The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-07-02
ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE to amend sections three,
eight and nine of an ordinance entitled
IAN ordinance relative to Garbage and
Refuse" passed and approved July 20. 1908,
as amended.
The City of Owosso ordains:
Section l. That sections three. eight and
nine of an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
relative to Garbage and Refuse" passed and
approved July 20, 1908, amended, be and
the same are hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 3. For the purpose of this ordi-
nance the word garbage shall be held to
include every refuse accumulation of ami
NAL, fruit or vegetable matter that attends
the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in or
vegetables, and shall also be held to include
swill and kitchen and table refuse of every
kind except dish water waste water. or
liquids of any kind which. in freezing. would
destroy the garbage cans, and except any
poisonous medicines or glass. If any ma
terial other than above specified under the
head of garbage be placed in garbage cans,
the collector may refuse to take the con-
tents. and the same must be disposed Of as
refuse. The word refuse" shall be held to
mean all rubbish and refuse incident to the
ordinary conduct of the household other
than garbage and shall include ashes. bot
ties. broken glass. crockery, tnware cans
and other broken utensils.
Section 8. Each person or corporation ap-
plying for license under the provisions of
this ordinance shall file with the City Clerk
a petition in writing, giving briefly de-
scrption of the receptacle proposed to be
used. the method in which the business is
to be carried on and the prices to be charged,
which charges shall not exceed those ap-
proved by the Board of Health of the City
of Owosso. and shall at the same time file
with the City Clerk bond in the sum of
One Thousand Dollars $4,000 executed by
at least two good and sufficient personal
sureties, or by some reliable and duly
thorized bonding company as surety, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance of the
work required by the provisions of this ordi-
nance and for the carriage of all garbage in
aIi-tight receptacles, or as near thereto
as may be possible, such receptacles to be
first submitted to and approved by the
Board of Health. Each householder using
such cans shall be provided or required
for the removal of garbage shall keep them
in a clearly condition.
Section 9. If upon the recommendation
of the Board of Health the Commission
shall decide to license any person for the
purpose herein contemplated, the City Clerk
shall issue a license as aforesaid which shall
provide therein the rates to be charged for
collection, and while such license shall re-
any other person for the collection of gar
bage in the city. The frequency of collec-
ton shall be regulated by the Board of
Health.
Section 2. There being urgent need for
the amendments above made for the rea-
son that no present provision exists for the
collection of garbage and that none can be
made until the passage hereof whereby the
preservation of the public health and safe
ty are Immediately endangered. this ordi-
nance shall take immediate effect.
Passed and approved June FL, 1920.
A. T. WRIGHT.
Mayor.
Attest:
B. X. LUCAS.
City Clerk.