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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-08-1954 Regular MeetingSTATE OF ALABAMA County of Baldwin The City Council of the City of Fairhope met in regular session at the City Hall, Monday, March 8, 1954 with the following members present: Mayor T. J. Klumpp, City Manager C. B. Niemeyer, Councilmen: M. 0. Berglin, L. E. Blatchford, R. C. Macon, J. D. Mason and E. B. Overton. The minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved as read. Motion by Councilman Overton seconded by Councilman Berglin that the following bills be approved for payment: General Fund: Joe Schneider 343.75 W. S. Darley & Co. 17.ih6 Ray -Brooks Mach. Co. 37.82 Greal's Standard Station 4.00 Gaston Motor Co. 84.71 Radcliff Gravel Co. 3750 The Fairhope Courier 388:47 Faulkner Concrete Pipe Co. 3,$9 .48 Central aestaurant (Prisoners Meals) 13.00 McKean Paint and Hdwe. 31.56 East Side Auto Wrecking 25.00 Poser Printing Co. 107.58 L.P. Harless Co. 145.00 C. C. Baldwin 71.10 Ruffles Co., Inc. 5.30 Western Auto Store 31.40 Britton s Mach. Repair 38.75 Fairhope �Service Center 18.45 Fairhope Title and Survey 425.00 Western Lumber and Supply 231.28 Fairhope Hdwe. & Supply 107.18 Green's Service Station 6.60 Melton's Garage 12.15 Standard Service Station 9.16 Graham Oil Co. 384.71 Johnson's Trucking Service 950.40 Electric Dept: Lighting Fixture and Elect. Supply 21.54 Johnes-Powers Motors 3.25 Turner Supply Co. 40.43 Moore -Handley Hdwe. 12.•79 Hebbard Lock Store 2.75 Western Auto Store 2.02 Wilmer Paint and Hdvie. 9.60 Fairhope Hdwe. & Supply 7.90 Melton's Garage 4.10 McKean Paint & Hdwe. 10.04 Matthews Electric Supply Co. 92.50 Graham Oil Company 35.00 Gas Department: 16.03 May Supply Co. Standard Equipment Co. 11175.38 Turner Supply Co. 63.12 66.00 W. R. Mitchell, Contractor United Gas Pipe Line Co. 41 03.84 Nicer J. Ludwig 2.50 714.36 American Dieter Co. Western Auto Fai rhore Service Center McKean Paint & Hdrwe. Graham Oil Co. 2.30 4.35 7.33 25.00 Motion by Councilman Berglin seconded by Councilman Mason that all receipts from fire calls outside Corporate Limits of the City in excess of $15.00 be appropriated to the Volunteer Fire Department, the same to be paid over quarterly. Motioncarried. Motion by Councilman Mason seconded by Councilman Blatchford that the Claim filedby Austin A Epooper as Administrator of the Estate of James W. CooperO e 4th day of February, 1954 be and the same is hereby denied. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Mason seconded by Councilman Blatchford that the Claim filed by Ernest D. Smith, as next best friend of Betty Jean Smith, dated the 4th day of February, 1954 be and the same is hereby denied. Motion carried. Mr. Hughes, representing the Chamber of Commerce met with the Council to request the City to assist the Chamber of Commerce in the purchase of signs. No action taken. -- f MUNICIPAL GARBAGE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE # Z Z b AN ordinance to levy a fee or charge for the collection and disposal of garbage, trash, or refuse for the City of Fairhope, Alabama, and to provide for the collection of same, to provide for the maintenance of garbage cans and to regulate the disposal of garbage in the daid city and to provide a penalty for the violation of said ordinance. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, as follows: Section 1. Definitions: The following words and terms when used in this ordinance have the meanings respectively described to them by this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. A. "Person" shall be taken to mean and include a natural person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, trudtee, executor, administrator, or other legal entity, whether singular or plural, masculine or feminine, as the context may require. B."@arbage and Trash" shall be taken to mean and include all waste and discarded materials including rubbish and debris, waste and discarded food, animal and vegetable matter, ( but not including liquid waste), waste paper, cans, glass, crockery, rags, ashes, cinders, brush, grass, weeds, ,.cuttings from lawns and gardens; when such substances are placed in garbage container as herein defined. C. " Garbage Container" shall be taken to mean and include watertight receptacle or can having a capacity of not more than thirty gallons, of substantial metal construction, with a tight fitting lid or cover, and two handles on the sides of the receptacle or can, or with a bail by which same can be conveniently lifted or moved. D. It Sanitary Department" means the City Sanitary Department of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, and shall include all officers and employees engaged in sanitary and health work for said city. , E. ff Garbage and Trash Dump" means the place for dumping and disposing of garbage and trash, operated by said city or by others as may be contracted for by said city. Section1_11. For the convenience and for the service and to maintain sanitary health conditions withiA1)th6s.Gttyfof Fairhope, Alabama, and to facilitate the disposal of garbage, trash, and refuse there is hereby established inthe City of Fairhope, Alabama, a garbage, trash and refuse, collection, hauling and disposal service to be operated by the City of Fairhope, Alabama. The collection, hauling, and disposal of garbage shall be made by the officers, agents and employees of the City of Fairhope Alabama, under the --direction of the Mayor of said city not Mess than one time per week and the charges herein prescribed are based on such periodic collec- tion and disposal, except in the business district where there will be one pick-up per daik, Monday through Saturday. In cases requiring collection and dispodal at more frequent inter- vals, the charges herein prescribed for service one time each week shall be used as a basis for calculating the