Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-23
A NJ ORDINANCE

code Of ordinances defining what shall con-
stitute nuisance and to provide penalty for
the maintenance thereof, and to prohibit the
pollution OF the waters of any we'll, spring or
reservoir, and the use of polluted water and
unwhoiesome food for domestic purposes and to
enforce the cleaning and disinfeeting OF dwell
ling houses or other buildings in which danger
Gus or communicable diseases exist or have ex-
listed.
The Local Board of Health, OF the Township
of Mantua, in the County Of Gloucester, by
virtue of the provisions of the act of the Legis-
lat1re OF New Jersey, entitled, An Act to es-
Bureau OF Vital Statistics, and to define their
respective powers and duties,n approved March
81, 1887. and of other acts, ordains:
Section !. That whatever is dangerous to
human health, or whatever renders the ground,
the water, the air or food hazard or an injury
to human health is hereby declared to be nuts
ance land any person or persons creating or main
tanning, or aiding in the creation maintenance
of any such nuisance, shall be liable to penalty
of twenty-five dollars.
Section 2. That any decaying animal or vege-
table substance or substances, other offensive
matter in the form of rubbish, garbage or offal
in or upon any lot street or highway, or in or
upon any public or private place, is hereby de-
elared to be q nuisance, and any person per-
sons who shall cause any such nuisance or who
shall aid therein, shall be liable to penalty OF
twenty-five dollars.
Section 3. That the pollution of any stream
well, spring or reservoir of water used for
drinking purposes is hereby prohibited, and
any person or persons who shall cause such pol
to a penalty Of one hundred dollars.
Section q That the placing of fonled liquids
on the surface OF the ground in such manner
as 10 become the source from which offensive
odors shall elnanate, or in such manner as to
pollute the ground, air water, to the risk or
detriment OF the health of persons living or
passing in the vicinity thereof, in such man
ner as to endanger the purity OF the water of
any well, stream, pond or lake, is hereby de-
clared to be nuisance and any person or per
sons VINO snail cause or maintain who shall
ald IN causing or maintaining any such nuisance
shall be liable to penalty of twenty-five
dollars.
Section s. That the storage of animal refuse
or decayable or putrescible matter in LIQUID or
solid form IN any vault, cesspool or other receI-
tacie IN such manner that the shall by
reason oil offensive odorS emanating therefrom
become a source of discomfort to persons living
or passing in the vicinity thereof is hereby de-
clared to be nuisance, and any person or per-
sons causing or maintaining any such nuisance
or aiding therein shall be liable to penalty of
twenty-five dollars.
Section 6. That the discharge of any foul or
offensive liquids or gases into or upon any low
lying lands, or the keeping or forming of such
sunken places or excavations upon any lot or
land and the accumulation thereon of foul
water or offensive animal vegetable matter
is hereby declared to be a nuisance; and any
person or persons who shall cause or maintain
any such nuisance, or who shall aid in causing
or maintaining the same shall be liable to a
penalty of twenty-five dollars.
Section z. That the keeping of any tenement
house or other house or building, any part
thereof, in state of uncleanliness or the crowd
ing of persons in any tenements or other house
or building In such manner as to endanger the
health OF the persons dwelling therein, is here
by declared to be q nuisance and any person or
persons through whose act or neglect such state
of uncleanliness shall be caused and any person
or persons by whom such crowding shall be
caused, shall be liable to penalty of twenty
five-dollars.
Section 8. That the keeping of any dwelling
house or building in which there is or has been
any dangerous or communicable disease without
cleasing and disinfection, is hereby prohibited
Every such dwelling or building shall be clean
sed and disinfected by or at the expense of the
owner, tenant or other person responsible for
its condition. and said cleansing and disinfection
shall be made and performed in such manner
and with such materials, and within such stated
| Time and under such supervision as this board
may direct. Any person or persons offending
against this section shall be liable to penalty OF
! twenty-five dollars.
| Section 9: That the keeping of any pen OF
| enclosure for goats, swine or other animals OF
| OF any slaughter house, tannery or factory, in
such manner that offensive odors shall emanate
therefrom to the detriment or discomfort of per
sons living or passing in the vicinity thereof or
to common discomfort is hereby declared to be
nuisance; and any person or persons who
shall keep any such pen, enclosure, slaughter
house, tannery factory in such manner as
aforesaid, shall be liable to a penalty of twenty
| five dollars.
Section 10. That the sale of any meat or vege
table food or drink that is unwholesome un
| lit for food is hereby prohibited. Any person
1 or persons making any such sale as aforesaid
shall be liable to penalty of one hundred dol
| lars.
| Section II. That any owner or occupier o
any premises within this township shall cleanse
every cesspool or privy upon such premises anC
remove the contents therefrom upon notice il
writing to that effect from this board and every
such oceupier or owner who shall neglect or re-
fuse to cleanse any such cesspool privy fol
two days after such notice shall forfeit and pay
a penalty for every such offense
| Section -. Whenever this board shall have
satisfactory evidence that any well, the water o.
which is used for domectic purposes has become
| polluted and rendered unsafe for potable use
notice to discontinue the use of said polluted
water shall be sent to the owner or party il
charge of said WE'LL and, at the discretion OF
this board, the owner or the party in charge oil
saidwell may be ordered in writing to close fill III
or Withdraw from the ground the said well. II
the said order is not complied with within the
time therein specified this section shall be
deemed violated and this board may proceed to
cause the said well to be closed, filled up OF
withdrawn from the ground. Every well which
| is used for domestic purposes shall be at least
| forty (I0) feet distant from every privy, vault
cesspool, manure vault and horse or COW stable.
Any person persons offending against any
of the provisions of this section shall forfeit
and pay penalty of fifty dollars.
| Passed at meeting of the Board of Health held
on Saturday, May Is, 1901.
Attest ROB'T G. KINCAID
GEO b. HUHFF, See'y. Chairman.
| 5-9ol-2t. Prs. fee $I4.40