Daily Republican., 1881-08-11
GARBAGE.
what the Garbage Contractor Has
- do ana what Ci,1ssns Havs 70
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to Do.
Notwithstanding the efforts of tn,
Board ol Health to have the garbage re
moved from the city according to til,
ordinances provided, and the contract!
entered into, complaints come up from
all parts of the city, of the neglect OF
the contractors to have the garbage re
moved. 1t is said that no garbage cart
has been seen in Church street for near
" three weeks and in Monroe and 9TH
er streets, if he gets around once in a
week or ten days, the citizens are most
profoundly grateful. The following
from the ordinance regulating the re-
moval Of garbage will show what the
garbage contractor has promised to do,
and what is expected of him, and also
what is expected of the citizens
| "The person or persons to whom the
contract may be aw warded, shall furnish
sufficient number of men, horses or
mules and tight carts, and COL
lect or remove all ottal, incidental to
housekeeping, in and from the dwell
ings and other places within their re-
sDective districts as may be required of
them by the Board of Health from time
to time, viz: Three times a Week,
Sundays excepted from the first day of
May until the first day of October, and
not less frequently than twice a week,
(on such days as may be agreed upon)
from the first day of October until the
first day of May.
Each OF the said water-tight carts
shall have placed thereon in some con-
spicuous place, a sign with the words,
Getty Garbage Cart" painted in large
black letters upon white ground
each cart to be numbered. The driver
of each of said carts shall give notice of
his approach by ringing bell at the
intersection of each street, zane or
alley in such manner that the same
may be heard at least one square. 1t
shall be the duty of all househol.lers to
cause ali garbage aud otfal to be placed
at the gate, door, or on the curb in front
of their premises in a vessel or vessels
containing not mo.e than one bushel.
Tie contractor or contractors Shal! in
all matters comply with the provisions
of an nrdIua,ue passed July 9th, 1881,
and also With the rules and regulations
of the BOird Of Health relative to the
collection and removal Of garbage and
otfal. For the purpose of removing
garbage and otlal as aforesaid, the city
has been divided into four districts,
viz: All south of the northerly side of
Sixth street and east of the westerly
side Market street shall be the first dis
trirt all north Of the northerly side of
Sixth street and east Of the westerly
side of Market street shall be the second
4 g tl,, OF, ,l.
Ct Sixth street and west Of the westerly
SIDE of Market street shall be the third
district all north of the northerly side
of sixth and west Cf the westerly side |
of Market street shall be the fourth dis |
trict.
1t will be seen from the above that
the contractor is required to come /!
around three times week from May |
until October and twice u week from |
October until May again. Thisls quite |
sufficient TO. all purposes if the ordin-
ance was only observed, but there is a
great difference between three times a |
week and not coming once in two or
three weeks.
1t will also be observed that tho con.
tractor is required to stop at the cross
ing of each and every street on the
days on which they make their rounds
and ring bell in such u manner that
it may be heard a square in advance.
This is to notify hous@keepers to have
their garbage carried out and deposited
at the alley gate or on the curbstone.
The noise of this bell is but seldom
heard any more. There is complaint |
by some citizen, that the contractors
do not publish or make known the days
on which they make their rounds, that
there may always be somebody at home
to carry out the garbage. Ii would b"
4 very easy matter to fix upon Tuesday,
and Saturday, as the days
Tor the rounds and then hOusekeepers
could always be on the alert and not
Taught mapping or caught away from
home.
BY reading the above extracts from
he ordinance citizens can become fully
in regard to the duties which
ievolve upon themselves as well as
upon the contractors, and when there
is any violati IN OF these regulations tho
Eoard of Heal n shall be immediately
notified.