§ 5.04.030. Unlawful deposit

The following are hereby declared to be unlawful:

A.

For any person to throw or deposit or cause or permit to be thrown or deposited any dirt, paper, filth, sweepings or refuse matter or filthy water, offal, straw, wood, stones, earth, manure, refuse matter or rubbish of any kind whatever in to any avenue, street, way, lane, alley or public ground in the city.

B.

For any person to throw into, or deposit upon, or permit or cause to be thrown into or cause to be deposited upon any private premises of the city, except in covered metal lined buckets or barrels any garbage, manure, or other filth or refuse matter; provided, however, that the city council may, with the consent of the owner thereof, or person controlling the same, designate places in the said city where garbage or other filth may be deposited; and provided further that nothing herein contained shall be constructed as prohibiting acquiring by the city by lease, or otherwise, of property to be used as a place for disposition of garbage.

C.

For any person in the city to empty or throw or deposit in any cesspool or manhole or flushing hole of any sewer any glass, broken wire, hay, straw, dirt, rubbish, garbage, filth, butchers offal or any animal or vegetable matter.

D.

For any person to use any cart or vehicle for the conveyance or removal of swill, garbage, filth, manure, offal matter of any kind, or any offensive or ill smelling matter, unless the said cart or vehicle is staunch, tight and closely covered with a wooden or metal cover so as to wholly prevent leakage or smell; or to use any cart or vehicle for the conveyance of rubbish unless the said vehicle to provided with a canvas cover securely fastened over the top thereof and to be so constructed as to prevent the deposit of such manure or rubbish, or any portion thereof, in or upon the streets through which said cart or vehicle may be driven.

(Ord. No. 14; Ord. No. 229)