Smyrna times., 1959-04-09

An Ordinance In Respect OF The Handling
Disposition of Garbage, Trash & Rubbish
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for an,
person to throw, place or deposit an,
garbage. trash, rubbish, ashes, refuse. oi
other foreign substance, upon any side
walk. crosswalk, avenue, street, lane, alley
beach park or other public place withr
the Town or upon any property owned
by the town; or upon any property ovel
tends except as provided in Section
hereof.
| Section 2. In respect of the handling
and disposition of garbage. trash and rub
bish the following rules and regulation:
shall apply:
any given lot shall place all trash ant
rubbish along the curb in front Of
such lot in order that it may be con
| veniently removed by the collector
thereof.
Rule 2. All trash and rubbish shal
| be contained in individual containers
and each of a capacity not exceeding
one bushel.
Rule 3. All brambles, sticks. tree
trimmings and the like shall be Sc
curely tied together in bundles each oi
which shall not exceed fifty (50) pounds
in weight or four (4) feet in length.
Rule 4. No waste food or animal OF
matter commonly classed as garbage
shall be included in any container oil
bundle of trash or rubbish.
Rule 5. All rubbish or trash con,
tainers shall be removed from the front
of any given property within twenty
four hours after same shall have beer
emptied by the collector and when full
shall be placed along the curb in front
of the property not sooner than IL :0t
O'Clock noon of the day preceding the
day that the same normally will be
collected by the collector.
Rule 6. All garbage shall be wrapped
in paper, tied and stored in fiy-prooi
containers, or garbage cans. not to ex.
| coed 20 gallons in size or seventy-ivs
(75) pounds in weight.
Rule Z. No person shall dispose oi
| any garbage by throwing or placing i
| upon any lot within the confines of TIL,
| Town or within distance of one mil,
| of the Town limits.
Rule 8. All persons engaged in tn,
| collection and removal of garbage, in
cluding those employed by the Towr
| for that purpose, shall collect ant
transport the same through OF alons
the avenues, streets, lanes. alleys, oi
| other public ways of the Town in
sanitary, covered iquid-tight containel
or motor vehicle body only.
Rule Q. No person shall put, place
| or throw any garbage, trash, or rubbish
collected or gathered from one lot upor
| or in front of any other lot within tn,
| Town without the expressed consent anC
| permission of the owner of such Other
| lot so to do.
| Rule 10. All public waste container.
| placed by the municipal corporation
along any of the avenues, streets, alleys
and sidewalks of the Town shall bt
| used by the members of the general pub
| lie as the place or places, of disposal oi
| waste paper and material accumulated
/ by members of the general public
| aforesaid, while using the public ways
of the Town, aforesaid, to this end. ne
| person engaged in business, either as
owner, manager. operator, employer
or other capacity, and no person resid
ing in any dwelling either as owner
tenant, employee or guest, shall dispose
of or place any garbage, trash, or rub
bish in any public waste container oi
the Town aforesaid.
Section 8. Any person violating any
provision of this Ordinance, upon con.
viction thereof. shall be subject to a fine
of not more than Ten $4,000 dollars or
in default of the payment thereof, be i'm
prisoned for a period of not exceeding
| five days for each offense.
| Section a. This Ordinance shall super
sede all other ordinances previously made
concerning the collection of garbage.
Adopted March 81, 1859
Mayor & Council