The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-08
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OFFICE or BOARD OF HEALTH.
Esn,oRIA. June 1, 1882.
To the Aayor If Emporfd:
We respectfully call your attention 10
the fact that that the following sections
OF the city ordinances in relation to nui-
sances and their abatement are not gen
orally complied with:
1. In regard to the deposit of filth ON
on private premises, section /, ortlin
ance of December IL, 1881, reads as
follows:
SEC. /. If any person, owner or agent
shall place OF permit To remain on his or
her premises, IN this city any filth, otIal.
decaying vegetable or animal matter, or
any excreinent, or standing or slagnant
water SO as to cause or create any foul,
unhealthy or offensive smell in the viein-
ity; or If any person, owner or agent
shall permit any filth. decayed animal
OF vegetable matte: or stagnant or stand
ing water, to remain in The cellars or
Easements of his or her house or houses !;
or II any person, owner or agent shall
engage in or carry on any business in his
or her premises, or any premises occu-
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produce noXious, unhealthy or disagree
able and offensive smell in the neighbor-
hood to the annoyance of persons in the
vicinity, shall be deemed guilty of crea-
ting or maintaining q nuisance in the
city and shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars and shall
pay the costs of prosecution and stand
committed until such fine and costs are
paid, unless an appeal is taken.
IL. In regard to the deposit of filth in
streets and alleys, section 5, ordinance
of October 5, 1874, reads:
| SEC. 8. Any person who shall deposit
any excrement or filth or refuse or any
vegetable or animal matter, or any sub
stance whatsoever which is or may be-
come offensive, in any street or place
within the limits of this city, shall be
liable to fine of not less than two nor
| more than ten dollars; and all persons
who shall or may have deposited any
excrement or filth or refuse or any reg.
etable or animal matter as aforesaid
are required TO remove the same within
one day after receiving notice to remove
the same from the city marshal, under q
penalty of not less than two nor more
than five dollars.
III. In regard TO privies, an ordinance
adopted May 10. 1878, reads:
SEC. l. That from and after the pas
sage of this ordinance il shall be ut
lawful for any person in building, erect
ing or repairing any privy within thu
corporate limits of the city of Enlporia
to have, procure or make vault fol-
such privy.
SEC. 2. That all privies hereafter
built or erected within the corporate
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provided with draw boxes.
SEC. 3. That all privies within the
corporate limits the city which contain
vaults that are subject TO overflow afteI
rain, are hereby declared nuIsanccs.
SIC. 4. Provides process for abate
ment of such nuisances by the marshal
SEC. 5. Any person violating any OF
the provisions OF Sections l and 2, oil
any person who shall fail to abate any
existing privy vault which is liable ia
overflow after ram, within "a hours
after receiving notice by the city
marshal to abate the same, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum
not less than one dollar nor more than
twenty-five dollars.
SEC. @. All existing privies, without
vaults or draw-bOXes, are hereby declar-
ed nuisances, and subject to abatement
as herein provided.
SEC z. ANY person having OF own.
ing privy with draw-boX, who shall
knowingly allow the same to be filled
too full, shall be deemed guilty of a
| violation of this ordinance and shall be
fined in any sum as above provided.
We earnestly request You to adopt
prompt measures for their immediate
enforcement.