No person shall dump or engage in the business
of dumping garbage, ashes, rubbish, animal or vegetable substances,
swill or any offensive or putrescible material on any land or premises
in the Borough of Riverdale.
The owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of every
house, store, building or of any part thereof or of any other premises
in the Borough shall place or cause to be placed in a watertight box
or boxes, barrel or barrels or other receptacles, the gross weight
of which shall not exceed 75 pounds, which shall have a proper cover
for the opening thereof, all coal or wood ashes, plaster and all other
household refuse and decaying vegetables and animal substances upon
his or their premises.
Every owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of any house, store, building or any part thereof or any premises in the Borough shall, upon the days appointed by the proper authorities for the collections of garbage and refuse, place every box, barrel or other receptacle upon his premises, containing all matters and things referred to in § 176-54 of this article, upon the sidewalk in front of his premises or as near to the curb as the same can be conveniently placed and, immediately after the same are emptied, remove the same from the sidewalk or such places; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall limit or prohibit any person from contracting with those who have the collection and disposal of ashes, dirt and other household refuse under their control so that collection may be made from their premises rather than from the side line of the street.
Any person whose duty it may be or who shall
have undertaken to remove from any public street, avenue, alley or
other public place in the Borough the contents of any container of
decaying or vegetable substances lawfully placed at the curb thereof
shall remove the same within 12 hours after such containers have been
placed at such curb.
No person, other than the duly authorized collector,
shall remove or be permitted to remove anything whatsoever from any
container placed upon any public street for collection.
