Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-29

drinking or culinary purposes, or in any case
within one hundred aud tif,y feet of he eli v
wells or pumping stations Of the city water
works.
Second All nrivy vaults. reservoirs. or
cesspoOs named in ru ie must be cleaned ont
ut least once each year. and from the first
day of May to the first day of Move nber Of
each year shall De thoroughly 0isinfected by
adding to the contents thereof twice each
month two pounds Of copperas. dissolved 10
covered with fresh lime.
Third No priyy vault or cesspool shall open
irtO any stream or ditch, or into any drain
except common sewers.
Fourth. All sewer drains that pass within
one hundred feet of any source of water used
for drinking or culinary purposes shall be
water tight.
Fifth No sewer drain shall empty into any
| lake or pond or into any cesspool or abandan.
| ed we'll.
Sixth. No offal or waste from any cream.
ravine, open ditch or drain.
| Seventh. No house offal or dead animal
shall be left upon any lot or land within this
city unless the same be buried. The carcass
OF all animals dead from infectious or con-
tagious disease shall be Immediately burned
Eighth. All cellars and out buildings must
| be cleaned before the first day of May in each
| year
Ninth. Between the first day of May and
| tie first day of November, no hogs shall be
kept within the city except in pens with dry
| floors or pens free from all filth and standing
water; nor shall nogs be kept at any time in
any pen or building within 300 feet of dwell.
| ing house occupied by family other than the
family of the owner Of such hogs except by
consent of the head of such family and the
Eowner of such dwelling house; nor chickens
fowl Of any kind, ducks, guinea hen or tur-
oJ allowed to run at large in this city but
~ ,ust De kept in clean coops, yards. or barns
! se from offensive odors.
Tenth. All cattle yards, barns and stables,
ust be kent clean and free from all fitch and
Rensive OdOis.
n Eleventh No dead, putrid or decaying car
ses. flesh. fish or vegetables. deposits of
Manure, entrails or other unwholsome sub.
stances or filth of any kind shall be
kept or permitted to remain on any premises
or be thrown into any stream or any lot,
street, alley or public ground.
Twelfth. No slops. filthy. offensive or
offensive or dangerous to public health, shall
be thrown or permitted to remain on any
premises or the streets or alleys adjacent
thereto or be conducted or thrown on any
vacant lot or any street, alley or public
ground.
Thirteenth. All privies, cesspools, out.
houses, cellars, slauRh liter houses. pork houses
markets, stores, shops, bar ms, stables or other
places. shall be kept clean and Wholesome,
and shall not be permitted TO become or re-
main filthy, offensive or dangerous to health.
| Fourteenth. No dead animal shall within
| the jurisdiction of this board, be put into any
| river well, spring. cistern, reservoir, stream
| or pond
Fifteenth. No person shall expectorate.
offensive or dangerous substances on any
sidewalk, public walk or crossing, or in any
public conveyance. or on the floors or walls
| of any church. school house. hotel, thearer
or hall. office building, restaurant, lodging
house. store or other public building, or
bui 'dings which is resorted 10 or open to the
public. or the steps or stairways in or leading
| TO such buildings.
sixteenth. No person shall throw, shoot, or
| fire of any cannon or dynamite fire cracker.
or bon b. or cannon, at any place In the city
of DEBORAH. Iowa, without first obtaining a
written permit from the mayor, which permit
shall be issued without charge, and shall des-
ignate the place outside the fire limits of said
city where said acts may be done.
Any violation of the provisions of this sec.
| ton or subdivisions thereof shall be deemed
| the commitment Of a nuisance.
Report of Violations Sec. 40.-It shall be
| the duty of every police Off Ger who has any
know ledge of, or has good reason 10 believe,
that any of the provisions of this ordinance
are being violated, to make report OF same
through his chief to the health officer of the
| local board of health.
Penalty Sec. 41.-If any pers" n by himself
or by his agent or employee. shall willfully
violate any of the provisions of this ordinance
where no other penalty is provided, he shall
be fined not less THAI ten dollars, nor more
than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than three days nor more than thirty
days.
Repeal Sec. 42.-Publication-All ordinan-
ces or parts OF ordinances inconsistent or in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
This ordinance shall be in force and take
effect upon its passage and publication as by
| law provided
Passed this 10th day of January 1902.
M. HUGHES, City Clerk.