Ordinance No. 236
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'Ordinance No. 236.
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AH O?"DINA..NC:~ regulating the collection, con-
veyance, transportation and dumping of market refuse
and rubbish. and defining, licensing and, fixing the
hours of work of scavengers, in the City of Vernon.
The Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon,
as a measure of public health and of public safety in the
use of the streets of said City. do ordain as follows:
Section 1: The City of Vernon, its duly author-
ized and licensed scavengers, as herein defined and pro-
vided, shall have the exclusive right to gather and col-
lect, and to remove, dump snd deposit, or otherwise dis-
pose of, and to convey and transport in, upon and over any
public street, allay. or other public place of said City,
market refuse, combustible and non-combustible rubbish,
and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora-
tion, except as provided in this ordinance, to gather,
collect or remove in the City of Vernon, or to oonvey or
transport into or throngh said City~ in~ upon or over any
public Btreet~ alley, or other public place thereof~ or to
dump or deposit in or upon any place in said City, any
market refuBe~ combustible or non-combustible rubb18h~
Section 2: For the purposes of this ordinance,
the following definitions are adopted:
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Vernon, in, UpOll, or over any public street, alley. or
or non-combustible rubbish, in the City of Vernon, or
who convays or transports into or through said Ci t,y of
wise disposes of, any market refuse, combustible rubbish
in this ordinance, is defined to be and shall be held to
mean and include every person, firm, or corporation, who
gathers, collects, removes, dumps or deposits, or other-
cans and other metallic substances, and similar articles
or substances, as will not cinerate thro~gh contact with
fl~es of ordinary tem~erature.
(d) The word "scavenger,r or "scavengers1T, as used
to be and shall be held to mean and include such rubbish,
composed of ashes, bottles, broken crockery, glass, tin
through contact with flames of ordinary temperature.
(c) The term "non-combustible rubbish" is defined
composed of paper. paste-board, excelsior, carpets, rags,
clothing, books, boots. shoes, straw packing, barrels,
bOXes, furniture and similar articles, as will cinerate
be and shall be held to mean and include such rubbish.
(b) The term "combustible rubbish!' is defined to
meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, from meat, fish, fruit
and vegetable markets, and animal and vegetable refuse
from such markets.
shall be held to mean and include decayed and unsound.
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(a) The term "market refuse" is defined to be and
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other -public -place of said Ci ty t an;y market refuse, com-
bustible rubbish or non-combustible rubbish.
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Seotion ~: It shall be unlawful for any sca.venger
to gather, collect, remove, dum~, deposit, or otherwise
dispose of, or to cause or permit to be gathered, collect-
ed, removed, dumped, deposited, or otherwise disposed of,
in the City of Vernon, or to conveyor transport into or
through the City of Vernon, in, u~on, or OVer any public
atreet, alley, or other public place of said City, any
market refuse, combustible rubbish or non-combustible rub-
bish without first applying for and receiving a permit
therefor, in writing, from the Board of Trustees.. in the
manner hereinafter provided; provided, however, that the
proviSions o~ this section shall not apply to any person,
firm or corporation with whom the City of Vernon may here-
after enter into a contract for the removal, conveyance,
or disposal of market refuse, combustible rubbish or non-
combustible rubbish, or to any employe of such contractor.
during such time as such contract shall be in force.
Section 4: Any person, firm or corporation desir-
ing to obtain a permit to gather, collect, remove, dwnp.
deposit, or otherwise dis~ose of, market rafuse, combus-
tible rubbish or non-combustible rubbish in the City, of
Vernon, or to conveyor transport into or throu~h the
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City of Vernon, in, upon or along any public street, alley,
or other pul)lic place t shall file an application therefor,
in writing. with the Board of Trustees of said City, which
application shall be signed by the applicant and shall con-
tain the address of such applicant; in such application,
such applicant shall agree to obey and conform in all re-
spects to all the ordinances of the City of Vernon now in
force, or that may hereafter be adopted, and all regulations
of the Board of Trustees of said City relative to the re-
moval, disposal and conveyance of market refuse, combustible
rubbish and non-combustible rubbish, and shall further agree
that such applicant will dispose of, or will caUSe to be
dis-poaed of, all market refuse, combustible ru.bblsh and
non-combustible rubbish gathered, collected, or removed, in
said City of Vernon, or conveyed or transported into or
thraurrh said City, as hc~cin provided, at the place or
dumping g-ro1.J..Ild designated by the Baerd of Trustees of said
City. and Will not dispose of, and will not cause or per-
mit to be disposed of, any of such market refuse, combus-
tible rubbish or non-combustible rlwbish, at any place in
said City other than said dumpine; erourJ.d, and will not sell
or deli vel', and will not cause or permtt to be sold or de-
livered, any of such market refuse, combustible rubbish or
non-combustible rubbish, to any ~erson. firm or corporation
that disposes of, or will dispose of the same, at any place
in said City other than said City dumping ground.
