The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-11-23

An Ordinance relative to garbage
and providing for the collection there
Of
The City of Crystal Falls 0rdains:
Section /. No person shall suffer
or permit any stagnant or filthy water
dead animals, putrid meats, decayed
fruits or vegetables, any foul or often
sive drain, sink, priyy, cesspool, slops
garbage, manure or any other often
siye thing that may be detrimental to
the health of any person to remain on
their premises except herein pro
avided, nor shall they deposit the
same in any street, alley or open lot
within said city.
Section 2. No person shall deposit
on any street, alley or public place
or upon any private property whether
owned or occupied by such person or
not in said city any tin cans, crockery,
glassware, bottles, wire, rubbish or
any refuse matter whatsoever whether
offensive or not TO public health un-
less in accordance with the provision
of this ordinance.
Section 3. When any dumb animal
shall die within the limits of said city
the same shall be forthwith removed
by the owner to the city dumping
ground and buried under at least two
feet OF ground, said burial to be under
TIE supervision OF the city health Of
ncer.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty OF
/ every owner or occupant of a dwell
ing, private place, hotel, restaurant or
public place TO provide one or more
garbage cans, as the necessities OF
such place may require, to be kept on
tie premises as herein specified for
the reception OF offal garbage and
other refuse matter, and except as
horein otherwise provided, shall be
exclusively used by such owner or oc-
cupant for the deposit therein Of al
garage, offal, rubbish and other ref
use matter in or around said premises,
Provided however. said cans shall
not be used for the reception OF ashes
or stable manure.
Section s. Any person having sta
bic manure on his premises shall keep
tile same in a tight fitting box which
shall be screened so as to keep the
files away from the contents. All
PRISONS keeping such manure shall be
required to obtain from the health Of
ficer OF said city certificate certify
ing that said health officer has ex-
amined the premises where said man
ure Is kept, and the box or receptacle
In which Il Is enclosed, and that the
place where II Is kept is a proper
place for such purpose and the box or
receptacle in which Il Is enclosed IL
sufficiently and properly kept by such
person. Said certificate OF said health
officer shall remain IN force until the
first day Of June following its date, un-
less said health officer shall upon re
examination cancel said certificate and
serve the owner thereof a written no.
tice OF cancellation.
Section 6. Garbage cans shall be
OF galvanized iron. cylindrical in
shape, twenty-seven In. high and four
teen in. In diameter, with a close-fit-
ing cover, and provided with two
handles on the side and a handle on
the cover.
Garbage cans shall be kept in the
rear OF the house or In the basement
area or passageway, or in the alley
adjacent TO the premises in such posi-.
ton as will not prevent the use OF the
alley as a thoroughfare. and never
upon the street or sidewalk. All
such cans shall be promptly delivered
to the collector OF garbage when call
ed for, and shall be returned by said