HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 73-AA N- O R D 1 N A N C E.
EntitliWan ordinance providing.for a Department of,
Garbage, creating the office of superintendent of the Garbage
Department, providing rules and regulations governing said de
partment., fees to be-charged'in said department_ and prescribing
penalties for the violation of certain sections thereof and
repealing chapters :III and XV -of the Revised Code of Ordinan-
ces as codified by McDowell and Davidson and adopted by the
City Council February 7, 1911.:
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of -
Beaumont:
Section 1: There is hereby created a department
of the City of Beaumont to be known'As the Garbage Department
of said City.
Section 2. There is also hereby created the of-
fice of Superintendent of said Garbage -Department, who shall
be the head officer of -said department and which.office shall
be filled by.appointment.of the mayor, which appointment shall
be confirmed by the City Council and any .person so appointed
to said office shall hold same until removed.or discharged by
the City Couneil'of the City of Beaumont for any cause what-
soever.
Section 3.' The Superintendent of the Garbage
Department of the City of Beaumont shall before entering.upon
the duties of -said office execute and file with the City Coun-
cil a bond with two or more good and.sufficient sureties or
--some--'surety -company, =said- boncl- to 'be approved -by the -City-- - - -
Council, in the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars condi--
tioned for the faithful discharge of all- the' duties of the of-
fice and the payment promptly of all sums of money -that may
come into his hands belo,nging.to the City of Beaumont.
Section 4. The Superintendent of the Garbage
Department shall be paid the sum of five ($5.00) dollars per
year,.and all fees collected by him as pro*i&ed in this ordi-
nance.
Section- 5.. All employees of the Garbage Depart-
ment shall be employed by the Superintehdent-of the -Garbage
Department.
Section Ci. The Superintendent of the Garbage
Department shall keep.and maintain an office in the City Ball.
Section 7...: The Superintendent of the Garbage
Department shall at his own expense purchase all -teams,, -wagons
and other material necessary to fulfill the office of Superin-
tendent of the Garbage Department'as required by -this Ordinance
and keep and maintain same in first class condition.and repair,
at all times.
Section 8. The Superintendent of,the Garbage
Department shall keep a daily record showing all worRE
e f
by his department, amount of monies collected by i n
amount of its expenses_.and shall at the end.of, each month make
a report to the City :Council of. same.
Section 9.- It shall be the duty of the Garbage
Department to remove and carry away -for the inhabitants of
the City of Beaumont all trash, slops and night soil,'as per
schedule of fees -hereafter setforth:
Section 104 The .word "Slops" as used herein shall.
be to -ken to -mean all.refuse -matter.-and articles whether tegetable
or animal thrown out of or 'refected. -from the -kitchen or house of
the' -inhabitants of this City.- -.,The word " Trash" as -used herein_
shall be taken to mean.all sweepings, waste paper, -hay, straw.,
tin cans, boots-, shoes,' -tin -or sheet iron, pieces of leather.-
pieces
eather;pieces of old clothing., -.sacks and rubbish of any kins_:
Section 11. That all slops shall be'removed from
hotels, regular boarding houses and restuarants,,at least once
in every forty. -eight -hours., ani from -other- premis,es..as often
as may be necessary to -insure the. -.cleanliness and-.proper.sani-
tary condition_s.of the -premises. All trash.-shal-1 be removed
from business houses . in,, the business portions of: -the City at
least once in every tWen-ty-Cour .hours, and from all other prem-
ises as often as maybe necessary to insure the cleanliness and
the sanitary condition of the'.premises.
Section 12. .All slops and trash shall be-depo.sited
in suitable vessels of .iron or. -wood -and kept in a.'.convenient '
place,..easy of access,.upon the premises;:but slops and trash
shall be kept in separate receptacles, 'provided -that -nothing
herein -shall be deemed to , repeal -'or -change- in any -manner any
ordinance of this City requiring the -keeping and maintaining -
of galvanized iron -or tin trash cans in certain'portions.of
this City, and that -all of said articles or ordinances shall
be and remain in full -force and effect.
