The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-04-12
REGULATING
COLLECTION OF GARBAGE

an ordnance Entitled An ordinance
to Regulate the Collection of Gar
bage. Trash and Other Refuse from
Private Premises. to Provide foI
the Proper Sanitation Of all Lot
and Premises in the City of Ocaia
to Designate the Officers Having
Charge of Such Sanitation; to Re,
peal an Ordinance Entitled 'Requir-
ing the Digging Up and Cutting
Down of Weeds on Sidewalks and
Lots During Certain Months and
to Provide a Penalty for Violation
of this Ordinance and for Other
Purposes"
Be 1t Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Ocala:
Section l. That from and afte-
the passage Of this ordinance, 1t shall
| be the duty of the police department.
to have charge of the inspection Of al
premises within the city of Ocala, anC
shall see that all laws now III force
and effect in said city in regard to the
cleaning and abating of nuisances or
said premises are fully complied With
That said police department sha.t
! have charge of the collection of al
garbage, leaves, trash and other re
| fuse taken from private premises and
placed at the curb for collection b"
! the sanitary department.
! Sec. 2. That for the purpose of
carrying out this ordinance and fac:i-
tating a systematic collection Of gar
bage, the same shall be collected by
wards.
The collection of garbage by wards
shall be as follows:
(a). That perishable garbage sha-
be collected in the first and third
wards on Tuesday and Friday Of each
week.
(b). That perishabIe garbage sha"
be collected in the second and fourti
wards on Wednesday and Saturday o.
each week.
(c). That perishable. garbage shal
be collected daily from al hotels an
Iboarding houses in said city having
tmore than ten boarders.
| (d). That all non-perishable
leaves, trash, tin cans, weeds an.
other rubbish shall be collected in the
ibusiness section of the city each Nor
day and Thursday; in the FIST war'
on Tuesday; the second ware? on We
nesday; the third ward on Friday and
the fourth ward on Saturday.
Sec. 3. That it shall be a viola ion
of this ordinance to place any CT the
foregoing garbage or trash on any
street within the corporate Limits O.
Ocala on any other day of the week
except those above specified.
Sec. 4. That all perishable gar
bage shall be placed in metal ca.
Ihaving metal cover for same of p siz,
not exceeding fifteen inches in dam
eter and twenty-one inches high. Sid
: cans are required to be purchased by
each and every resident Of said city
and shall be placed on the aDov>
specified days in a convenient p.acr
for the collection and emptying OF
same by the sanitary department. Nc
garbage of any perishable nature
shall be allowed to be kept n any
other container except one as abov>
l described.
Sec. s. That the owners of all va
cant lots of land within the corporal
limits of the city of Ocala, shall com.
mence the first of May of each yeal
to keep down the growth Of weeds
vines or thick underground of any
kind thereon by such regular Digging
or cutting as will prevent them from
getting to a growth higher thar
twelve inches from the ground at an
, time during the remainder of tht
year.
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty
of the occupant of any building to col
lect and remove daily to a place con
venient for city garbage wagons
empty boxes, barrels, rubbish. trash
waste paper. excelsior or other like
combustible materials
Sec. Z. That no person or persons
:: shall be allowed to place ashes within
; any building in any box, barrel O.
. other wooden vessel or upon any
: wooden vessel or floor.
Sec. 8. That no person shall keer
or permit to be kept on the premises
any oily waste or oily rags, unless al
all times when not actually in use
such oily waste and oily rags be kept
in a metal can with self-closing cover
and riveted joints standing on meta
legs which raise the bottom of the
container at least four inches above
. the floor.
Sec 8. That all owners or occu-
pants Of buildings are required tC
, permit any member of the police de-
partment to inspect or to have IN
spected their buildings or premises &c
see if the above is complied with, and
it is hereby made the duty Of the city
manager to make or cause to be made
such inspection whenever ald where
ever he may suspect violation OF
. the foregoing ordinance.
Sec. 10. That it shall be the duty
: of all residents of the city of Ocala,
, to report to the managers office OF
. chief of police the location Of any
} dead animal or animals Immediately
, upon their detection, such report be-
ing made by telephone to the man
ayers office or the chief of police.
office.
Sec H. That an ordinance entitIe,
"An Ordinance Requiring the Digging
Up and Cutting Down of Weeds on
Sidewalks and lots ii Ocala Durins
Certain Months approved by tn
mayor on the 18th day If IaHuar.
, 1896, is hereby repealed.
Sec. II. That any person violating
|. or assisting in the violation, of this
; ordinance or any part thereof, shall
u0on convictio0, be punished By fine
not exceedings one hundred ($100)
dollars OF by imprisonment for not
more than thirty 600 days in the cit
Jail or both such fine and lmpIison
ment at the discretion of the re-
corder's court.
Sec. -. That in the event that the
owner or owners, of any vacant lot
or lots within the corporate limits of
the city of Ocala shall fail to comply
with the provisions of section five