Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-07-22
ORDINANCE No. 300

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It's OF the City of Pullman; providing
Tor the appointment of an official
garbage collector, and fixing his
qualifications, duties and compensa-
ton
The City Council of the City of
Pullman do ordain as follows:
Section /, That it shall be unlaw-
tul Tor any person, company or cor
poration within the limits of the City
OF Pullman, to permit any garbage,
waste paper or rags, tin cans. broken
glass ana china ware, or other waste
materials of any kind to accumulate
on premises owned or controlled or
occupied by such person. company
or corporation, except as herein pro-
Vlded. That all garbage shall be
Kept in fly-tlght metal cans. which
such person, company or corpora
ton shall provide at his or its own
expense That all tin cans. broken
glass and china ware, and all other
non-cOmDustible waste materials
shall be placed in sacks or other
suitable receptacle, and all waste pa
per and rags and all combustible
waste material shall be placed in
separate sacks or receptacles, and
said garbage cans and sacks or re-
ceptacles shall be left in convenient
place for collection
Section 3 That there shall be APP
pointed by the Mayor and said APP
pointment confirmed by the City
Council, an official garbage collec-
tor, who shah qualify by giving to
the City of Pullman good and suffi-
pjpBI bond in Of DO,
approved by the City Council, condi-
toned for the faithful performance
of his duties in a sanitary manner
and for full compliance with this or
dinance and the laws of the state
of Washington and all other ordin-
ances of the City of Pullman, relat-
Ing to sanitation and garbage and
waste disposal.
Section 8. That the official gar
bage collector of the City of Pull
man shall have complete charge and
supervision of the city dump ground
and OF the placing and disposal of
garbage and other waste materials
therein, subject to the general direc-
ton and control of the City Council
of the City of Pullman, acting
through its committee on sanitation
Section 4. That upon the request
OF any owner or tenant or person
having the control of any premises
within the City of Pullman. and on
payment of the charges hereinafter
specified, the said official garbage
collector shall collect and haul away
and properly dispose of all garbage,
waste paper and rags, tin cans,
broken glass and china ware and
other waste materials that may have
accumulated on said premises, ashes
and manure not included That he
shall collect and haul the same from
private residences, fraternities, So
rorities and apartment houses three
times per week, and from all stores,
restaurants, cafes and hotels every
day, including Sundays; and that he
shall make all collections of such
waste materials from the downtown
district of Pullman by or before
seven o'clock a. M; and that all gar
bage shall be collected and hauled
in suitable, sanitary, metal covered
cans or tanks, approved by the COM
mittee on sanitation of the City
Council of Pullman.
Section 5 That said official gar
bage collector shall be entitled to
charge and to receive for his serv-
ices from such owner, tenant or per-
son having the control of premises
from which he collects such waste
materials under such contract, flat
rate of one dollar per month for
collecting and hauling such waste
materials from any private residence,
and two dollars per month for col
lecting and hauling the same from
any fraternity or sorority house or
store, and three dollars per month
for collecting and hauling the same
} from any restaurant, cafe, hotel or
apartment house.
Section g. That all the provisions
of this ordinance relative to the Civ
ing of bonds, handling of garbage
and waste materials in a sanitary
i. manner and in metal cans or tanks
approved by the sanitation commit
tee. and in regard to time and fire.
quency of collecting and hauling the
same, and the charges therefor, shall
apply also to any private person,
company or corporation making
regular business of collecting and
hauling garbage, waste paper and
rags tin cans, broken glass and
china ware and other waste materi-
ais. for hire.
Section T. The term other waste
materials as used herein shall not
be construed as including ashes or
manure; and nothing contained in
this ordinance shall be so construed
as 10 prevent any person, company
or corporation from hauling and dis
posing of his or its own garbage,
waste paper and rags, tin cans,
broken glass and china ware and 9th
er waste materials so long as it is
done in a sanitary manner and does
not interfere with the rights of the
public or of other persons.
Section 8. That any person found
guilty of violation of this ordinance
shall be punished by fine of not to
exceeding 800 or imprisoned not to
exceed 20 days, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment and shall pay the
costs of prosecution.
Gantiap O That this ordinance