Ordinance No. 1751)
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDI1\1ANCE "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE AND REFUSE 17ITHIN THE CITY OF
BAYTO103 PROVIDING THE SIZE OF CONTAINERS; ESTABLISHING A
FEE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION AND PROVIDING A01,CETHOD. AE
D=. qG AND COLLECTING SUCH FEE; PROVIDING FOR �.r=aM PENALTY
OF $100 FOR VIOLATION AND FOR EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF AND REPEALING
ALL. PRIOR ORDINANCES AND MEND ENTS RELATING THEREOF", BEING
ORDINANCE NO. 83, PASSED BY TIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN ON THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, 195o, BY AMENDING SECTION
4 THERDOF, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND LeFT CTIVE DATE
OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYT07;M:
SECTION 1: THAT Section 4 of said Ordinance No. 83 shall be amended to read as follows:
t'Section 4: Garbage and refuse shall be placed in metal containers of not
more than 30 gallons capacity; each container shall be a water - -tight receptable
and shall be provided with suitable handles on the outside and`with a tightly -
fitting metal cover. In lieu of a metal cover, the following type canvas cover
may be used: A canvas cover made of not less than 9 ounce canvas, properly water-
proofed and mildewpproofed, and constructed with a rubber band encased in a loop
of the cover so as to hold said cover tightly against the top of the container to
• prevent cockroaches, flies, and other vermin from entering or leaving the garbage
container. The canvas cover must have suitable fasteners or snaps for attaching
to the handle of the garbage container so that it remains attached to the handle
even when the cover is removed for emptying the container. The fasteners or snaps
shall be of such design as to facilitate detachment from the handle for washing
or cleaning. The container must not have any inside structures such as inside
bands or anything within the container to prevent the free discharge of the
contents.. The lids or covers of all containers shall at all timearbe kept secure
and fastened so that flies and other insects may not have access to the contents
thereof.
SECTION 2: THAT all the terms and provisions of the said Ordinance No. 83, passed
by the City Council of the City of Baytown on the 17th day of August, 1950, are hereby
continued in full force and effect and any person violating any of the terms of the
ordinance shall be subject to the penalties provided therein.
SECTION 3: Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten
days from its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice
0hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper
of the City of Baytown at least twice prior to the effective date hereof.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the majority of the City Council of the City of
Baytown on this 12th day of February, 1953.
.Ward, Ia or
A'ITEST :
Edna Oliver,-City Clerk
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