Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-13

SECTION ]. Definitions. That
for the purpose of this ordinance
the following definitions shall ap-
ply:
(A) The term garbage saa1l De
Interpreted to mean all putreseible
waste, except sewage and BODY
was tes, including vegetable ana
animal offal and carcasses OF dead
animals, but excluding recognizable
industrial by products, and shail
include all such substances from
ments and from all residences.
30 The term refuse shall in
elude all non -putrescible wastes.
SECTION 2. Accumulation or-gar-
bage and refuse. No owner, tenant
or lessee of any public or private
premises shall permit to accumu-
late upon his premises any garbage
or refuse except in covered con-
tainers approved by the Madison
County Board Of Health. Such con-
tainers shall be constructed of metal
in such manner as to be strong
and not easily corfodible, rodent
proof, shall have a capacity Of not
more than 20 gallons as pertains
To garbage and 55 gallons as per
tains To refuse and or 200 pounds
maximum weight pc contalner anu
shall have tight covers, same 10
be III place at all Times tAScpN "hNh
refuse is being disposed therein or
removed therefrom. In case garbage
and one or more types of refuse are
disposed Of separately, separate
containers may be required by the
Madison County Board of Health,
Boxes, papers, tree cuttings ana
odd articles shall be crushed and
or bundled in lengths not To exceed
five CD feet and not to exceed
fifty t5u) pounds in weight.
SECTION 3. Collection of gar
bage and Refuse.
(A) Permits. No rerson. firm or
corporation shall collect, transport
other than his or its own within
the city limits wllo does not possess
a permit. Said permit shall be is
sued by the Mayor Of the Village
subject To the approval of Council
to the person, firm or corporation
making the highest and best bid
IN writing to the Village and re-
ceiVing an exclusive permit there
fore tor a period Of three years;
said bid to be submitted on the
basis uf monthly cash payment to
the Village. The successful bidder
shall give a performance bond in
the amount of One Thousand d.
OOU. 0G) Dollars to be approved by
the Solicitor Of the Village and the
person. firm or corporation award
ed the exclusive permit shall make
his own collections for services
rendered in accordance with here
matter stated schedule. Tie Permit
may be revoked by either of the
parties hereto upon the giving Of
written notice sixty (60) days pre-
Nious To the proposed revocation.
Said permit holder shall provide a
vehicle or vehicles for the collection
of garbage and or refuse that
meets tie approval OF the Madison
County Board Of Health. Said per-
nit holder shall collect garbage and
or refuse from each family resi-
denoe al least once each week and
shall collect garbage and refuse
from cafes and retail food estahli-
shments daily. except Sunday. col
lection shall be made from all other
commercial establishments at least
once every two weeks.
(B) Placing and Maintenance oF
Containers. No garbage or refuse
shall be collected by any authorized
agent or person unless il is placed
and maintained asr, sr,designated by
Village Council fhe containers
shall be placed adjacent to or
abutting on an alley or other con
Venient place for trucking All