For the purposes of this article, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
GARBAGE
All waste animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable matter produced
from or resulting from the preparation, use or storage of food for
human consumption.
REFUSE
All combustible and noncombustible solid wastes, including
garage and rubbish.
RUBBISH
All solid waste, combustible or noncombustible, other than
garbage, considered to be rejected and worthless matter, either domestic
or commercial.
There is hereby established a public dump for
the use of residents of the City, located on the northerly side of
Hudson Street and bounded as follows: southerly by Hudson Street;
easterly and northerly by land of Fahey, now or formerly; northerly
and westerly by land of Carey, now or formerly.
There shall be a caretaker of the public dump
who shall be designated by the Commissioner of Public Works, subject
to the approval of the Mayor, and who shall, in the absence of the
Commissioner of Public Works, have full authority to enforce all regulations
pertaining to the use of the dump.
All rubbish shall be disposed of at the dump
as designated by the Department of Public Works and in accordance
with this article. All rubber tires must be separated from rubbish
and deposited in a designated area. All rubber or plastic remnants
or other objectionable smoke-producing material shall be separated
from general rubbish and deposited in a special designated area.
Supervision of the dumping and disposal of rubbish
at the City dump shall be under the Department of Public Works, and
all rubbish shall be deposited under the direction of the man or men
in charge. Only rubbish, as hereinbefore defined, shall be deposited
at the City dump.
Promiscuous dumping, salvaging or burning is
prohibited. Salvaging of materials shall not be allowed, except by
permit issued by the Department of Public Works and approved by the
Commissioner of Public Works.
No person shall deposit or leave rubbish upon
any of the approaches of the dump or upon any part of the dumping
area, except that designated by the person in charge thereof.
Trucks without proper covers will not be allowed
to enter the dumping area.
This article shall prohibit the disposal of
solid waste by incineration at any home or commercial establishment
except under permits granted by any and all appropriate local, state
or federal agencies.