The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-07-01
HEALTH REGULA175D.s.

A 7 Q meeting ob the Board Of Health for
IN The ,cwn oi Newport, oe the llN l,y
iJune 1924, IL wac ordered and deererd, rhat
The following ReguAlions fo' preserving tho
health OF ,he inhsbiis g, be, and are adopted
and to be carried into ttIsct on the h,s, dsy
OF July, and TO remsip IN ioree until the e 81
usy oi NJ vember nsat:
6'vsn Tbsl no fish lie spread Upon lha land,
within m.le of the Con, psc, part Of the town,
and tha, no heaps oi Esh be deposited any
whore within the comppc' part Of the town,
noi IN any oiher pat Ut ,Ns town within fity
rods of sry pobhc rosd, nor in any other place
within the limits of he town, unlsss they sro
covered WITH sand, esr;b, or other maisrisis,
Ina, no putiid OF Offensiee smell shall siss
,hetef, ON
Second, That dead horses, hogs aud other
spimsts, shall lie so buried that there shall be-
., Iess, ,vo feet OF earth upon them, OF that
hey be carried Of into The hsrbor, OF leas, a
mile from he compact pai o: the town, and
sunk by bsviDg stones or olhe, weights at
tsched 10 hem, and hat such as may be csr-
ried TO Easion's beach, shall not be thrown in1
to The seu, but shslI be buried in the card, ei-
ther on the beach, or on The marsh, sdioinlpg
thereto.
Third, Tha, no person ~ ffer his sink gut
tef, or Other drain, fos the purpose OF convey
ing way foui Ws,ef, 10 run into any srest,
'anc, aiey, o. on sny wharf in the own,
from the Fl - rsy Of July 10 The fl 81 dsy of
Ncvembst next
Fourth, Tha 90 person erec, sDy hor - ~.
ID any OF the streets. isn.s, or slley ~
own, and that ell hog pe1s, rs st,
kept as clean and free FROM offsns We eli
the Dai0te Ut The case will admit. kofn
FJfh, That no heaps of dirt, or ms
deposi,ed IN any of the streets; lanes, or aid
IN this toWn.
SirfS, That the inspectors OF nuisv 49,
sucn OF hem as the Board OF Health may .e-
lert snd ios' uct for sba, pu pose, as soon ss
msy be, AFTER the passing OF these Regula,ions.
and at such othei times ss the Board of Hcslih
may ihink proper TO direct, vsit and examine
oil the ys' DIS and eucloyures, pivies sink hel.s,
slaugh'cr houses, and hog rsns, together with
such cellars - they -.nsy suspec. 10 be in an
oowholesou1c so.il.i'on, IN the com pact part
OF the tc-vn, to ssc'siaD whether the sforego.
iog Regulation asve been properly complied
with, aud whetaer they are genersiIy IN O
clesnly state, lhst they ,spott to ihe P.esidene
OF his Board, al such persons as hsvsL .rec,.
cd or refused TO comply with the Re guIations,
OF whose psemises are in an offensi.s o. un,
wholesome condition.
SepenfA. Ths, all viols,ions q Ole
ing Regulations be punished by Es:.
than one dollar nor more than wen
st The discretion Of the court before
case shsil be ssied.
Itis hereby recommended TO the citizens
residing in Thamesssssei, and in Msrke, and
Washington squares 10, cause The space in
front Of the estates they respectively occupy
10 the middle Of the street, TO be swept once
in two weeks, at least, and the diri 90 swept
into heaps, by those who have no use therefor,
will be taken away BY some person to be sp.
poinsed BY the President Of this Board. Aud
no person no, 20 sppoin,ei shall take up or
carry away any Of soch sweepings under tho
pcaal'y Of one dollar end cost Of prosecutions.
Those pefsous ioelined to take swsy such
dirt - may not Be wsuted by the swness, sIe
,eqoestsd 10 apply to the P'ssidsnt Of this
Boafd. By order,
CHARLES GYLEs, Clerk.
Newport, June ~, 1874