The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-08-05
Proclamation Of Health Board.

us cltlIe1lS, anu possibly Cne lives O1
II any, from an epidemic of some
form OF PREvENTABLE disease.
I'd. 1t IL ordered that all premises,
both public and private, I've imme-
diately cleaned up Of all garbage,
waste, ashes, or any other kind of
refuse or decaying vegetable or ami
NAL matter; that all weeds and nOx-
ious vegetable growths shall lie cut
and removed; that all sewers, drains,
sinks and all other foul and dirty
places shall be thoroughly cleansed
and disinfected.
81. That all back fences and out
buildings shall be whitewashed (un-
less said embarrassing has been
recently done; that is, the past spring
or present suinmer).
4th. That all water-clOsets, cess
pools or other such places or cOnven-
fences, used for such purposes, out
side the dwelling-hOuses or on the
back premises of any building used
for a store. room or otherwise, or any
livery or private stable, or any man
uiactory, shall be cleaned during the
night time, unless for special reason
the Board of Health shall give per-
mission for special cleansing during
the daytime, defining and enforcing
the proper restrictions.
9Th. That water closet shall be
considered properly cleaned, if out
side dwelling, when new pit shall
have been digged, the dirt removed
| to be thrown into the old pit, and
house or blind shall have been placed
lover the newly digged pit, or il such
removal be not desirable the vault
may be emptied and carted off in the
night time, and the premises and
vault properly disinfected in such a
manner as shall meet the approval
of the inspectors, and not otherwise.
9th. That all cellars, whether in
private dwellings or places of bus
mess, or in public buildings, shall be
opened to the Inspectors at a proper
and convenient time of the day, due
regard being observed as to the pri-
vacy and proper respect to the own
ers and residents, and must be
cleansed and disinfected to the APP
proval of the Health Board.
7th. That the sewer leading from
the State prison, opened on the sur
face. within thickly settled portion
of the city, within its limits and is
uncovered for quite distance, it is
ordered that the same he SO repaired
that all of its length, to a point on
the river below low water mark,
shall be covered and securely pro-
tected from the escape of sewer gas.
9Th. That all contractors for street
improvement shall, within the pre-
scribed limit of time from this date,
remove all debris, stones and dirt,
or other useless and unnecessary and
terial. The time shall be determined
by the Health Board, in which all
such above named nuisance shall be
abated, and in no instances shall the
time exceed two weeks or fourteen
days from this date.
9th. That al streets and alleys
shall be properly and speedily
cleaned; all sewers and cutters
cleaned and slushed within the pre-
scribed time of fourteen days from
date hereof.
10th. That all streets and alleys
now i'm process of repair or construc-
ton shall be rapidly pushed to COM
pletiOn, and, ii unnecessary delay is
continued and maintained, in the
opinion of the Board of Health, a
time shall be named for the compile
tiOn of the same by the said Board of
Health, and, failing to comply, said
parties, contractors or corporations
shall be notified of a specified day on
which work must be completed.
Failing to comply with this demand,
legal proceedings shall be at once in
stituted.
18th. That these, and all other
proper conditions and requirements,
will be enforced and put in proper
condition.
18th. The Board of Health assures
the citizens that the public safety de-
mands the enforcement of the above
and all other needed requirements;
that this proclamation has been sub
mitted to the proper authorities and
other and competent legal authority,
and its provisions are assured to be
clearly within the requirements of
law and within the power and juris-
iiction of the Health Board; and. AS
In the case of compulsory vaccinna-
lion and removal to the hospital of
cases of smallpox and suspects to the
detention camp, will be rigidly and
favor, and to all alike, Wig
)rously enforced.
18th. That the Inspectors shall he
he Health Officer of the city, who
shall be physician, the Marshal of
the city, and such other help as may