The times., 1897-04-24
spECuAI. NOTICES.

| otsf,.E or the commissioners OF the
| District or Columbia, WaSbingt ton,,
I A nrlI ~ ISS7-Ordered That pursUdnb
! tn the .l0Int resolution 10 regulate IL
! censes To prOprielors OF theatefs IN Ihe
/ City OF washington, District OF tol-lloia' sis
| ami tor other purposes, the iolo WIZ ieS
! ulatiuns concerning the use ana Occa apdhcy
/ OF buildings and grounds IN the DiSeiiee sTiot
| or Columbia, are hereby mast - ,nIv
/ IL shall De, anu is hereby mace, she uuty'
! of the owner or any premises OI
| building, situated in the District OF 20
lumbia, TO provide ana fuIlllsh sun ~ ;itia.
| lses and building with adequate Iacliities .e
1 for heating, veDtilating and hgh llng tne
| same and with proper anu suiICleHe wa /" %
| ter closets or pFivies; TO keep we IOoI
: thereof tight nd in good repair; anu 20
! cause the ward or area, or both, 10 Do
! so graded and paved that all dralnage
| shall flow freely from all parts OF II Ihto ~
| such sewer traps as may nave ueeh pto-
| vided for that purpose. or AZ lHeIt DS
| none. shall flow away frOm any inmablGSu
/ building on sucn premises z 1udo ~
shall be the duty of every person occupy
ing any premises, or any part OF any
1 premises in the District or Columbia, or
! if such premises be not occupied, or tbe
! owner thereof, 10 keep sucn premises or
parU ana all buildings, yards, stdDles,
| grounds. and OuthOuses connected thefe-
! with, cream and Wholesome. H. upon IN
| spection by the Health Offtcer or an IN
| spcctor OF the Health department NJ pc
/ at~ceTtained that any Such premises, OE
| any part thereof or any building, ydfu,
stable, grounds, alley, or Clubhouse CON
nected herewith is not in such coh'htlOh
pants OF such premises or part, OF tHS
owner thereof. as hereiubefOre Specined,
shall be notified thereof ana Fc4uliIed 20
place the same in clean anu WhulcSQil55
| condition: and in Case any person sIidlI
fail or neglect % place said premises or
part in such condition within the time al
/ lowed Dy said notice ne shall be HaDIe 70
the penalties hereinafter provided 8
That no person being the owner, prOpfle-
+ tor, lessee manager. or suDrrirt"n' eHt OF
, any store, factory, WORKSHOP. or OJher
structure or place or employment wnsre
( workMen or WORK women are employed Tor
! wages, snail cause, permit. or allow the
same, or any portion or apartmt mt there
OF, or any room therein, to be 0veTcFOwded
or Inadequate, faulty or insufficient In
respect OF lighting, heating or ventilation
Every such store, factory, WORKSHOP or
place shall be kep5 in clean and whole
Sbme condition, and, as far as pracucable,
free from all gases vdpOT, DUST or Ot1er
impurities generated by Manufacturing
processes or otherwise and injurious 70
I health. Sufficient and separate urinalS
and pTiyies shall be prOWded for MAZE ana
female EMPLOYEES. !. That no person shall,
in the District or Columbia, use any build
ING for auv uurDOse for which il mas nOt
been lawfully used for period OF thirty
| davs, at least, Immediately preceding
the PRONUNCIATION of these regulations, un-
! less said building is ] coated ana constructed
in accordance with the requi eHcHts OF
, the laws, building regu atoI1' ana ana
hpalth ordinances in force in this Dis
trict governing the location and cOnStTuc-
tion of buildings intended 70 De used
for such purposes . Ihiit no lGQil IN
cupied as a sleeping room, unless there
| are al least four hundred feet cubic con-
tents for each person Iherein n0U ,sss iess
than ten years OF age. The Health OIfi-
| Ger is hereby authorized, II ID LIS Judg-
| Iuent II is necessary 20 secure COtubllance
| with this requirement 70 CaTSe 70 De az
fixed to or near the door OF each such
room placard stating the number OF
occupants allowed under this regulation
aud shall. in any case where such placard
has been affixed. cause a ho'!ce StaIlnS 3
| such number to be served On lhe owner,
agent or person having charge OF The
premises No person having authority 70