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Seotion 5:
It ,~hall be unlawful for any scavenger,
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holding a -permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this
ordi:::mnce, authorizing him to r--ather, collect, renov8,
dump, deposit, or otherwise dispose of, market refuse, com-
bustible rubbish or non-combustible rubbish, in the City
Of Vernon, or to conveyor transport into or through the
Ci ty of Vernon, in, upon or over any public street, alley,
or other public place, to deposit, unload or deliver, or
to cause or suffer to be conveyed or transported for the
pur~ose of depositing, unloading or delivering, to any
place in said City other than said City dumpin~ ground, any
market refuse. combustible rubbish or non-combustible rub-
bish.
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Section 6:
He permit issued pursuant to the pra-
visions of this ordinance shall be assigned or transferred,
and no suoh permit shall be issued to extend to a later
date than the t"irst day of Jannary next sucoeeding the date
of the issuance of such permit.
Seotion 7:
In the event that any scavenger, hold-
ing a permit issued p~suant to the provisions of this
ordinance, shall violate, or shall cause or suffer to be
violated, any condition of such permit, or any provision
of this ordinance, or any provision of any other ordinance,
or any regulation of the Board of Trustees of the City of
Vernon, relating to or regulating- the colleotion, removal,
oonveyanoe or disposal of market refuse, combustible rub-
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place of business, then at his place of residence, or by
leaving such notice at the place of business of such
scavenger, or at the place of residence of such scavenger,
business of such scavenger, or if such scavenger has no
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or to any person in charge of or employed in the place of
same to such scavenger, or to his or its manager or agent,
shall state the grouna oj: complaint against the holder of
such permit and shall also state the time when and the
place where such hearing will be had; such notice shall
be served upon the holder of such permit by deliverin~ the
suoh permit, or his or its manager or agent. which notice
hearlr:..g shall be given in wrj.ting ana servefl. at les.et
three days prior to the date of hearing upon the holder of
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shall have been had by said Board of Trustees in the mat-
ter of the revocation of such permit, notice of whi.ch
no su.ch permit shall be revoked until a hearing
permit shall thereafter be granted to suoh scavenger.
previsions of this ordinance, shall be revoked, no such
ger; if the permit issued to any scavenGer pursuant to the
rubbish or non-combustible rubbish in an unlawful, irr.proper
or insanitary manner, the Board of Trustees may, in its
discretion, in addition to the other penalties provided by
this ordinance, revoke such permit issued to such acaven-
conveyed or transported, such msxket refuse, combustible
bish or non-combustible rubbish, or shall remove or can-
ve~~ or transport t or shall cause or permit to be removed,
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with soma person of suitable aITe and discretion; if the
holder of such permit cannot be found ana service of sllch
notioe cannot be made uIJon him or it in the Manner her,,;in
provided, then a copy of such notice shall be mailed, post-
Bee fully prepaid, addressed to such holder of such per::nit
at such place of business or residence, at least three days
prior to the date of such hearing; proviied, however, that
the Board of ~ru8tees shall have the power to revoke, with-
out notice and without cause. all such permits to remove
or convey market refuse, combustible rubbish or non-combus-
tible rubbish issued pursuant to the provisions of this
ordinance, in the event that said Board of Trustees shall
deem it advisable for the City of Vernon to enter into a
oontract for the collection. removal and disDosal of such
market refuse. combustible rubbish or non-combustible
rubbish.
Section 8; It shall be unlawful for any scavenfer
to gather, collect, dump, deposit, or otherwise dispose of,
or to cause or permit to be gathered. collected. dum-pea"
deposited, or otherwise disposed of, in the City of Vernon.
any market refuse, combustible rubbish or non-combustible
rubbish, except between the hours of 6 o'clock .2. ",1. and
12 o'clock midnight, and between the hours of 12 o'clock
midnight and 6 o'clock A. M.. of each day, or to remove,
convey or transport. or to cause or permit to be removed,
conve;y.ed or transported, into or through the City of Ver-
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non, in, UpOE, or over aJ:l~i ])ublic street t a.lley, or other
public place of aaia Ci t;y. any market refuse, combusti ble
rubbish or non-combustible rubbish, except between the
hours of 10 o'clock P. M. WId 12 o'clock midnight, and be-
tween the hours of 12 o'clock midnight and. 6 o'clock A.
M., of each day.
Section 9:
It shall be unlawful for any scavenger
to remove, conveyor transport, or cause to be removed,
conveyed or transported, any market refuse upon or along
any -public street, alley, or other :!,)ublic place, except
in water-tight vessels, receptacles, tanks or wagon-boxes,
rnolmted on wheels; every such vessel, receptacle, tank
or wagon-box when containing market refuse shal1 be secure-
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ly arill tightly covered in such manner as to prevent the
contents thereof or any oclor escaping therefrom; evor;;
such vessel, receptacle, tank or wagon-box shall be thor-
oughly oleaned daily and the same shall be disinfectec1 at
least twice each week; every vehicle carrying such ves-
sel, receptacle, tank or wagon-box shall be so loaded and
driven that none of the contents thereof shall fall there-
from; there shall be painted u~on each side of every
vehicle containing any such vessel, receptacle, tank or
wagon-box, the worJ,s Tfl,'larket Hefuse11", and the number of
the permit issued therefor by the Board of Trustees pur-
suant to the provisions of thi.s ordinance. all ire plain
black letters and fie:ures not less than four inches in
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height on a white background. and the same shall be at
all tirres plain and unobscuredj provided, however, that
if aH.y -person, firm or corporation with whom tho 01 ty of
Vernon may hereafter enter into a contract for the collec-
tion, removal or disposal of market refuse shall obtain
a permit pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance and
shall remove, conveyor transport any such market refuse,
such person, firm or corporation shall not, during such
time as such contract shall be in force, be required to
have painted on any vehicle belonging to such parson,
firm or corporation and used for the conveyance of such
market refuse, the words and fiGures required by this
section, if such vehicle is marked and desiRnated in the
manner required by such contract.