Section 13. It shall be -unlawful for anyone -except
the employees -of the. Garbage Department of the City of Beaumont
or the owner of slops and trash to remove same from any premises
in the'City of Beaumont and noone shall remove night soil from
any premises in the City except employees of the. Garbage Depart-
ment.. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall
conviction- in the Corporation Court- be_ fined-, in -any-sum -not
less than five ($5-.00) dollars 'nor more . than. two -hundred--("$Z60:0d
Section 14. The fees for- the removal of trash by
the,Garbage Department shall be as follows; to -wit:
For the first barrel; 15�
--For an additional barrel or any -part _
thereof 10¢_
Provided that where there is less
than 1/2-;a barrel in addition
to a -full barrel -the charge
shall only be 5
for said part.of.barrel.
Provided that -any person, firm or corporation may enter,
into a contract -with the Superintendent.of the Garbage Department
for the. removal..of-slops and trash or either from the premises
owned or occupied by them at stated times -and on -such -terms -
n.such terms- as
the parties may agree upon, provided -that said contract shall not
provide for fees greater than:as stipulated above.
Section 15. The fees for the. removal of slops -by the
Garbage Department- shall be -at thrate -of-, cents -(W) per
barrel.
Section 16. Wherever the term.barrel-is'used:in this
ordinance --.it means a barr&l-of thirty-two (32) gallon capacity.
Section -1'7., A11 lees to be payable in advance.
Section 18. It -shall also be the duty of the -Superin-
tendent of the Garbage Department.to_carefully inspect,all premises
in the City and call -attention of -all occupants., tenants.or owners
as to the condition of same when.in his judgement said premises
need --cleaning and -for this purpose the said Superintendent is here-
-by given free access,to all -premises within --the corporate limits
of -the city, while in discharge -of his -duty during the daytime and
should any occupant, tenant or owner of premises, within'. the -cor=-
porate_ limits. refuse to permit the same -he shall ,be .deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and fined as provided in Section 21,
Section 19. It shall be the duty of the Superinten-
dent of the Garbage Department to remove free of cost all trash
slops etc on any day or days designated by the mayor or City
Council and Lnown as clean-up days.
It shall also be the duty of the Superintendent of the
Garbage Department to perform any act required'by him under this
ordinance free of cost to any party in the City when requested
to do so by the mayor of the city or the City Council.
Section 20: The fees for the removal of night soil
shall be as follows:
For each private residence the sum of forty cents for
each cleaning, the same to be cleansed .at least once each ;i:onth.
For each hotel or boarcl.ing house the sum of One Lollar
for each cleaning, the same to be cleansed at least twice each
month.
Provided that said fees shall be paid in advance and
any person j -,Tho fails .or refuses to pay said fee shall upon con-
viction in Corporation Court be fined in any swTi not less than
five ($5.00) dollars nor more than two -hundred ($200.00).
Section 21. any person voilating any provision of
this ordinance, where no penalty is provided shall upon convic-
tion in the Corporation Court be fined in any sum not less than
five nor morethan two -hundred dollars.
Section 22. If the Superintendent of Garbage shall
fail to remove and carry off any slops, trash or night soil
within 48 hours after having been notified and re�estecl to _
remove the same he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction in the corporation court be fined any stmi not
less than three (ti3.00) dollars nor -More .than two -hundred
Section 23, Chapters XIII and XV of the Revised
Code of Ordinances of the City of Deawront as codified by i,ic
Lowell and Davidson and approved by the City Council on the
7th day of February, 10111 are hereby repealed.
Section 24. It shall be unlawful for the Superin-
tendent of the Garbage Department or anyone in his -employ to
remove or carry atiti*ay the contents of any privy, vault or waster
closet, or any receptacle of hiunan excrerent at any time except
during the hours enbraced between 3 P.I4_. and 4 A.Yl.
Section 25. Giving to the necessity "Lor the creating
of a Garbage Department in the City of Beauriont, creates cin
emergency for the passage of this ordinance and the rule requir-
ing ordinances to be react at three separate meetings be and the
same -is hereby suspenclecz and this ordinance shall bo into force
Unci' affect from -and after its passage an -111. laivful publication.
Passed this the 4th day of June, A. L . , 1012.
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