The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-03

Mayor OF said city Of Lexington for
record.
Whereas, the yellow fever situation
is growing alarming, and our atten-
tion to the same having been directed
by the County Health Officer, acting
under directions from the State Board
of Health, regarding Quarantine and
General Sanitary Conditions, it is
therefore ordered:
LIST. That the Marshal be and
hereby is instructed from time to
time to make house to house can
vass of the Town of Lexington and
to order all privies thoroughly clean
ed and their contents burned in a pit
with unslaked lime, and covered with
dry earth, and be so cleaned at least
once every week until otherwise or
Tered, and that said privies be disin-
.'ected with chloride of lime and be
kept disinfected until frost, that any
person violating this order, and being
convicted of said violation, shall be
fined not less than One Dollar ($D
nor more than Twenty-Five (S25) Dol
lars for each violation hereof. Each
failure to observe this order after
warning shall be considered as a sep
arate offense. A violation hereof
shall be considered maintaining a
nuisance.
End. 1t is further ordered that
the Marshal at such times as he
sees fit or is directed by the Mayor
or any Alderman shall visit any or all
premises in said town, and if the
above order has not been complied
with he shall report the offenders for
the violation of this order who shall
be dealt with as provided in section /
OF this order, and he may have said
cleansing and disinfecting done at the
expense of the owner or occupant
of said premises where said nuisance
exists.
3rd. Be it further, ordered that
all premises, pig or hog pens, horse
and cow lots, be kept cleaned and the
refuse and trash removed or destroyed;
that a failure to observe this order
shall be dealt with as hereinbefore
provided.
4th. Be it further ordered that all
pools of stale and stagnant water on
all premises in said town be either
filled up with dirt or properly and re-
gularly disinfected with coal oil and
lime, and any violation of this order
shall be dealt with as hereinbefore
provided.
9Th. Be it further ordered that
the street contractor be and hereby
is ordered and directed to either drair
or fill up all holes of water. in or OF
the streets of said town and to thor
oughly clean and drain all holes an(
puddles of water standing in the bitches
on both sides of the streets and parts Of
streets, in faithful compliance Of hi
contract, and the provisions of this
order, and on failure thereto do after
being verbally notified by street com
missioner of said town, shall be sub
ject to and dealt with as provided b,
section No. one Of this order.
i 9th. Be it further ordered tina
J any person, either owner, occupant o
any other person who hereafter throw
pours or drains unclean water or slop
or sewerage, on or into the streets 0
said town, shall be guilty Of commit
ting or permitting and suffering O
maintaining nuisance in said town
and if the same is not stopped, dis
t continued or Immediately abated afte
being warned by the Marshal Of SAT-
: town shall be guilty of suffering 0
I committing a nuisance in said towr
and for each offense after warnin,
4 shall be fined not less than One Do
! lar tSl) nor more than Twenty-fy
g (S25) Dollars. And in case said ur
: clean water or slops or sewerage
j, conducted into the streets by mean
: of tiling or pipes the same shall b
r taken up Immediately by the owne
: or occupant of the premises fror
which the same is conducted and
t not so discontinued and taken up i
d "a hours after notice by the Marsha
g shall be taken up under the directio
e of the Marshal at the expense of tn
d owner or occupant of said premises
r On motion the meeting adjourned
d R.C. McBEE, Mayor.
81 A. NJ. PEPPER, Clerk pro. TEN.