Health Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 192
Garbage
SECTION 40. DEFINITIONS:
Garbage shall be construed to
mean waste foodstuffs or table
wastes of vegetable or animal or
igin. together with other inci
dental admixtures. Dead animals
weighing 100 pounds or less shall
be classed as garbage.
Ashes shall be construed to
mean the solid residue of com
bustion of fuel used in heating
and cooking operation, as occur
ring in households, apartments,
offices or busin ss places, but not
to include such residue from in
dustrial plants or operations.
Rubbish shall be construed to
moan the waste materials from
normal household or living con
ditions and business operations
other than "garbage" or "ashes,”
but not to include garden or
tree trimmings, leaves, or waste
materials from building con
struction or repair; it shall not
include factory wastes or refuse
from industrial plants of any
character. In general, the kinds
of materials classed as "rubbish”
are such as paper, rags, bottles,
tin cans, cardboard, wornout
clothing or furniture, excelsior,
and the like.
Refuse shall be construed to
mean mixtures, in any propor
tions. or garbage, ashes and rub
bish.
Garbage Contractor shall be
constiued to mean the contractor
selected by the City Council of
S e w a r d throu :h competitive
bids for the gen.ral collecting,
hauling and dumping of refuse
of the inhabitants of the City
of Seward.
SECTION 41. Unlawful to
dump or bury. No person shall
dump, place or bury in any lot,
land or street or in any alley, ;r
in any water or waterway, with
in the City, any garbage, rub
bish, or any other deleterious
ui unensivt; suusiaiiLes,
SECTION 42. Burning Garb
age. No garbage shall be burned
in the open air within the City.
No rubbish shall be burned in
the open air within the inner
fire limits of the City, or upon
any street, park, waterway, or
public place within the City.
No rubbish which shall, in burn
ing, cause or create a dense or
•offensive smoke shall be burned
in the open air upon any premis
es within the City. No rubbish
fire shall be burned upon any
premises within the City unless
a permit for such fire shall have
been issued by the Fire Chief
or authorized representative.
SECTION 43. Rules and Reg
ulations Governing Collections
Jrom Househ9!sU and Other plac
es.
(a) During intervals between
collection days, garbage and rub
t bish may be kept and stored
separately or combined, which
ever is more convenient to the
household or other place to be
served.
(b) Refuse of all classes shall
be placed and stored in suitable
receptacles or containers pend
ing removal by collection forces
of the City or bv others. Recep
tacles shall be of such shape and
size that the mordents c?r' he
readily discharged from them.
The combined weight of any ref
os- container, and its contents
shall not exceed one hundred
pounds (100 lbs.).
Containers for garbage, or for
refuse containing garbage shall
be of metal, water tight, and
fitted with handles and with
substantial, tight-fitting metal
covers, to prevent the disturb
ance of their contehts by cats
or do'rs. and to prevent th: pro
pagation of rats and flies and
other insects or vermin. Liquid
wastes shall not be placed in
garbage containers.
Containers for ashes will be
of rrtotal. of sturdy construction
to prevent spillage during han
dlin''' Hct cinders r ashes or
smoldering embers shall not be
placed in refus1. containers of
any kind. It is desirable that
receptacles for ashes bo provid
ed with covers to prevent the
scattering of the ashes by the
wind and to prevent the admis
sion of snow and rain and sub
sequent freezing of the contents
in the container.
Containers for rubbish may
be of wood or metal, providing
total weight of container and
contents docs not exceed one
hundred pounds (100 lbs.). Cov
ers for containers are desirable
to prevent the scattering of con
nts by the wind.
A sufficient number of con
tainers for the refuse accumu
lating between collection days
shall be provided by every
householder, or other person or
persons served. All refuse eon
♦ cUnll ho mn in« a inod in
thereof, and promptly replae d
when no longer fit for use. When
the refuse to be removed ex
ceeds in volume the capacities
of the receptacles regularly em
ployed, it may, in emergencies,
bo wrapped in bundles and se
curely tied.
(c) In so far as practicable,
refuse containers shall be kept
in the rear yards of homes and
other places served, as near to
the alley line and as accessible
to t lie garbage contractor as pos
sible: and shall be placed side
by side to faoilitatc easy collec
tion. A householder, or other
person served, w'ho does not
have immediate access to an
alley line, shall make applica
tion <o the City Engineer’s Of
frne ''or a suitable location for
<v n l- re pick-up. such selection
location shall be transmitted to
the garbage contractor in writ
ing. and shall be recorded in the
curr1 nt Engineer Office garbage
collection listing.
(d) Refuse, of all kinds, shall
be placed in adequate contain
ers. Oarba0'0, ashes and rubbish
piled on the ground '■'ball be
construed to be in violation with
this ordinance. Refuse at1 owed
to collect on the ground "round
the containers shall be cleaned
up bv the City and the cost of
such cleanup shall be added to
the monthly garbage bill of such
householder or other person
served.
(e) Once each sprin f, upon the
issuance of a proclamation by
the Mayor, the " ruler City
Street Department employees
shall collect t : annual accumu
lation of garden debris, such as
tree < tippings, dead plants, etc.
SIjvI TION 44. Who May Col
lect Garbage and Refuse. The
collection, removal and disposal
of all refuse shall b. performed
by the Contract Garbage Col
lector or its authorized repre
sentatives. and no other person
shall engage in the business of
collection: Provided, however,
this section shall not prohibit
persons, firms or corporations
from removing and disposing of
refuse from premises owned by
in m or trom removing ami dis
posing of r- fuse from premises
owned or occupied by other par
ties if such persons or parties
shall first obtain a permit for
such removal or disposition from
the City Engineer. Such permits
shall be in writimr and shall bo
granted by the City Engine r
in his discretion only after re
ceipt of a written request for
the same. The City Engineer
may as a condition to granting
such permit require the appli
cant to enter into an agreem nt
in writing to remove and dis
pose of such refuse in accord
ance with the terms of this or
dinance or he may require the
applicant to furnish a bond or
other security to require com
pliance with the terms of this
ordinance or he may require
both a written agreement and
such security. Permits to per
sons. firms or corporations other
than the Contract Garbage Col
lector. shall not be granted as
a matW of right but shall he
granted only in the discretion
of the City Engineer.
Every applicant, other than
the Contract Garbage Collector,
shall, upon making application
for removal or disposal of gar
bage, tender to the City Engin
eer a fee of ten dollars (SI0.00)
which fee shall be returned to
Mu' applicant if th permit is
denied and which fee shall be
covered into the general fund
of the Treasury of the City of
Reward if the n^rmit is granted.
Each permit granted in accord
ance with this section shall be
'■ Ur! r g ] rvl-) crtVl of
time set forth in the permit and
11v> ton d Mar fee above men
tioned shell cover mlv that
particular period, and such per
iod shall not exceed the t: rm
of the Citv Council then in of
fice.
Tim Cnrdrno4 Garbage Collect
or shall Mo selected by the Citv
Council thro u *11 eomvmtd ;yn
vorls r v< or Th durati >n of
f'm ffinl»' ot 'l'O"'.'r.inni c-hall ho
(‘’-om May 1 t to April 30th of
the ding year.
Ad 1 >p-1 30 dov- nriov *o fho
opening date of bids and once
each week for throe weeks, the*
Pity Engineer sha’1 pjye ratieo
for a call for Garbage Contract
p.ids by publication in a news
paper of general circulation. At
tPo first regular meeting of the
City Council in thy month of
A r\rd oaeb venr. the sealed bids
shall ho nnhbely and
each bid road alou<3. The Citv
Council may reiect anv or all
bids and may reboot a low bid
der in favor oA a higher bidder
if evidence indicates that S'wh
bi^bm bidder would be mor?
satic'aotorv through regularity
of service or sanitary methods
nf rnl1nrt:rm
by the City Council of the suc
cessful bidder the City Council
shall enter into an agreement
wilh this bidder for the removal
of garbage and refuse in accord
ance with the provisions of this
ordinance. The Contractor shall
give a bond payable to the City
of Seward, in the sum of Two
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
conditioned for the faithful per
formance of the duties imposed
by this ordinance and the terms
of the agreement entered into
with the City Council.
No person shall remove or
convey or cause or permit to be
removed or conveyed any gar
bage upon or along any public
street or alley or other public
place in the City: Provided,
howeV.r, that the provisions of
this Section shall not apply to
any person in the employ of the
City who shall be assigned by
the City Engineer to the work
of garbage removal; or to any
person with whom the City has
entered into, or may hereafter
enter into, a contract or agree
ment for the collection and re
moval of garbage, or to any
employee of such contractor or
licensee during such time as
such contract or agreement shall
be in force.
SECTION 45. Number of Col
lections. The City Engineer may
make such regulations concern
ing th number and manner of
collections and removals of ref
use as may be required to ade
ouatoly serve all persons in the
City of Seward arid may from
time t i time increase or decrease
the number and manner of col
lections, and the Garbage Con
tractor or 1'ctnsc: shall perform
the same. In no case shall col
lection s' rvice be ; -emitted less
often than once a week.
SECTION 46. Charges for Col
Vetmus- A charge shall bo col
lected from all occupied premis
e's witldn the City of Seward
for services rendered in the col
lodion. removal and disposal of
refuse bv the authorized Gar
bage Collector of said City and
for the inspection of premises
by the City Health Officer or
his authorized representative.
The monthly eharg-s are bas
ed on a flat rate for limited
service and on an estimated vol
ume of refuse for business hous
es. hotels, restaurants, bars and
all others having large quanti
ties ef refuse or requiring addi
tional colleeboPs per week. Esti
mat'd volumes are based on the
average number cans of refuse
per collection. 3i;> cu. ft. in
V (> 1 ll ill i* Miciti ui* tLMisu.ciuu
equivalent to the volume of one
can.
Any person or persons ag
grieved at the garbage collection
charges established for any in
dividual or group collection
shall mak complaint in writing
in the City Engineer's office on
a form provided, listing such
information as may be required.
The City Engineer shall then
make a physical check of the
volume of refuse deposited for
collection for approximately 30
days, and garbage rates shall be
revised to correspond with such
physical check of volume at the
above established rates.
Said charges shall be paid
at the same time and in the
same manner as water, and tele
phone bills are paid, and all
rules and r gulations governing
the colleclion of water and tele
phone bills shall apply in every
particular in the collection of
garbage bills, and delinquency
in the case of one bill shall be
do med delinquency in ail bills.
SECTION 47. Garbage Dispos
al, All garbage and other refuse
r-. moved from any premises
within the City, unless other
wise directed by the City En
gineer shall be taken to the
City Dump or elsewhere as di
rected by said City Engineer.
All garbage and other refuse
shall be disposed of at the City
Garbage Dumo by a sanitary
fill; the site shall be prepared
for receiot of the refuse by the
City, and r fuse deposited will
bo covered with earth by the
City. The Garbage Contractor
and Licensees shall not dump
anv refuse except at points pre
viously prepared by the City
for the deposit of refuse and
shall .follow procedures estab
lished bv the City Engineer.
For the preservation of the
public health and general wel
fare, it is hereby declared to be
unlawful for any person gather
ing or removing garbage and
other refuse to dispose of the
same in anv other manner ex
tent b'T special permit from the
City Engineer thertofor had
and obtained.
ctECTIOV 48. Cleanliness of
Refuse Vehicles. No garbage,
ad-ms or d°bris shall be collect
ed. removed and disoosed of in
such a manner as to b» need
lessly offensive to any person,
place, building, premises or
-nrgjagEiv
tractor or licensee, shall use a
vehicle equipped with a reason
ably tight container body. A
suitable cover shall be provided
on all such vehicles to prevent
the wind filtration of ashes or
debris, and dislodgement of con
tents by road shocks. No col
lector shall be licensed by the
City of S. ward unless equip
ment of such collector shall
comply with all the pubic safety
regulations of the City concern
ing the same. All vehicles used
by the Collector shall be kept
clean, well painted and in good
repair. Vehicles used for gar
bage disposal shall be thorough
ly flushed and brushed each day.
SECTION 40. Penalties. Any
person, firm, or corporation vio
lating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall upon con
viction thereof be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and punished
by a fine of not to exceed $100.00
or imprisonment not to exceed
HO days, or by both.
SECTION 50. Repeal of Other
Ordinances. All ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 51. Passage. This
ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after the
passage and publication £
ing to law.
Passed by the Common
cil, and approved by the
of the City of Seward, 1
this 24th day of January,
EUGENE N. LAN
Mayor, City of
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