Evening journal., 1913-04-22
70 KEEP THE
CITY CLEAN
Itreet and Sewer Department
Puts Rubbish Collections
Up to Contractor
NEW REGULATION
ON THE SUBJECT

to d. Loprete, of Newark, n. j., for
period of two years & price of
$500 a year.
The collection of rubbish under the
contract is to begin OF May l. The
resolution providing for the collection
of dirt, ashes and rubbish under the
contract follows:
Be 1t Resolved BY the Board of
Directors of the STREET and Sewer De-
\ partment OF the civ Of Wilmington,
Delaware:
Section 1. That On and after May
1. 1913, the following provisions and
regulations shall gjvern the collection
and removal of il ashes. dirt, and
other rubbish incidental to housekeep-
ing in the City d Wilmington, Della
ware, and the pacing of all such
ashes, dirt and other rubbish Incl
dental to housekeeping for collection
by the city.
Regulations.
(a) Where the word "ashes" is
used herein it hall mean and include
all ashes mae in city and county
buildings, pubic and private schools,
institutions. Gelling houses, stores,
4 hotels, retaurants, residences,
\ churches, ofces, halls and other
buildings orpremises in the City of
Wilmington now or hereafter built
provided sal ashes are palced as di-
rected in roper receptacles in ac-
cordance WITH these regulations, saw
ing and excepting ashes made or ac-
cumulatedfrom firing boilers for
manufacturing purposes or from fir
ing boiler for the production OF light
or power The word ashes" shall
also be hid to include cut grass ana
rakings iom yards and lawns, vines
and shrDbery.
(b) Tie word "rubbish-material"
shall man and include all waste OF
rejecteoniscellaneous matter accum-
ulated n city and county buildings,
public md private schools, institu-
Z lions. yelling houses, stores, hotels,
restraints, residences, churches, Of
fees. alls and other buildings OF
premes in the city of Wilmington,
now DR. hereafter built (excepting
ashesor garbage, old or new build
ing raterial, trade wastes from manu-
factiing establishments, cut grass
& and 'akings from yards or lawns,
B vine and shrubhery). Rags, excel
sior straw, BOXES (pasteboard and
E woD, clothes, carpet lining, shoes
rulers, wrapping bags, waste paper
4 nespapers, paper removed from
wds, bottles, tin cans, crockery
roking utensils. carpet padding, hard
wie, metals. tools, implements. car.
ps, mating. furniture, bedding
i lsther and other scraps, oil cloth
uterials used in packing, etc. shall
classed as "rubbish-material.H
(c) The work Of collecting, re
owing and disposing of "ashes" anC
fubbish-material incidental t'
ousekeeping shall be under thu
uperyision of the Street Commits
ioner.
I'D It shall be the duty of thu
Street Commissioner, actin for th'
q Board of Directors of the Street anC
ISeVer Department, to collect take VI
and remove, or cause to be collected
takn up and removed all ashes
eao and every week, by districts anC
on such days as may be directed b,
theStreet and Sewer Department an'
to deposit such ashes" in sucl
# plce or places as said Street Com
missioner shall direct
ed IL shall be the duty of th'
Cntractor for the collection, remova
ad disposal of all rubbish
uterial,7 to collect, take up, remove
81 dry away, dispose, or cause to b'
tken up, collected, removed and dis
osed, all "rubbish-material," eacl
nd every day or week. by district
nd on such days as may be directel
~ the Street and Sewer Department
(f) Any person or persons, firm o
# corporation, desiring "ashes" remov
ST. ed. shall deposit the same in a tigh
~ vessel, vessels, receptacle or recep
s. tacles, each vessel or receptacle to b
'# limited in size to that not exceeding
the contents of an ordinary flour bar
~ rel paper bags will not be considere
VI as proper receptacles and in weigh
3 when filled not exceeding one hun
z& dred pounds, and shall place sue
|# vessels or receptacles at the curb o.
81 the sidewalk before the premises re
S& spectively from which the same ar
M brought, or placed on any roadwa
# of at least ten feet in width that
81 open at both ends
The placing of such vessels or r.
ceptacles shall be before seven o'cloc
8 a. m. of the day of collection. Fac
Y and every vessel or receptacle place
on the sidewalk or open roadway 9
|X from the said sidewalk or roadway b
3 the householder within three hours a
ter same has been emptied by the co
lectors. The placing of such vel
sells or receptacles will not be pc
mitted on the sidewalk or roadwa
before 6 o'clock p. m. of the day pr
ceding the day set for such colle'
ton
tg) Any person or persons, firm {
corporation, desiring "rubbish-mate
[X ial" removed, shall secure the san
&H In packages to permit easy handliT
<& and prevent the same from beir
&8 scattered, and such 1rubbish-materia
W shall be kept entirely separate fro
"ashes," and such separation shall
made by the householder, and shall
placed by the householder on q
ground or basement floor of the bull
# inc or in the yard or areaway of Il
premises from which such collectiC
is 10 be made. where the same will
easily accessible to the collectors, q
of which shall befentirely within Il
building lines of said premises, al
such rubbish h-material" shall not
placed on the sidewalk.
(h)The time of collection of "asheI
and ~rubbish-material" shall be b.
tween the hours of a. m. and p, n
and the several sections of the cit
shall be divided and served on sue
day OF days as the Street and Sew'
Department may direct.
% No garbage, refuse of animal I
vegetable matter which has been USE
as food. or any animal and vegetab
~~affor which was intended 10 he