The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-04
COLLECTION OF REFUSE
The Regulations Governing the
Disposal of City Garbage.
The Superintendent of Street Clean
Guide Citizens - Several Districts
Into Which the Territory Is Di-
Nfdci-Duties of the Contractor.

For the Information of taxpayers and
all others who take pride IN clean city
Warner Stutler, the Superintendent Of
Street Cleaning has issued little pamph-
let giving instructions how to arrange for
disposal of garbage, dead animals, ashes,
and miscellaneous refuse.
In view of the fact" says Mr.. Stutler,
that the healthy condition and the low
death rate of any city is in a great meas
ure due 10 the careful and systematic coli
lection of refuse and garbage and clearly
condition OF streets and alleys, we urgent
" request your corporation in our efforts
TO carry out the wise and judicious lave
that define the duties of citizens, contrac-
tors. and this department in their rela-
ton to the city
Garbage, it is explained wherever it oc-
ours in these regulations. shall be held to
mean the refuse of animal and vegetable
matter which has been used or intended
for feed.
Garbage will be collected as follows: ta)
Within the city of Washington and its
more densely populated suburbs, as said
suburbs may be designated by the Com
mssioners OF the District of Columbia,
daily including Sunday during the entire
year from such hotels, apartment house.,
markets, and other like places as may pa
designated by the Commissioners.
District No. !, which shall cover the city
of Washington: Collections shall be made
from all places not embraced in section (a)
daily. not including Sunday, from April 1t
to oc>ober 81, inclusive. and tri-weekly
from November l 10 April Is. inclusive.
District No 2, ich shall cover sucn
densely populated suburbs or parts thereof
as may be designated by the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia: Collections
shall be made from all places not included
in section ta) triweekly from April l6 TO
October 81. inclusive. and semi-weekly
from November to April 10, inclusive, and
TO remove all such garbage to such place
or places within convenient hauling dis
lance as may be approved by the Commits
sioners fer its reception.
Ashes and Other Refuse.
The term ashes is held to include
ashes from wood, coal. or other substances
used for fuel in connection with the erdi-
nary conduct of dwellings, but not sucn
as may accumulate as the result of build-
ing operations. etc.
Ashes will be collected and removed at
public expense from all private residences
in the city OF Warrington and the NOR.
densely populated suburban section once
per week; provided, owners or occupants OF
premises from which ashes are to be re-
moved put them in tight metal receptacles
that can be lifted by one man, capacity of
caiI exceed
Ions each.
Receptacles when filled 20 be placed and
remain. between the hours of o'clock
a. m and o'clock p. m. OF each day on
which The collection is made from his or
| her premises. in such position as 10 be
easily accessible TO the collector, or as may
| be DESIGNATED by the Commissioners.
The term miscellaneous refuse" as usol
by Mr. Stutler. is intended to include al
| daily waste from private residences, aud
| applies particularly to such articles as pa
| per paper boxes, rags, old shoes, carpets.
| bottles tin cans, broken crockery or glass.
md such other articles as are daily thrown
! Anto the waste basket or rubbish barrel;
| but it is understood not to include anything
| like building materials or accumulations
| on lawns or back yards. such as trimmings
| of shrubbery, leaves. grass, etc.
Miscellaneous refuse will he collected
and removed at public expense from all
private residences in the city of Washing
ton. and the more densely populated sub
urban sections once per week
All refuse intended for collection MIST
| be deposited by householders in recepiacles
suitable for that purpose. and which can be
easily handled by one man. All rsceptacits
aforesaid will be placed at points accessible
TO collectors.
All refuse from hotels. apartment houses.
daI
for in section will be disposed OF by the
contractor If brought 10 the place of DIS.
posal.
Articles of Value.
Articles of special value as silverware.
dog tags. collars. etc, found in the ma
terial or On the dead animals collected
must be kept by the contractor for the dis
posal Of such material or dead animals in
his Office for period of one year after the
finding thereof and. If unclaimed at the
expiration of that time. they shall, so Tar as
may be possible, become the property OF
the contractor. Each contractor for the
disposal of any material included In the
foregoing proposals must cause each such
article. as aforesaid, as may comeinto his
possession. es soon as possible after the
finding thereof. 10 be properly marked 80
as to show the date of finding and as near
ly as may be possible the place where
found. A list of such articles shall be for
y,arded to said Commissioners daily, de-
scribing each article found since the pre-
ceding report and showing the collection
district from which it came the name Of
the finder. and such other information IS
NAV be of possible assistance in discovering
the owner.
Each contractor for the collection of gar
bage of misce llaneous refuse, and OF
ashes, shall issue cards, approved by said
Commissioners. stating the days for col
lecting such material in particular streets
and districts, and designating as nearly as
may be between what hours the collector
will call in each locality; shall, before be-
ginning work cause one or more copies of
such cards to be left at every building
from which such material is to be collect
ed: and whenever IL is proposed to make
any change in the days or hours of collec-
ton. and prior to making such change,
shall cause one or more copies of cards
showing proposed time of collection to be
left at each building affected by it. Each
such contractor shall keep at the street
cleaning department at all times a supply
of cards showing the days and hours of
collections in every part Of the District OF
Columbia.
AS heretofore explained Mr.. Joshua
Warfield. who has held the contract for
collecting and disposing of garbage and
dead animals will continue such work I'M
I'll December l. when Mr.. Marvin II. Cham
berlain. OF Detroit. Mich, will enter upon
a fve-year contract for performing such