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

AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT
THE PUBLIC HEALTH BY CON
TROLLING THE SPREAD OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASES ASSO-
GATED WITH UNSANITARY
CONDITIONS. BY REQUIRING
THE PROPER. DISPOSAL OF
REFUSE IN THE CITY OF LEX
INGToN. PROVIDING A ME-
THOD THEREFOR AND PEN
ALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
MAYOR AND BOARD OF AID
ERMEN OF THE CITY OF LEX
INGTON, MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION /. That for the pur-
poses of this ordinance the follow
ing definitions shall apply:
(a) The term refuse" shall in
clude garbage, rubbish, ashes, and
all other putrescible and nom
putrescible wastes except sewer
| age, from all public and private
buildings.
(b) The term garbage" shall
include all putrescible wastes,
except sewerage and body wastes,
including vegetables and animal
offal and carcasses of dead ami
mails weighing twenty-five
pounds or less. but excluding re-
cognized industrial by-products,
and shall include all such sub
stances from all public and pri-
vate buildings.
(c) The term rubbish" shall
include all non-putrescible waste,
except ashes, from all public and
private buildings.
Id The term 'ashes" shall in
clude the waste porducts of coal
and other fuels used for heating
and cooking from all public and
private buildings.
(e) The term Health Officer
as used herein means the County
Health Officer or any duly auth
orized person who may represent
him
e. The term person shall in
clude individuals, partnerships,
firms, and corporations.
(g) The terms building" and
premises" shall include all types
and kinds of buildings and struc-
lures, public and private, includ-
ing, but not limited to, private
residences, apartments, hospitals,
office buildings, store buildings,
restaurants, cafes, shops and bust
ness establishments of all kinds
as well as vacant lots and other
land where refuse may accumul-
ate.
(h) The term streets" shall
include sidewalks, alleys, avenues,
and the grass plots between the
sidewalks and streets and the
entire area between the right OF
way boundaries of all such streets,
avenues and alleys.
ID The term business district
shall include all that section OF
the City of Lexington bounded as
follows:
Begin at the intersection of the
North line of the right of way OF
she Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany and the West line of Yazoo
Street then run Northerly along
the East side of Yazoo Street to
the South side of Mulberry
Street; then Easterly along the
South side of Mulberry Street 10
the East side of South Vine
Street, thence Northerly along
the East side of South Vine Street
to the Southwest corner of Court
Square, thence Easterly along the
South side of China Street to the
East side of Andrews Street,
thence Northerly along the East
side of Andrews Street to the
North side of Oak Street, thence
Westerly along the North side OF
Oak Street to the Northeast cor
ner of Court Square, thence Nor
therly along the East side OF
North Vine Street to the North
side of Cedar Street, thence Wes-
terly along the North side of Ce-
dar Street to the West side of
Tchula Street, thence Southerly
along the West side of Tchula
Street to the Northwest corner
of Court Square, thence Westerly
along the North side of Boulevard
Street to the West side of College
Street, thence Southerly along
the West side of College Street
to the South side of West China
Street, thence Easterly along the
South side of West China Street
to the Southwest corner of Court
SQUARE, thence Southerly along
the West side of Wall Street to
! the South side of Mulberry Street
thence Easterly along the South
J side of Mulberry Street to the