The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-10-01

An ordinance to prevent and abate nuisances ard
to prevent and regulate the slaughtering ofanimas
within the city of ManitowOc.
Be it ordained.by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the city of Manitowoc.
Section |. No person or persons Shall keep any
slaughter house place Of butchering animals with
in this city, shall any person or persons saugh-
butcher any cattle, calves sheep or swine, or
boil any lard or tallow within this city,
Provided that citizens of this city may with the
consent of the Mayor of said city, subject to such
restrictions and reguetion he may require and
prescribe slaughter On their own premises, cattle,
calves, sheep or swine intended for private
Any person or persons violating any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be subject to fine not
exceeding twenty-five dollars besides costs of prose-
cution.
Sec. 2. No person persons engaged in the bust
of dstiler, tanner, brewer, meat PACKER, glue
maker soap boiler, tallow-chandler dyer any
keeper keepers ofivery stable, cattle hay yards
nor dealer dealers in meat, vegetables, hides or
SKINS shall discharge out of permit to be dischar-
ed off flow from his, her or their still house
tannery, brewery, packing house. mandatory,
stable, hay cattle yard or pan shop store packing
house or other premises, any foul or neauseous
liquids, or substances whatever, into any adjacent
lot grounds or building, occupied or owned by any
other person, upon any DOCK wharf slip, street,
lane alley public grounds, or into the Manitowoc
river any stream except Shermans creek, or any
sewer employing into said river.
Sec. 3. No tallow chandler, soap, glue or oil man
uacturer butcher dealer in hides skins groceries
provisions, shall keep, use, cause or allow to be
kept or used any stale putrid sinking pot grease
meat hides skins any decaylng, putrd ami
NAL vegetrble substance, nor shall undreSsed
hides skins be allowed or suffered to remain on
any sidewalk in any street, lane, alley public
place for a longer time than is indspensably neces
sary for receiving delivering, loading or unloading
the
Sec, T. No owner, occupant, tenant agent of
any premises shall suffer, allow permit any dwell
ing, factory store, shop, grocery, cellar, basement
vault private drain, pool privy sewer and saugh-
ter house. candle glue factory tannery distiery,
pork or beef packing house, butcher shop, stall,
market livery stable barn pig pen premises grounds
Tl1n of n ER
allow the same to become or continue IN such con-
dition to be offensive injurious to the
health of any person or the public.
Sec. s. No owner or possessor of any dead animal
shall suffer allow the of the same or
part thereof to lie. be remain or near pub
lie ground, street, lane alley wharf, dock private
lot or in any waters within the jurisdiction OF this
city, or upon the bank shore of the same, nor
shall any person throw such carcass or any part
thereof or any vegetable or animal matter, any
Stops or filth whether solid fluid, into the Mani
towoc any cistern, well, reservoir, pond or
pool of water in this city.
Sec. 6. No person or persons shall erect maintain
or continue any prvy within feet of any adjon-
ing lot, such being built shall be kept in good
order aud cleansed not to be offensive to the
.eighbor passers by said premises on which same
is located.
Sect. Any person or persons who shall do or
allow to be done continued within the city of
Manitowoc anything which is forbidden by the End,
3D. 4th, 5th and 9th sections of this ordinance, or
shall neglect refuse to cleanse, remove, discontinue
.bate anything within this city, which is nau-
seous offensive injurious to health obey all the
rules regul etons and requirements OF said 2nd Sd,
4th 5th and 9th sections when lawfully required so
do shall be deemed guilty. of having caused,
mitted or continued a nuisance, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding
twenty-five dollars besides the costs of prosecution.
Sec. s. Each and every owner, lessee, occupant or
agent of property in this city SHALL whenever requir-
ed permit the Mayor, Aldermen, health officer, city
physician, Marshal and policemen, to have free &C
at all times to any and every place where any
thing nauseous, offensive injurious to health is
or salleged to exist.
Any printed or written order, direction require
ment, any OF said officers shall or may give make
for the cleaning of any premises, the removal
discontfnuaRce abatement of any nuisance or to
stop any act proceedings which if persisted in
would occasion nuisance, shall be forthwith COM
piled with by such owner, lessee, occupant agent
of property without cost or expense to the city.
In case any such owner, lessee, occupant or agent
of property, shall neglect refuse to comply with
the order, direction or requirement then the
Mayor any two Aldermen CT the city, the COM
mittee sanitary affairs may such nuisance
to be summarily removed, discontinued or abated at
the expense of the city and for that purpose shall
have control of the entire police force of the city
and the services of the street commissioners and of
the men, teams. and utensils under their direction
and control, and such other assistance may be
necessary and the expense thereby incurred shall
be charged against such owner, lessee occupant or
agent, and also against the property which such
nuisance may be found and shall be forthwith in
detail reported to the Board of Aldermen. But the
express authority of the Board of Aldermen shall
be required in each to fill up drain any lot
land where the expense will exceed twenty-five
dollars.
Sec. 9. Any person or persons who shall neglect
or refuse to discontinue abate a nuisance
on premises under his or her control when required
to do III pursuance of section eight (S) of this
dinance, who shall unlawfaly obstruct or hinder
any officer agent of the city, in the perfo rmance
any authorized by section eight of this ordi-
nance, on conviction thereof shall be fined in any
not less than ten dollars besides the costs OF
prosecution.
Sec. 10. No person persons shall within the
limits of this city, in any manner, throw drop,pac
or or,n thyO fnIl
liquid any ashes sweepings, litter shavings dirt
earth, manure substance of any kind or nature
to be thrown dropped placed deposited in or upon
any street sidewalk lane alley or other public
ground, or into the Manitowoc river. Lake Mich
gam any other waters within the limits of this
city without permission of the Board of Aldermen
expressed by resolution written permission of the
Mayor. Any person persons so offending shall be
deemed guilty of an oeIse, and on conviction there
of shall be deemed guilty of offense and on con
viction thereof shall be punished by fine not ex
ceeding twenty dollars and the of removing the
nuisance, besides the costs of prosecution.
Sec. II. Any person persons who shall within
the limits of this city, dig to be dug any
sewer ditbh. drain. other excavation whatsoever
in any street, alley, lane other public ground
without written permission of the Mayor or the
proper street commissioner, on conviction thereo
shall be deemed guilty of an ofense and convic
ton thereof shall be punished by fine not exceed
! ing twenty dollarsiand the costs of prosecution.
Sec. IL Any person or persons who shall, within
the limits of this city, throw place deposit OF
cause, authorize or permit to be thrown, placed Of
deposited any wood stone straw other article int
any sewer, ditch drain Of said city in a name
to obstruct injure the said sewer ditch drail
conviction thereof, shall be deemed guilty Of al
offense and conviction thereof shall be punshe;
by fine not exceeding twenty dollars and costs o
prosecution.
| Sec Is. All ordinances parts of ordnance
conflicting with any of the provisions of this ordi
nance are hereby repealed.
Sec Il. This ordinance shall take effect and b
in force from and after Its passage and publication
| Adopted September 81, A. D. 1874.
| Atses. AID. JONES, Mayor
| r. ". Boscagapr, Clerk.