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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1942-01 03-19 AP • ORDINANCE NO. 26 , (This form complies with §§ 10935, 10936, M. M. S. 1927, as amended by L. 39, C. 128) AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PUBLIE ‘Rtivi.0 HEALTH LTH BY REGULATING THE KEEPING, COLLECTI GARBAGE N A AND DD RUB- Stair 1 • fl POSAL OF D UB - 1 �J.i�� BISH AND PROVIDING A PEN- rs. ALTY FOR VIOLATION THERE OF. COUNTY OF - - /Ol -7, 'u ' r The Village Council of Brooklyn Cen- ter do ordain as follows: Section 1 Definitions —The word / being duly sworn, on oath "garbage" as used herein shall in -• -�- elude only organic refuse resulting from the preparation of food, and says; that he is, and during all the times - ein stated has been decayed and spoiled food from any / source. - the L!kt t-t publisher of the newspaper known as The word "rubbish" as used herein THE OSSEO PRESS, and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter stated; that shall include inorganic refuse matter for more than one year prior to the publication therein of the such as tin cans, glass, paper and �n h 1 �/ . 4 sweepings. s. /�/ Section 2. The Care of Garbage and Rubbish —It shall be the duty of every householder or occupant of any dwelling house, boarding house, res- taurant or any place of business to hereinafter described, said newspaper was printed and published in the VILLAGE provide for the disposal of all gar- /- bage or rubbish accumulated upon of OSSEO, in the County of HENNEPIN, State of Minnesota, on / i property owned or occupied him of each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been print in the or them in a sanitary manner, ap- proved by the Local Board of Health, English language from its known office of publication within the VILLAGE from by burning, burial, feeding, or pro- which it purports to be issued as above stated in newspaper format and in column viding for its removal. Persons de- and sheet form equivalent in space to at least 450 running inches of single column, siring to make use of the services of two inches wide; has been issued ONCE each week from a known office established the licensed garbage and rubbish col- lector for the purposes of removing in said place of publication and employing skilled workmen and equipped with the such garbage and rubbish may do necessary material for preparing and printing the same and the presswork on that so by notifying such collector, pay- part of the newspaper devoted to local news of interest to the community which it ing the fee provided for herein, and providing himself or themselves with purports to serve, was done in its known office of publication; that during all said one o'r more tight metal cans suf- , time in its makeup not less than twenty -five per cent of its news columns have been ficent to receive all garbage which ' devoted to local news of interest to the community it purports to serve; that during may accumulate between the times all said time it has not wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not been of collection. All persons making use of the services of the licensed gar- entirely made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated bage and rubbish collector shall place in and near its said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and all garbage and rubbish accumulated forty (240) copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers and has entry as upon property owned or occupied by i second class matter in its local postoffice; and that there has been on file in the office him or them in said cans, each of 1 of the County Auditor of Hennepin County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person which shall be provided with a bail or handles and a tight fitting cover. All ? having knowledge of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper such cans shall be so placed as to P and the existence of the conditions constituting its qualifications as a legal newspaper. be readily accessible for removing f and emptying the garbage and rub- That the CLIPPING hereto attached was cut from the columns of said news - bish therefrom by the collectors, and . paper, and was print nd published therein in the English language, once each 1 whbre they will not be a public nui- l i sance or in any manner or degree t for --- . -.. -- -- -% su,,.,,..» week, f - :.t. ,,:.: --h5; that it was first so published offensive. Each container shall be p �' kept as clean as is reasonably pos- 1 on /f � the � � ' day of S /-�i�t't� • 19 sible at all times. The Local Board 1 of Health shall be the judge of the and thereafter on -�. -__. % . P" of eaeh -week to - and - including the sufficiency and location of said gar- bage and rubbish cans or receptacles. day of - -- 1 9 and that the Section 3. Unauthorized Disposal—. following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, It shall be unlawful for any person, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composi- firm or corporation in the Village of f Brooklyn Center to throw or dispose ` tion and publication of said notice, to -wit: of garbage or rubbish or to cause the same to be thrown or disposed of r a . mnopdrsti . -z upon any street, alley, gutter, park or ()their public place, or to throw c abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz or dispose of the same in or upon 1` /,� I any vacant lot or back yard, or to store or keep the same otherwise t . l otherwise -,�= •. 