Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-08
ORDINANCE NO. 326.
An Ordinance creating the office
City Scavenger:

Be it ordained by the City Council OF
the City of Albuquerque, New Mex
leo:
Section l. The Mayor, by and with
the advice and consent of the City
Council, shall appoint a City Scaven-
ger, who shall hold Office until the
expiration of the present administra'
ton, and in the future he shall hold
office the same as other City officers;
Provided, however, that the City Coun-
ell may at any time remove said City
S%cavenger for failure to comply with
the City Ordinances.
Sec. 2. All scaYenger work shall be
subject to the direction and control
of the Board of Health. 1t shall be
the particular duty of the Board OF
| Health to enforce the provisions of
this chapter in reference to garbage
and scavenger work.
Sec. 3. The Board of Health shall
designate, and the Mayor shall then
buy, some suitable place for a city
dumping ground, at which place all
garbage, rubbish, offal, manure, dead
animals and other offensive and un
wholesome matter shall be taken and
deposited; and it shall be the duty of
the City Scavenger, at least once each
week, and as much oftener as may be
necessary, to cause to be burned or
destroyed all garbage and rubbish de-
posted there.
And no person shall deposit, or
cause to be deposited, any garbage,
rubbish, manure, dead animals of
other offensive or unwholesome mat
ter at any place other than that des'
ignated as the city dumping ground.
Sec. T.. There shall be, and there
are hereby established within the lin
its of the City of Albuquerque, two
garbage districts, TO be known and
designated as Garbage District No. 1
and Garbage District No. 2.
Garbage District No. l shall com
prise all that portion of Albuquerque
which lies north of Railroad avenue,
and Garbage District No. 2 shall com
prise all that portion of Albuquerque
which lies south of Railroad avenue.
Sec. 5. Within the garbage districts
described in this Ordinance there
snail be provided and kept by the
owner, agent or occupant of any and
every building, a suitable covered me,
tallic vessel, free from leakage, in
W hich shall be placed all garbage and
liquid refuse that accumulates in said
building or on the premises.
Said receptacle shall be emptied not
less than ono during each week, in
spring, summer and fall, but not less
than once in two weeks in winter
and in each case oftener if so desired
by the Board of Health.
Sec. 6. Ii shall be unlawful for any
person within the garbage districts de
scribed in Section 3 to deposit ashes
and rubbish in the same vessel or re
ceptacle with garbage or liquid sub
stances, not shall any person or per
sons deposit garbage, Stops, swill OF
otfal of any kind in any yard, whether
occupied by the person so depositinl
such garbage or otherwise, and fol
the purpose Of safely removing or dis
posing of such garbage and liquid re
fuse, SO as not TO create a nuisance
or endanger the public health, all per
! sons residing within the garbage dis
trlcts described In Section 3 of thi
chapter shall place the metallic yes
sci containing such garbage or refus.
4 Immediately inside of the gate o
fence, or other convenient place
!, where it can be reached by the driver
OF scavenger carts with the least po.
sible delay.
: Sec. Z. II shall be unlawful 10 thro,
or to be thrown or deposite
any ashes upon any street OF privat
premises, except the same he cor
fined in a safe and suitable ash car
said ash can TO be so placed as TO b
easily accessible to the scavenger, an
shall cause the contents OF such as
can 10 be removed as often as nece
4 sary. And no person shall permit an
C ashes 10 remain on his or her prem
SEES or on any street or alley CONT
/, uous thereto, except the same be co.
fined in an ash a n.
Sec. S. Il shall be unlawful for an
person 10 move garbage or liquid r
. fuse night soil, ashes and other refu;
and offal to a place designated as a
G city dumping ground, or to use a car
vehicle or vessel for carrying an
-nauseaous or offensive substance
which shall not be strong, tight an
covered, so as TO be ~inohensive. an
C OF which the sides shall be made
nigh above the load, or contents, thu
no part of such contents shall IA
leak OF spill therefrom, Nor shall an
person or persons move the content
of any priyy, vault, cess pool, or
+, transport the same through any of III
streets Of Albuquerque, except D
g means of an alright vessel or I'm sue
manner as shall prevent entirely n
o escape OF any noXious or offensi'