The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12
SECTION I

bage, and waste matter within the
limits of the town of Lynden be and
the same is hereby declared to be a
nuisance. That every accumulation
of manure in quantities or piles be-
tween the 1st day of May and the
1st day of November of any year,
for a period longer than one week i'll
any place within the limits of the
town of Lynden, be and the same is
hereby declared to be nuisance.
every accumulation of chicken drop
Seoppings in quantities or piles for a
81 longer than three days in any
Jl1ace within the limits of said town
be and the same is hereby declared
to be nuisance.
:. SECTION II.
For the purposes of this ordinance
the word garbage" shall be held to
include and mean kitchen and table
refuse and offal, swill and every ac-
cumulation of animal, vegetable and
other matters or substance that at
tend the preparation, consumption,
decay. or dealing in, or storage of
meats, fish, fowls, birds, fruit, vege-
tables or other substances in the pro-
cess OF decomposition that gives off
an odor offensive to the senses. The
term Waste Matter" shall include
and be held to mean broken crockery
and glass, discarded bottles, tin. iron
or other vessels and cans, paste
board or wooden boxes, paper straw.
sawdust, packing material, barrels
shavings, ashes, old iron, and tin
and other discard or waste substanc-
es of whatever nature and discrip-
tion. The word person shall include
a.
tion or persons.
SECTION III.
It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to permit any dead animal to re-
main on his premises. or premises
occupied by him, for longer per-
iod of time than six hours after the
death thereof, or to remove the same
to the premises of another or upon
any public street, alley or pubic
place. or into any running stream,
provided that the foregoing section
shall not apply to animals killed for
the purposes of trade and kept for
rHa by persons engaged in the busl-
AIss of marketing meats.
SECTION w.
II shall be unlawful for any per-
son to throw or deposit any garbage
or waste on any streets, aIieys'
stream ms, or public places in the Town
of Lynden, or on the premises Oh
another.
SECTION v.
II shall be unlawful for any person
to burn any garbage or waste wlthlh
the limits of the Town of LINDEN
except such burning be done IN me-
tallic, concrete or brick receptacles
approved by the Fire CHIEF OF sald
Town, or the same be burned in the
presence and under the contro! OF
such person burning the same ana an
rosultant embers be extinguished and
the hot ashes removed or wet down
at the close Of said fire.
SECTION vi.
II shall be unlawful for any person
occupying any premises wlthln the
town of Lynden ,either as owner Ten
ant. proprietor or operator, to permlt
any garbage that has accumulated
upon said premises to remain there-
on for a period longer than days or OF
waste matter for longer than 80
Iovs from the date of the first accu-
r,,,iation thereof, and said garboge
and waste matter shall be removed
hevond the corporate limits OF Lyn-
don or to the dumping grounds own
ed and kept by said Town for the
purposes of depositing the same
same to be SO removed at the ex-
Ssuse of such persons and without
expense to the said Town OF u
Ssnden: provided, however, that all
-orhare which consists OF refuse,
swiil. offal and waste matter that is
or NAV become offensive to the sens
es or dangerous to the public health
shall be removed and DESTROYED ev,
ery "a hours. 1t shall be uniawtui