The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-03-23
DIRECTORS
by Authority
A n ORDINANCE

TO provide for the removing of garbage
and ashes in the City of Lambertylle.
The Inhabitants of the City of IamberNille
do ordann:
See, /. Occupants of dwelling houses pro-
prietors of boarding houses, hotels restau-
rants and other places where garbage il acctI-
mulated, and occupants of apartment or
tenement houses, shall provide for the use of
such premises sufficient number of recepta-
cles to contain all garbage which may accll-
mulate on said premises during the usual in
terval between the collection of garbage there
| from, and shall keep such receptecles at all
| times water tight and in good repair. Each
receptacle shall have tight cover, provided
with handle, No person shall use for the re-
| ception Of garbage any receptacle having II ca.
pacty of less than three or more than ten gal
Ions
See. . Occupants of any dwelling house
| apartment or tenement house and each pro.
| prietor of any boarding house, hotel, restau.
| rant and other places where garbage is aecu-
INFLATED, shall cause all garbage from his OF
| her premises To be put into the receptacle pro-
vided for that purpose. Each person afore-
| said shall cause such receptacle to be kept
covered at all times, and TO he placed and re-
| NJ, and six O'Clock, L Nj, of each day on
which the collection is made from his or her
| premises, in such position ms to be easily ac-
cesslble To the garbage collector No person
| shall place or cause to be placed in any gar
| bage receptacle, any substance other than
| garbage
D. q
ours in this ordinance, shall be held to mean
the refuse of animal and vegetable matter
which has been used or intended for food
Sec. I. Ashes shall he collected and removed
| at public expense from all private residences,
hotels, restaurants and other places of busi-
ness, in the City of Lsmbertville, Pho
vlDEn, owners or occupants of promises from
which ashes are to he removed, put them in
tight recsptacles that can readily he lifted by
one man
Sec B. Such receptacles when filed, shall he
nlnRpH "a th.al StNFs
O'Clock A. NJ, and six o'clock, L. NJ, of each
day on which the collection is made from the
premises IN such position as to be easily ae-
Sec Q, The word ashes" whenever il occurs
in this ordinance, shat be held to include
ashes from wood coal or other substances
used for fuel in connection with the ordinary
conduct of dwellings,, but not such as may ac-
cumuate as result of building operations.
Sect Miscellaneous refuse shall be collected
and removed at public expense from all pri-
waite residences, hotels, restaurants and other
places of business IN the City of Lambertville
All refuse intended for collection must be de-
posted by householders in receptacles suitable
for that purpose and which can be easily han
died by one man. All such receptacles shall
be placed at points accessible TO collectors
Sec, :. The term miscellaneous refuse" as
used.in this ordinance, is intended to include
all daily waste from private residences, hotels,
restaurants and other places of business and
applies particularly to such articles as paper
paper boxes, old shoes, carpets, bottles tin cans
broken crockery or glass, and small accumu-
or shrubbery, leaves or grass, and such other
articles as are daily thrown into the waste
basket or rubbish harrell; hut il does not in
clude ANYTHING like building materials
See =. The street Committee of Common
Council shall have the power and il shall be
their duty 10 establish proper rules and regu-
lations governing the collection of garbage,
ashes and miscellaneous refuse not inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this ordinance, and
TO fix the time for such collections, and to
change the time of such collections whenever
in their Judgment, such change NAV be neces-
sary or advisable
See. 10. No person other than the owner or
authorized collector shall interfere with or dis
turb any garbage, ashes or miscellaneous re-
fuse after il shall have been put in n receptacle
as aforesaid, and placed in an accessible place
for collection, nor shall any unauthorized per-
son modest, hinder, delay or in any manner
interfere with any collector of garbage, ashes
or refuse in the discharge of his duty.
See. II. Any person guilty of any violation
Of any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall, upon conviction thereof, for-
felt and pay unto The Inhabitants of the
City of I.ambertvile" penalty often dollars,
To be collected in the same manner as other
penalties for violations of the ordinances of
this city, now or hereafter may be eolleetible.
Passed March eth, 1901
CHARLES +. H0LCOMBE,
President Of Common Council.
Attest:-JAMss ii. REyNoLps,
City Clerk
Approved March 10, 1904.
March II, ieo4-Prs fee, $500 Mayor.