The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-15
|CODNC|L TO PASS
GARBAGE MEASURE
o,dlnance Regulating Disposal and
B Handling Of Garbage Up Be-
fore Council This
Afternoon.
SPECIFICATIONS
Ifssac'. Has ssen Busy Today Fran.
ins New specifications to
BE Used on Street
Work.

preparing new specifications for pub
liz improvement: work on streets and
alleys. The new specifications will
be for all work o. this kind to be
done in the future by the city.
An ordinance regulating the col.
lection and removal OF garbage. and
other offensive substances was
drawn up and probably will oe passed
by the council this afternoon, ar
though a few minor changes may be
made before final passage. The pro.
posed ordinance follows:
An ordinance regulating the col
bection and removal Of garbage, offal,
and other filthy and offensive sub
stances and materials.
Be it ordained by the City Council
|cf the City of Keokuk:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
hny person, firm. association or cor
poration to deposit garbage, or offal,
|br other filthy or offensive sub
Stances or materials upon their own
premises. or upon any other prem.
Uses or in any street, alley or public
place, unless deposited IN water
light receptacle upon the premises OF
such owner; which receptacle shall be
provided with q close fitting cover
(which shall not be removed except
when absolutely necessary. Said re-
eeptacle shall be kept or placed in
The rear of the house, and shall be Of
b capacity Of not to exceed two
bushels each. Every owner or ten
ent OF dwelling house shall keep
The premises clean and shall each day
follect and place all garbage and Of
fal that has accumulated upon the
premises into the said receptacle pro-
Fided for that purpose. In no case
hall such garbage, offal or other
substance or material herein men
bioned, be permitted to remain upon
laid premises for period OF longer
Than four IA days between May LIST
Ind October 1st, or for q period OF
more than one az week between
October list and May 1st-
Section 2. Garbage shall include
iii ordinary kitchen refus OF all kinds
except dirt, ashes and water which
no vegetable, or offensive
animal matter. &.
Section 8. Every person, firm, as
ISOLATION or corporation engaged in
The transportation OF garbage, offal,
manure or any other filthy or Of
fensive substances for hire, or for
feeding purposes, shall first procure a
written permit from thee City Clerk
SO to do. Such permit shall be sub
ject to revocation at anytime by the
City Council In its discretion. All
applicants for permits for the trans
portation OF the aforesaid material
shall provide wagons or carts with
bodies sufficiently tight to prevent
the contents escaping therefrom. All
such wagons shall be thoroughly dis
at least once in each twenty
four (2i) hours. Said wagons shall
be loaded and conveyed so that none
Of the material shall fall to the
run out, or spill therefrom.
Upon both sides of the wagon box
shall be placed signs with lettering
at least four a. inches in heighth
and such sign shall bear the words
Garbage Permit" followed by the
number of said permit. All permits
for the transportation OF the afore-
said materials shall expire on April l
Of each year. A fee Of One Dollar
(s1.00) shall be paid by the appii-
cant upon the issuance to him OF a
garbage permit.
Section A. Any person violating
the provisions Of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor..
Section 5. All ordinances or parts
Of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.