The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-07-28
Concluded from page eight.
ORDINANCE NO.

of the town OF KenpeWick shall permit or suf
fer on his or her or their premises or premises
on which he, she or they may be occupants,
any nuisance, either by any unwholesome OF
offensive trade. calling or business, or by hay
ing or suffering or permitting any building,
clubhouse, scWer, sink, or any putrid or any
thing whatever to be or remain on premises of
which he, she or they shall be the owner or
owners, occupant or occupants, until, by often
sive and ill stenches or otherwise they or any
OF them shall become offensive, hurtful or
dangerous to the neighbOrhood. 1t shall be
me duty OF the health officer to give notice to
such person or persons to remove such nui-
.sance forthwith, and if the owner or owners
occupant or occupants OF premises, on which
nuisance shall be situated, shall neglect or re-
tuse to remove the same for space OF twenty
tour hours after such notice shall haye been
gwen, he, she or they, upon conviction there
OF before any Justice OF Peace having jurisdc-
tion OF municipal offenses, shall be liable to
the penalty hereinafter prescribed together
with the expense of removing such nuisance,
ana the cost OF prosecution.
SectiOn 10. IL any person or persons shall
after notice as aforesaid permit any such nui.
sanee to remain il :taIl be lawful for the health
onicer 10 remove tnd abate such nuisance,
Iille! by removing the putrefaction or by
draining the premises, or by filing them up
f"rthWlth oa direction OF said health officer
anu the person OF persons permitting the same
20 re1paln as aforesaid shall on conviction
tnefeoi De liable to the penalty hereinafter
Section II. II shall be the duty of the CITY
marshal or any policeman TO cause to be exc
ruted all orders of the health officer so far as
tiey relhhe /" the provision OF the health OF
ihc Town. or Whenever requested TO do so by
health officer.
Section IS. \ shall constitute and il is here
by made nuisance for any person to main
Jam or erect privy unless the same shall be
FURNISHED with substantial vault made water
aisHt SO the contents cannot escape therefrom
ana SuMclcntly enclosed. or water tight draw
frs or both. OF that the contents thereof ma Y
De TAKEN out and the drawers and yauhs
cieallSed ~ such times and upon such cond :
Mons as are ordered by the Board OF Health,
AL prlFy pts, or vaults, and all priries not
constructed according TO the provisions above
mentioned snail be and is hereby declared n
nuisance, and the owners of any privies not
conforming 10 the above requirements shall
"ltlN twenty days after service OF notice un-
On hlil, her or any owner or occupant of the
premises upon which said privifs are located
hnm.e said nuisance and rebuild said privy or
p.l'ies lii conformity with the foregoing pro-
'!slciS III TINS section, and any person or Der
soH lalilHs 10 SO do, shall upon conviction
'ttt+"i i"- guilty OF maintaining Il nuisance
ft'ItoH y That no pile or deposit Of ma
Aure ohai, garbage or any accumulation nj
any offensive or nauseous substance shall be
s'taoe Hlthln The city limits, nors hall any per
con or corporation unload, discharge or nut
,ipon or along the line or railroad street alley
OF highway or any public place within said
Own any manure. offal, garbage or other OF
ttlsl'e or nauseous substance. All manure
.aults attached 20 stables, or ali deposits OF
manure herewith connected, should be so
car"u ior by owners OF such stables Ms in no
case 10 become q nuisance
section 20. No manure. offal garbal f or any
Vegetaoie OF animal matter or nauscOus sub
stance detrimental to public health shall be
uuinped or deposited at aUy place within the
ii'4l!s OF the town of Kennewick except by
Sftclol permit by the board of health.
SFcuon n In all cases where no provision
IS herein made defining what are nuisances
anu now the same may be removed alb. ted or
prevented IN addition TO what may be declared
sucn hcrcln those offences which are known
~ the common law OF the land and the stat
lies or the state of Washington as nuisanceS
may be in case the same exists within III" city