Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-17
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WANTS CITY kept CLEAN
Dabney Secures Cooperation of Pc.
lice and Street Cleaning
Department.
ORDINANCE WILL BE ENFORCED
On and After December 4, Citizens
Who Throw Paper and Trash Into
Streets VIII BE Reported to Police
Court and Prosecuted.

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Whether Richmond Is to be clean or
is to be numbered among tho dirtiest
cities In tho United States, Ia q matter
almost solely In the hands Of the cltl-
zens. thinks Business Manager w. T.
Dabncy, OF the Chamber Of Commerce.
and. In order that every citizen Of Rich
Inond may know his duty and learn
tho law on the subject, a time limit in
which the citizens may act has been
set with the consent Of tho various
city departments Involved.
Tho attention OF the Chamber of
Commercc Ia very seriously set upon
city, and an appeal to that effect is
being made by this representative body
Of Richmond citizenship.
DABNEY SECURES AID
OF WERNER AND COIN
Business Manager Dabney inter-
viewed yesterday Major Werner. Chief
or Police. and Henry Conn. Superinten-
dent or the Street Cleaning Depart
lnent' both OF whom promised to lend
their pest efforts to the success Of the
movement 1t was decided that tho
pest method Of obtaining results would
| re to publish the principal clauses in
the ordinance. which imposes definite
duty upon every citizen. and to allow
time limit up to December In which
the people may learn the law and learn
how to abide by It. After the expira-
tion Of that time. tho penalty for VIC
iation OF tho terms of the ordinance
will be exacted II convictions can be
secured by tho police.
AZ ID against the ordinance to leave
or throw on the streets refuse OF any
sort, whether 1t be merely q piece OF
paper or some putrcscible matter. Tho
penalty Is hne OF not less than 81
nor moro than geo.
On and after December instruo-
lions will BIO given to tho police to
prosecute every case
DIGEST OF ORDINANCE
TO BE STRICTLY ENFORCED
FOLLOWING is digest OF the ordi-
nance, as approved November IA. 1918:
NO person ghall throw. cast, lay.
deposit, drop. scatter or leave, or cause
70 De thrown. cast, laid. deposited.
dropped scattered or left, In or upon
any street, avenue. alley, highway.
tootway. sidewalk, parking or other
pubic space In the city of Richmond:
ana art mud, ashes. gravel, sawdust.
shaYings, hay, straw, ofral, vegetable
mater garbage. trees. paper. or refuse
matter or any kind or dead animal or
putrescible matter OF any kind; pro-
vided, that earth and rubbish from ex-
cavations Or building debris or mate
rial used In the construction OF build
Ing may be placed or permitted to lie
III tHc places aforesaid In accordance
with the provisions of chapter SO, sec.
ton 20. Licensed vendors selling from
stands or from pushcarts or other We
hlcies upon tho streGts or other public
places shall attach to each such stand
or vehicle can or other receptacle to
contain refuge matter Incident to their
business. said receptacles to be In such
form and OF such material and to be
placed In such position az the Super
intendent OF street Cleaning may pre-
scribe, and the contents of each such
receptacle shall be daily removed by
the person in charge OF the stand or
vehicle to which 1t Is attached. No
person shall throw or deposit, or cause
to be thrown or deposited, 81 or upon
any vacant lot or open space in the
city Of Richmond any sawdust, shaw
ings. vegetable matter, paper. rubbish,
litter, dead animal, offal. garbage, pu-
trescrible matter OF any sort, or any
other matter or thing injurious to
public health.
The occupant OF any house shall
cause all ashes and other noncombusti-
BILE refuse matter to be put in recep-
tacles OF not less than five nor more
than twenty-four gallons capacity.
Ashes and other noncombustIbie refuse
matter shall be construed to mean
ashes from coal and other fuels and
such mineral substances as may accu-
mulate In connection with the ordi-
such as may result from building opera
lions or repairs.
ANY person violating this ordinance
shall be fined not less than 81 nor more
than SEQ"