The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
SURVEYING
ORDINANCE NO. lOS.

Ordinance No 1os.-To provide for the pre- ventiun and removal of instances, for the dis posal of garbage, etc, and also to prohibit acts detrimental to public health
 Be it ordained and enacted by the common council of the city of Nome. as follows:
 Section 1. No person or corporation shall per nit or suffer to accumulate in or upon any yard. lot, place or premises, or upon any street or sidewalk adjacent to. or abutting upon, any lot, block place or premises owned or occupied by him or for which he may be the agent, within the city limits any Stagnant or impure water, refuse vegetables, decayed or decaying sub stances, garbage, swill offal. fecal matter urine or filth of any kind nor suffer such yard. lot, place or premises to be or remain in such con dition as to cause or create q noisome or ofen sive smell or atmosphere. or thereby to be, be. come, cause or create public nuisance.
 Section ,. No person or corporation shall throw into or deposit upon any public street, highway. thorOughfare, public road, lane, alley, public puce or grounds within the limits of the City or Nome or upon M any private premises or by the health officer of the City of Nome, any glass, broken ware, offal, fccal matter, garbage, urine. dirt, rubbish or filth of any kind.
 Section ,. No person, firm or corporation shall throw or place anything defling or poisonous substance, decayed animal or vegetable matter CT filth into. or cause or allow the same to pass or enter into any creek. well or river water used by the public for drinking. cooking or other do- meStic purposes. or into any water pipe within the City oi Nome whereby such water is rcn. dcrcd impure or unwholeSome.
 Section 4. No person, company partnership or corporation shall carry remove or transport garbage, offal dirt, rubbish, fecal matter, urine or filth of any kind, or any animal or vegetable substance in decomposing or offensive condition in any other than covered and enclosed vehicles or in any other than closed boxes, cans or recep- tacleS, through any street. avenue alley, high way or public place in the City of Nome.
 Section ,. Any wells used for drinking or cook ing purposes which are impure or unwholesOme or which have been rendered impure or unwhole some by reason of any dehling or poisonous sub stance arc hereby declared nuiSanceS injurious to health and no person or corporation shall maintain or continue such nusSance.
 Section t. Every person or corporation in the possession or occupancy of, either us owner tenant or otherwise, of any lot, block place or premises in the City of Nome shall, prior to its removal as in the next section of this ordinance provided. put, place, and keep all garbage household refuse, Slops. swill. dirt, rubbish of1al or filth of any kind other than fecal matter shall be kept on the prt misses and the said gar bage shall net be allowed suffered or permitted to become Strewn or scattered on the premises The contents of such boxes shall be removed from the lot, yard or premiSesof the occupant agent or owner of such lot before they create any noisome smell or become nuisances
 section 7 Every prtvy or water closet shall be provided with sufficient box, vessel OF recep- tnce, and shall be at least five feet distant from the line of any adjoining lot and at least two feet distant from any street. lane. alley, square or public place CT private passage way, and every privy shall be so constructed that it can be conveniently approached and cleaned and in such manner that each and every box, vessel or receptacle shall be made tight and close so that the contents thereof can escape thcrefrOm and every person or corporation maintaining or keeping privy shall observe the regulations prescribed in this ordinance, and every person. firm or corporation in the possession or occu. pancy of, either as owner, tenant or otherwise, any lot block place or premises in the City of Nome shall erect or cause to be erected thereon n suitable watercloset or watercloScts and maintain the same us prescribed in this ordi- nance.
 Section 8. That fccal matter not thoroughly deoderized md disinfected, remaining in the City of Nome, is hereby declared nuisance in. furious to health. and the health officer shall upon receipt Of complaint, or knowledge of the same, cause any privy to be inspected, and no person or corporation shall refuse to permit the health omcer to inspect the same; and no person who Is the owner or occupant of or agent for any house, store. building or premises fin The City of Nome to which privy belongs or appcr. tains shall use or keep the same in such n condi tlon as to cause noisome or offensive smell so as to become q nuisance.
 Section g. It shall be unlawful for my person or corporation to dump or deposit the contents or any prfyy or fecal matter in any place thnn such as may be designated by the health officer or the City Of Nome. ---'--'
 Section iO That all urina,s of the City of Nome must be so constructed as not to leak and must have tight vessel or receptacle into which the urIhc may drain; and no person who is the owner or occupant of. or agent for, any house, store. building or premises in the City of Nome to when urinal belongs or appertains, shall use or keep the same in such condition ns to cause a noisoine or offensive smell so us to be. maintaining a urinal shall observe the res;uia. tons contained in the ordinance concerning them. ~e
 Section II. Filthy and unwholesome stables horses, muic.. dogs or other animals are kcpt within the City ot Nome are hereby declarcS palSShc's N 'alcr,ous Q healch. and no ucrson.