prevent shall permit 70 occupy any SCch
room as a sleeping room any greater num-
ber or persons than are speciiled on sucl
placard, il any, or otherwise authorized
under this section 8. That III snail
be the duty OF the owner or owners OF
every tenement or lodging house 70 provide
a suitable place or places IN connection
Herewith for the reception OF garbage ana
other refuse matter. Z. Ihat whenever
there shall be more than five fam lies reSld
/ ing in any tenement house in which the
owner does not reside, there snail hS placed
therein by the owner OF owners. lessee OF
lesseeS thereof. " hen required Dy the tom
| misSiOneIs of the District ~ Columbia, a
janitOT. house keeper. or some other re,
| SpOnslble person W no snail reside IN saio
| house and have charge thereof = Indi
Ropers0n shall u.s. an = tene euent or lOd%ins
house or any portion tnere0f, as a place
of storage for ans combustble article, oi
any article dangerous or detrimental u
| health 9. That no old rags, paper or other
like refuse material gathered or TecOy eret
from auV source hall be brought intO or al
lowed 20 remain within any bulidlnS ustd az
a dwelling 10 That the Health Office
shah examine, or cause 70 lie examined
any building supposed or reported TO D
| in an unsanitaTy condition, and make {
Y | record of such examination or The loca
y ! ton os he building; the purposes 70
= which it is used, and the names OF tn
> | owner and lessee and occupant II, afte
h such examination, he shan deem an.
j. structure or building, or part thereof, o
y | appGrtenaLce thereto. in such condition a.
Z | To eudauger the health Of the inmate
thereof. or or those living in tie vicinity
ne shall serve upon the OCCUnan'S a no
T. Jice requiring a vacation Of said structure
| or building, and also serve. or cause 70 b.
servei, q notice IN writing upon the owner
agent, or other party having interest II
=. saih structure, requiring the same to b
put In proper condition within 81 Ch tim
as he may direct. and IL shall theTeupO
he the duty Of said Interested rarity o
Dartips to comply with and execute tn
order OF the Health OFFICER under the Eena
p ties for failure as provided by SectiO
II of these regulations, unless an al
y peal he taken, as hereinafter provided
- UpOn deposit of $50 TO cover ices 70
ia an examining commission. the lntereste
- party may appeal within fOTty-elgn
>, hours in writing to the Commissioner
!. of the District. who shall appoint con
h6 mission to determine the question az lsSu'
said commission shall consist of two di
"a | interested and competent physicians an
a. one architect residents of the Distric
n who shall he raid for their services nt
he exceeding ten dollars each urOn u
certificate OF the Health OFFICER
. case OF a decision adverse 90 the appe
: | liant it shall be the duty OF the apFelaT
es TO comply herewith when duiy notifie
thereof IN writing by the Health Office
II That the term tenement wherevt
used in these regulations snail be hei
to mean any building or portion theret
lc which is occupied or is Intended for o.
i0l cupation as the residence OF more tina
two families living independently OF OF
another and doing their cooking upon II
premises: and the term lodging house
NV NV wherever used in these regulations, Slls
be held TO mean n any building or pOru6
a thereof in which persons are lodged \
hire for less than week at one time
That auv person violating, or dtGiug
ahettiug In violating any OF the provision
Of these regulations, or interfering Wit
or preventing any inspection uUtl!0TlZl
thereby. shall be deemed guilty or mi
deIneanOr aud shall upon conviction
the Police Court, be punished oy flne
| not more than one hundred dollars or
Imprisonment in the wOrkhouSe for
| more than ninety DAYS. or hv fGth Sn'
Ia fine and impri snument. in the 0iScrCtlC
of the court JOHN W. ROSS. GEORG
. | TRIJES DELL. WILLIAM NJ. BLAC'
< | Commissioners ID. &. lt-e
n, FINANCIAL.
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