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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 96-CAN ORDINANCE Entitled an Ordinance establishing a free garbage disposal system in the City of Beaumont, for the purpose of gathering up and disposing of all garbage accumulating within - the city limits of the City of Beaumont, providing that gar- bage of all descriptions coming within the term of garbage, as defined in said ordinance, and the carcasses of all dead animals, vermin, fowl, etc., shall be destroyed in crematories.or incin- erators authorized to be established by the City, ratifying all acts and things done by the City Commission and the City Manager"heretofore in purchasing and constructing and placing in operation, crematories or incererators for such purpose, authorizing and directing the'City Commission'to purchase, con- struct and put in operation, or cause to be purchased, construct- ed and placed in operation for the city, such other crematories or incenerators, or units- thereof, as in the judgrmeAt of the , Commission may be required for the proper consumption of garbage, and to locate and purchase, or otherwise acquire, any site or sites for such crematories or incinerators, authorizing and di-- recting the City Commission' 'tQ construct and place and keep in operation, or cause to be co structed and placed and kept in operation such a crematory dr incinerator on lots 55 and 56 in block 8 of the O'Brien Addition to the City of Beaumont as speed- ily as it may lawfully"do so, repealing ail ordinances and Parts- of arts of ordinances in conflict therewith, and declaring that said or- dinance shall take effect on the date of its passage. WHEREAS, it is provided in Section 10 of the Charter of the City of ,Beaumont, -that the City of Beaumon- shall have power to, and shall.always maintain a free garbage disposal system, and that as soon as practical after the adopt- ion of -_said Charter, to-wit; . on Dec. 30tYi, 1919,, the City Com- mission shall work out and inaugurate, and continue in oper- ation such a system, etc., provided that-such free garbage dis-. posal' system. should .not include free disposal. of boxes; -crates., wrappers, cartons, etc.; and other containers of merchandise of any description emptied of their contents and discarded by.mer- cantile or other business establishments, but only such general and ordinary refuse matter as,properly comes under the meaning of garbage;'.and WHEREAS, shortly following the inauguration of the present City .(lovernment, the. City N[anageracting under -the au- thority and direction of the City Commission, did inaugurate. and put in operation a free garbage disposal' system in virtue of said Charter provision, and in accordance-therewith; and .said free garbage disposal system ha& been in actual daily operation since said time ; and . WHEREAS, the said system has .proven to be a suc- cess in every„particular, both from.a standpoint of economy, health and. sanitation, .throughout the city, and highly beneficial ' to the public, with the single exception, that the dumping ground for said garbage across Brakes Bayou, in_ close proximity to the city and' the "homes and industries in the' vicinity of•, said dumping, ground, has been a prolific breeding' place for ,flies and vermin, and other disease carriers, which has been a constant source of danger and menace-to the public .health of the community, there .being no other locality available to ,the city for the. purpose within a distance which would not be,, prohibitive' in..cost,, in both money and time; and WHEREAS, -the City.Manager and the City -Commission having given much investigation; thought and,consideration-to the matter, have found and been thoroughly convinced -that the proper, the safest and. the most economical method of disposing. of said garbage is by means of incinerators placed conveniently within the city limits, and having found upon careful investiga'- tion and recommendation that the garbage incinerator manufactured by the Nye Odorless Crematory Company'of Macon, Georgia,, con- sume's all garbage within the capacity of any plant -manufactured and installed by it in a°thoroughly sanitary manner and entirely odorless,bl"ree.of any unpleasant odors, smells, gases, etc., and that said plant when"constiucte.d is not unsightly, nor in any manner or to any extent unpleasant to the sensibilities, or in- jurious to the health or bodily comfort of persons•residing or working nearby the same or passing near'. the same, the City Com- mission did authorize,and direct the City Manager to negotiate for the purchase of two units of said Nye odorless garbage incin- erators of2:v .