The Lexington advertiser., 1949-12-15

included in the business district
Ck) The term THE City" shall
mean and refer to the City OF
Lexington.
SECTION 2. It shall be un-
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 Oh
breeding or feeding place for 70.
dents. insects or other vermin.
SECTION 8. 1t shall be the
duty of every owner or occupant
of every building in The City te
Immediately provide or cause te
be provided and at all times keer
or cause to be kept within such
building (or within the limits Of
the premises owned or occupied
| by such person in the case of pri-
vate residences) covered insec'
and animal proof metal contain.
ers in adequate number and ir
good condition to receive anc
hold all garbage which may ac'
cumulate from said building
Said containers shall be 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-
posit loose refuse upon the streets
of the City. All empty paper
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
bish, such as trees, tree limbs,
extra large bones and the like, as
we'll as carcasses of dead animals
weighing more than twenty
five pounds will be made the
subject of special collection by
the City upon the request made
to the Mayor or his authorized
representative.
SECTION 5. 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 method
of refuse collection and disposal
by the collection Of such refuse
contained and prepared as above
at least once 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
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
each 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
will be made for each
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