Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-17
AN ORDINANCE

To repeal and re-ordain with amend
ments Sections and 9 of Article NM of
the Revised Code of the City Of Annapolis
title Health of City and to add thereto
an additional section to follow Section II
and to be known and numbered Section
14-A.
Section l. BE it established and ordain-
ed by the Mayor. Counselor and Aldermen
of the City of Annapolis that Sections s
and of Article XXI of the Revised Code
of the City of Annapolis. title Health of
City be aBd the same are hereby repealed
and re-Ordained with amendments so as TO
read as follows, and that an additional
section be added to said section TO follow
Section II TO be known and numbered Sec
Section 8. All garbage and ashes to be
removed shall be removed each and every
day in the week, Sundays excepted. Wher
ever the term garbage" is used in this
Ordinance. ii shall be construed and shall
be taken to include every accumulation of
animal. fruit or vegetable food waste. gen
Grated by or resulting from the decay. de-
teriorati0n. storage. preparation or hand
ling of animal or vegetable matter in any
place or at any point where food is pre-
pared for human consumption. including
al kitchen and dining room refuse pro-
duced by households. hotels, restaurants
lunch rooms, clubs. hospitals, or any other
source whsli soeve existing in the City Of
Annapolis. Any materials not coming az
garbage as defined shall not be removed
by the contractor holding the city con
tract for the. removal and disposal of
garbage.
Section .. All garbage and ashes to be.
removed shall be placed in separate metal
cans or wooden boxes to which substantial
handles shall be affixed and not 10 con
tain more than one and One-half bushels
each, aud shall be placed in yards or al
leys before the hour of eight O'Clock A. NJ
not more than ten feet back Of the build
ing lines from which il is to be taken
where premises have no yard or alley
garbage shall he set on the curb before
- hour al tn 81
only, and TO be provided with a tight-fit-
ting cover. Ashes from wood. coal or
other fuel shall be placed in separate re-
cepfacies from those containing garbage
and by no means shall any part of such
garbage or refuse matter be thrown or al
lowed to remain in loose state in any
street, lane or alley. II shall be the duty Of
the Police Department TO notify tenants Of
and owners Of premises OF this Ordinance
and enforce the same.
Section 14A. During the month Of April
and October Of each and every year II
shall be the duty Of the Police Department
OF the City OF Annapolis To visit and in
spect all premises. yards and alleys within
the corporate limits Of the City ~ Anna
pOiis ana where there IRE Accommodations Of
rubbish or refuse therein To serve notice
on the tenants or owners Of the premises
10 remove the same. Any tenant or owner
who shall have failed 10 comply with such
notice within tea days from the time ~
which said notice is given shall be deemed
70 be guilty Of 4 miSdemean0r and uDou
conviction thereof before one Of the JUS
tees OF the Peace having Jurisdiction shall
be subject to a fine Of five dollars for earh
and every oTense to be recovered as other
tines and penalties now are
Section .. And be il further established
aud ordained by the authority aforesaid
that this Ordinance shall take effect T,,,,s
l. 1920
Approved April 18th. 1920.
49, JOHN J. LEVY, Mayor.
GEORGE +. QUAD.
Acting City Clerk.
sSeal.)