The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18
NOTICE.
Orders and BY Laws of the LO.
cal Board of Health OF the City
of Deering, Maine.

Section /. No sink, bath tub, water closet
privy. cess pool or place of accumulation OF
offensive liquid matter. shall be allowed to
drain into any lane, street or highway.
Section 2. Any accumulation or refuse mat
ter such as swill, wash of meat fish sor shells,
bones. decayed vegetables: dead carcasses,
compose and generate disease germs or I'M
healthy gases, and thus affect the purity of the
air in the immediate vicinity OF any dwelling
house OF place of business shall be considered
nuisance. and must be removed OF disposed OF
either by burial. burning or otherwise and In
such manner that it may not be offensive to the
neighborhood wherever located.
Section 8. No night SOIL sewerage, contents
of privy vaults OF cess pools or other noisome
substances shall be deposited in any place or
used as manure or fertilizer in such way or
manner as shall be detrimental to lie or health,
or offensive to the neighborhood wherever To-
Gated.
been removed by order of the Board of Health,
or otherwise, the premises shall be supplied
with suitable Watercloset. which. IN respect
to its water flush, shall be satisfactory to the
Board of Health.
Section 5. The Secretary of the Board shall
have power and authority and it shall pc MS
duty TO enforce all laws orders and regulations
nuisances and sources Of filth In the city,
Section 6. On and after the goth day OF Au-
gest A D. 1898, no person shall be allowed to
construct any priyy vault, cess pool OF any
other receptacle or conductor for drainage OF
| filth of any kind in any locality within the city
| limits when access can be had for drainage to
a public sewer. When upon proper complaint
made in writing to the Board OF Health any
privy vault. cess pool. receptacle or conductor
constructed or used prior to the adoption OF
/ these orders, shall after careful and thorough
investigation be adtudged by the Board OF
Health to constitute nuisance or source OF
| danger to the public health. such privy, vault,
cess pool receptacle or conductor snail fortn-
| with be discontinued and abolished, when the
promises upon which said nuisance exists can
be connected with the pubic sewer When
1 h ,,,,ico OF In InnrnUida6
with proper street sewers, such disposition
shall be made of them as the Board OF Health
may determine.
| Section T. In case any person shall permit
any cellar, lot OF vacant land 10 be In state OF
nuisance so as to be dangerous to the public
health, the Board through its Secretary, when
fuses to abate such nuisance, may abate Inc
| same at the cost of such owner.
Section 8. All stable manure and dressing
shall be removed beyond the limits OF the thickly
populated portion of the city as often as once
in every four weeks of each year during the
months OF May June, July, august . ana =, sep sep
| horses and cattle are kept such manure and
dressing shall be removed as aforesaid as often
! as once in everytwo weeks during the Aforesaid
months, provided, however, that any manure or
dressing. shall be removed as aforesaid at any
time when deemed by the Board OF Health to be
reasonably necessary. When the owner, agent
hours written notice IRON the Secretary OF the
Board OF Health to remove any manure or
! dressing as aforesaid, refuses or negiectS 10
comply with the directions given in said notice
| the Secretary shall remove same at the expense
| of the owner, agent OF occupant.
Section 9: No swine OF any kind shall be
| kept hereafter within the limits OF the thickly
settled parts of the city during the months OF
| May. June, July. August or September. Any
one not complying with the requirements Of
| this section shall be subject to penalty of one
dollar per day for every swine kept in violation
thereof
| Section TO- Service of any notice under
| these orders and BYLAWS may be executed by
the Secretary or by any officer who may ex-
ecute civil process.
! Section H. 1t shall be the duty OF the
Secretary of the Board OF Health to keep an
exact account of all costs. OUTLAWS and ex-
penses, that may be incurred in carrying into
| effect any of the purposes and provisions set
| forth or contained in any of the sections OF
| these Orders and Bylaws and without delay
report the same to the City Auditor of accounts
with the names of the various persons to
whom they may be chargeable and the proper
! ton or amount payable by each person.
| The City Auditor shall examine. correct and
charge the same in his books and without de-
| lay make out bills therefor accordingly, and
place said bills in the hands of the City Treas
| urer for collection.
| Section r.. The Board of Health or Secretary
| thereof may employ and hire such help as is
necessary for carrying into effect any of the
Orders and Regulations of said Board
Adopted August IS, A. D 1885,
| Signed, F. d. COLEMAN, ! Board
H. F. MILIKEN. Of
r. F. GOODHUE, NJ D. Health.
The foregoing Bylaws are approved.
THOS. H. HASKELL.
Associate Justice Supr eme Judicial Court
August IT, 1898.