Mobile register and journal., 1845-05-17
MoRILE, Ma, 18th. ls45

To his Honor he Mayor;
 Sir,-The time has arrived when il hecomes our duty to direct the attention nl the city authorities to such measures as we deem important, to guard the citizens of our cit, ar as we are able To do, from those causes usually recognized as producing or los- iering malignant levers
 We recomnend therefore,
 Isl That TWO citizens in each ward he appointed to co.nperate with Ike Board of Health, and that they be required to attend the weekly meeting of ibt Board from and afler il,e fr-t of 'nne
 2nd. That he Clerk of the Market be directed Gin accordance with the lst stc city ordinances page I23) to attend daily n rerson or by white dep
 y during market hours, fr Ihe purpose ol iaiihiull' discha ing the duties prescribed m said nrd'nanre That she said clerk or his deputy, attend das hl Ihe market house, from 9 la 10 o'clUrk AM. |" en sure he cleansing the floors and stalls fer tl" rlng ing of the bell That ai ihe ely carts be place under the control of said clelk or his deputy daily between those hours, 10 rem ve all garbage oilhl &c. animal or vegetable in and around the marhe house. That the fire plug the north side of iht market. he opened oy after market hours, in ordei efectuay to wash nut lhe guiters on 'he north ant south side of tie market; aiso that ihe butchers b' allowed the of 'he hydan at the market, for tho purpose 0f washing their stalls, Re- That as the al Ieiaiion m the matkei laws has cansed he marhe 10 le opened Saturday evening" il shall he the du tv of the cleik ol his deputy, t0 enforce the si'u' regulations either immediately after market hours or by sun rise the morning, as the city auiori ties may deem most ex edent
 2rd 'rl,a, the ,iilches and guers be thorough, cIeansed. holes and low places in the streets file, up, standing water and other nuisances abated, be lu, e the first day of July.
 Ih That there be no extensive excayating o turning up of earth, filling up of lots with rubbish and no plac" of deposie for the city carts within h' city, during lhe months of July, August, Septenbe and October.
 5th That great importance IS attached by ih Board o the free and constant nf lime, and iha d sufficient quantity be provided for the use of tn cIiy scavingers, the orders of the ward committees and for the free of all who not able to pur chase for their premises
 9th. Tina; the sca,enger carls be ordered to tr1, verse the city daily, instead of three times week during the months above named 7ih. That the city ma' sial, wiih one of the war committees, on whom he shall cali for the purpose be directed to inspect Ihe slips and whar,es, at eas once in every l5 days and report my nuisances i | and about lhcm Sih. That the law relating to the sweeping of sid walks and cleansing of gu,ers, be rgdly enforced | (See city ordinance, sec. s, page 61 ] 9lh That prior 10 ihc frrl day of July, all vacan lots be cleared of leeds and all offensive accunrla tons removed.
 The Boad of Health aware that the foregoin | recommendations were made during the last stinineI and many of them at all or very imperiecily at tended to- from circumstances which could al lh tune be controlled. This early date of ihe sugees lions of the Board will olviale the difficulties pIe senled the last season lo. the want of time Sc. R. LEE EARN, M D President. 1 r. A. Ross, Nj. D., Sec'y.