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By-Laws made on 12th May, 1903.
Waste Paper, Refuse, Advertising Bills, Broken Glass, &c.
No person shall (I) sweep or otherwise remove from any shop,
house, or vehicle into any street any waste paper, shavings, or other
refuse, or being a costermonger, newsvendor, or other street trader,
throw down and leave in any street any waste paper, shavings, or
other refuse; (2) throw down and leave in any street any bill, placard,
or other substance intended for the purpose of advertising;
(3) throw down and leave in any street any bill, placard, or other
paper which shall have been torn off or removed from any billposting
station. No person shall throw, place or leave any bottle
or any broken glass, nail, or other sharp substance (not being
road material) on or in any street or public place in such a
position as to be likely to cause injury to passengers or animals
or damage to property. Any person who shall offend against
any of these by-laws shall be liable for each offence to a fine
not exceeding forty shillings.
Spitting.
No person shall spit on the floor, side, or wall of any public
carriage, or of any public hall, public waiting room, or place of
public entertainment, whether admission thereto be obtained upon
payment or not. Any person who shall offend against this by-law
shall be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding forty shillings.
Window Cleaning, Painting, etc.
The by-law made by the Council on 20th March, 1900, relating
to window cleaning or painting, is hereby repe&led, and the following
by-law substituted therefor :—
Every person who in any street, to the obstruction, annoyance
or danger of residents or passengers, orders or permits any person in
his service to stand or kneel on the sill of any window for the purpose
of cleaning or painting such window, or for any other purpose whatsoever,
such sill being more than six feet in height from the level of
the ground immediately below it, without support sufficient to prevent
such person from falling, shall for every such offence forfeit and
pay a sum not exceeding £5. Every person who in any street, to
the obstruction, annoyance, or danger of residents or passengers,
stands or kneels on the sill of any window for the purpose of cleaning
or painting such window, or for any other purpose whatsoever,
such sill being more than six feet in height from the level of the
ground immediately below it, without support sufficient to prevent
such person from falling, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay
a fine not exceeding twenty shillings.