Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-25
new GARBAGE law
! IN FORCE MARCH |
Size and Quality of ReceptacIes
and Methods of Collection
Are Fixed.
GATHERING REFUSE BY
DISTRICTS WILL BE SCHEME
New Rules, 1t Is Believed, Will
Make for Sanitary
Improvements.

The new Board of Works ordinance
regulating the collection of garbage.
paper and other refuse will be put
into effect on Saturday. March 1.
Noncompliance with any of its pro-
visions by either the householder or
contractor is punishable by fines OF
s. for the first offense and $40 for
each violation thereafter. At the
same time the new district collection
lines, which were changed at the So
licitation Of Joseph Marrone, the con-
tractor, will also be in force.
The attention of tenants and
householders is particularly called to
that section of the ordinance which
covers the size of the receptacles in
which the garbage and other refuse
shall be placed. 1t is provided that
the receptacles in which the garbage
Accommodations are deposited shall be
a metallic water-tight vessel, not less
than ten inches nor more than If
teen in diameter, not less than eight
inches or more than eighteen inches
in height. and shall have a separate
cover, close-fitting when IN place.
The receptacle for ashes and nom
conbustible rubbish shall also be a
metallic vessel. SO constructed as to
prevent splitting or leakage of its
contents. and not less than fourteen
inches or more than twenty inches in
diameter not less than sixteen
inches or more than twenty-six inches
In height.
Paper and other dry rubbish ma
terial must be secured in packages
All reeeptaeles must be placed by
the owners, either within the build
ing or the ground or basement floor,
or in the yard, or the areaway at a
point easily accessible, and must not
. be placed on the sidewalk.
Under the new division of the city
the first collection district comprises
ali the territory within the following
boundaries, including both sides of
The boundary streets, beginning at
i the intersection of Madison street and
Market street, along Market street
to Union street. along Union street,
! Pacific street and Avenue D to Pio-
neer street. along Pioneer street to
Frelinghuysen avenue and along this
avenue to Peddie street, along Peddie
street to Belmont avenue, along Bel
mont avenue to Avon avenue, along
Avon avenue to Bergen street. along
Pergen street to Twelfth avenue.
along Twelfth avenue to Norfolk
street, along Norfolk street to Sixth
avenue, along Sixth avenue to Parker
street, along Parker street TO Park
avenue, along Park avenue to Lake
street along Lake street to Fourth
avenue and along Fourth avenue to
the Passaic river, the river between
Fourth avenue and Madison street
produced forming the eastern boun-
dairy of this district.
The second district. includes all the
territory in the city not included in
the first district.
The time of collections shall be be-
tween a. m. and s p, m. Broad and
Market streets shall be cleared before
o. a. m.
The regular days for collections will
be:
District No. 1-Ashes and rubbish,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays;
garbage, May 1 to November l, daily
except Sundays; garbage. November
i TO May l. Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays.
District No. 2--Ashes and rubbish,
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays;
garbage. May to November ], Mon
days, Tuesdays. Thursdays and satur-
days; garbage. November / to May 1,
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays,