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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE COLLECTION .:ND DISPOSITION OF WET
GARBAGE IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, MITUCKY ; AND FI=NG PENALTIES FOR THE
�• VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISIONS HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCL"Y.
SECTION 1.- DEFINITION. The term wet garbage as used herein is
hereby defined as the organic waster matter both animal and vegetable from
houses, kitchens, -restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc., comprised chiefly
of waste foods.
SECTION 2.- A system for the collection and dispostion of wet
garbage in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby established and for the
purpose of facilitating the handling of same, said City is divided and laid
off into five districts, bounded and described as follows:
DISTRICTS
NO. 1. All that portion of said City lying South of Island Creek
and extending to the City Limits shall comprise the first district.
No. 2. All that portion of s»id City lying between district
No. 1, and the center of Tennessee Street, and extending ';lest to the City
Limits shall comprise the Second District.
Ido. 3. All that portion of said City lying between center of
Tennessee Street, and the center of Broadway street and extending west to
the City Limits shall comprise the Third District.
No. 4. All that portion of said City lying between the center of
Broadway street and the center of Trimble Street and extending 'West to the
City Limits shall comprise the Fourth District.
No. 5. All that portion of said City lying between center of
Trimble Street and the City Limits on the Forth and ;lest shall comprise
the Fifth District.
SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of every housekeeper or occupant
of any building wherein any food is prepared or wet garbage produced, to
furnish a garbage can, of type and size specified herein, and to remove, or
cause to be removed, the garbage placed in same from the premises as here-
inafter provided. And a charge of ten (10�) cents per week will be made
for such service, and paid each week by such housekeeper or occupant of any
house as above provided, to the official garbage collector in the District
in which such house or building is located.
SECTION 4.- GARBAGE Cello. Each housekeeper or occupant of
building as aforesaid shall provide for the sanitary keeping and disposition
of such garbage, a metal can which shall hove a capacity of not mm e than
15 gallons, and which can shall have a tight fitting cover and strong
handles. If one can is not sufficient to hold tine garbage accumulated for
collection, then a sufficient number of cans shall be provided therefor.
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It shall be the duty of each housekeeper or occupant to
furnish such cans and keep the same in a clean, sanitary condition, free from
leaks, cracks or loose covers. And it shall be the duty of said garbage
collector to take good care of said cans, and to handle same in such
manner as not to injure or break same, in so far as practicable.
SECTION 5.- TIDE FOR COLLECTION. Said garbage shall be re-
moved from said premises three times per week during the months of Ilay,
June, July, August and September of each year, and.twice per week during
the remainder of the year. The official garbage collector shall prepare
a schedule of the day and hour of each week ,ahen such collection will be
made at each particular house or premises within such district, and shall
notify such housekeeper or occupant of the time of collection so fixed,
and it shall be the duty of such housekeeper or occupant to place such
garbage can either in front of the property or near the alley line at the
beginning of the hour so desi,nated and fixed for the collection of same
by said garbage collector so as to be accessible to such collector. And
it shall be the duty of such collector to call and remove such garbage
within the hour designated.
SECTION 6. - HOTELS AND BIISI11_:SS ESTABLISH12?1dTS. All hotels,
restau,ants, stores, markets, boarding houses or other establishments in
the City of Paducah, Xentucky, wherein any garbage is accumulated or pro-
duced shall remove such garbage from the premises each day during the
months of ]Jay, June, July, August and September of each year, and at least
three times per week during the 'remainder of the ,year. however, no
garbage shall be removed from any such establishment by the official
garbage collector, unless the owner or proprietor of same desires to secure
the benefits of the service provided hereunder, and shall notify the
Health Officer of said City, or such official garbage collector to such
effect, when it shall be the duty of such garbage collector to serve
such establishment in accordance with the provisions hereof. And in event
such owner or proprietor shall elect to secure the service herein pro-
vided, then the garbage can or cans provided therefor shall be placed so
as to be accessible to said garbage collector, and in accordance with the
directions of City Health Officer; and in other respects said hotels,
i.estaurants and establishments shall comply with the provisions of this
Ordinance, and keep and maintain their premises in a clean sanitary
condition, and subject to the approval of the City Health Officer; pro- .
vided small boarding. houses may, upon application, be classed as residences
upon order of the City Health Officer.
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rr'di nancesSECTION 7.- SEPARATION OF GARBAGE. SIHREAS, it is necessary to
secure the service herein provided at the cost fixed and assessed against
the housekeeper that the garbage shall be suitable to be fed to hogs and
fowls, and therefore it shall be the duty of all housekeepers or others
herein embraced to separate such garbage and to keep the same free from any
crushed glass, fish bones, poisons or other substance that might be
injurious for such use, and anyone violating ti --is rule shall be subject to
the zine imposed hereunder. And in addition to such fine, the garbage .
collector may decline to accept such garbage, and thereupon shall place a
tag provided therefor upon the can containing same, when it shall become the
duty of such offender to cause said garbage to be removed in accordance with
the provisions hereof. Such offender may be reinstated for service only
upon order of the City Health Officer.
SECTION 8.- APAR M—ENT HOUSES - It shaLl be the duty of the owner
or proprietor of every apartment house in said City, containing six or more
apartments, to provide and maintain sufficient garbage cans for the occu-
pants of said building; but each housekeeper or occupant of any apartment
therein, coming• within the provisions of this ordinance, shall comply with
all requirements in the placing and separation of such garbage and the pay-
ment of the weekly charge for its disposal.
SECTION 9•- DISINFECTATITS - In the event it is deemed necessary
by the City Health Officer to keep any hotel, restaurant or other premises,
nhereon garbage is placed and collected in a clean sanitary condition, free
from any odor, said Health Officer may require the use of disinfectants,
and such owner or proprietor shall be required to furnish same for the
maintenance of such sanitary premises.
SECTION 10. COMPLAINTS.- In the event of any difference of opinion
between any housekeeper, owner or proprietor or other persons herein pro-
vided for, and the garbage collector, concerning the location of garbage
can, removal of garbage or other matter herein provided for, then the City
Health Officer is hereby authorized to settle and determine such matters and
his decision shall be final. Any complaints with reference to service on
the part of said garbage collector may be referred to said City Health
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Officer for attention. (The number of the telephone of said„Health Officer
and each official garbage collector shall be placed on the card of in-
structions delivered to each housekeeper and business establishment so
served).
SEC'iION 11.- CONTRACT LOWEST BIDDER - For the purpose of the
• protection of health in the collection and disposition of garbage in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, and to provide the most
economic way obtainable, the Board of Health of said City is hereby
authorized and empowered to advertise for bids for the collection and
disposition of such garbage in each of the districts mentioned, in said City,
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in accordance with the provisions hereof, and to award such contract to
the lowest and best bidder, provided such contractor shall comply with the
requi.c-ements hereof, and any and all rules and regulations established by
said Board of Health.
SECTION 12. Each person who shall be awarded a contract for the
collection and disposition of garbage hereunder shall as a condition
precedent to the doing of such work be 'required to execute a bond in the
sum of $500.00, conditioned upon the faithful performance of such contract
in accordance with the provisions hereof for each district herein provided.
Should the contract be awarded to the same person for more than one or all
the Districts, then one bond covering the total amount provided for each
dist,.ict shall be executed by such contractor and accepted by said Board
of Health.
SECTION 13. Every garbage collector shall be required to furnish
sanitary garbage vehicle properly equipped and fitted with covered tops,
so as not to leak any garbage on the streets or alleys in said City, and
so as to be free from unsightly appearance or objectionable odors, and
such vehicle shall be of some standard type to be approved by the Board of
Health.
SECTION 14. Any person, firm or corporation that shall violate any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
subject to a fine of not less than .55.00 nor more than j25.00 for each
offense, and each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 15. Said Board of Health is further authorized to establish
such rules and regulations, not inconsistent herewith as may be deemed
necessary and proper to facilitate the benefits of the service herein
provided, and which rules and regulations by vittue of the authority of
said Board, and by virtue of the authority herein conferred, shall be as
binding and effective as if specifically set forth herein.
SECTION lb. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from its passage, apn.c•oval and publication.
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