The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-05-11
NO. 81,

An Ordinance regulating the care and dis
position OF garbage, ashes and refuse with
in the City OF Brookings and providing a
penalty for violation thereof.
BE IT ORDAINED BY the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Bookings:
Chapter l. Section |. Leaving Exposed:
That it shall be unlawfu for the owner or
occupant of any lot or tenement within the
City OF Brookings to throw or leave exposed
upon any lot or within the street or alley
adjoining said premises, any vegetable
fruit, or animal matter, or any slop or filth
whatever, solid or fluid.
Section IL. Definition. The term gar
bage' as used in this ordinance, is defined
to be any refuse accumulation of animal,
fruit, or vegetable matter. and any other
substance used in the preparation of cook
ing, dealing in or storing of meats, fish,
fowls, fruits or vegetables.
Section III. Receptacles: That it shall be
the duty of every owner, tenant. agent,
lessee, occupant and person in charge OF
any and every building, premises or place
of business in the City OF Bookings to pro-
vide or cause to be provided, and at all
times thereafter between May LIST and No
Vember LIST of each year to provide and
keep in good condition for the exclusive
use of such buildings, premises or place or
business, separate receptacles for receiving
and holding without leakage, the garbage
that may accumulate from the building,
premises or place Of business or the portion
thereof Of which such person may be the
owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant in charge;
provided, however, that any owner, tenant
or occupant of any building, premises or
place Of business may destroy by burning.
or otherwise dispose of garbage produced
on said premises in a manner approved by
the Board of commissioners.
Section ". Wrapping in paper: 1t shall
be unlawful for anyone TO place or cause to
be placed in any receptacle provided and
intended to receive and hold garbage, any
refuse, substance or thing other than gar
bage as defined in this ordinance; and all
garbage shall be drained of all liquids and
wrapped in paper before being placed in
such receptacle; provided, however, that
the Board oc Commissioners may adopt
49,, nd nntl apG 1iGnanCinn with tho
wrapping of said garbage in paper where
the receptacles are emptied so frequently
that they deem such wrapping unnecessary.
Section V. Receptacle-How Made-Capac-
ity: Every receptacle provided and in
tended to receive and hold garbage shall be
made watertight, of galvanized iron or other
suitable metal, with a removable, tight
fitting cover which shall be maintained in
place, 50 as to prevent the ingress or egress
of flies. No such garbage receptacle shall
have a capacity Of more than fifteen gall
Ions, and shall have necessary handles for
lifting.
bage receptacle shall be kept outside of the
buildings and within the lot lines adjacent
to the alley if possible, or at some other
removal by the City authorities; and it shah
be unlawful to place or keep any Such gar
bage receptacles in or upon any street, alley
Section III. Collection: The department
Of Board OF Commissioners shall collect
and dispose of all garbage within the City
II lDibOkllSS, "nGItNtI louiIt, btlN''Il ti'
LIST day of May and the LIST day of November
OF each year, except as provided in section
no. Eight of this title, and the Board Of
commissioners of the City of BrookinGs
shall make rules and regulations for the
collection and disposal Of such garbage from
the lots, premises and places, public or
private. within said City. and except us
provided in Section No. Eight of this j,le,
it shall be unlawful for any person Other
than a duly authorized employee of the CITY
Of Bookings to remove garbage from TIA"
lots, streets or premises public or private,
or to transport the same in any mauu,l
along the streets, alleys, or highway with
in the said City, between May LIST ana Soc
Nember LIST of each year, except with the
consent and under the supervision of the
Board of Commissioners
Section VIII. Removal at own Expeusy.
1t shall be the duty of every person, ur-
chant, firm or agent in possession of melous,
fruits, vegetables or meats which have been
condemned or have become unmarketahle uy
decay or otherwise, TO remove the same or
cause the same to be removed at their own
expense to the garbage dumping station Of
this city.
section IL. Ashes and Cans, etc. The
Board of Commissioners of this City may
make rules and regulations for the keep
ing and storage of ashes and other rubbish
upon private premises in said City ana for
the removal thereof.
garbage shall be hauled through the streets
or alleys Of the city Of Brookings. un ess
contained in water-tight steel tank or Other
water-tight tank or receptacle.
Section ri. Duty of Person Hauling
Garbage: 1t shall be the duty Of all per.
sons hauling garbage in the city of Brook
ings to thoroughly clean up all garbage IN
the immediate vicinity of the place from
which the garbage is removed and to SEQ
liquid matter permitted to escape from the
receptacle in which il is being hauled, onto
the streets or alleys Of said City.
Section MI. Penalty: Any person violat-
ing any of the provisions OF this Ordinance
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not
less than $500 nor more than $4,000.
First reading, March 18th. 1922.
Passed May Sth, 1922.
Approved May Sth, 1922.
T. J.. FIittie,