The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-13
ORDTN ANCFI
or THE
Borough of Reynoldsville
For the letter Preservation orthe Pub
lie Health and 60 prevent the spread
Of communicable Diseases.
OF THE

lie Henitb ana 10 prevent the Spfcnu
Of communicable Diseases.
In ririe Of the po,rers conferred by The
act Of assembly Of Aprl Srd, 1851, Sec.
1, i. l.. $50 Of The lars Of he Common
tredhh Of Pennsylvania, be il ordained by
the Burgess and Iorn Council Of hc boI'-
ough of Rcynolisrilic, and Il is hereby or
ddined by the authority Of the same.
See. |. That whatever IL dangerous
to human life or health. whatever rem
ders the air or food or water or other
drink unwholesome, and whatever
building or part or cellar thereof Is
overcrowded, or not provided with ade-
quatc means Of ingress and egrcss. or is
not sufficiently supported, ventilated,
severed. drained, cleaned or lighted
are declared to be nuisanccs and to be
Illegal, and every person having aided
I'm creating or contributing to the same
or who may support, continue or retain
any Of them shall be deemed guilty Of
violation of this ordinance and also he
liable for the expense Of the abatement
and remedy therefor.
See. .. No house-refuse, ofral. gar
bage, dead animals, decaying vegetable
matter or organic waste substance Of
any kind shall be thrown ON any street,
road, ditch, gutter or public place with
i'm the limits Of this borough, and no
putrd or decaying animal or vegetable
matter shall be kept in any house, eel
lar or adjoining outbuilding or grounds
for more than twenty-fOur hours.
Sec. 3. Every butcher or other per-
son owning, leasing or occupying any
place, room or building where meat OF
any kind Is dressed or kept for sale, or
nal, ,hal
cause IL to be kept thoroughly cleansod
and purified, and all offal, blood, fat,
garbage, refuse and unwholesome and
offensive matter to be removed there
from at least once in "a hours, and they
shall also at the same time keep all
woodwork save floors and counters. in
any building, place or premises afore-
said thoroughly painted or whitewashed
and the floors Of such building, place or
premises shall be so constructed as to
prevent blood or foul liquids or wash
ings from settling in the earth beneath.
Sec. 4. The keeper or keepers of a
livery or other stable shall keep his or
their stable and stable yard clean. and
shall not permit, between the 18th day
of May and the 1st day of November,
more than three wagon loads OF manure
to accumulate in or near the same at
any one time, except by express per-
mission Of the Board OF Health, nor
shall any manure be removed between
t5he dates Aforesaid except between
sivelve o'clock at night and two hours
after sunrise, without a written permit
FROM the Board of Health; nor shall
any manure be removed except In a
tight vehicle, 80 protected that the
manure in process OF removal, may not
be dropped or left In any street, road,
alley, lane or way Of the borough.
Sec. .. No pig pen shall be built or
maintained within the limits of this
borough without written permit from
the Board OF Health, and when such
permit is granted, all pig pens, stables,
or places where pigs may be kept shall
be built and maintained under the fol-
lowing restrictions and conditions, viz:
They shall not be built, kept or erected
within one hundred feet Of any well or
Spring OF water used for drinking or
culinary purpose, or within thirty feet
of any street or inhabited house, and
must be constructed In the following
manner: The floor or floors must be not
less than two feet from the ground, in
order that filth accommodating under the
same may be easily removed, and such
filth accommodating In, about and under
the same shall be removed at least once
week and oftener II so ordered, and on
failure Of any owner or Occupier of such
premises so TO do, then the same shall
be done by the Board OF Health at the
expense Of the owner or owners thereof
in addition TO the fines and penalties In
Sec. 30.
Sec. 9. No privy-vault, cess-pool or
reservoir into which a privy, water
closet, cess-pool, stable or sink Is
drained, unless it is water tight, shall
be constructed, dug or permitted to re-
main within one hundred and fifty feet
OF any we'll, spring or other source OF
water used for drinking or culinary pur-
poses; unless the surface of such vault,
cess-pool or reservoir is at lower level
than the bottom of such we'll. Earth
privies and earth closets, with no vault
pit or depression below the surface OF
regulation, but sufficient dry earth OF
coal ashes must be used daily to Absorb
all the fluid part OF the deposit. and the
contents must be completely removed al
least once every month.
Sec. I. All privy-vaults, cess-pOols OF
reservoirs as above named shall be
cleaned out at least twice year, once
in the spring not later than the 18th O
May and once in the autumn not earlier
than the 18th OF October. From the
18th Of May to the 18th of October O
each year they shall be thoroughly dis
infected by adding to their contents
once every week, from one to four gal
Ions OF disinfectant solution, according
to the size of the said vault, cess-pool OF
reservoir
Sec. 8. All sewer-drains shall b'
wster-tight within the limits Of thi
borough.
Sec. 8. No sewer-drain shall empt,
into any lake, pond or other source O
water used for drinking purposes, o.
into any standing water within th'
Jurisdiction OF this borough.
Sec. 10. The sewerage from eacl
building on every street provided will
common sewer, shall be conducted
into said sewer.
Sec. II. That portion Of the hous'