Seotion 10: It shall be unlawful for any persor,
firm or corporation to remove or convey, or to cause or
permit to be removed or conveyed, any combustible rubbish
Or non-combustible rubbish upon or along any ~lb]ic street,
alley, or other public place except in strong, tight ves-
sels, receptacles, tanks or wagon-boxes mounted on wheels;
if it shall be or become necessary to build up the sides
of the wagon above the bed, close fitting side and end
boards shall be usedi every vehicle carrying any suoh
vessel, receptacle, tank or wagon-box shall be so loaded
and driven that none aT the contents thereof shall fall
or be blown therefrom; there shall be painted upon each
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side of every vehicle oontaining any 8uch vessel, recep-
tacle, tank or wagon-box the word ~Rubbiah", and the
nlunber of the permit issued therefor by the Board of Trus-
teea pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, all in
plain black letters and fiRuxes not less than four inches
in height on a white background, and the same shall be at
all times plain and unobscured; provided, however, that
if any person, firm or corporati.on with whom the City of
Vernon may hereafter enter into a contract for the 0011eo-
tion, removal or disposa.l of combustible rubbish or non-
co~bustible rubbish shall obtain a permit pursuant to the
provisions of this ordinance and shall remove, conveyor
transport any suoh rubbish, such person, firm or corpora-
tion shall not9 during such time as such contract shall be
in force9 be required to have painted on any vehicle be-
longing to such person, firm or oorporation and used for
the conveyance of such rubbish, the words and fisures re-
guired by this seotion, if such vehicle is marked and
designated in the manner re~uired by such contract.
Seotion 11:
It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation removing or conveying, or causing to
be removed or conveyed, any market refuse, combustible
rubbish or non-combustible rubbish, to fail, refuse or
negleot to replace immediately in such vessel, receptacle.
tank or wagon-box any such market refuse, combustible
rubbish or non-combustible rubbish that shall ha.ve fallen
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or shall have been blown therefrom in or upon any public
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street. alley. or other 'punlic place. or in or upon any
premises.
Seot ion 12:
It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to convey, or cause or permit to be
conveyed, any combustible rubbish or non-combustible 1:"ub-
bish in any vessel, receptacle, tank or wagon-box in which
there is any market refuse or garbage, or in which any
market refuse or garbage shall have been plaoed at any
prior time, unless such vessel, receptacle, tank or waeon-
box shall have been thoroughly cleaned and all market
refuse and garbage removed therefrom befora any such rub-
bish is placed therein.
Seotion 1!l,:
Nothing in this ordinanoe oontained
shall be deemed to co~flict with or to repeal any portion
of any ordinance regulating the collection, removal or
disposal of garbage, but any such ordinance and this or-
dinance shall each be so construed as to p,ive effect to
every provision thereof and each shall be deemed to be
independent of the other.
Seotion 14:
Any person, firm or corporation violat-
ing any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dol-
lars (f:~25.00), nor more than Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars
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Section 16: The collection, removal and dumping,
and the conveyance into and transportation upon and over
the public streets, alleys, and other public places, in-
discriminately and without regulation, of markct refuse,
combustible rubbish and non-combustible rubbish, in the
City of Vernon, ie hereby declared to be a nuisance, and
this ordinance is declared to be urgently required for the
protection of the public health and safety of said City.
and upon this ordinance being certified and posted, as
herein directed and provided, the same shall thereupon
and thereafter take sffect and be in force.
Section 15: There being no newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of Vernon. the Clerk
shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and post
or cause the same to be posted in three (3) of the most
pUblic places in the City of Vernon, tawit: the northwest
corner of East 37th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; the
northwest corner of gast 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue;
and at the entrance of the Vernon City Hall at the north-
west corner of East 38th street and Irving street.
(~250.00). or by imprisonment in the city jail for a
period of not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
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- I, THOMAS J. PURWIfG. Clerk of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was adopted by the Board of ~rustees of the City of
Vernon at a regular meeting thereof, duly and regularly
held on the 16th day of May, 1922, said date being more
than five (5) days from and after the date of its intro-
duction, and that the same was signed by James J. Fur-
long, President of the Board of Trustees, and attested
by me on the 16th day of L:ay. 1922.
IN 1,'n'rJ:.mss T,:n:-!r~p.:':!lOF. I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Vernon
this 16th day of may, 1922.
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~t:V/ Cl the ...1 ty of Vernon.
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Attested:
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preSiQ~ d the Board of Trustees
of the City of Vernon
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