Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14

mutation Of dirt. titil. garbage e. other
matter in or Oh the sane. - in the Yards.
courts, passages AREAS or alieys connected
with, or belonging 90 the same, liable 70
produce disease or 5cCpGrdize public health.
The owner, manager or agent OF any apart
ment house, tenement house, lodging or
boarding house. or any mart thereof shall
81 cleanse and repair all the rooms. halls.
stairs. floors. windows, doors. walls. cell
ings closets. cess pools and drains thereof
OF sUca Buildings o. parts thereof. OF which
he Is owner, agent or lessee. as to main
tain the same IN such condition rs not to
be dangerous TO life or limb or pre- judicial
to health. The owner Of every APARTMENT
house. tenement house. lodging or boarding
house. shall furnish suitable covered re-
ceptac,es for garbage. ashes and rubbish.
Section l6So-152. The roofs Of ev -
apartment house. tenement. lodging or
boarding house shall be maintAned In good
repair and all rain water shall be so
6fS Aed or conveyed therefrum as not to
flow into courts or easements or cause
dampness Of living rooms.
Section 163e-159 No horse COW, calf.
swine, poultry. sheep or goat shall be kent
ia tenement houses or lodging houses. nor
on the lot or premises thereof unless
stabbed at least twenty feet distant ffom
every building used for living purposes.
and only when such stablng is not detri-
mental to health in the opinion of any of
the departments charged with the enforce
ment Of flils act No apartment, tenement.
lodging or boarding house. or any pat
thereof. shall be used for the handling.
keeping or storage OF comhustible articles
or has become liable 10 procure disease
or detrimental TO health.
Section 1636-154. Any building or por-
tion thereof used as a tenement lodging
or boarding house in any city Of the arst,
second or third classes that has become
dilapidated, decayed. impaired by age. fire,
or the elements, or dangerous from any
cause. or has become infected with diseaSN.
or has become liable to procure disease
OF any kind by reason Of accumulation OF
filth or other unsanitary condition. and is
on account thereof dangerous TO life or
limb or prejudlcial to the public health.
is hereby declared nuisance. When 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.
gated in such city has become such q
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
suca nuisance within time to be speci-
Ted In euch notice, which notice shall fur
Their state the character Of such nuisance
and the determination Of such officer. II
the owner, occupant or agent so notified
shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with
such notice within the time provided there
by and the nuisance shall continue I'M
abated. the said officer shall cause such
nuisance to be abated. In any case, how
ever, in which II shall be necessary to tear
down or destroy any such building or
part thereof In order 20 abate such nui-
sance, such officer shall before demolishing
the same apply TO the circuit court of the
county In which such city is situated, fbr
an order declaring that such building or
part thereof constitutes a nuisance and
that the destruction thereof Is necessary to
abate the same. Upon the fling Of any
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 order that fbAv
| of them show cause to the court at a time
| and place therein fixed, why such building
! or part thereof should not be declared and
| adjudged a nuisance, and its destruction
| necessary to abate 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 neees-
| sary In order to abate the same. If the
court shall determine that such nuisance
| exists but that ii 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
! judgment as shall be just and equitable
! If such building or part thereof is so
determined TO be nuisance and such
! owner, occupant, agent or other person In
terested shall fail or refuse to abate the
| same forthwith or comply with such order
| of the court, such officer shall cause such
! building or part thereof to be destroyed.
The actual necessary expense of abating
/ any Sucn nuisance snail be ID by the
proper officers Of the city g. 'hIch such
; building is situate, out of tie treasury
/ thereof but the owner or ,uers of the
| lot or parcel of land upon which said 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 1636-155. No room used as a
| sleeping room In any apartment house, ten
| ement, lodging or boarding house shall be
so oyercrowded that there shall be afforded
| less than four hundred cubic feet of air
! space 20 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 1636-156 Each and every
| building within the cities Of the FIRST. sec
| ond and third classes, used as an APART
| ment house, tenement, lodging or boafling
| house. shall be furnished with suitable
| priyy vaults or water-elosets. There shall
| be at least one such closet or vault for
| every two apartmegts, provided that the
| total number Of peieons In such two apart
| ments does not exceed eight. Where the
| total number Of persons exceeds eight
! there shall be a separate closet or vault for
/ each apartment. The vaults, priyies or
| water-closets in or belonging to any apart
| ment house, tenement house, boarding
| house or lodging house, located on a line
| Of any street or alley through which there
| Is a 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 I636-I57. Every apartment or
| tenement house shall have water provided
| in sufficient quantity 10 each apartment,
| provided such house IL located on a street
! When such house is not so situated a
| sufficient supply o. wholesome water shall
! be provided on a part of the lot where II
| will not be contaminated from closets,
| barns, garbage or other sources Of i'm.
| purity.
| Section 1G36-15s The provisions OF
| this act shall apply to and be In force
| classes only. In addition to the officers
! now charged by law with the enforcement
Of the statutes. IL shall be lie duty Of
/ state factory inspectors and the commits
| sioner of health and building inspector in
| every such city 20 enforce the provisions
| Of this act and such officers are hereby
| clothed with full power and authority for
| such purpose.
| Section 1036-1ga 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
| misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
| shall be subject to 1ne Of not less than
| five doll IS, nor more than two hundred
/ d. ,lsrs, 0. by imprisonment In the county
! tai, worf house or house Of correction NOT
4 less than dfteen days nor more than sixty
/ Gays, or by both such fine and imprfson.
J rnent In the discretion Of the court Every
( person who shall continue to violate or
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