The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-30

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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SEC
: TONS 2, 8 and OF AN ORDIN
ANCE ENTITLED IAN ORD1N
ANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
CLEANLINESS OF AVENUES
STREETS, ALLEYS, CUTTERS
AND SIDEWALKS; TO PREVENT
THE BREEDING OF FLIES: TO
PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH
AND COMFORT AGAINST DIS
EASE AND THE DISSEMINATION
" DISEASE CARRIED BY FLIES;
REGULATING THE STORING AND
GATHERING OF GARBAGE WITH.
IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDI.
ANA; FORBIDDING THE KEEPING
OF SWINE; REPEATING ALL OR.
FINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDIN-
ANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA
TON OF ANY OF ITS PRO
VISIONS" ORDAINED BY THE
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHMOND. INDIANA, SEP.
TENDER. 9Th, 1913.
Section l. BE 1T ORDAINED BY
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
| CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA.
| That Section Two OF the above en-.
titled ordinance be, and the same is
hereby amended to read, as follows:
| section 2. 1t shall be the duty of
| each and every occupant of any prem
| Uses within said City of Richmond, to
provide, keep and maintain a water
t1ght receptacle of sufficient size to
hold all garbage that may be accumu.
lated IN or upon such premises, and
every such garbage receptacle shall
be provided with a secure and tight
fitting lid or top OF such kind and
character so that the contents thereof
Will be inaccessible to dogs, cats, and
other domestic animals or fowls, and
so as to exclude water and flies there
iiom' and such lid or top, shall at all
t1mes when such receptacle is out of
doors be securely kept and main.
tanned thereon, except when necessar-
lily using the same for depositing
garbage therein or taking garbage
therefrom; and every occupant shall
deposit and keep all garbage which
dccumulates upon such premises in
such receptacle and not elsewhere;
ana such garbage receptacle shall be
placed upon such premises as near an
alley or street a. is practicable and
Where the same is easily accessible
10 the garbage gatherers of said City,
md in no event shall such garbage
eceptacle be placed, kept or main
1ined in any public street, avenue,
ley or other public thoroughfare
thin said City. No article. material,
hing or substance of any kind shall
placed or permitted to remain, in
uch garbage receptacle except gar
age.
All liquids shall be drained off of
2rbage before the same is placed in
lch receptacle. and only dry garbage
nall be placed in any such garbage
Aceptacle, and garbage gatherers Of
UGH City shall not receive, accept or |
2ul any wet garbage, or any garbage |
rom any grocery, market, store, |
laughter house, fruit or vegetable |
establishment, railroad car, factory |
# similar business establishment.
All wet garbage and all garbage |
rom groceries, markets, stores.
laughter houses, fruit and vegetable |
Establishments, railroad cars, fac
cries and other similar business es-
Establishments, shall be removed at the
cost of the person, persons, firm,
company or corporation that causes, ,
allows, suffers or permits the same to
accumulate.
Section 2. And, BE 1T FURTHER
ORDAINED That Section Three of
the above entitled ordinance be
amended to read, as follows: Sec
ion 3. The word garbage" as used
! this ordinance shall be construed
o include every refuse. accumulation
of animal, fruit and vegetable matter
that is incident to, attends or arises
from the preparation, use, cooking,
dealing in. transporting or storing Of
meat, cereals, grain, eggs, fish, fowl,
vegetables or other food
The words dry garbage" as used
in this ordinance shall be defined
and construed to mean that garbage
from which all liquids have been
drained off. wet garbage" shall Il
mean all garbage not included in the
definition of dry garbage and any
dead animal not used for food. II
Section 3. And BE 1T FURTHER
above entitled ordinance be amended
10 read, as follows Section q. It
shall also be the duty of each and ev.
cry occupant of any premises within
he City of Richmond, Indiana, to
provide proper recepticle of suffic-
ent size to hold all the combustible
rash, rubbish, litter and material
hat accumulates thereon, and all /
such combustible trash, rubbish, litter
Ind material of every kind. character
,r description whatsoever, except
hat consumed thereon, shall be
placed in such receptacle, and such re-
'eptacle shall be placed in or as near
IN alley or street as is practicable, or
It such other suitable place on said
PREMISES as to make the same easily
ccessible to the rubbish gatherers of
aid City. And if such receptacle is
'laced in any street or alley, it shall
re placed. kept and maintained as not
o interfere with public travel thereon.
70 non-combustible material of any
ind or character whatsoever shall
e placed in'such receptacle with any
ombustible trash, rubbish, litter or
and no garbage of any kind
hall be placed in such receptacle.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be
/ full force and effect from and af-
7r its passage, and the due publica-
on thereof apcordinc RI 1ou