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(A) Every vehicle used to cover any night soil, filth, offal or other offensive matter through the streets of the city shall be provided with a tight box and shall be so loaded that no portion of night soil, filth, offal or other offensive matter shall escape or be scattered or have upon the streets or other public places and, when necessary to prevent the escape of offensive odors, such box shall be tightly covered. Any person who shall convey through the streets, alleys or public places of the city any night soil, filth, offal or other offensive matter in any vehicle not constructed as herein provided and specified, or who shall scatter, drop, leave or deposit, or cause to be scattered, leave or deposited, any night soil, filth, offal or other offensive matter upon any alley or public place or ground within the city shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
('71 Code, § 4-10-4)
(B) Each licensed scavenger in the city may keep a slate at the police station where persons desiring his services may leave their orders. The wagon or other vehicle used by any scavenger shall bear the number of his license and shall at all ,times be kept in good repair and in an inoffensive condition.
('71 Code, § 4-10-6) Penalty, see § 10.99
Whenever, in the opinion of the Board of Health, any privy vault, cesspool or sink hole is in an offensive condition or in need of cleaning, it shall be his duty to notify the owner, agent or occupant of the premises upon which the same is situated to cleanse the same within a period named in such notice and unless the person so notified shall comply with such notice, it shall be the duty of said Board to cause the same to be cleaned by one or more of the city scavengers and such person so failing to comply with such order or notice shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed as exempting any such person so failing to comply with such notice from payment of the expenses incurred in the cleaning of such privy vault, cesspool or sink hole.
('71 Code, § 4-10-8) Penalty, see § 10.99
No scavenger or other person shall remove the contents of any privy vault, cesspool or sink hole, or any other offensive matter or convey the same through the streets, alleys or public places within the city at any time between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
('71 Code, § 4-10-5) Penalty, see § 10.99
The contents of all privy vaults, cesspools and sink holes and all other offensive matter shall be conveyed beyond the city limits and disposed of in such manner as not to become a nuisance to persons residing in the vicinity.
('71 Code, § 4-10-7) Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Deposit of night soil, manure of other offensive substances, see § 95.08
(A) Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter, except § 57.006, shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
('71 Code, § 8-6-8(A))
(B) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned by the city by reason of such violation.
('71 Code, § 8-6-8(C))
(Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86)