Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-03-27

or other putrescible refuse of
vegetable, animal, fish, or fowl
origin in any street, alley, road,
Iopen excavation, abandoned
we'll or ciStern. ditch, stream or
body Of water, or on the sur
face of the ground, or in any
other manner deemed improp-
er by the board of health; pro-
vided, however, that this regu-
lation shall not prohibit the de-
posting of such wastes for the
purpose of feeding animals and
fowls as hereinafter provided.
Unless disposed of Immediately
after production, such wastes
shall be stored in watertight
containers with tight fitting lids
and upon removal from such
containers shall be properly dis
posed Of in a manner as to avoid
the creation of a nuisance or the
pollution of water supply.
SECTION %. COLLECTION
AND DISPOSAL. Unless a gen.
eral system of collection and
disposal of garbage, satisfactory
to the board of health and au-
thorized as provided in Section
"a is maintained, such wastes
shall be disposed of by the pro-
ducer by burial, burning, feed
ing, or reduction. If burial by
the producer is practiced, the
wastes shall be deposited in an
eXcavated trench and compact
ed and covered with earth not
less than twelve (12) inches in
thickness. Burial shall be at an
isolated location satisfactory to
, the board Of heath. If burning
is practiced the wastes shall be
destroyed by a hot fire in a fur
mace or stove. If feeding is prac-
ticed the wastes shall be fed in
a manner and at a location sat-
isfactory to the board of health.
Such feeding place shall at all
times be maintained so as not to
create a nuisance. If reduction
is practiced the wastes shall be
cooked in enclosed containers
and suitable provision shall be
made to avoid escape of often
Sive odorS and waste liquids in
cooking and drying.
/ SECTION %. GARBAGE FEED
ING, Subject to exceptions noted
Section %, no individual, firm,
or corporation shall dispose of
any garbage by feeding to hogs
on any site less than 1900 feet
distance from any residence OF
her than that of the owner, rent
er, lessee or occupant of said
site, nor less than 1900 feet dis
tance from any school grounds.
Subject to exceptions noted in
Section %, no individual. firm or
corporation shall dispose of any
garbage by feeding to hogs on
any site less than 1000 feet dis
tance from any residence other
than that of the owner, renter,
lessee or occupant of said site,
nor less than 1000 feet distance
from any school grounds unless
the following conditions are
complied with:
Cd a written permit has been
received from the Geauga Coun-
ty General District Board of
Health, and
90 said garbage shall be fed on
a well constructed, water-tight
concrete feeding platform pro-
viding at least ten square feet
for each hog, having a curbing
Of at least six inches in height
and a slope to drain to lead to a
Water-tight settling basin made
of water tight maSonary and
containing at least two cubic
feet space below outlet for each
ten square feet of said feeding
platform, and at least once each
"a hours said feeding platform
shall be thoroughly cleaned and
all uneaten refuse disposed of in
a manner satisfactory to the
Heath Commissioner. Whenev-
er necessary to maintain sani-
tary conditions the feeding plat
form shall be flushed down by
water under pressure.
Permits shall be issued for
such period and at such times
as deemed advisable by the
Health Commissioner. ANY and
all permits may be revoked at
any time at the discretion Of
the Health Commissioner.
A fee of ten dollars ($1O. .OO)
per feeding site per annum shall
| be charged and collected from
the person, firm or corporation
making application for subject
permit.
Any individual may feed gar
bage from his own home on a
farm Or premises, subject to
Sections 27 and %, where not
more than ten hogs are kept al
any one time, provided that site
of said feeding of garbage is not
less than five hundred $500 feet
distance from any residence OF
her than that of the owner. rent
er, lessee, or occupant of said
site, nor less than one hundred
(1OO feet from any public high,
way nor less than five hun,
dred $500 feet from any school
grounds, and provided that the
total amount of said garbage in
any one week does not exceed
ten (l0) bushels, and provided
that yards and premises or
which hogs are fed garbage
! shall be we'll drained and kept
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