Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-17


BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING. - The
Board met last night at the City Clerks
Office, pursuant to adjournment, and
were called to order by his Honor the
Mayor, President of the Board.
Present-Messrs. Walkup, Holster, Trev-
lit and Howard.
; The President read the ordinance Great
ing the Board. i
The Clerk read communication from
W. Harrison, Street Commissioner, in re-
ply to a communication sent by order o t
the Board in relation to the number of carts
and horses owned by the city, IN which it
is stated that there are but three, two of
which were turhed over ito Mr.. Harrison
by the Board of Health last year. The
slop beds belonging to the carts have been
carefully preserved, and are in good order.
The President submitted the followinSS
which was adopted: I.
Rules and Regulations Governing the Sanitary
Condition of the City Of Columbus.
SECTION /. Be it ordained and declared
by the Board of Health of the city of Co.
lumbus, That the city of Columbus be and
ia hereby divided into three districts for
sanitary purposes; the first district being
constituted of that portion of the city lying
north of the center of Gay street; the Sec
ond district being constituted of that por-
tion of the city south of the center of Cav
street. and north of the center of Friend
street; and the third district being consti-
tuted of all that portion south of the center
of Friend street. .-E
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor
and he is hereby authorized to appoint a
sanitary policeman to each of the sanitary
districts above named at salary at rate
not exceeding 1000 per annum, and place
on duty one of said sanitary policemen on
each of the districts aforesaid.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the San
1tary police to examine carefully all parts
of his districts as to the existence of nui-
sances, sources OF filth and causes of sick
ness, and to cause the same to be removed,
destroyed, or disinfected, as directed by the
Board of Health. He shall have power to
enter upon and examine the condition of
any premises, building, lot, cellar or PRIV,
deemed prejudicial to the public health.
and, if necessary, may call upon the City
police to aid him in making such examina-
ton. E
SEC. 4, The Sanitary police shall keep a
minute book, furnished by the Board,
noting all complaints respecting the exist.
ence of nuisances, the introduction of dan
gerous diseases, and all matters affecting
the sanitary condition of the city, which
they shall from time to time report to the
Board of Health under their rules and reg
ulations, and shall keep such record of the
name, age, disease and other particulars OF
all persons who may die i'm their respective
districts, as may be- prescribed by the
Board. He shall at all times be vigilant in
the discharge of such duties as may be pre-
scribed by the Board of Health, and ali or
either of them shall be removed for any
neglect of duty or violation of the rules
Lori Of fhr,
ungentlemanly or improper conduct, and
when the Board deem their services no
longer necessary, on the order of the
Board.
SEC. 5. Whenever any of the streets, al
leys or market places. or commons of the
city are in an unclean or filthy condition,
/ he shall notify the Street Commissioner,
whose duty it shall be to have the same
cleaned in the most expeditions manner
according to the ordinance entitled, "An
ordinance defining the duties of Street
I Commissioner" passed June 15, 1857, and
the supplemental ordinance therein, passed
June ii, 1860, and also to see that the citi-
zens of their respective districts comply
with the provisions OF an ordinance passed
on the 2lst day of August, A. d. 1866 ITO
provide for the cleaning of streets and al
leys, sidewalks and cutters of the city OF
Co lumbus." :
Sec 6. 1t shall be the duty of the sanitary
violations OF the city ordinances or rules
and regulations of the Board of Health.
Sec. z. That any member of the Board,
the sanitary police, district physicians, in
spector, or other officer appointed by the
Board may arrest any person who shall, in
view of such member or officer, violate or
do, or be engaged in doing or committing
in the city any act, which when committed
would be in violation OF the health ordi-
nances or a nuisance and prejudicial to the
health OF the Inhabitants.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of every un-
: dertaker or person engaged in the removal
OF any corpse for burial, to obtain permit
for doing so from the Clerk of the Board,
and shall also file with the Clerk of the
Board certificate setting forth, as near as
can be ascertained, the name, age, sex, ma
tivity, color, occupation, whether married
or single, residence, time of residence,
cause of death, duration of last Illness.
place and date of interment, name of LAST
attendant physician, and such other partie-
ulars as the Board may deem expedient to
prescribe. W
Sec. 9. 1t shall be unlawful for anyper-
son or persons, knowingly, to Introduce or
All In tV1fr :,,kc el,-.