Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-09-28
Proceeding. OF the Board Of Health.

Haskell. the following rules shall govern
the Boards order of business. to wit:
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
l. Reading of minutes.
2. Unfinished business.
8. Report of committees.
4. Miscellaneous business.
The roll being called the motion was
adopted, all voting yea
On motion of Mr.. Hall, seconded by Mr..
Swift, the following duties of officers of
the Board of Health, was adopted, all
members voting yea; to wit;
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
CLERK. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk
to keen correct record of all business
transacted by said Board; also an account
of all expenses incurred by said Board; and
on requirement shall report the same to
the Council for payment. On or before
the first day of June of each year, he shall
make out report of all expenses incurred,
and for whom, and report the same to the
President of the Board, to be certified to
the County Auditor, to be placed upon the
tax duplicate to be collected as other tax
es are by law collected. Said clerk shall
receive such compensation for his services
as the Board shall allow.
Health Officer. 1t shall be the duty of
the health officer, on view, on reasonable
information, to examine and report TO the
Board of Health, the sanitary or safe con-
dition of all buildings erections, exeava-
tions, premises, business pursuits, matter
or thing, or the sewerage, drainage, or ven
tilation thereof. whether in whole or in
part, be in condition or in effect dangerous
to life or health, and make such recon-
mendations, or report to the Board, as they
may deem proper for the action of the board.
In making a survey of any Of the above
mentioned places or things for report to the
Board, said officer shall take one or more
members of the sanitary committee, or
members of the Board to view the same.
He shall also report in writing to the
Board, annually, on or before the last regu-
lar meeting in February, in each year, as
to the sanitary condition Of the village; al
so the number of births, deaths and inter
ments in the same, with such ,recommen-
dations as he may deem advisable for the
action of said Board. Said health officer
shall receive for his services a reasonable
compensation, to be allowed by the Board,
and paid quarterly. Whenever it shall
come to his knowledge, or there is rea-
sonable belief that there exists an infec-
tious or contagious disease in any locality
or dwelling in the village, or any mdivid-
ual who is afflicted with such contagious or
infectious disease, TO forthwith report the
same to the Board for its action.
.Saitary Policeman. 1t shall be the du-
ty of the sanitary policeman to execute all
orders of the Board of Health; serve all
writs given him by the health officer and
the Mayor, and enforce all proper sanitary
measures for the promotion of the public
health and safety; and for these purposes
shall have all the powers conferred upon
other police officers and constables. He
shall receive reasonable compensation for
services actually performed, TO be paid
quarterly.
On motion of Mr.. Haskell, seconded by
Mr.. Hall, the following shall constitute the
order and regulations of the Board of
Health, to wit:
ORDERS AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD
OF HEALTH.
1. 1t shall be the duty of the health Off
Ger, promptly to enter complaint before the
Mayor of the of village Ashtsbula, against
any and every person who shall violate
any of the orders and regulations of the
Board of Health of the village of Ashtabula.
9. The owner or agent of any house or
building, public or private, in which any
person having smallpox, or scarlet fever,
or any other disease, dangerous to the pub
lie health may reside; also any physician
who may be called to attend any person
affected with any such infectious or conta-
gious, disease shall within twenty-four
hours thereafter give notice to the health
officer, or in his absence to any member of
the Board of health, giving the name and
location of residence of said diseased per-
son or persons.
8. 1t shall be the especial duty of the
health officer, and any member of this
Board on view of reasonable information
in order to preserve the public health ff it
shall be deemed necessary to enter any
dwelling upon the premises of any per-
son or persons within the limits of this vii
lage, to ascertain any nuisance which may
exist, and examine into the condition and
number of persons inhabiting the same,
and inspect the vaults, cellars, privies, cess
pools and drains of such premises, and to
cause the dispersion or removal of families
or persons from buildings or apartments,
so much overcrowded as to be suspected of
being infected with any pestilential, or
other dangerous disease, and to cause the
abatement and removal of all nuisances in
any such house or on such premises.
4. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to introduce, or to aid or assist in intro
ducing into said village, the small pox, or
any other contagious or infectious disease.
5. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to molest or resist any member
of the Board of Health, or their depu-
ties, or the health officer in the discharge
of their duties.
6. 1t shall be unlawful for any person or
persons using drain or sewer to expose
filthto the air in such manner as to be
offensive or liable to create disease; and no
person shall suffer or permit any cellar,
vault, private drain, pool, privy or sewer,
upon any premises belonging to or occu-
pied by him or them to become nauseous,
offensive or injurious to the public health.
z. No distiller, tanner, brewer, soap
boiler, tallow chandler, meat packer, dyer,
livery stable keeper, or other person, shall
discharge out of, or permit to flow from
his or her still house, tannery, brewery,
manufactory, shop, packing house, stable.
or other place, any foul or nauseous liquids,
or substances whatsoever, into any adja-
cent lot or in any street, alley or public
ground of said village.