Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-12


which the city trash and garbage
collectors work
The city has a yearly contract
Tor the collection of garbage and
trash. The service costs the city
several hundred dollars each
month, according to the council.
The contract calls for daily trips
through the business district and
twice each week in the residential
districts. The only requirement
placed upon the resident is that
trash and garbage be placed in
suitable containers at the rear of
the property. This includes lawn
trimmings and tree cuttings.
Ordinary accumulations of trash
and waste matter may be taken
care of by the collectors and the
streets and alleys kept in good
condition if residents observe the
rules, the council pointed out.
Lawn clippings, cans and other
matters are not collected by city
trucks, to do so would mean a
duplication of work and added
eXpanse to the taxpayer.
The city does not undertake to-
haul all accumulations neceSsitated
by the cleaning of private premis-
es. Old stoves, barrels, tree limbs,
bed springs and the like are too
large to be placed in suitable con-
tainerS and thus cannot be hauled
by the trash collector. The haul
ing of this class of refuse is made
at the expense of the property
CWner.
The following sections from the
city ordinance No. 67 are quoted
as a means of informing citizens
of the rules governing the han
ding and disposition of rash.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty
OF every owner manager, or person
in possession, charge or control,
Of any boarding house, restaurant,
hotel, dwelling or flat within the
city of El Centro, to provide, or
cause to be provided, and at all
times to keep, or cause to be kept,
as in this ordinance prescribed,
portable vessels, tanks, or recep-
tacleS for holding garbage, each
such vessel, tank or receptacle shall
be constructed of metal and shall
be water tight, and shall be SO
constructed as to contain not less
than three, nCr more than six
teen gallons, and shall be provided
with handle, or handles, on the
outside thereof, and with tight
fitting cover. Such cover shall
not be removed, except when
necessary to place garbage there
in, or take garbage therefrom, and
when so removed shall be immed-
lately replaced. Each such vessel
tank, or receptacle shall be kept
or placed in the following manner:
(a) Where there is an alley,
other than a blind alley in the
rear of the premises, such vessel,
tank, Or receptacle, shall be placed
on the premises within five 90
feet of the rear property line:
Section 5. 1t shall be UNLAW-
Full for any person, firm, or cor
poration to deposit, or cause, or
permit to be deposited, ANY GAR
BAGE UPON OR IN, ANY PUB
Lie STREET, ALLEY, OR OTHER
PUBLIC PLACE, OR UPON ANY
PREMISES IN THE SAID CITY
OF Ell CENTRIC. All garbage
shall be kept in separate covered
cans or vessels, which shall be pro-
vided by, and at the expense oil
each person, firm, or corporation,
producing or accumulating gar
bage; and no poison, broken glass,
cans, rags, dish-Water, broken
dishes, paper, Or any waste mat
ter" shall be put into or mixed
with said garbage.
Section g. The term waste mat
ter" shall include and be held to
mean broken crockery, broken bot
ties, glass, tin vessels, cans, trim
mings from lawns, flower gardens,
shrubs Nand trees, berry boxes,
paste board boxes, paper, rags,
packing materials, shavings, ashes
and all non-combustible waste
matter.
Section 7. All waste matter
shall be kept in covered cans or
other receptacles. satisfactory to
the Board of Health; such receipt
acles shall be provided by, and
at the expense of each person, firm
or corporation producing or ac-
cumulating waste matter.
Section H. All garbage cans
shall be KEPT IN GOOD SAM
TARY CONDITION BY THE
HOUSEHOLDER and shall be