The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-07-05
,HfALTH REGULATIONS.


A Ta meeting oi the Board ot Health, FOE
N The town Of Newport, the - b OF Jore
1920 IL Sas ordered end detresd That the
following Regulations, ior preserving tho
health of tho inhabitants, be adopted and car.
ried snlo eject, VIZ!
i,t. Tha, no Fish be spread upon the land
within mile OF the compact part Of the town,
and thar no heaps Of fsh be deposited any
where within the corhpsc, patt of the Town,
nor In any other par, OF the town within iif,y
Rods Of any Public Road, nor in any other
place within The ltnis Of The town, unlcss
er materials, that no putrid o. offensive smell
shall arise from them.
Cd. Tia, dead horses; hogs, snd other ant
mats shall be SO buried that here shall bc at
least ,wo feet oi Earth Upon them, or that
they be carried oH into the Harbour o, least
q mile from The compact part OF the Town and
sunk, by having stones or o,hcr Weighs at
tsched 10 them, and that such as msy be csr~
ried 10 Esston's Beach, shali not be ,h'owu
into the Sea, bs, that they shall be tn,ied In
The Sand, either on tho Beach or the Msrsh
adjoining .therc,o.
Sd. That no person .uaer nis Sink 0uaer
or Other drain Tor the purpose Of conveying
alley, OF on snt wharf in the town from the
first day Of July 10 the 6'S day Of November
next.
9Th. That no person erect any hog pehs.
in spy Of the streets, lanes or alleys IN this
town, end that all other hog pbns, be r,r ali
times Kept as cleah snd free from offensive
smell as the nature OF The case will sdmn.
s,h. That no heaps Of dirt or manure bo
deposited in any Of the srectsi lanes or slleys
ia this town. M
s,h. Tina, the Town Sergeant notify the
Inspectors Of Nuisances, who we're appointed
st the Annual June Meeiing, that they have
been 80 appointeds ana request them TO take
their engage ments, that they may be qusIi6e3
20 act - soon ~ may be.
7th. That the Inspectors Of Nuissnces, or
such Of them ss the Board of Health, may
select and instrsct for that purpose, 40 soos
as may be sfsrths passing Of these Reguls.
tioos end st such other. times % the Board
Of Health my think proper to direct; sisas
and examine all the yards and enclosures,
privies, sink holes, slaughter houses snd hog
pens, together with such ceIIsrs % they may
suspcct to be in an unwholesoms condition,
ib The compact part Of the town, 10 sscsrsSin
whether Tho sforegoihg Regulations have
been properly complied with, and whether
they are geaessliy In . eIesnly state, end hat
They report TO the President Of this Boa d
eli such persons - have neglected or Iefused
to comply with these Reg0is'ions or whoso
premises are 10 40 Offensive Of unwholssome
condition. 80
sh That sil that part Of Ths,Bss~ssress,
lying between the corner Of Msrlbofoughs
street and the corner Of Cannon. Street, to-
ge,ber with the paved psrt Of Washington
square and Msrket-squs'e, shsIi bs regularly
swep, once week from the psasiog Of these
Rsgulstious, to the 6ra dsy Of November
next, and that Richard Simpson be appointed
to perform said service during that term, and
,bs, no other person be peslnl,lsd 10 carry
away spy msnure or swsepioss from said
Disiric, duriog ,sid Term, pos disturb or
moIess the ssid simpson In the sxses,ion os
bis said oliee.
9Th. That oil vio,s,ions of the slorsgoihg
Regustioos BE- goaishsd BY . doe NOT lees
,hso one doIlsr nos more ,bsp twenty dolIssss
~ the diserssioe Of tho Ceuss, before which
the case shall be ssied.
By o,d~r,
JONATHAN ALMY, Clerk.
Newport. June -, 1880.