Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-09-18

G.. A. NEAL, NJ. D.
WIN. R. KEENE.
LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH OF SOUTHWEST BAR
BoR-ADoPrIoN OF BY LAWS.
AT a nesting OF the Local Board of Health
of the Town OF Southwest Harbor, Hancock
County. Maine, held at Southwest Harbor in
said town on 18th day Of July. 1907. at which
meeting the entire Board was present and
acted. Ii was unanimously voted to make and
adopt for said town Ct Southwest Harbor the
By Laws hereinafter set forth in articles
numbered from to 16 inclusive. 1t wss also
unanimously resolved by said Board that
such Bylaws are necessary and proper for
successful operation OF the Health Laws OF
the State.
AnricLE i: All buildings within the limits
OF the town Of Southwest Aarbor used ior the
boiling bones. curryins leather. storage OF
any green pel,s or skins. manufacturing or
hing Of liquid glue or fertilizer or for car,
and SO nitaTy condition and any OF the process
SEES OF making or manufacturing any Of the
products or by.products OF slaugbsering cat
leather. storage Of any green pelfs or skins,
manufact uring or making Of liquid glue or
fertilizer shall be conducted in such man
nerr as not 70 become detrimental or injurious
ARTICLE Z: No person shall deposit any
refuse from lawns, eardens, buildings,
wharfs. or boat slips, Or any waste oral or
garbage Of any kind upon any street II the
town Of Southwest Harbor, or upon any shore,
beach or bar. or in the waters OF the Harbor
between seawall and Fernald's Point So
called.
ARrIci z 8: The proprietors Of hotels, own
ers or tenants OF mark ets. shops or stores,
and all bouseholders shall keep good and sui
fcient receptacles in which to deposit all gar
bage, waste, and decaying matter upon their
premises in such places and at such times as
may be provided by the Local Board OF ealth.
In case OF small houses the Local Board OF
Health may grant special permits for removal
OF garbage.
ARTICLE 4: All conveyances for transport
ing garbage in form OF swill. decaying me ats,
VEGETABLES or other decayipg matter must be
lined with zinc or iron. and made water tight,
and have covered tops. or the garbage must De
put into covered barrels and said convey
ances or barrels must be kept clean and in
sanitary condition. Such teams must not
stop in the streets for other purposes than the
90 be ena
coed directly to the place for the proper dis
posal Of the same.
and refuse OF all kinds and all decaying mat.
| ter shall be under The direction and control oil
| the Local Board Of Health.
ARTICLE 8: Keepers OF hotels, markets.
| shops. stores, and all householders shall. when
| the Local Board OF Health deem It neces-
sary, keep two receptacles in which to de-
post any garbage and waste, 0ne io ana me-
other for vegetables, meat. fish. or other de-
| caying matter. All waste such as ashes, etc
must be cleaned up At once. .,.u nile dsnosi,
| or keep manure. offal, or garbage except in
such places as may be designated by the Lo-
| cal Board OF Health. This By Law shall not
| apply however to garbage accumulated by the
| occupants Of single building temporarily
| deposited in some covered receptacle await
| Article 8: Noperson shall transport, with,
| out written permission from the Local BOARD
| of Health, milk In any conveyance in which
! is contained swill, garbage, offal table refuse
manure or decaying matter OF any kind. Al
(, conveyances in which Is transported milk
| shall be kept clean, and In sanitary conai'
| tion.
| ARTICLE 8: Whenever any reasonable COM
| plant is made regarding the keeping OF any
| swine in the village as dangerous 10 health
| the Local Board OF Health shall notify the
| owner or keeper OF said swine in writing Of
| said complaint, and after hearing upon the
| same, If the owner or keeper OF said swine
| shall fail to show cause why said swine should
not be removed. the Local Board OF Health
| shall order said swine to be removed.
ARTICLE 10: 1t shall be the duty OF the Local
| Board OF Health to make frequent inspection
| Of all school buildings and public places OF
the town, and all places wherein meat, iiesh
| to September 10, and to make careful exam.
| nation of such premises, and to condemn OF
cause to be removed therefrom Immediately
| all such articles Of stock as may be consid'
| cred unfit for use.
ARTICLE II: The Local Board OF Health
| shall as often as 1t deems necessary, examine
| or cause to be examined, by competent en-
| gineer the water supply and sewerage systems
| public or private in the town OF Southwes
| Harbor, and report at each annual town meet
| ing the result OF each inspection and examin
4 alton.
ARTICLE II: All owners, lessees, or occu
| pants OF public or private stables shall keel