Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-15
AN ORDINANCE


To repeal and re- ordain with amend-
mems Sections : and of Article NM OF
the Revised Code of the city OF Anhapoits,
title Heath of City. anu 70 add theIet9
an additional section 70 follow Section IL
aud 10 be known and numbered Secnoh
ia
section I. Te it established aud or,ain-
ca hg the MaNur. Counselor aud Aldermen
of the civ Of Annapolis that Sections ;
and . Of Article MI of the REVISED Code
III the city of Annapolis. title Health OF
city be and the same are hereby fepealeN
ana re-or,lained with amendments So as 70
read as follows. and that an additional
section he added to said section 10 follow
Section II To be known and mum bered Sec
ton IA.
removed shall be removed each aud every
day in the week. sundays excepted. Wher-
ever the term garbage IS used IN TINS
Ordinance. IL shall be construed and shall
he taken TO include every accumulation OF
animal fruit or vegetable food waste, gen
Grated by or resulting from the decay, de-
fcrioration. storage, preparation or manu-
ling Of animal or vegetable nIattef in any
place or af any point where food Is pre-
pared for human consumption, including
MI kitchen and dining room refuse pro-
duced by households. hotels. restaurants.
lunch rooms. clubs hospitals. or any other
source whatsoever existing IN the city OF
Annapolis. ANY materials not coming rs
garbage rs defined shall not toe removed
by the contractor holding the city con-
garbage.
! Section .. All garbage and ashes to he
removed shall be placed in separate metal
cans or wooden boxes 10 which substantial
handles shall be affixed and not 10 con-
tain more than one and one-half bushels
each. and shall be placed in yards or al
Ieys before the hour Of eight o'clock 4. NJ
not more than ten feet back of the build
ing lines from which IL is "a be taken: :
,yhere premises lave no yard or alley
garbage shall be set on the curb before
fanN
only, and to be provided with tight it
ting cover. Ashes from wood. coal or
other fuel shall be placed in separate re-
ceptaeles from those containing garbage.
aud by means shall any part of such
garbage or refuse matter be thrown or al
lowed To remain IN n loose state in amy
street, lane or alley. Ii shall be the duty of
tlP Police Department to notify tenants 0f
and owners of premises of this Ordinance
and enforce the same
Section 1i-A. 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 aud in
sPect all premises. yards and alleys within
the corporate limits Of the City OF Anna
polis and where there are accommodations of
rubbish or refuse therein To serve notice
on the tenants or owners Of the premises
To remove the same. Any tenant or owner
who shall have failed to comply with such
notice within ten days from the time of
which said notice is given shall he deemed
10 be guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof before one &C the Jus
tees of the Peace having Jurisdiction shall
lee subject To a fine Of i've dollars for each
and every ofense to be recovered as other
fines and penalties now are.
Section . And be II further established
ana ordained by the authority aforesaid
that this Ordinance shall take effect June
L. 1920.
Approved April 18th, 1920.
JOHN J. LEVY, Mayor.
Attest -
GEORGE T. QUAD.
Acting City Clerk.
,Seal.)