charges for such additional service and shall be the base rate multiplied by the.number of times service is rendered each week. A. Beginning with the services rendered for the month of April, 1954, and continuing thereafter, the charges for the collecting, hauling, and disposing of garbage, trash, and refuse shall be made asp follows: One($1.00) dollars per month for each residence maintaining a garbage container of not more than thirty gallon capacity. f MUNICIPAL GARBAGE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE ,#`oZa 4 B. For each additional garbage container at the same loeation the rate and charge shall be three -fourth of the base rate; any fractional cents being resolved in favor of the applicant or person, firm or corporation served; pro-kided, how- ever, that in apartment houses or other buildings or residences where more than one family occupy or maintain separate apar ments a garbage container shall be provided by each family living in'such building or residente and each family shall pay the garbage fee required by this ordinance. C. One($1.00) dollar per month for each store, hotel, boarding house or rooming house, school, or other places of business in said City og Fairhope for each container of not more than thirty gallon capacity. Section 111. Boxes, crates, grass, leaves, tree trim- mings and shrubbery cuttings not more than five feet in length or weighing over fifty pounds and originating on the premises from which the Sanitary Department removes garbage and trash for a service charge as provided in this ordinance shall be placed in front of such premises on the area between the side- walk and street on the regular collection days for removal by the Sanitary Department without additional charges therefor; pro- vided,however, not more than one truck load shall be removed without charges on any one collection day. SectionllV. Any person desiring to use the garbage and trash dump for the purpose of dumping and disposing of gar- bage and trash shall pay a fee to be determined by the Sanitary Department and the person in charge of the dumping grounds. Section V. Any person, firms or corporation desir- ing tise of the garbage service provided in the ordinance shall. enter `into agreement with the city in words and figures substan- tial as follows: " The undersigned desires the use of the Garbage Service provided by the City of Fairhope, and agrees to pay therefore the sum of $1.00 for a month; payabe each month when and as the bill for utility service is paid, the same to be billed with such utility bill; and in the event the same is not paid when and as such utility bill is paid then, the City of Fairhope may discontinue the garbage service. The same may be reinstated upon the same conditions such utility service is r -- reinstated. Witness my hand this 22 day of March, 1954 ti A. If no utility service is being furnished then the person desiring such service shall enter into agreement with the city for such service and pay therefore in advance. Section V1. No garbage -collection sefvice shall be rendered by the Sanitary Department for any person, firm or corporation whose account for said service is delinquent by more than fifteen(15) days. Section V11. On and after the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sweep, rake, or throw trash, waste matter or any other substance commonly known as garbage or trash into the streets, alleys, parks, beaches or sidewalks of the City of Fairhope, not his own or under his control. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to allow garbage or trash to remain exposed to flies on their premises. J MUNICIP11 GARBAGE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE # Section V111. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of mis- demeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars. Section 1X. If Cor any reason any clause, sentence, section, subsection or provision of this ordinance,.or the appli- cation thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid or inoperative, the remainder of the'ordinance and the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected thereby. Section X. All ordinances or parts of o-rdinances,-or sections of any code of the City of Fairhope, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section Xl. This ordinance shall become effective upon its agoption and may be referred to and designated as the Municipal Garbage Disposal' Ordinance. Regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of `Fairhope,, Alabama, this the 22 day of March, 1954. Approved tic/ ayor Attests Cle k µ Councilman Blatchford moved that the rules be suspended and unanimous"consent be given for immediate consideration of and action on said Ordinance which motion was seconded by Council- man Overton and upon the motion being put to vote the follow- ing vote was recorded: Voting Yes: Mayor Klumpp, Councilmen M. b. Berglin, L. E. Blatchford, K. C. Macon, J. D. Mason and E. B. Overton. Voting Nay; None. The Mayor thereupon declared that the motion for unanimous consent for immediate consideration of and action on said Ordinance had been unanimously carried. Councilman Macon thereupon moved that said Ordinance be finally adopted, which motion was seconded by Councilman Overton and upon said motion being put to vote the following vote was recorded: Yeas, Mayor Klumpp, Councilmen M. 0. Berglin, L. E. Blatchford, R. C. Macon, J. D. Mason and E. B. Overton. Nays, None. The Mayor then announced that the motion for adoption of said Ordinance had been unanimously carried and signed the same in approval thereof. Done this is 22nd day of March, 1954. Attest: City Clerk Mr. Isadore Reynolds met with the Council requesting the City to replace caution light at the corner of Volanta Ave. and Highway 89• It was duly moved and seconded tat the meeting adjourn. Motion carried. Approved _l__L7� Mayor Attest: City Clerk