The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-20
ORDINANCE NO. 8

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO.
Introduced by Mayor Sanders and
read the first time at the meeting of
the Board of Commissioners of the
City of Pensacola held June 18th,
1920.
AN ORDINANCE
TO BE ENTITLED:
An Ordinance regulating the remov-
al of garbage to better protect the
public health and particularly to pre-
vent the introduction and spread of
bubonic plague.
Be It Ordained BY the Board of Com
missicners of the City of Pensa-
cola:
Section /. That the owner. agent
and occupant of every premise. i'm
proved or unimproved. in the City of
Pensacola wherein or wherein gar
bage shall be created. shall provide a
metal. water-tight container or con-
tainers, each with tight-fitting COW
| err, such container or containers to be
of such size as to be easily man
handled. and of such number as to re-
eeive the garbage accumulation OF
forty-eight hours from each premise,
and shall place or cause to be placed
in such container or containers for
the purpose Of having their contents
removed, on the sidewalks or open al
leys in front or rear of said premises,
at the times hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. That for the purposes OF
his ordinance the City of Pensacola
| is hereby divided into three garbage
districts. The first garbage district
| shall comprise all that portion of the
city lying south of Belmont street be-
tween the east line of Alcaniz street
and the west line of Baylen street.
The second garbage district shall be
comprised of all that part of the city
lying outside Of the first garbage dis
trict hereinabove described and
bounded as follows:
| Beginning at the foot of "J'' street
on Pensacola Bay, thence north on
| ~" street to Government street, east
on Government street to d. street,
north on I'D" street to LaRua street.
West on LaRua street to ~" street.
north on -" street to Gadsden street,
east on Gadsden street to ID" street,
north on ID street to Lloyd street,
east on Lloyd street to Palafox street.
The third garbage district shall be
comprised of all that part of the city
lying outside of the first garbage dis
trict herein above described and bound
ed as follows:
/ Beginning at the intersection of
Lloyd and Palafox streets thence east
on Lloyd street to Alcaniz street,
north on Aicaniz street to 18th street.
east on 18th street to 10th Avenue.
south on 10th Avenue to Cervantes
street, east on Cervantes street to
Bayou Texar. south on Bayou Texar
to LaRua street. west on LaRua street
to 18th Avenue. and. south on 18th
Avenue to Bay.
| The owners, agents and occupants
of premises in the first garbage dis
trict shall place, or cause 10 be
! placed, garbage containers for remov-
al OF their contents as provided for in
| Section / of this ordnance every day
except Sundays before the hour of Z
| o'clock a. m, and in the second gar
bage district every Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday and in the third gar
bage district every Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday. before the hour of Z
O'Clock a. M; provided that such gar
| bage containers may be so placed
over the night preceding the day fixed
tor the removal of their contents.
Section 8. That for the purpose of
this ordinance. the word garbage, as
used in this ordinance, shall be con-
strued to mean house and. kitchen
offel. and all refuse matter not excre-
mentitious liuid. and composed of
animal or vegetable substances. in
Guiding dead animals Except cows.
horses, mules and goats) coming from
public and private premises of the
city. and not destined for consumption
as food.
/ Section 4. That It shall be unlaw-
fui for such owner. agent or occupant
or any such premise to have. main
tain or keep any garbage on any
premise. except in such garbage con-
tanners as are provided for in Section
/ of this ordinance
! Section S. That such garbage con-
tainers shall be kept tightly covered
AT al times, except. when momentarily
open to receive the garbage or to
nave the contents therefrom removed.
| as provided for hereinafter.
Section s. That when such garbage
container is placed on the outside Of
any premise. it shall be unlawful for
any person engaged in the removal OF
garbage, or for any person to remove
the cover from such garbage contain
er. except for the purpose of enutyinp
| It's contents into duly authorized gar
bage wagon or to throw such garbage
container on the street or sidewalk or
4 TO injure 1t in any way, so as to make
| IT leak or to bend it or its cover. as 70
prevent said garbage container from
being tightly covered; and all persons
4 engaged in the removal of garbage
shall. after emptying said container.
replace the cover tightly on said con-
tainer
j Section I. That the owner, agent
or occupant of every premise in the
city or Pensacola shall keep separate
from their garbage and ashes. tin cans
broken crockery. hardware, old
pianks. wooden matter. paper. sweep
ings and other trash, and place same
IN sound substantial vessel or con-
tainer kept for that purpose which