers or lids on them to
{ prevent the exhalation OF foul odors while In
r. service; that they are numbered and equipped
according to law that they are of sufficient
numbers i'll each district to properly do the
4 work required; and such other general OBJ
servatlons respecting said carts or vehicles
as in their Judgment may be deemed neces
| sary, and report the same to the Board al
I the next meeting after such examinations
I | shall have been made.
n ?. II shall DC the duty OF every member o
! the Board TO receive complaints of neglect tC
5 remove garbage by contractors or their dri
j. YES in their respective Wards, when pre-
A sented TO them in writing, and at once to dis
:, | patch the Executive Onicer to notify tho de
linqueht contractor thereof and if. afte
r such notice has been given, it shall not be re
y | moved within ten working hours, the sam,
} snail be removed at the expense Of the con
tractor by tho Executive Oiilcer upon writ
e ten order OF the member of the Ward, ant
= the cost for SO doing shall be reported b,
;, him to the Chairman of the Standing Com
II mittec on Garbage without delay.
3. No complaint of neglect on the mart O
contractors or their drivers shall be enter
tanned by the Ward or Standing Committee
unless it be made in writing, with responsl
bic name attached.
4. All written complaints must state tn
name o! the street and number OF the hous
of the complainant, and also the length {
time the neglect to remove the garbage there
: from has continued, and ali such written CON
I, plants. after being acted upon must be r(
= turned to the Chairman of the Standing Con
y mittec.
h Z. For the purpose Of facilitating Its collet
IN ton. it shall be required of housekeepers an
- others having o1al or garbage to remove
W place it-in proper receptaclcs-at some COZ
venlent place neer the gate or other entranc
10 their promises, ms required by Section {
i, the ordinance, and that all gates or entrance
:. thereto be kept unfastened that drivers ma
D. have ready access and opportunity for collsc
2 ing said garbage.
- 6. Drivers and collectors Of gsrlsase al
&c hereby required to report In writing 10 th
Lh Committee the number OF the house. I'd
street, and the name OF the resident. In a
cases where they may be prevented. by la
= tened gates or other obstruction from gathe
ing the garbage after having made an EMO
to do so, from any premises within their dI
r trlct. A failure to so report promptly will
considerd negligence ON their part, and trea
ed accordingly.
T. The Standing Committee shall meet upo
the call of its Chairman, from time to time.
act upon all cases of negligence by contra
tors or their agents, and decide upon the d
ductlons proper to be made in their bills I,
delinquency, before having been presented