[Derived from Section 53 of the General Code
of Ordinances]
It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain signs, banners ropes, wires or other material over or across the sidewalks or streets in the village except after obtaining a permit from the Clerk. (See Chapter 173, Signs.)
It shall be unlawful for any person to put,
throw, drop or in any way, directly or indirectly, to cause or permit
to be placed or left on any street any glass, nails, paper, refuse,
litter, articles or material of any kind which may cause injury to
human beings, animals or to the tires and other parts of vehicles
or to devices moved by human beings, or which may mar the neat and
orderly appearance of such street.
It shall be unlawful for any person driving,
managing or operating a car, vehicle or other receptacle to scatter,
drop or spill or permit to be scattered, dropped or spilled, any dirt,
paper, sand, gravel, clay, loam, stone, building rubbish, hay, straw,
oats, sawdust, shavings or other materials of any sort or manufacturing,
trade or household waste or rubbish of any sort or ashes, manure,
garbage or other organic refuse or matter or permit the same to be
blown therefrom by the wind, in or upon any street.
Every vehicle used to transport dirt, manure,
sand, gravel, ashes, mud, lime, garbage, swill, offal, litter or other
loose materials in any street shall be fitted with a good substantial
tight box thereon, the sides of which shall be at least 24 inches
in height and the tail board at least 18 inches in height so that
none of the contents may escape, and all vehicles, when used in carting
garbage, offal, swill or other offensive matter or ashes shall have
the box thereof closely covered with a covering to prevent the escape
of any of the contents or effluvia therefrom.
It shall be unlawful to permit any fluid, excepting
from rain or snow, to run from private premises upon any highways.
