The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-29


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ID The term residential dis
trict" shall include all that sec-
ton of the City of Lexington not
included in the business district.
+. (k) The term "The City" shall
mean and refer to the City of
Lexington.
SECTION z. 1t shall be I'm
lawful for any person to accumul-
ate or permit to be accumulated
upon the premises owned or oc-
cupied by such person, any refuse
which provides a harborage or
breeding or feeding place for TO-
dents. insects or other vermin.
SECTION 3. It shall be the
duty of every owner or occupant
of every building in The City to
Immediately provide Or cause to
be provided and at all times keep
or cause to be kept within such
building Tor within the limits of
the premises owned or occupied
by such person in the case of pri-
vate residences) covered insect
, and animal proof metal contain
ers in adequate number and IN
, good condition to receive and
hold all garbage which may ac-
' cumulate from said building.
, Said containers shall be a strong
, construction, not easily corrod-
ible, not larger than 80 gallons
and of a type approved by the
Health Officer. Said container
| shall be kept securely covered at
all times except when garbage is
being put into such container or
, while being emptied and shall be
kept clean inside and out at all
/ times. 1t shall be unlawful to
deposit garbage in any container
| other than as herein required;
provided, that sunken metal gar
bage containers not larger than
| 80 gallons with attached metal
! covers and in good condition to
receive and hold garbage may be
used in the residential district.
SECTION 4. 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any person to place or de-
post loose refuse upon the streets
! of the City. All empty paper
i boxes shall be flattered out and
tied in bundles and all other
small rubbish shall be placed in
! boxes or metal cans with covers
| and clearly marked with the
owners name if not to be carried
away with said rubbish. Rub
/ Dish, such as trees, tree limbs,
; extra large bones and the like, as
| well as carcasses of dead animals
: weighing more than twenty
, five pounds will be made the
J subject of special collection by
the City upon the request made
| to the Mayor or his authorized
representative.
SECTION S. All rubbish re-
sulting from the construction,
repair or alteration of any build
ing in the City shall be immedia-
! tely removed at the expense of
the contractor or owner or occu-
pant of said building.
!, SECTION 6. Ashes to be col
lected shall be deposited in metal
containers which shall be secure
ly covered. Large containers
of ashes may also be made the
subject of special collection trips
as provided in Section 4 hereof
SECTION Z. The City shall,
to the extent of the facilities
available to it, provide a method
/ of refuse collection and disposal
by the collection of such refuse
contained and prepared as above
required, at least once a day
from business establishments in
the business district of the City
and ia least two times a week in
the residential district and resi-
dences in the business district,
! and the Mayor shall, at early as
practicable after the effective
date of this ordinance, prescribe
suitable routes to be followed by
the City's refuse collection truck,
in the collection of refuse and
shall publicize such routes and
the days of the week on which
leach route will be followed to the
end that the residents of the City
may be fully advised of the day
of the week on which such refuse
collection will be made for each
fsection of the City; such routes
may be changed by the Mayor
| from time to time whenever, in
his opinion, such changes are
necessary, provided that no
I change in routes shall be made
| until notice of such change or
change shall have been publish
ed one time in a newspaper,
published in the City, at least
five 81 days before the effective
date of such change; provided,
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