The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-20
ORDINANCE
Borough of ReynOldsville
For the Better Preservation Of the PUB
lie Health and 20 prevent the spread
Of Communicable Diseases.
OF THE

act of assembly Of Ap,1l Srd, 1851, Sec.
I, p. L. $50 Of the lars of the Common
sceolh ot Pennsylvania, be il ordained by
The Burgess and 7opn Council Of The bor-
ough Of Rcynoldsrille, and IL is hereby or
dained by The authority Of the same.
See. |. That whatever is dangerous
20 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
ovcrcrowdcd or not provided with ade-
quate means OF ingress and egress, or is
not sufficiently supported, ventilated,
severed, drained, cleaned or lighted
are declared to be nuisances and to be
illegal, and every person having aided
In creating or contributing to the same
or who may support, continue or retain
any Of them shall be deemed guilty Of
n violation Of this ordinance and also be
liable for the expense of the abatement
and remedy therefor.
Sec. =. No house-refuse, otfal, 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
in the limits of this borough, and no
putrid or decaying animal or vegetable
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See. 3. Every butcher or other per-
son owning leasing OF occupying any
pace, room OF oul,ulnS Wnofo ineaV vi
any klnu Is uresseu Ut kept iot saie, or
any market, puoiic OF Prlvate, snal,
cause u 10 De KEEP, tnoro@ghiy clea's,u
ana puriIee, anu ai onai, oioou' Ia';
garpage' reluse ana uuwhoiesohle anu
offensive matter W We ,eino'eu ,nerc
from at ieast once III "a hours' anu tneS
shali alsp AT ,he SAINT t,'no heep ",
woouWorh, save hoors anu coull'ors, III
any Dullulhg, Piace vi premises "lprc
said ,horoughly painteu or rWhl'ewhsheu
ana tne lioorS VI such pui,..hs, piaoe or
premises sh",i pc 80 cvhsv.ao'eu as W
PreNenv p'oou ur i9u' ilqu,u. VI "as ,,'
ings from seu'iins III 'iie ear'h oe'e"'h'
Sec. \. The keeper or keepers OF n
livery or other stable shall keep his or
their stable and stable yard clean, ana
shall not permit, between the 10th day
of May and the lst 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
the dates Aforesaid except between
twelve o'clock at night and two hours
after sunrise, without u written permit
from the Board of Health; nor shall
any manure be removed except in a
tight vehicle, so protected that the
manure IN process OF removal, may not
be dropped or left In any street, road,
alley, lane or way Oh the borough.
sec. D. NO pig pen snail be Dullt or
maintained WITHIN the limits OF this
borough without a written permit from
the Board OF Health, and when such
permit Is granted, all Pig pens, stables,
or places where pigs may be kept snail
DE pullt ana maintained under the iol-
rowing RESTRICTIONS ana conditlons, VIZ:
Ihey shali not De puiit, kept OF erected
wlthlh one hundred Ieet Oh any wen OF
spring OF water used ior drinking or
culinary purpose, OF witnln thlrty ieet
OF any street OF lnnaDitea mouse, ana
must De constructed IN the toiiowlng
,naiiner. Inc hoor OF noors must pe hot
less Ihah twV ieet rom tne ground, IN
oruer thao uith accommodating uhuer tne
same may DC easily removed, ana such
nun acculiiulut,hg III, aDouo anu uhuer
the same shaii oe removed at least once
- - 10y
Iailure OF any owner OF occupler OF sucn
premises so 10 do, tnen tne same snail
oe uone py tne board OF health az the
expense OF the owner or owners thereof
IN addltion 10 the hnes ana penalties In
sec. 81,
sec D. NO prlvy-vault, cess-pool or
reservoir into which a privy, water
closet, cess-pool, stable or sink Is
drained, unless IL Is water tight, shall
be constructed, dug or permitted to re-
main within one hundred and fifty feet
of any well, 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
the ground, shall be excepted from this
regulation, but sufficient dry earth or
coal ashes must be used daily to absorb
all the fluid part of the deposit. and the