A. It shall be the duty of every tenant, lessee or occupant of any private dwelling house and of the keeper of every hotel, restaurant, eating house, boardinghouse or other buildings where meals are furnished and of the owners of every furnished flat or apartment house, and of every other person having garbage, to provide without expense to the city, and at all times to keep within the building or on the lot on which the building is situated, suitable and sufficient watertight cans or receptacles with suitable bales or handles and each having a tight-fitting cover for receiving and holding without leaking, or escape or odors, and without being filled to within four inches of the top, all of the garbage which would ordinarily accumulate on the premises in one week's time; which cans or receptacles shall be so placed as to be readily accessible for removing and emptying the material therefrom by the collectors, and where they will not be a public nuisance or in any degree offensive; provided, that the location of such cans or receptacles shall be such as not to require the collector or collectors to carry such cans or receptacles for a distance of more than twenty-five feet, one way. Such garbage cans or receptacles must be emptied by the collectors at least once each week and returned by the collectors to the place at which kept by the owner. Cans or receptacles for garbage, from private dwelling houses, from each flat and from each apartment house, shall each have a capacity of not less than ten gallons nor more than thirty gallons. No can or receptacle for receiving garbage, rubbish or waste matter shall be placed on or in any street, alley, sidewalk, footpath or other public place whatsoever, except in accordance with rules and regulations established under this chapter for all collection of the same. It is unlawful to keep, place or deposit garbage, rubbish or waste matter on any private grounds or premises whatsoever, except in cans or receptacles as designated in this chapter.

B. It shall the duty of every person, firm or corporation served to keep the garbage can or receptacle used in the service of such person, firm or corporation in a clean and sanitary condition. (Ord. 117 § 4, 1972)