The daily record., 1952-03-12

AN ORDINANCE To PROMOTE
SANITARY CONDITIONS IN
THE TOWN OF DUNN BY
PROVIDING PROPER STOR-
AGE AND HANDLING OF ALL
BAGE, RUBBISH AND
WASTE MATTER.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE TOWN OF DUNN:
SECTION I. That for the pur-
pose of this Ordinance the follow
ing definitions shall apply unless
the content clearly indicates an
other meaning or unless elsewhere
expressly stated.
A. The term garbage" shall
mean every accumulation of ami
NAL or vegetable food-stuff that
attends the preparation, consump-
ton, dealing-in; or storage o OF
meats, fish, fowl, fruit or vegeta-
bles including the cans, containers
or wrappers.
B. The term rubbish" shall
mean printed matter, paper, paper
board, paSteboard boxes, rags
straw, and all other combustible
material not included under the
term garbage.
C. The term refuse" shall mean
and include any waste product
which is composed OF such mate
rials as garbage, sweepings, trash
litter, animal matter from kitchens
dining rooms, markets, food estab-
lishments or other places dealing
in or handling meat, fowl, fruits
grsin, shrub trimmings, grass clip
pings. brick, plaster, or other waste
matter resulting from the demoli-
ton, alteration or construction Of
buildings, accumulated waste ma
terials, cans, containers, tires, junk
or other substance which may be a
nuisance.
D. The term waste matter" shall
mean waste material composed Of
soil, gravel, stone, bricks, plaster
crockery. glass. ashes, cinders
metals and all other non-cumbust-
ible materials which have been dis
carded or is to be discarded.
E. The term collector" shall
mean the Town of Dunn, North
Carolina, or employees or agents
thereof who are engaged in the
collection or transportation Of rub
rish, garbage, or waste matter in
any part of the Town of Dunn.
SECTION II. REFUSE REQUIR-
ED TO BE PROMPTLY RE-
MOVED. No refuse that has become
decayed or that shall otherwise be
menace to health or cleanliness
shall be allowed to remain in any
business establishment, dwelling
house. or on any premises longer
than shall be reasonably necessary
to remove and deposit the same
in containers of the type as pro-
vided by this Ordinance.
SECTION III. DEPOSIT OF
REFUSE IN PUBLIC PLACES OR
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. No
person shall throw, place or de-
posit any refuse in any street, alley
gutter, or public way, or throw OF
deposit the same in or upon prem
ises or vacant lot or in any water
or open bitches, or store or keep the
same, except in containers as pro-
yided by this Ordinance.
SECTION ". RODENT CON-
TROL. No person shall store, de-
post, or keep refuse in any place
or in any manner where rodents
can have access to Or feed thereon
or can use such refuse as harbor-
age, nest, or breeding place.
SECTION v. INCINERATION. No
person shall burn garbage, or rub
can have access to or feed thereon,
bish at any place, or in any manner
violating provision of the sanitary
code or likely to create health or
property hazard or nuisance.
A. Under no circumstance shall
any material causing excessive
smoke, liberating a toxic substance
on combustion, or producing a
noxious odor likely to affect the
occupant or any premises, be burn
ed except under conditions approv-
ed by the Fire Chief or a member
of the Fire Department designated
by ordinance of the Board of Com
missioners.
B. The occasional burning Of
small quantities of dry rubbish,
paper, paste board boxes brush,
dry leaves, and similar materials
on private premises under con-
tyolled conditions shall be accept
able provided the above conditions
are complied with in all other
respects.
1. Such burning shall be in metal
or heavy wire basket containers or
steel drums which shall meet the
specifications defined by the Fire
Chief or the representative of the
Fire Department designated by
Ordinance of the Board of Com