St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-23
ORDINANCE No. 61O.


of Garbage.
Whereas, BY the terms of a contract be-
tween the City of ST. Paul and the st.
Paul Odorless Company. dated Oct. 20. 1884.
and in force for a period of five years, it
was agreed, among other things, that the
said company should have the right and
authority TO remove garbage; and.
Whereas, 1t has become necessary and
proper to make some regulation in regard to
the removal of garbage. and to fix price
therefor; therefore.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul do Ordain as follows:
Section l. The word garbage, wherever it
occurs herein, shall be construed to mean
kitchen ottal and other refuse matter COM
posed of either animal or vegetable sub
stance.
Sec. 2. All garbage shall be removed in
wagons made expressly for the purpose,
with tight boxes, covered with hinged
doors, so that portion of the box may be
opened without necessarily exposing the
contents OF the box or allowing the OdOr to
escape; said wagons must be tastefully
painted, and after each load washed and
deOdOriZed. On each side of said wagon
said company must place and keep metal
lie sign indicating the prices charged as
liked by this ordinance.
Sec. 3. To each of its customers said
company must furnish at its own cost and
expense barrels or half barrels, as the case
may be. made of hard wood and covered by
a tight hinged cover.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of all persons
having garbage to remove to place it in
barrels or half-barrels furnished by
the company. and to place the same
in some accessible place, to be
moved by said company.
Sec. 5. 1t is hereby made the duty of
the Health Officer of said city at such
stated periods as he may indicate, fix and
determine the times when and where such
garbage must be removed, and establish
districts from within which said company
shall remove the same.
Sec. 6. No more than one family shall
place their garbage in any one receptacle.
Sec. 7. The ST. Paul OdOrless Company
shall not be permitted to charge more than
the following rates, viz:
Half Barrels. Barrels.
Per Week. Per Week
once week. ..............$ 10 30 20
Twice week. ...... ...... 70 Az
Ihrlce week. 0 80 90
Daily. ...... 80 IS
Sec. 8. The Health Officer shall cause
printed notice to be left at each and every
hotel, tavern. eating house and dwelling
house in the city, or such parts of the city
as he may deem necessary, stating that the
st. Paul OdOrleSS Company will call for
offal and swill at certain times mentioned
in the notice and requiring that such offal
garbage or swill be ready in suitable vessels
for said company when they call for the
same.
Sec. 9. 1t shall be the duty Of said Odor-
less Company to deposit all swill. offal or
garbage thus collected at the same dump
ing grounds as are now in use for the dis
position of night soil, or at such other
places as may be designated by the Health
Officer.
Sec. 10. Any person who shall after no
tice, neglect or refuse to have the OffaI,
garbage or swill npOn his or her premises
ready for the scavenger, in the man
ner and at the time mentioned in
such notice, shall for each and every day
such Offal, garbage or swill shall remain on
such premises after the same has been
called for by the said Odorless Company,
shall upon conviction before the Municipal
Court of the City of st. Paul pay a fine of
not less than SIS nor more than 500.
Sec. IL. This ordinance may be altered,
modified or revoked at any time by the
Common Council upon recommendation of
the Board of Health.
Sec. IL. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publiea-
ton.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, DOwlan, O'Connor,
Pelsch, Cullen, Kerr. SanbOrn. johnson,
Kahn. Starkey, Bryant, Minea, Mr.. Presi-
dent-13.
Passed Jan. 10, 1886.
ROBERT A. SMITH, President of Council.
Approved JAM 81, 1886.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Jan. %.