The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15


matter in or on the same or in the yards.
courts passages areas or alleys, connected
with, or belonging to the same. liable to
produce disease or ieopardize public health.
Inc owner, manager or agent of any apart
ment house, tenement house. lodging or
boarding house. or any part thereof shall
so cleanse and repair all the rooms, halls,
stairs, floors, windows, doors. walls, cell
ings. closets. cess-pools and drains thereof
OF such buildings or parts thereof, of which
he is owner, agent or lessee, as to main
tain the same In such condition as not to
be dangerous to life or limb or prejudicial
to health The owner of every apartment
house. tenement house, lodging or boarding
ceptacles for garbage, ashes and rubbish.
Section i636-152. The roofs OF every
apartment house, tenement, lodging or
boarding house shall be maintained In good
repair ana an rain water shall be SO
drained or conveyed therefrom as not TO
flow into courts or Easements or cause
dampness of living rooms.
Section 1636-153. No horse. cow, calf,
swine, poultry, sheep or goat shall be kept
In tenement houses or lodging houses, nor
on the lot or premises thereof unless
stabbed at least twenty feet distant from
every building used for living purposes,
and only when such stabling is not detri-
mental to health IN the opin on Of any Of
the departments charged with the enforce
ment Of this act No apartment. tenement,
lodging or boarding house, or any part
thereof. shall be used for the handling.
keeping or storage of comhustihie articles
or detrimental to health.
Section l636-154 Any building or por-
ton thereof used as a tenement lodging
or boarding house In any city of the first,
second or third classes y that has become
d1lapldated, decayed, impaired by age fire,
or the elements, or dangerous from any
cause. or has become infected With disease,
or has become liable to produre disease
of any kind by reason Of accumulation Of
hltheor other uusanltary condition. and Is
on account thereof dangerous TO life or
limb or prejudicial to the public health,
Is hereby declared q nuisance. When the
health commissioner of any city of the
first, second or third classes or any officer
charged with the enforcement Of this act,
shall receive information that any build
ing or part thereof used as an apartment.
tenement. lodging or boarding house, To-
Gated In such city, has become such a
nuisance, he shall personally examine such
building or part thereof and upon deter
mining that the same constitutes such
nuisance he shall notify In writing the
owner, occupant or agent thereof to abate
such nuisance within q time to be speci-
fed In such notice: which notice shalt fur
ther state the character Of such nuisance
and the, determination OF such officer If
the owner. occupant or agent so notified
shall fail. neglect or refuse to comply with
such notice within the time provided there
ny Auu Lie nuisance snail CO0t!0u6 IN
ahated the said officer shall cause such
nuisance to be abated. In any case, how
ever in which 1t shall be necessary to tear
down or destroy any such building or
part thereof In order TO abate snch nui-
Eance, such officer shall before denolishing
the same apply To- the circuit court Of the
county in which such city is situated, for
an order declaring that such building or
part thereof constitutes nuisance and
that the destruction thereof Is necessary to
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such application such court shall forth
with Issue and cause to be served upon
such owner, occupant Or agent and upon
any other person known to be interested
In the NATTER an order that they or any
OF them show cause to the court at O time
and place therein fixed. why such building
or part thereof should not BE declared and
adjudged nuisance, and its destruction
necessary to apate the same. AT the time
SO fixed, the court shall hear the proofs
Of the parties interested and may examine
such building and shall determine whether
such building constitutes such nuisance and
whether the destruction thereof Is neces-
safy IN order to abate the same. IL the
COURT shall determine that such nuisance
EXISTS but that it may be abated other
wise than by destruction Of the building
or part thereof he shall so order and ad-
judge and may make such other order or
j7fdgm ents as shall be just and equitable.
S%1 slach building or part thereof Is SO
3ewneFs occupant. agent or other person In
fterested shall fail or refuse to abate the
same forthwith or eon1pay1with such order
OF the court, such officer shall eause such
building or& part thereof to be DESTROYED.
I The actual necessary expense Of abating
any such nuisance shall be paid by the
proper officers Of the city in which such
building Is situate, out Of the treasury
thereof. but the owner or owners Of the
lot Or parcel OF land upon which sad build
ing or part Of building is situate shall
be indebted to such city in the amount Of
such expense and such city shall have a
lien upon such lot or parcel of land there
for. and the amount thereof shall be as.
sessed thereupon by the proper. officers
and collected in the same manner provided
for the assessment and collection of other
assessments and taxes thereon.
Section tl636-155 No room used as
sleeping room in any apartment house, ten
ement, lodging or boarding house shall be
so sovercrowded that there shall be afforded
less. than four hundred cubic feet Of air
space to each person over twelve years Of
age. and two hundred cubic feet Of air
space TO each child under twelve years Of
age, occupying such room.
Section 1e36-156. Each and every
building within the cities Of the first, sec
ond and third classes, used as an apart.
ment house, tenement lodging or boarding
house, shall be furnished with suitable
priVy vaults or water-closets. There shall
be at least one such closet or vault for
every two apartments, provided that the
total number of persons In such two apart
ments does not exceed eight. Where the
total number of persons exceeds eight,
there shall be separate closet or vault for
each apartment. The vaults, privies or
water-closets In or belonging to any apart
ment house, tenement house, boarding
house or, lodging house, located on line
s. of any street or alley through which there
/ Is Ia public private or district sewer, or
other sewer with which connection may be
had, shall be connected by the owners. les
sees, or agents of such property Herewith,
whenever required to be done by the order
Of the local health commissioner or any
one Of the state officers entrusted with the
enforcement OF this act
Section 1636-157 Every apartment or
tenement house shall have water provided
in sufficient quantity In each apartment,
or alley supplied with city water pipes.
When such house is not SO situated a
sufficient supply Of wholesome water shall
De provided on part of the lot where 1t
will not be contaminated from closets,
barns, garbage or other sources Of i'm
purity.
Section 1636-15S. The provisions of
this act shall apply to and be In force
in cities Of the first, second and third
classes only, In addition to the officers
now charged by law with the enforcement
Of the. statutes, 1t shall be the duty of
state factory inspectors and the commits
sioner of health and building inspector In
every such city TO enforce the provisions
of this act, and such officers are hereby
clothed with full power and authority for
such purpose.
Section 1636-15o. Every person who
shall violate or assist In violating or who
shall fail to comply with any OF the pro-
visions of this act. shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be subject to a fine of not less than
Eve dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars, or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail, workbouse or house Of correction not
less than fifteen days nor more than sixty
days, or by both. such fine and imprison-
nlent in the discretion of the court. Every
person who shall continue to violate or
assist in violating or who shall continue
to fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with