The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-10
Ordinance No. 81 A

AN ORDINANCE TO amend Secs. l anu
OF Chapter 1886 of the Compiled
ordinances of the city or Detroit,
foI the year 1912,
1t is hereby ordained by the People
OF the City OF Detroit:
An ordinance 70 amend Secs. l and
2 OF Chapter 1876 OF the Compiled Or
dinAnces or the city OF Detroit for the
year 1912
See /. II is hereby made the duty
of the occupant of every dwelling
house or other building I'm the City OF
Detroit 10 provide a sanitary receptacle
OF brick, cement or galvanized iron
with water tight covers in which such
occupant shall cause to be placed or
deposited all offal, garbage, animal
and vegetable matter Of the premises;
such receptacle to be OF n kind approx
ed by the Board OF Health.
Such occupant shall keep such re-
most accessible for the collection ot
such garbage. Such garbage, offai,
animal and vegetable matter must be
entirely drained before being deposit
ed in such receptacle and 1t shall be
unlawful TO put any but refuse. anil
NAL or vegetable matter as above pro-
vided into the receptacle used for such
garbage and ORAL All garbage recep-
tacles shall be scalded or disinfected At
least once a week TO the entire salts
faction or the Board of Health.
The said receptacle must be provided
with water tight covers and iron doors
opening into the alley so that the con-
tents may be readily removed. and IL
built Of galvanized iron must not he
OF less than five go gallon capacity;
and IL placed by such Mhouseholder or
such premises the Department OF Pub
lie Works shall remove the contents
from such receptacle at least every
three days or oftener In locations
where necessity demands.
No person other than such occupant
and the authorized collector OF gar,
bage shall interfere with the use OF
such receptacle or disturb the contents
thereof and no person shall use the
garbage receptacle OF another.
For the use OF hotels and restau-
rants where an extraordinary amount
OF garbage must be taken care OF the
Board OF Health shall have the power
TO direct the use of sanitary recep-
tacles.
Sec 2 The word Garbage" shall
be held 10 include every refuse accum-
ulation OF animal. fruit, or vegetable
matter that attends the preparation.
use, cooking dealing in or storing. of
meat. FISH, fowl. fruit and vegetables.
including dead animals and condemn
ed foods found within the city limits
eNcept-in case OF fruits or vegetables
shipped into the city In carload lots
or less than carload lots. and at
any time later found within 'he
limits Of the city in frozen, decayed or
an unstable condition, which said
fruits or vegetables shall he removed
Z
posed OF by the owner or owners of
said fruits or vegetables or by his or
their authorized agent or agents or
by the person. persons or firms 10
whom or by the corporation to which
sa I'D fruit or vegetables were consgn-
ed.
All garbage shall he collected In
water tight closed iron or metal boxes
having iron or canvas covers when
must close down tight and be fasten-
ed down in such manner that the con-
tents viii not be exposed to view and
shall have the words Garbage" paint
ed thereon and numbered In n conspic-
nous place and said box shall be puri-
fed as often as the Health officer shall
direct.
Sec g. This ordinance shall take
immp date effect
Approved July g. 1913.
OSCAR r. MARX,
Attest Mayor.
RICHARD LINDSAY.
City Clerk,
official papers please copy.
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