The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-12

LEGAL
Published in The Topeka State Journal
December Il, 1901
ORDINANCE NO. 1920.

ORDINANCE NO. 1920.
AN ORDINANCE relating to the collec-
ton and removal of garbage. manure
and other refuse mater fbe cba n eme there
for, providing penalties for the VIOLA
ton thereof and repeating all Ordi-
flict with this Ordinance. -
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY or
Section / Every person. firm or cor.
poration desiring to have garbage, slapis
manure or other refuse matter collected
and removed by the city garbage wagons
shall make written application 10 the
commissioner of parks and pubic PROD
erty, and shall enter into written
agreement with the city OF Iopeka. 70
pay the respective amounts ns srtah loir
lection and removal
Section 2 1t shall be the duty Of every
resident householder, tenant, hotel Keep
er. boarding house keeper, retail or Whole-
sale dealer and all other persons naVlng
of ~ nrdyide or cause to be kept
or provided, suitable cans lot nololns
garbage and offal, said cans to pc perez
ly water tight and provided WITH lIsnI ~
fitting covers, such covers snail not pc
removed except when absolutely neces,,
sary, said cans shall be kept OF piace99
at or near the alley line SO that the coli
tents thereof can be easily removed, t Ev-
cry residence having or accumuIatlng
garbage shall be provided with one can
having a capacity of ten gallons, or lesS.
Z
a ace shall be provided with a suf-
ficient number of cans having a capa s,,e,
garbage Every person in possession OF
such premises shall permit the duly au o
.thorized collector to remove me gafoage
and offal from such cans without I'M
necessary delay, and no person, e1ce =I,s
for snen 6purP 2ofsrfere h WITH such cans
FOR with the contents thereof; and every
such resident householder, tenant; not ,eI
| Wholesale dealer, and all persons occupy
ing dwellings, within the City of Topeka
good sanitary condition, and shall collect
| all garbage and offal thereon ana place
the same in such cans Safars aa hin an placed In
cans. During freezing weather, al Gar
bage must be wrapped in paper pe sInfi
| cause the garbage to be removed from
said cans as often as the commlSS SSl nf
Ulcers. may direct. The words garbage
| and offal,'' as used in this ordnance
shall be to to i amal e frny
| vegetable matter that attends the prep
| aration of, use of, cooking Of, dealing IN n
or or yegetables' and it shall be unlawful
| for any person to place in such can any
ashes refuse w shaIi b 0g unlawful for any ny
| person to fail, neglect or refuse TO comply
| with any of the provisions OF TINS sec
| ton.
Section 8. Every person. firm or cor
poration, whose garbage manure or ON
| er refuse matter Is collected and removed
! 10 the CITY for such collection and re-
/ movaL the following amounts, respective
| ly, to wit:
For each ten gallon can, or less, ~
For o each EACH twenty gallon can.
F per each mS1i'h horse or cow or other
like animal, per month. 49,: 20 Genus
| For two horses or cows or other
<.,s,,, .,1-
| For more than two horses, COWS
or other like animals; kept at ,+s
| one place, per wagon load...--f5 Genus
For ali other refuse matter. per
ES eefion lead q It shall be unlawful for any
/ person. firm or corporation to haul any
garbage or offal in the city of Topeka
unless such garbage or offal Is n ma e,
in wagons with tight beds or boxes. OF
barrels and such beds, boxes or barrels
shall be provided with tightly fitting
covers.
Section ). It shall be the duty of the
commissioner of Parks ana Pubic Build,
ings to adopt some practical design oi
furnishing the same That said cans shal
be sold to purchasers Thereon at Int
wholesale price of same, to the CITY; mns
object and purpose is to Obtain UNI I'M
| form durable and practical garbage re
pository that will subserve pubic healti
and enable garbage collectors to do theL
| work with greater dispatch than they
now do.
Section g. An ORDINANCES lar and d, parts
ordinances in conflict with this ordnance
/ are hereby repealed
Section I. Any person, firm or corpor
alton and any officer, agent servant o
employee of any person, firm or corpor
alton violating any OF the PROVISIONS o
2 this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and, upon conviction there
of, shall be fined in any sum not les
4 than five dollars nor more than fifty dol
lars for each offense.
Section s. This ordinance shall take ef
feet and be in force from and after 1t
. publication in the official city paper.
Passed the Board of Commissioners
December 6, 1910.
a Approved December z. 1910.
. ISeal.1 J. b. BILLIARD
Attest: c. B. BURGE, City Clerk.
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