�_ daily capacity each; and pursuant to said authorization and'direction, the City Manager did negotiate the purchase, of, said two units of garbage incinerators `from said concern, and the City.Commission, with the City Manager, did seek and search throughout the city for proper and suitable sites upon . which to locate and construct said incinerators for the disposal of garbage accumulated and accumulating in the city, and after r thoroughly searching the city throughout, and considering every-• available locality, from every standpoint, did select two sites for the establishment of -the same, one ontot S 9 q Block Z of the City of Beaumont, the same being the property of said city; - and the other off Franklin Street, next to the Beaumont Gas Light Company's gas plant on lots 55 and 56 in Block of theO'Brien Addition to the city of,Beaumont, both of said localiti:e.s be- ing in the opinion of,. the City Manager .and the City Commission,' the most practical and'satisfactory for the purpose. Wherefore, the City Commission did authorize and.direct the City Manager to negotiate for''the purchase of said lots 55 and 56 in Block 8 of the O'Brien Addition, and said two lots pursuant to said authori- zation and direction, have been, purchased and paid for by the City for the purpose; and WHEREAS, one of said units of the incinerator has been already constructed on'the first location mentioned, the property belonging to the city, and the same haA been put in oper- ation and been operated since the _ Agtday of �' 1921, and by actual demonstration the same.ha7s�proven entirely satisfactory .and highly efficient in every particular, and although the car- casses of dead animals and garbage. of all descriptions -have been. cremated therein, and otherwise been given•a thorough test, no unpleasant odors or smells.or.obnoxious gases have emanated there- from to.any extent whatever, and said garbage and animal carcasses have been re.duced to an ash,.,which is entirely odorless and al- together free of any injurious or unpleasant element whatever, and in the opinion of the City Government, solvds the problem of gar- bage disposal'for.the City of Beaumont, beyond all peradventure of doubt, and in 'a manner even more satisfactory than was expect- ed or hoped for, and the said unit is in daily'operation, _is thor- oughly sanitary and in no particular is,'or can be, when operated properly,injurious to tithe Yiealth or,the sensibilities of any per- son whomsoever in the city, and more economical than any other method of disposal yet tried•, and' WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Commission that'the government is under the imperative duty, according to said Charter mandate, to continue said free garbage dispo.sal sys- tem, 'and that. it is highly expedient, if not imperatively - necessary, .from 'the standpoint -of economy and o.f '.the. public health "and comfort,-, to not only continue the' operation of the unit, now in •operation, . but to ` construct and put, in operation the other unit purchased,'upon said lots 55 and 56 above describ- ed, at the earl,ie,st date.po-ssible. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ,ORDgItdEDby the .City Com- mission of the City of, -Beaumont:,.' Section 1. That there is hereby established, and there shall perpetually continue in operation in the'city of Beaumont, a free garbage disposal system for the, purpose of 'gathering -up and dis- posing of all garbage ',accumulating within the city 'limits. ''of the city. ,of Beaumont, free of all direct charges upon- the people there- _for,yyand. the Government of _the _ City_ of__Beaumo_nt `"sha7.1 _ope.rate such free. garbage disposal system .without any, such. charges.; provided; however,., that such free garbage disposal -system shall never in - elude.' -the free disposal of boxes, crates, wrappers, cartons, etc., and other containers of merchandise"of any description emptied of their contents and discarded by mercantile or -other business: establishments, but shall -include only, such general -and ordinary. refuse -matter as properly comes under the meaning of garbage. Section .2. That all garbage of every description gathered up by such free garbage disposal ,system, and ,.the carcasses of all dead 'animals, Jvermin, fowl, etc.., in .the. city of Beaumont, . shall be destroyed in crematories or incinerators established by the city. of Beaumont for that purpose; and, a-11 acts, and things done by the City Commission and the City Manager heretofore in purchas- ing and constructing and placing in operation'.crematories or in-- cinerators . for such purpose' are hereby, in. all -things ratified and, confirmed;. and the ' City Comm'iss'ion "Is hereby further author- ized and directed to. purchase, construct and put in operation; or cause to be purchased`; constructed and placed in op@ration, for the city`'of Beaumont, such-_othe.r`or,.incinerators; 'or units thereof, asmay in the judgment "of the Commission-b e re- gm for. the. proper `consumption* of garbage accumulating" in the city of Beaumont, .and.,to locate and purchase, -or, otherwise acquire, as may be authorized bar." the Charter, . any site 'or sites ,for such, crematories.or.incinerators or units thereof; and the City Com- mission 'is hereby authorized to' construct. and ,place and keep'in operation, or cause to be constructed and placed andkept in operation,, such crematory or-incinerator on lots 55 and 56 in Block 8 of. the -0"Brien Addition to the: City of Beaumont as speed- as it may lawfully. do so. - Be cti: on That all ordinances-and parts. of 'ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4. This ordinance- shall take.,effect on the date.of its.passage. Enacted by the affirmative vote of all members of .the Commission this the. 10%�h day .of 'September, A.D. 1921. a or, City lerk.