Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-22

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
SANITATION IN THE CITY OF
Ell CENTRIC, INCLUDING THE
COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND
DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE. RUB
BISH AND WASTE MATTER,
AND REPEATING ORDINANCE
NO. $50.
The CITY Council OF the City of
FL Centre does ordain as follows:
SECTION l: Definitions. For the
purpose Of this ordinance, the terms
used herein shall be given defini-
tons the same as those given to
similar terms in the State law APP
plicable to the same matters, parti-
Cu]arly, the Public Health Act of
1907 as amended, unless such term
or terms are expressly otherwise
defined herein, or unless the con-
text plainly required a different
meaning.
"a Garbage. The word "garb
age" shall mean all animal and
vegetable refuse from kitchens and
all household waste that shall have
been prepared for or intended to
be used as food, or shall have re-
suited from the preparation of food,
also every accumulation of animal,
vegetable and other matter that
attends the preparation, consump-
ton, decay or dealing in, or stor-
age OF meats, fish, fowls, birds,
fruits. or vegetables, (Save and ex-
cept that dead animals and offal
n RI
ed within the meaning of said word
garbage as herein definedD Such
substances herein enumerated are
defined as garbage, notwithstanding
! the same may not be in containers
as hereafter provided, and not
withstanding such substance may
not be placed for collection as here
matter provided.
(b) Waste Matter. The term
waste matter shall include and
be held to mean coffee grounds,
broken crockery, broken bottles,
glass, tin vessels, cans, trimmings
/ from lawns, flower gardens, shrubs,
! berry boxes, paSteboard boxes. pa
! per, rags, packing materials, shaw
ings, trimmings from trees, Gf not
more than three feet in length and
placed in containers leaves. straw,
and all combuStible matter not in
cluded in the term garbage" and
rubbish"
&C. Rubbish. The term rubbish
/ shall include and be held to mean
tree trimmings too large to be plac-
ed in containers, natural soil, earth,
sand, clay, tree roots, StumpS, gravel,
loan, manure, stone, bricks brick
bats, plaster, Portland cement, ash
eS, cinderS, wire screen, fence wire,
auto parts, discarded furniture, de-
bris incidental to improvement on
old or new buildings on private
property, large wooden boxes and
barrels all combustible and non
combuStible matter too large to be
placed in trash or waste matter
containers.
(dD Trash or Waste Matter Con-
tanners, shall not be used for the
purpose of burning trash, waste
matter or garbage at any time
+ te) Authorized Agent, Garbage
! Collector and Contractor. For the
purpose of this ordinance the terms
authorized agent, garbage col
lcctOr', or contractor" shall mean
any person, firm, or corporation
whom the said City of FL Centre
shall employ to remove and dis
pose of, or contract with for the
removal or ..5poSal of said gar
bagc, waste matter, dead animals,
and fowls.
! SECTION II: There is hereby
created a Sanitary Division of the
/ Department OF Health of the City
/ of FL Centre, the operation and
/ maintenance Of which shall be as
I herein provided.
] SECTION III; Dead Animals.
Duty OF Owner or PoSscSsor. 1t shall
be the duty of every owner of any
j animals, or poultry found dead with
in the City of Ell Centre, within
three hours after the death of said
animal or poultry, to remove the
/ same. Or cause it TO be removed be-
iond the limits of the said CITY Of
FL Centric. by the City of Ell Centre.
o. ITS duly authorized agent. The
provisions Of this ordinance shall
IJOulIIN
FILLED Tor food unless in state of
decomposition, or condemned by the
Health Officer, or his deputy. The
+ charges herein fixed TO be paid by
the owner or occupant of premises
+ from which dead animals and poul-
try are removed, shall be paid To
Tic contractor or garbage collector
in advance, and if such charpcs
snail not be 50 paid the garbage
collector shall be under nc obliga-
] ton to collect or remove any garb-
age, dead animals, OF other mate
rial until such changes have been
j PAID, bat II on account of absence.
failure, or neglect on the part of
such owner or occupant to pay such
/ charges, removal is ordered BY the
/ Health Officer of said City, then in
] that case the charges shall be paid
! 10: by the said City and shall by
J said City be collected from the own
err or occupant against whom such
charge has been made. by civil suit
f in any Court OF competent juriSdic-
ton. 1t is provided, however. that
9E| charges which may be incur
"r1 by the City of FL Centre.
through ita Health Officer, for any
S1ch services. shall be paid to the
! garbage contractor, on the first of
each month for services rendered
during the preceding month, and
not in advance as required in all
other cases.
SECTION ": Deposits of Ger
tain Substances Prohibited No per-
son shall deposit upon any lot or
! rrOlIrd anV animal On. Unnnfa bic c1lh