No person shall transport any sand, gravel, earth, ashes, stone, coal, wastepaper, filth, garbage, rubbish, or other loose or offensive materials or liquids in any vehicle upon the streets or alleys of the city unless the box or container or such materials upon the vehicle shall be sufficiently firm and tight so as to prevent the falling or spilling of any such material from the vehicle upon the streets or alleys, and the vehicles containing ashes, wastepaper, or rubbish, shall have a cover of canvas or other suitable covering so as to prevent the blowing, falling or spilling of ashes, wastepaper, or rubbish from vehicles upon the streets or alleys.
(1963 Code, § 5-18-8) (Ord. 714, passed 8-22-1966) Penalty, see §10.99