Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19

fish, fruit and offal in water-tigh
metal receptacles, with closely fitting
lids. and such delivery shall be made
before such refuse or orfal becomes
in anywise noXious or offensive.
section 4. The owners, proprietors,
agents or servants of any public mar
ket or market place shall collect the
garbage of each market or market
place on every day the same is open
Immediately after the closing of the
same, and shall put such garbage in
the garbage collectors.
section .. No person, firm or cor
poration, except the one who has the
contract with the City of Harrisburg
therefor shall be permitted to carry,
convey or transport through the
streets, alleys or public places of the
CITY of Harrisburg any such garbage
or dead animals, without being sub
Ject to the penalties hereinafter pro-
Vlded, except such dealers in vege-
tables. tsh, oysters and fruit, and the
proprietors of slaughterhouses and
butcher shops, who convey the same
TO the garbage disposal plant.
! section 6. The collection of garbage
must be made every sixth day (Sun-
aay eXcepted), during the months of
November December, January, Febru-
ary, March and April. and every third
DAY (Sundays eXcepted), during the
remaining months of the year. In case
or hotels, restaurants and such other
places as the City Bureau of Garbage
ana Ash Inspection. or the Superinten-
dent of Public Safety, may consider
necessary. garbage collections shall
be made daily (Sundays eXcepted)
throughout the year.
section q. The contractor, before
| beginning the collection of garbage
snail determine, with the approval of
! the City Bureau of Garbage and Ash
inspection, or of the Superintendent
OF Public Safety, upon what days of
/ the week said collections will be
! made NAriOng localities shall
| furnish said Bureau or Superinten-
dent with map upon which the dis
| trlcts collected from on different days
shall be clearly defined. If during
the progress of the work the contrac-
tor shall wish to change the days up
! 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
mated, and after having delivered to
each householder new amended
card notice as provided for.
Section s. The contractor shall pre-
, sent cards, giving his name, address
and telephone number, designating
upon what days the collector will call
IN a special locality a copy of hch
card shall be left at each and every
J pullulHS apartment IN the city
where garbage is collected. and a sup
! ply of said cards shall be kept at the
dent.
Section 9. All collections shall be
made between nix o'clock a. NJ and
six O'Clock p. NJ. except in the case
| of hotels, markets, and other places
from which daily collections are to be
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-
ceptacles, placed at suitable places or
the premises, and prosecute all per-
sons violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance.
Section IL. Any person who shall
remove, damage or destroy any re.
ceptacles referred to i'm this ordi.
nance. or defacc or remove the street
number or name, shall be subject tC
the penalties herein provided.
Section II. 1t shall be unlawful foi
any person to dispose of, throw oil
place any garbage or dead animals ir
or upon any private property, wheth.
er owned by such person or not.
section IL. No person. except fol
such purpose authorized, shall in any
iiIIiilei d lhterieIe Win garbage Ves'
sells oil. receptacles, or the content.
thereof. In case of dispute, the saiC
Bureau or Superintendent, shall de.
eide as to the location to be selected
for the placing of vessels or recep,
tacles by the owner or tenant
Section II. No person shall OBJ.
struct, delay or interfere with the
freedom of the garbage collectors
while in the performance of theil
Section Is. All violations of thi.
ordinance, or of the terms of the con.
tracts with the garbage contractor
shall be reported to the Bureau OF
Garbage and Ash Inspection, or to tho
Superintendent of Public Safety, ant
II shall be the duty of said Bureau OF
superintendent to investigate, OF
cause to be Investigated all com.
plants, and to prosecute all offender.
against the provisions of this ordi.
nance.
Section 16 The said Bureau. OF
superintendent, shall cause to bC
printed so much Of the rules and reg.
as shall sufficiently inform the occu.
piers of premises of their duties In
reference to the collection and re.
moval of garbage, and such printed
cred and served upon each of the
premises from which garbage is to bt
collected, Immediately upon the pass.
age and approval of this ordinance.
CtCllOH lts any ptTSOH, Ilrm Ol
corporation, violating any of the pro.
visions of this ordinance shall, upor
conviction thereof before the Mayo,
or any alderman of the city, be sub.
ject to a fine of not more than TWEEN.
~ dollars fer each offense. and in de.
fault of the payment of said fine, ant
costs of prosecution, shall be impris.
oned in the Jail - Dauphin county
for period not exceeding thirty DAYS
Section IS. This ordinance is de.
clared to be urgent and necessary fol
the immediate preservation of the
public, peace, health and safety anC
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 IAN ordinance providing rule.
and regulations for the collection ani
removal of garbage, dead animals
miscellaneous refuse and ashes. anf
also authorizing the Sanitary Com.
mittee or Board of Health to adopt
and promulgate additional rules anC
regulations, and providing penaItie,
for the violation of the same" and ali
other ordinances. or parts of ordi.
nances in conflict herewith be and ths
same are hereby repealed.
Passed the City Council January Is
1918.
d. L. KEISTER, Mayor.
Attest
r. ROSS SEA-IAN,
City Clerk