The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-21

building all ashes, cinders and Othe
waste arising from combustion and pro
dueed therein, and to remove or cause [
be removed the same from the said prem
ises at his. her or its own expense daily
except Sundays, where such building o
portion thereof is inside the fire limits
and al regular and frequent intervals
not less than once a week, where suei
building or portion thereof is outside thu
fire limits, and not to use In connection
with said building or portion thereof any
vessel for asnes provided for domestic
use.
Provided, however. that such person
/ firm or corporations II his, her OF It's such
building be within the fire limits, may
provide separate, water light, melal
vessel for ashes, with a elose-httlns metal
cover, of a capacity of not less ihan NJ
teen Q5) and not more than forty (40l
gallons with suitable metal handles at
the sides Ia which only the ashes, Gin
ders and other waste mentioned in this
/ section may be deposited. and the con-
tents of one such vessel will be taken
and disposed of by the city forces dallN,
| except Sunday, If such vessel be pre-
scented or placed upon the edge of the
street or alley next adjoining the said
premises ON each such day before eight
o'clock a. m.
And if such building is outside the fire
limits then such person, firm or corpora
ton may provide such metal vessel and
deposit therein such ashes, cinders and
other waste, and the contents Of one such
vessel will be taken and disposed OF at
regular and frequent intervals, not less
than once week, by the city forces, If
such vessel be presented or placed and
kept upon the edge of the street or alley
next adjoining the said premises But
the city forces will not take and dispose
of any greater amount of such ashes,
cinders and other waste than that spe-
clflcally mentioned in this provision; all
such ashes, einders and waste in excess OF
said amount shall be disposed of as in
Dictated above in this section.
Provided further. That this section shall
not apply to any case where a vessel or
vessels for ashes are required by the pro-
visions of section Of this ordinance, nor
apply to any building containing less than
five 90 flats
Sec. 0. Be 1t further ordained, THAT it
shall be the duty Of every person, firm or
corporation occupying or controlling any
building or portion thereof In the city of
Birmingham not covered by section 3 of
this ordinance, to provide therefore and
maintain upon the premises a separate
vessel or vessels tor garbage and miscel-
laneous waste, sufficient in number to
carry out the purposes of this ordinance,
each of said vessels to be water tight
and made of metal with a close-ftting
metal cover, anG every person, firm or
corporation shall remove or cause to
be removed the contents of each of the
vessels so provided from said premises
at his, her or its own expense daily, ex-
cept Sundays where such building or
lie Hra 1frnffa
and at regular and frequent intervals.
not less than once week, where such
building or portion thereof is outside the
fire limits
Provided however, that such person.
firm or corporation, If his, her or its such
building be within the fire limits, may
provide a separate water tight, metal
vessel for ashes. with a close-ftting metal
cover of a capacity of not less than ff-
teen G5 nor more than forty (40) gal
Ions. with suitable metal handles at the
sides, in which only the garbage and
miscellaneous waste mentioned in this
section may be deposited and the con-
tents of such vessel viii be taken and dis
posed of by the city forces daily except
Sundays, If such vessel be presented or
placed on the edge of the street or alley
next adjoining the said premises on each
day before eight o'clock .. M
And If such building is outside the fire
limits then such person, firm or corpora
ton may provide such metal vessel and
deposit therein such garbage and mis-
cellaneous waste; and the contents of
one such vessel will be taken and dis
posed of at regular and frequent intel
walls, not less than once a week, by the
city forces, if such vessel be presented
or placed and kept upon the edge of the
OF on oil ta-f Mi la soil
premises But the city forces will not
take and dispose of any greater amount
of such garbage and miscellaneous waste
than that specifically mentioned In this
provision; all such garbage and miscel.
laneous waste in excess of said amount
shall be disposed of as indicated above In
this section.
Sec. TO- BE it further ordained, That 1t
shall be the duty of every person, firm
or corporation keeping or controlling any
lot, barn, stable, shed. building or place
where horses, mules, cattle or swine, or
any of them, are kept or fed within the
city of Birmingham, to provide and main
tain upon said premises a box or vault
of suitable capacity to hold the manure
produced or brought thereon, and said
person, firm or corporation shall place or
cause to be placed in said box or vault
all the manure produced upon the said
premises, and shall remove or cause to be
removed from the said premises at his.
her or its own expense the contents of
said box or vault at least once a week.
1t shall be unlawful for any person to
place or cause to be pla~ed any night
soil or garbage in said manure box or
vault.
Such box or vault shall be constructed
under the specifications and directions of
and under permit issued by the sani-
tary inspector for which permit a
fee of one dollar ($1,00 shall be collected
by said sanitary inspector; and in case
such permit is taken out for such box or
vault TO be placed in an improved alley
a deposit, to be fixed by said sanitary
inspector, shall he made with him, which
deposit shall be refunded upon the
proper complain e with the directions of
said sanitary inspector as to the replac-
Ing of said alley in proper shape.
Sec. H. Be it further ordained, That in
the construction and application of this
ordinance the word garbage shall be
taken to include any and all rejected or
waste household food, offal, swill and
carrion. The word ashes shall be
taken to include all ashes of wood. coal
and coke, and the residue from the COM
bustion of any material or substance, and
SCOT, cinders, Stag and charcoal. The
words miscellaneous waste" shall be
taken to include dust and all refuse, ex-
cept excrement ana dead animals and
parts thereof, and also except all articles
and substances herein included under
garbage" ashes" and manure" The
word manure" shall be taken to include
the excrement or all domestic animals
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