Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask.
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- [1913]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![OIL. CITY, PA. GARBAGE AND REFUSE. Rule 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, or corporation or their em- ployees or agents to throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited, into or oil any street, alley, lane, byway, lot, yard, or in any manure bin or manure pile within the limits of the city, or to burn or cause to be burned in any of the above places any decayed or decaying fruit, garbage, vegetables, or animal matter, or any other matter or substance which is or may become unhealthy, insanitary, or cause offensive odors; rubbish, tin cans, or filth of any kind. Rule 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, or corporation or their em- ployees or agents to throw or cause to be thrown or deposited any garbage, filth, tin cans, manure, or waste matter of any kind upon the banks or in the streams or to pollute in any manner the streams of the Allegheny River or Oil Creek or any of their tributaries or any other stream or pond of water within the limits of the city of Oil City. Rule 5. It shall be the duty of the owner or owners or agents thereof of every lot, yard, or premises, vacant or occupied, to keep said lot, yard, or premises or cause same to be kept free from all accumulations of filth, manure, rubbish, tin cans, garbage, or waste matter of any kind that is insanitary or likely to engender disease or cause foul or offensive odors to arise therefrom. Rule 6. It shall be the duty of the owner or owners or agents of every house, build- ing, or structure to keep the cellars thereof clean and free from all impure matter, rubbish, or filth of any kind which is likely to engender disease or cause foul odors therefrom, and to keep said cellars free from alf accumulations of surface or other water and to provide proper drains for carrying away all such waters and to cause said cellars to be whitewashed with fresh lime at least once in each and every year. Rule 11. Every resident, householder, boarding-house keeper, retail dealer, hotel, or restaurant shall be provided with a water-tight garbage can, provided with a tight cover, into which all vegetable and animal matter and garbage shall be deposited, and said can shall be kept covered at all times. Garbage cans must be kept clean and sanitary and should be cleansed with boiling water at least twice each month. Rule 12. Every contractor or collector, of garbage must use water-tight wagons or receptacles for the collection of garbage, and said wagons or receptacles shall be provided with good tight covers, and said covers must be kept closed at all times except when garbage is being placed in same. Wagons or receptacles must not be overloaded in such a manner that the covers will not fit tight on them. Rule 13. Collections of garbage must be made at least twice each and every week between May 1 and October 1 and at least once each and every week between October 1 and May 1 of each and every year. Rule 14. In the “business district” all garbage must be collected before 7.30 a. m. between May 1 and October 15 and before 8.30 a. m. between October 15 and May 1 in each and every year, and no garbage wagon shall be allowed to stand in the said district after the hours mentioned above, whether said wagon contains garbage or not: Provided, however, That this rule shall not be enforced in the case of a blockade or other cause beyond the control of the owner or driver of said garbage wagons. The “business district” referred to above is bounded as follows: North Side: Bounded on the north by Duncomb Street, on the east by the railroads to Center Street and by Spring Street from Center Street to Graff Street, on the south by the Allegheny River, and on the west by Oil Creek. To include also Bridge and Relief Streets and Main Street from Center Street to the L. S. & M. S. crossing. South Side: Bounded on the north by the Allegheny River, on the east by Short Street, on the south by Second Street, and on the west by Petroleum Street. [Regulations board of health adopted October 18, 1911.] OMAHA, NEBR. GARBAGE—DISPOSAL OF. Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, unless engaged or employed by the city of Omaha, to remove or haul, or attempt to remove or haul, through the streets, alleys, or thoroughfares of the city of Omaha any garbage from any hotel, restaurant, cafe, boarding house, eating house, residence, building, or elsewhere. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the city of Omaha to provide for the removal of all garbage within the city in such manner and at such reasonable times as the health commissioner may by .rules and regulations fix and determine,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28717569_0189.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