4 than in cans or receptacles as re- quired by Section 2 of this Ordin- / Subscribed and sworn to befor me this �� day o -444a � 19 v Z ance; and it shall be unlawful to �'' have, store, dispose of or keep gar- t . bage and rubbish where rats may have access thereto or may feed No Public, County, Minn. thereon. Each clay's violation of this section shall be a separate and dis- 1 My commission expires 19 tinct offense. - Section 4. License Required —Af- ter April 1, 1942, no person, firm or corporation shall, for hire, collect garbage and rubbish any place in the Village of Brooklyn Center un- i less license therefor shall first have I been obtained as provided in this ; I Ordinance. s + Section 5. Application and Issu- ance of License -Any person, firm or corporation desiring a license to a collet garbage and rubbish in the Villagge of Brooklyn Center shall make application for the same to the Clerk upon a form prescribed by the Council. The application shall set forth (1) the name and address of the applicant; (2) a list of the equip- ment which he proposes to use in such collection; (3) the place or places to which the garbage is to be hauled; (4) manner in which said garbage is to be disposed of ; and (5) the portion of the village in Section 8. Revocation of License — �� ^h collectisgns are to be made. ' Every such license issued to a gar- :pPeatic' shall be submit<;ed t) bage and rubbish collector ma be .0 .,ucaf Boar,l of Health for its in- revoked by the Council for a viola - vestigation and report. After con- tion of any provision of this Ordin- eluding its investigation of the appli- ante if the licensee has been given cant and the equipment listed in the a reasonable notice and an opportun- application, the local Board of ity to be heard. Health shall report back to the Coun- Section 9. Penalty —Any person, cil and submit its recommendations. firm, or corporation who shall violate The Village Council, then, shall any provision of this Ordinance shall either approve or reject the applica- : be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon tion for a license and if the applica- tion is approved, the applicant, be- ; conviction thereof shall a $10.0 punished b fore any license may be issued, shall . by a fine exceed exceed , or deposit with the Clerk a bond in the , imprisonment not nt t excee for not to o ecee ninety days. penal sum of $200, or the equivalent ; Section 10.— Repeal —All Ordin- thereof, conditioned that he will faithfully and continuously provide a 1 ances or parts of Ordinances r s e con - led. . Section t garbage and rubbish collection ser- herewith are hereby o —This Ordinance shall vice specified in his application, as 11. Effective Date—This and force from and d approved by the Council, and under 1 take effect and be the conditions imposed by the Ordin- 1 after its adoption and publication. ances of the Village, and the lawful orders, rules and regulations of the Passed this 14 day of March, 1942. Local Board of Health. If such bond M. F. LANE, is approved by the Council, the Clerk s President of Council. Attest: W. C. PETER, Clerk. shall issue and deliver the license 1 upon payment of the required license Published In The Osseo Press fee of $1.00, which fee shall accom- Thursday, March 19, 1942 pany the application. Every such license shall expire on December 31, next, after its issuance. Licenses shall - not be transferable from one person to another and shall be exhibited to any person upon request. Section 6. Restrictions Applying to Licensed Garbage and Rubbish Col- lectors. —Each licensed garbage and rubbish collector shall make collec- tions once each week in that portion of the Village in which he is licensed to collect. Said collector shall provide a covered tank or truck so construc- ted that the contents will not leak or spill therefrom, in which all garbage collected by him shall be conveyed to the place designated in his or its application. The truck or conveyance used shall be kept clean and as free from offensive odors as possible, and shall not be allowed to stand in any street, alley, or public place longer than is reasonably necessary to col- lect garbage and rubbish. Section 7. Garbage and Rubbish Collection Fee. —The expense of gar- bage and rubbish collection shall be paid to said collector, monthly, by the owner, agent, occupant or tenant of the premises from which such gar- bage and rubbish is collected at a fee approved by the Council, and such fee shall be full compensation for his services in such collection.