The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-18
DISEASE and DEATH
Steps Taken 10 Diminish Both In The
City Of Butte.
An Ordinance That WIN Make Some
Needed Sanitary Improve
ments to be Submitted to
the Council Tonight.

BY the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, Junc 11.-At the council meet
ing tomorrow night an ordinance will he
presented for the councils approval
which will meet with favor from every
true citizen of Butte. Up tn the present
time there has been no ordinance for the
protection Of health, Butte probably be-
ing the only important city In the country
without such nm ordinance. As things
now stand, people may die of contagious
disease mt be buried, without the author
tiles knowing anything about IL; a Ga
lena street woman may commit suicide,or
may kill her child, and d woman and
the hill be buried, and the authorities
not notified.
The new ordinance is prepared with a
view of correcting all this. On assuming
his position OF health officer, DIR. Robarts
underworld TO compel the cleaning of
premises and removal of nuisanccs likely
to cause contagion, but met with so much
opposition that after two days ne decided
on another tact. The ordinance is the re
suit of his labors. Ii will he considered at
a joint meeting of the health board and
the Judiciary m To he held at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and these
committees will report al to-morrow's
council meeting.
There IL already an ordinance which
provides for the establishment and regu-
lation of a board of health, but the new
ordinance provides for the protection of
public health. The ordinance contains
articles on buildings andpremises, streets
and grades, nuisanccs, which are de-
scribcd in full, sewers, privies, cesspools,
food, schools, contagious diseases, Motif
cation of contagious disease, burials, san
itary inspection and diseased animals.
The proposed ordinance provides for
the appointment of a sanitary police
man, who will superintend the
all premises thoroughly inspected and a
complete report made concerning each
house. The position of vaults, privies or
cesspools will be noted, the animals kept
n where they are kept. whether the
house stands we or dry, the condition Of
the interior and of yards with regard To
cleanliness, the water used. the position
and condition of drain and sewers. All
these will he noted down. IL will he ascer-
tanned whether there have been any
deaths in a house during the year and
from what cause and what sickness.
Under the new ordinance there will he
n complete rccorl of all infectious and
contagious diseases. ON the breaking
out of such disease, the physicians must
notify the board of health. They will he
provided with blanks for that purpose
Houses containing cases OF contagious
disease VIII he practically quarantlned
No one will he allowed To pass back and
forth from such premises without the GUS
tomarv d~isinfection.
No burials will he allowed without the
proper permit OF the health officers and
no bodies can be removed from the city
without the proper certificate.
In short the new ordinance will he mod
eled directly after the health regulations
OF eastern cities.
Health Officer Robarts said tonight:
''If this ordinance passes the sanitary con-
dition of Butte will be satisfactory. With
a sanitary policeman the provisions of the
ordinance can he rigidly enforced. | will
then guarantee that there will he fewer
deaths i'm Butte aud much less sickness;
and consequently "A greater happiness and
more wealth. The small expense incl
dent To carrying out b scheme can well
be borne for the sake Of these most desir-
able results. | shall do everything In my
power for the Improvement of Butte's
public health"