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AN -ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE 'ii0RE SANITARY AND EF? ICIEVT METHODS FOR DISQ
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POSAL OF GARBAGE ,KITCHEN REFUSE , TIN CANS ,DISCARDED GLASS , 1TC . , AND FOR
OTHER FUR POSES .
VIHEREAS , present methods used in the collection , hauling and disju
posal of garbage have proven to be unsatisfactory , and
`:;TIEREAS , hauling of tin cans , discarded glass and other rubbish has
been very unsatisfactory to residents of the City of Fayetteville ,
T.-.RIEREAS , accumulations of garbage and refuse for long
periods of time create unsanitary cond. itdons within the City of Fayetteville ;
1IOL7 , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Vie City
of Fayetteville , Arkansa :
SECTION ONE . The City Council of the City of Fayetteville , Arkan-
sas , sha ll contract vith some responsible person , firm or corporation to collect ,
haul and dispose of all garj)age , kitchen refuse , tin cans ,discarded glass , etc . ,
and shall provide in said contract the manner in which saild garbage , refuse
and rubbish shall be collected , hauled and disposed of ; and shall require that
such person , firm or corporation give bond with good and sufficient surety in
any sum not less than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1 , 000 .00 ) to be approved by the
T.tayor of the City of Fayet ;,eville ; conditioned that said garbage collector
shall perform the conditions and requirements set forth in said contract ,
vilnich shall contain a provision that the garbage collector shall be required
to:' Tlr garbage vithi.n the City of Fayetteville .. ,. ithout cost to the City or
residents of said City .
SECTION T1110 . No person , firm or corporation shall collect any
garbage , kitchen refuse , tin cans , dd.scarded glass , etc . , until and unless
he shall have first made application to the City Council of the City of Fay-
etteville , setting forth the proposed methods of collecting , hauling and dispos
- i_ ng of said garbage and shall have received the approval of said City Counctdl
and entered into a contract with the City of Fayetteville , upon such terms
and conditions as maIT be agreed upon , and have posted bond as required in
Section One of this Ordinance ; and any person , firm or corporation collecting ,
hauling or disposing of garbage , kitchen refuse , tin cans , discarded glass ,
etc . , without first having received the apnroval of said City Council and
having posted bond as herein required shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor ,
e.r-d shall be punished by a fine of not less than x; 5 . 00 nor more than 0,50 .00 ,
and each day of such collection , ,hauling and disposal shall consti-
tute a sepArate offence . Provided , however , that this section shall not ap ply
to any person hauling or disposing of his owh tin cans , broken glass , etc . ,
so lon^ asthe hauling and disposing of same by duch individual does not con-
stitute a nuisance or create unsanitary conditions ; provided further that all
tin -cans , broken glass , and other kitchen refuse except garbage shall be de -
posited at the dumping ground provided by the City of Fayetteville .
SECTION THREE . There is hereby lovied a tax or fee to be known
as " Refuse Disposal Tax" to be paid by residents or businesses availing
themselves of the services herein provided as follows , to-wit :
For each residence . . . . . . . . . . 6 ypl . 00 per annum
For each Hotel , Restaurant or
Boarding House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1j2 . 50 per annum
SECTION FOUR . The tax or fee provided in Section Three hereof
shall be collected by the person , firm or corporation contracting to collect
the garbage , reftse etc . , ; and upon failure or refusal of any person availing
bi.mself of the services herein provided , the garbage collector may refuse to
collect , haul or dispose of said tin-cans and other refuse until said tax
is raid . Provide further that upon failure to pay said tax or fee , the City hf
of Fayetteville may , at its election , order the garbage collector to collect ,
haul and dispose of said refuse , and any person. , firm or corporation who shall
permit refuse , tin - cans , broken glass and other rubbish to accumulate on their
property except for the purpose of facilitating the collection of same by the
�arbRge and refuse collector , or deposit said refuse , tin -cans , broken glass
and other rubbish on any other property withib the corporate limits of the
City of Fayetteville , shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Dollars
( 15 . 00 ) nor more than Fifty Dollars ( ) 50 . 00 ) and each day said tin -cans , etc . ,
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are permitted to remain on the owners premises or each time said tin -cans ,
etc . , are deposited on other property within the City of Fayetteville in
violation of this ordinance shall be considerdd a separate offense .
M00FFl
DATE OCT.
REEL_ i�-; 11979
( Page 2 , Ordinance No .828 . )
SECTION FIVE . Garbage shall be kept in a separate container
from other kitchen refuse such as tin cans , discarded glass , etc . , ;
the garbage container to be tightly covered , equipped with handles and
kept in a place accessible and convenient to the garbage and refuse col-
lector in order to facilitate handling . No glass „ metal or poisonous sub-
stance shall be placed in the garbage containers .
SECTION SIX . All Ordinances And. pats of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION SEVEN . Due to the unsatisfactory methods used in the
collection , hauling , and disposal of garbage , kitchen refuse , tin cans , etc . ,
all of which causes inconvenience and creates a menace '- to the public health
of the residents of the City of Fayetteville , and this Ordinance being
necessary for the preservation of the public health , peace and safety of the
residents of the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas , an emergency is hereby
declared 1:ffiWaKI and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect as
soon after its passage , approval and publication as the contract herein reDM
quired can be executed and operation thereunder begun .
Passed and approved this 29th day of May , 1939 .
Approved A . D .MeAllister
Attest J .IJ .McGehee Mayor
City Clerk *