Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-02-28
THE BOARDOF HEALTHACT
THE BILL PRINTED IN ITS
ENTIRETY.
The Bill Vvill Take Effect In June,
This Year, ana Promises to Rev
oiutionIze sanitar. Matters In
AaHn q vNpna

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oiutiOnIze Sanitars Matters In
Ashe willie.
The bill amending the city charter.
with regard to the Board of Health,
which has passed both houses of the Leg
is as follows:
Section 12. The Board OF Aldermen
of the city OF Asheville, at their first
meeting in June, 1893, after their cleo
ton, shall elect four regular practicing
two for the term of one year,
and two tor the term oftwo years, and
two shall be elected annually thereafter
for the term Of two years, which said
four regular practicing physicians, to-
gether with the Mayor, chairman of the
Finance committee and the City Engineer |
shall constitute and be the Board OF
Health of the city of Asheville, provided
that the Board Ct Aldermen of the said
city shall have power to fill any vacancy
that may occur in said Board of Health
by death, removal, resignation or other
causes.
SEcTIoN 13. That the said Board OF
Health shall have general charge and
supervision of the public health of the
city; shall make such sanitary ;nvestiSa
tions and institute such inquiries as in
their judgment may be necessary to
ascertain the condition of the general
health of the city; shall investigate the
causes of all diseases and dangers to the
public health whether epidemic or other.
wise; shall ascertain so far as possible
the causes of mortality, the effects of
location, employlnents, vocations and
conditions upon the public health; shall
make inspection of the sanitary condition
of all public buildings of the city includ-
ing school buildings both public and
private at least twice a year at intervals
OF not over six months, and ottener if in
the Judgment of said Board of Health it
shall be necessary, provided that the
said board shall make caretulinspection
of the sanitary condition of the city and
county prison at least once in each and
every month. The said Board of Health
shall report to the Board Of Aldermen of
said city the result of all Investigations
made by it at least once every three
months and oftener if it shall deem nee
essary, said report shall be accompanied
by such suggestions and recommends
tions to the proper authorities as may
seem advisable. Said board shall have
general supervision and control of all
matters of sanitation affecting the health
of said city including the healthfulness OF
the water supply, milk and other dairy
supplies and all other articles of food or
drink, drugs or druggists supplies, the
drainage of all lots and buildings, and
houses of every kind and description
whatsoever, whether used for residence
or business purposes. Said Board Of
Health shall be authorized and power 10
hereby expressly given it to declare
nuisa noes of every character whatsoever
and to abate the same so far as in it's
Judgment may be necessary for the conser-
walton OF the public health; shall enforce
the making of accurate reports, and the
keeping offull and complete records ofcon-
tagious and infectious diseases, whether
epidemic or of other character; births end
deaths and permits for burials. Said
Board of Health shall have authority
and is hereby expressly empowered to
prescribe, regulate and determine the
plumbing, ventilating and drainage of
all buildings. public and private, and the
connections of said buildings with out
side sewers; shall prepare and prescribe
a system of connections and submit the
same to the Joint Board, to be composed
of the Board of Aldermen and the Board
of Health of said city, and upon the
adoption of said system by said Joint
Board, each individual member thereof
having one vote, there shall be appointed
by the SAID Toint Board, an expert sani-
tary inspector. who shall examine all
plumbing and connections and see that
the law governing the same shall be fully
complied with. Said Inspector shall re
ceive as compensation according tc
the schedule of fees to be established by
the said Joint Board and to be paid by
the owner OF the premises, and no build
ing shall be occupied until certificate
to be prescribed by said Board of Health
shall have been obtained from said ex
pert inspector and filed with the sale
Board of Health, and any person or per
sons occupying any building in said city
either as a residence or for the purpos
of carrying on any trade, profession o
business of any character or kind what
soever, before such certificate shall hav
been obtained, shall be guilty OF mis-
demeanor and on conviction shall b
fined rot less than five nor more tha
twenty-five dollars for each and ever
day OF such unlawful occupancy. Sal
expert inspector shall have authorit
and power given him to condemn, clos
up and prevent the occupancy, or sun
marily eject all persons from any and a
buildings, or rooms therein, which al
not properly and sufficiently ventilate
and which are liable to unhealthfi
! on account of dampuess or the exclusio
of light, or which for any cause whatst
ever are made unsuitable for habitatio
or dangerous to the health of the occ,
pants thereof,
, Section IA. That all employees an
officers connected with the sanitary d
partment of the city shall be elected
said Board Of Health, the number of er
ployes and officers, the salary of eac
and all matters pertaining to said sar
. tary department and necessary for i
successful operation shall be determine
and controlled by said Board of Healt
provided that the annual expenditure
said Board of Health, for all purpose
shall not exceed the total amount a
nually apportioned by the Board of 4
dermen to the sanitary department
said city.
Section Is. That said Board of Heal
shall have authority to select the pla
or places to which the garbage OF the CT
shall be removed, and the manner of
disposition; it shall have authority
let contracts or procure means for t
removal OF said garbage. 1t shall al
haye supervision and control of all t
property Of the city in the sanitary {
partment.
Section 16. That the said santa
inspector rnd such assistants as shall
provided and elected by the said Boa
of Health. shall be and are hereby CT
stituted special policemen of the City
c. Asheville with such power and author