Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-05-11


Wauwatosa, by virtue of authority con-
ferred upon it by such laws and statutes
of Wisconsin as relate to local boards of
health, do ordain and make the following
rules and regulations for said town, to-
wit:
Section l. Whatever is dangerous to
human life or health, and whatever rem
ders the soil or the water or the air,
or any articles of food or drink i'm
pure or unwhOlesome, is hereby declared
to be a nuisance and illegal; and any
person or persons who shall create, cause
or maintain any such thing or condition,
shall be deemed guilty of a violation of
this ordinance, and shall be liable, on
conviction thereof, TO be punished as pro-
vided by law.
Section ,. Whenever the Board of
Health shall know, or have reasonable
cause TO believe, or whenever complaint
shall be made to the said Board by any
resident OF this town that there is upon
any land or premises, or on or adjacent
to any road, street, alley. thorOughfare
or public place within the limits of this
town. any dead carcass or any foul
putrid or offensive matter, or any thing
or condition detrimental to the public
health, it shall be the duty of the said
Board Immediately to cause the place or
premises suspected or specified in the
complaint to be visited by the health
officer or some other properly authorized
person, who shall examine into all the
matters and condition suspected or al
legged to exist and shall take such meas
ures as he may find needful for the re-
moval and abatement of any deleterious
thlng or condition or nuisance for the
protection of the public health, and for
the safety of all persons affected or con-
cerned. and Immediately thereafter
make report OF the result of such eXami-
nation and of all his doings to the Board
OF Health. And in case the health of
hcer or other duly authorized agent of
the said Board shall be refused admit
tance to any place or premises for the
purpose herein mentioned; or shall meet
win any resistance i'll the discharge of
ms duties, he shall forthwith proceed
under the provisions of section i4l4 of
the Wisconsin statutes of 1893 and shall
thereafter take such further action as
may be found needful, as herein pro-
vided. Pi'
Section 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to deposit. or cause to he
deposited, any night soil. human en-
creta, any carcass of any animal. or
any putrld, foul, unwhOlesome or dc
lcterious thing upon or adjacent to any
puolic road, street, alley, thorOughfare
or place, or upon any land, or in any
stream or body of water within the
limits OF this town, or to suffer or per-
mt the deposit of such matter as afore-
sand, or to suffer or permit any urine.
hlght SOL, human eXcreta, or other foul
smelling, offensive or otherwise delete
rlous water or liquid of any kind to be
deposited upon or flow through. or upon,
any public road, street. alley, thorough
fare or place within the limits of this
town, or to accumulate or become stag
nant upon any lands or premises. or to
permit the keeping or accumulation of
any foul or offensive refuse, or of any
lands or premises within said town, eX-
cept under such conditions as the board
OF health may prescribe And any ppr-
son who may violate the provisions of
this section shall be liable, on conviction
thereon, to be punished as provided by
law.
Section T. No slaughter-house. tan
merry, bone-boiling or rendering estab-
lishment, mandatory of artificial fer
tlllZers. or other form of business where
by any nuisance. offCnse, or danger to
the public health may be produced or
caused; shall be established or carried
on in this town. except by written pep
mission of the board of health. and I'M
der such restrictions and conditions as
the said board may impose. And all
buildings and premises where any such
business or manufacture shall be carried
on shall be at all times open to the in
spection of the board of health or the
duly authorized agents thereof. And all
Applications for license or permission TO
establish or carry on such forms of bust
ness as are herein referred 10, shall be
made to the board of health. and shall
be acted upon only at regular sessions
of the said board. And any person who
shall establish or conduct such forms
of business or manufacture within the
permission of the board of health. shall
be liable to n penalty of not less than
ten dollars for each day during which
such form of business or manufacture is
conducted or carried on without such
license or permission, and the said board
shall promptly take such steps as may
be necessary for the suppression and
prevention of such form of business or
manufacture
Section ,. That the transportation
without the written permission of the
board of health of said town, within
the limits of the Town of Wauwatosa.
in garbage wagons or other vehicles, of
night soil, the excreta of human beings.
or other refuse taken from vaults or
privies, is nuisance. dangerous to the
public health and unlawful, and such
transportation is forbidden, and any per-
son violating this section of this order
and ordinance shall be punished accord
ing to law.
Section 6. That the deposit upon any
land or lands within the Town of Wau-
watoSa of any night soil, excreta of hui
man beings, or other refuse taken from
vaults or privies, is a nuisance. danger
Gus to the public health and unlawful.
and such deposit is forbidden. and any
person violating this section of this or
der and ordinance shall be punished ac-
cording to law.
Section &. Any person or persons.
without first having obtained the writ
ten permission of the Board of Health
of said Town of Wauwatosa who shall