Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-13

An oRDISlHGE creating a Board

ORDINANCES. n
An O~RDINiEGE creating a BOart
IA Of Health and defining its duties.
SEC l. Be it orda ned by the City Council o
the City 1f Cleveland, That there Is hereby estab
lishsd a hoard of Health, to consist Of The Mayor
who shall be President e~z-oFoio, City Marshal
Director Of Infrmary, City Physician and Chair
man Of the COMMITTEE on Health and Cleanh
lees.
SEC. 2. There shall be appointed by the Boart
OF Health, 2 Health Officer. who shall receive sucf
o1mrensLtion Is the Board may from time 10 TIM
dstermins, not o exceed one hundred dollars pei
month, and who shall hold his Office during the
pleasure II the Board. 1t shall be the duty OF th'
Health Ohcsr, under the direction and control Of
the board OF Health, to enforce all laws ordlnen-
css and rogula ions relating to causes OF Sickness,
nu sauce, and sources Of filth, existing within the
city He may remove out Of this State, any person
who IS nos q resident thereof, and who is supposed
70 be infested win any malignant, infectious, pes
tlential or other dangerous disease, or TO the City
Hospital OF Pest House, when he shall deem such
removal Leoessary, to prevent the spread Of such
diseases and that such renewal can be made with
out danger to the life Of such person; and he may,
with the consent Of the Beard, order any furniture,
clothing or ether property, either to be destroyed,
removed or disinfected, whenever he may deem it
nece sary for the health Of the city Whenever
the Health Officer shall ascertain that a nuisance
Affecting or endangering, in his opinion, the public
health, exists, on any premises, or in an house
WITHIN the city, he shall notify, in writing, the
person or persons having possession of such prem
41ea i mouse, 10 Qudte aud remove 6ucn NUISANCE
within "a reasonable time to be stated in such no.
tce: aud 1t shall be unlawful for any person, on
receiving such notice, to refuse or neglect TO com-
ply with the same for a longer period than the
time nnm-d therein; and upon such neglect or refu-
SAL the Health Officer may abate such nuisance,
and the occupant Of the premises, in addition -
the penalty provided BY this ordinance, shall be
liable 10 the city Tor the cost Of such abatement, to
be recovered in a civil action before any Justice Of
the Peace in said C ty. 1t shs l be The dut Of the
Health Officer, promptly to enter complaint before
tie Police Court, against every person violating
any Of the p,oyisions Of t is ordinance
SEC 3 Itsnsl be the duty Of every Physician
IN the city 10 rep II TO the City Phi sician every
case OF small PoN, OF other contagious disease,
which he may be called on to attend, within twelve
hours after he shall have examined the patient,
giving the number Of the house, the street, and the
name OF the occupant or occupant
SIC 4. That all persons having Small PoN or
other contagious disease, whe cannot be removed
to the City Hospital, or Pest House, are hereby re-
CURED to be kept closely con1nud within their re-
spectiye dwellings or places of alb, de, and the City
Phys.eian shall cause suitable notices, wi h the
name OF character OF the disease, printed or writ
ten in large letters thereon, to be
posted up in the most conspicuous
places on, or near such dwelling or place Of
abode, IN which sue contagious disease exists; and
require Of the occupants thereof, 10 keep such no.
tees there until, in the opinion of the City Physi-
clan, they may safely be discontinued.
SEC. s. The Board Of Health shall meet from
tim TO time, as often as they shall deem necessary,
and shall have power, Whenever they may deem il
necessary for the security Of the city, to take most
prompt a d efficient measures to prevent the in
PRODUCTION Of contagious, mai gnant or dangerous
andiniectiOus diseases into said city and for the i'm
mediate ard safe removal Of any person or persons
who may be tOund theIein, infected with any such
disease; and it is hereby made the duty Of the
Police, and other officers Of the city, TO be v~igilant
and attentive in assisting The Board Of Health in
the execution Of their duties.
Sc. g. II shall be the duty Of any member Of
the Board Of Health, or Health Officer, whenever
ne may deem 1t necessary, ia ordsr to secure the
publ c health, to enter upon the premises and into
the house Of any person or persons within tn lin
its OF said city, 10 ascertain every nLi-ance which
may exist, and TO examine into the condition and
number Of pers las inhabittng such house, and in
sPect the vaults, CELLARS, priviss, eesspoos and
drains OF such pr misses, and to cause the disp-r-
zion or removal Of families or persons from build
ing OF apartments so much crowded as to be sus-
p-cted Of being infected, or liable TO be infected
with any pesiilsntial or other dangerous diseas-,
and to cause the abatement and removal Of all
nuisauces in any such house CT on such premises. |
SEC. Z. The Board OF Hvalth shall, from time
to time, to the City Council, such
Measures asethey may deem necessary to promote
and secure the hsslth OF the city, and TO prevent
the introduction of CONTAGIOUS, malignant, |
dangerous and infectious diseas . they shall
monthly report to the City Council . full and &C
Curate statement Of all expenses incurred in the
discharge Of their duties, and the same if approved,
shall be paid out OF the City Treasury and they, |
and the Health Officer shall semi-annuaIly, in
March and September, make to the Council a de-
tailed statement Of their operations during the
800 ENNN NNN-e So -SAtHlI AaAAh ~ AtAAAb9 VI I
persons sent by their or his order to the Hospital
or Pest Ho9 sc, together with the number sent out
Of the STATE, stating their ages, sex and place Of
SIC. s. It shall be unlawful for any person to
introduce, or to sid or assist in introducing into
said city, the smallpox, or any other contagious
or infectious disease.
