Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

IN anyWlse noxlouS or OFFENSIVE.
Section 4, Tho owners. proprietors,
agents or servants of any public mar
ket or market place shall collect the
garbage OF each market or market
Immediately after the closing of thu
same. and shall put such garbage i'm
an accessible place to be collected by
the garbage collectors.
Section s. No person, firm or cor
poration. except the one who has the
contract with the City OF Harrisburg
therefor shall be permitted to carrys
streets, alleys or public places OF the
City of Harrisburg any such garbage
or dead animals. without being sub
tect to the penalties hereinafter pro-
vided. except such dealers in vege-
tables. fish, oysters and fruit. and the
proprietors of slaughterhouses and
butcher shops. who convey the sams
to the garbage disposal plant.
Section 6. The collection of garbage
must be made every sixth day (Sun-
day eNcepted). during the months OF
November, December, January, Febru-
day (Sundays excepted). during the
remaining months of the year. In case
of hotels. restaurants and such other
places as the City Bureau of Garbage
and Ash Inspection. or the superintenA
dent of Public Safety. may consider
necessary, garbage collections shall
be made daily Sundays excepted)
Section Z. The contractor. befors
beginning the collection of garbage
shall determine. with the approval OF
the City Bureau of Garbage and Ash
Inspection. or OF the superintendent
of Public Safety. upon what days oc
the week said collections will be
made in various localities, and shall
| furnish said Bureau or Superinten-
dent with map upon which the dis
tricts collected from on different days
shall be clearly defined. II during
the progress of the work the contrac-
Gi a q q
| on which collections are made in any
| district. or change the form or ex-
tent OF any district. he. may be al
lowed. with the approval of said bu-
reau or superintendent, to make such
changes, after having filed with the
said bureau or superintendent an
amended map of the district upon
which all of the districts, are desig-
mated, and after having delivered to
each householder q new amended
card notice rs provided for
| Section s. The contractor shall pre-
sent cards, giving his name, address
and telephone number, designating
upon what days the collector will cali
in special locality, copy of hich
building o. apartment in the city
where garbage is collected. and sup
ply of said cards shall be kept at the
office of said bureau or superinten-
| dent.
Section .. All collections shall be
| made between six o'clock A. M. and
six o'clock p. M, except in the case
of hotels, markets. and other places
made. as authorized by said Bureau
or Superintendent. when such collec-
tons shall be made at any hour
agreed upon between the contractor
and the proprietors of such places.
Section 10. The City Bureau OF
| Garbage and Ash Inspection, or the
Superintendent of Public Safety, shall
enforce the maintenance of proper re-
ccptacles, placed at suitable places on
| the premises, and prosecute all per-
sons violating any OF the provisions
Section ii. Any person who shall
remove, damage or destroy any re-
ceptacles referred to in this ordi-
nance. or deface or remove the street
the penalties herein provided.
Section IL. 1t shall bo unlawful for
any person to dispose of, throw or
place any garbage or dead animals in
or upon any private property, wheth-
er owned by such person or not
Section lS. No person. except for
such purpose authorized, shall In any
manner interfere with garbage ves-
sells or reccptacles, or the contents
thereof. In case OF dispute. the said
eide as to the location to be selected
for. the placing of vesssls or recep-
tacles by the owner or tenant
Section II. No. person shall OBJ
freedom OF the garbage collectors
while in the performance of their
lawful duties. -s
orsf sGetion ion 15 =; Al violations Of this
tracts with the garbage contractor.
| shall be reported to the Bureau of
Garbage and Ash Inspection. or to the
Superintendent of Public Safety, and
it shall be the duty of said Bureau or
Superintendent to investigate, or
cause to 'be investigated all COM
plants, and to prosecute all offenders
against the provisions of this ordi-
nance. =.
Section 1e The said Bureau, or
| Superintendent, shall cause to be
Ilations contained in this ordinance
as shall sufficiently inform the occu-
piers of premises of their duties in
reference to the collection and re-
rules and regulations shall be deIiv-
cred and served upon each of the
premises from which garbage is to be
collected. Immediately. upon the pass
Section IT. Any person. firm or
corporation, violating any OF the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof before the Mayor
ject to fine of not more than twen-
ty dollars fer each offense, and in de-
fault OF the payment of said fine, and
oned in the Jail g Dauphin county.
for a period not exceeding thirty days.
Section IS. This ordinance is de-
c1ared to be urgent and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the
public. peace, health and safety and
shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Section 10. That Common Council
Ordinance No. 81 session OF 1907, en-
titled can ordinance providing rules
and regulations for the collection and
removal of garbage, dead animals.
miscellaneous refuse and ashes, and
also authorizing the Sanitary Com
mittee or Board of Health to adopt
and promulgate additional rules and
regulations. and providing penalties
for the violation of the sane," and all
olher ordinances. or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Passed the City Council January 15s
1918. -, :
D. L. KEIsTER. Mayor.
Attest
r. ROSS sEAcIAN,