The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-27

wise strained their powers and duties
in the past:
Section >, chapter 4,
The Board of Health shall exercise
general supervision over the health OF
the city, effect all measures necessary
to promote the health and cleanliness
thereof. 1t shall abate all nuisances
of every description on public or
private property 1t shall use all
measures to prevent the introduction
or spread within the city, or five miles
thereof Except within incorporated
towns and villages within said dis.
tancel of any malignant, contagious or
infectious diseases, and remove
quarantine or otherwise dispose OF any
person or persons clothing or effects
attacted with or having been exposed
to such diseases and shall adopt such
rules and regulations necessary to pre-.
vent the introduction or spread OF
malignant, contagious or infectious
diseases within the city, or within five
miles thereof,
IL shall have power to stop and pre-.
vent the discharge of sewage from any
premises within the city limits into
and upon any public highways,
streams, water course, or into any
drain, cesspool or private sewer, aud
to order the removal OF sewage from
any premises whenever, In the opinion
OF said board OF health the public In.
terest shall demand 1t.
| Section 2. chapter 20.
IAN vegetable waste, litter, gar.
bage, filth, refuse Of any nature,
putrid or unsound meat, fish, hides or
skins OF any kind, or filth, offal, dead
animals, vegetables, STALE putrd or
noisome fat, grease or other offensive
matter which shall be detrimental to
public health, which be found, kept,
collected or used In or upon any street,
alley, yard or area, and any wrapping
paper, waste paper, hand bills, old
clothes, boots, shoes, hats, tin cans,
broken dishes, or any combustible
materials, or any rubbish whatsoever
thrown into or upon any street, alley,
sidewalk, gutter, ditch, acqueduct or
canal, or vacant lot, shall be deemed
nuisance"
Section g.
"All dead animals, putrd meat, fish
or other offensive substance, shall be
buried by the owner thereof, at dis.
lance from any water course OF at
least forty feet, and at depth below
the surface OF the ground not less
than two feet.
Section 9.
Amy privy or pig sly erected nearer
than fifty feet to the street line OF any
lot in this city, without a special per-
init OF the board OF health, or within
fifty feet OF The residence of any other
person than the owner of such privy
or pig sty, without the consent OF
such other person, Is hereby declared
to be nuisance. Every barn or stock
yard or offal yard erected or continued
within Two rods of any street line, or
the residence OF any other person,
without permission is hereby declared
10 be nuisance, and any shavings or
straw Except when used for fuel),
chaf, hay, grain or forage placed
within. fifty feet of any dwelling or
place where lire is used Is hereby de-
clared to be nuisance. Any pig sly,
privy or corral located within twenty
five feet OF any water ditch, from
which any citizen is entitled TO and
does procure water for domestic or
culinary purposes, is declared to be
nuisance"
In order to better carry out the
provisions of this chapter, the board
OF health may cause to be served a
notice In writing upon the owner, &C.
cupant or agent OF any lot, building or
premises in which or upon which any
nuisance may be fodnd, requiring him
to abate the same in such manner as
the board OF health may direct, and
within a reasonable time; and II such