SEC. 9. It shall be unlawful for any person or
persons 70 mol st or resist any member Of the
Board Of Health, or their Deputies, or the Health
Officer in the discharge q their duties.
SEC 10. II shall be unlawful for nuv uars0u or |
? rsons using a drain or sewer, to suffer or allow
such drain or sewer 10 expose filth t. the air in
such manner a. 70 be offensive or liable to create
d sease; and no person shall suffer or permit any
Cellar, vault, private drain, pool, privy or sewer, |
upon any premises belonging to Or occupied by |
him TO become nauseous, offensive or injurious 70
SEC. Il. No ~distiIler, tanner, brewer, soap
boiler, tallow chandler, meat packer, dyer, livery |
stable keeper or other person shall discharge out
Of, or permit TO now from his, her or their still
house, tannery, brewery, mandatory, shop, |
packing house, stable or other place, any foul or
naEseous liquids, or substances Whatsoever, into
any adjacent lOf, or into any street, lane, alley or
public ground Of said city.
SEC. T.. No soap boiler, taIlow chandler, candle
or oil maker, OF other person shall keep or use, |
unnecessarily, any stale, putrid or sinking fat, |
grease or meat, nor shall any person keep ior more
than twenty-tour hours any uncured hides, except
at he place where the sane Is to be manufactured; |
and no person shall cause, suffer or permit any
skunk OF coon skins or the skins Of any other ami
mails, which skins emit an offensive Odor, and are
in condition to public health, to be
dressed, cleaned, packed, kept, stored or received
In or upon tie Premises ownsd or occupied by him
or them
SIC. Is. No owner or occupant OF any taIlow
chambers shop, soap factory, tannery, brewery,
d stillery, pork or beef packing house, livery stable 4
or barn, shall suffer the same to become foul,
nauseOus or offensive.
SEC. "A. No owner or p ssessor Of any animal,
which shall nave died, shall suffer the same to lie |
on any publ ground, street, lane, alley, or any
private lot within the city, nor shall any person
throw such animal, or any vegetable or dpcayed /
animal matter, or fifth, whether solid or fluid, into
the harbor or canal, or any pool Of water in said
city.
SEC. 10. No person shall keep or use any privy
or barn yard adj lining to and ~sbutting on any lot
upon which any other person residssi or SO near
thereto as 10 be Offensive, or that the contents Of
said privy or barn yard are discharged upon said
lot.
ing the charge or control Of any lot or tenement,
shAll cause or permit sny nuisance to be, or re-
main in, or upon said lot or tenement, or between |
the same and The street srjoining.
SEC. II. No person shall, unless with permis-
sion from the Board Of Health, permit on their
premises a trivy vault less than ten feet deep. IN /
less said vault shall be connected with a public
sewer aod it shall be unlawful for such person to
allow such vault to become full, in bad con dition, /
or in any manner offensive; nor shall any person
the contents OF any privy vault, except by
the written permission Of the Board Of City In
prOveIeutsi and at the time Of making such ap-
~plicatiOn Tor such removal, shall pay TO sal Board
the expense OF removing the same and II is here Il
by made the duty Of the Board Of City Improve
meuts Z contract with some reliable person or
persons, 10 remove the contents Of all such privy
vaults as may require it, such work to be done un-
der their direction and a. prOval, and they may re-
quire bonds o. the person or persons with whom
they contract for the faithful performances Of this
labor.
SEC. IS. That such removal shall be made In
the night season, between the hours of ten O'Clock,
?. N, and FIVE O'Clock, 4 n as the Board Of City
Improvements may direct, and shall b. done in We
hicles that shall be edectually covered and water
tight and no such vehicle shall lie allowed 10
stand, Except while loading on any public street
Of said city and provided also, that any privy
vault requiring to be emptied between the nrst day
Of May and the first day Of October, the owner or
occupant thereof shall pay for such removal dOu-
bic the contract price.
SEC. 10. No person shall stick or post any hand
bill or plscaId Of any description upon any public
or private building, or upon any post, fence, bill
board, or any other structure or thing whatever,
the property Of ano' her, without permission Of the
occupant or owner Of the same.
SEC 20. No person shall slaughter OF dress any