Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-15
UNDER THE GARBAGE RULES
The First Prosecutions Brought in the
Police Court.
Several Cases Heard Today Gates
out Proper Garbage Cans.

Garbage complaints are increasing, and
today an additional inspector. A. o. Nash.
was put in the service by Health Officer
Woodward. Today there were about thirty
complaints, while yesterday there were
about thirty-five. Two days ago the gar
bage contractor paid $50 in fines for nom
collections, and now Health officer Wood
ward is doing what he can to have the
citizens do their part in the matter. In
the Investigations made by the inspectors
all sorts of conditions are found to exist,
and hundreds Of persons are said to be
violating the regulations.
Today there were several cases taken into
the Police Court for alleged violations of
the regulations. the first prosecutions be-
gun under the regulations, and Health
Officer Woodward and Deputy Health
officer Mclean were in court, as well as
Inspector George A Howe. who had been
given special charge of this important class
Of cases.
Without a Proper Receptacle.
In the first case called Joseph ]. Waters
was the defendant. and he was charged,
under the second section Of the regulations,
with not having u legal receptacle. This
section provides that occupants of
dwelling houses. proprietors Of boarding
houses, commission warehouses, hotels,
restaurants ana OtHeF places where gar
bage is accumulated, and owners or occu-
pants of apartment or tenement houses,
shall provide for the use Of such premises
sufficient number Of water-tfght metal
receptacleS to contain all garbage which
may accumulate on said premises during
the Usual interval between the collections
of garbage therefrom, and shall keep such
receptacles at all times water-tight and in
good repair. Each such receptacle shall
have tight cover. provided with handle.
No person. without a permit from the
health officer, shall use for the reception of
garbage any receptacle having capacity
OF less than three or more than ten gal
Ions. nor more than ore receptacle con-
tanning less than ten gallons.
Mr.. Waters made fight on the law of
the case, and Judge Scot. aeld that the
law was all right There was no question
about the facts, and fine of $ was i'm
posed.
Mr.. Luke Corning was charged with a
similar offense, and his personal bonds were
taken, as he has already complied with the
law.
No Number on His Gate.
John 7. Smiley and George Freeman were
charged under the section of the regula-
lions with not having their gates num-
bered. The latter promised to have his
gate numbered, and his personal bonds
We're taken. The former had already COM
piled with the law, and his case was dis
missed
Without n Permit.
A colored man from the county, named
Charles Peters, was given hearing on a
charge Of collecting garbage without a per-
nit, in violation of section Q. which pro-
vides that mo person or persons other than
such hold permits from the health officer
shall haul any garbage through or over any
street, alley or avenue in the city of Wash
ington its more densely populated sub
urbs, and each cart or other vehicle used
for such purpose shall have the word gar
bage' and the number of the permit in
large white letters on a black ground
plainly painted or attached to each side of
the wagon bed. No cart or other vehicle
shall be used for the collection of garbage
except such are watertight and provided
with tight-ftttng covers and such as have
been approved by the health Officer
He had a paper of some kind from the
health Office, and he thought it was per-
NIT. He had also failed to have the word
garbage" painted on his wagon.
In his own behalf the defendant admit
ted his guilt, and said he hauled garbage
from the Harrison flats, where complaint
had been made that the regular collector
had not appeared.
Peters promis ed that he would comply
with the law and was not fined.
Interfering With Garbage.
There will probably be case brought in
court In few days under section of the
regulations. This section says that mo
person other than the owner or authorized
collector shall interfere with or disturb any
garbage after 1t shall have been put in
garbage receptacle end placed in an ac-
cessible place for collection; nor shall any
unauthorized person modest, hinder, delay,
or in any other manner interfere with any
garbage collector in the discharge of his
duty"
Under this section will be instituted
prosecutions against persons who have
been visiting one Of the markets and pick
ing over the garbage for the purpose of
getting food. In doing some of the poor
people scatter the garbage on the pave
ment, and Health officer Woodward thinks
this section will cover the offense.