River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15


courts, passages. areas or alleys, connected
with, or belonging to the same liable to
produce disease or 1eopardiZe public health.
The 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
i,lrs 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 prejudiciai
to health The owner of every apartment
house tenement house, lodging or boarding
house shall furnish suitable covered re-
ceptacles for garbage, ashes and rubbish.
Section 1636-152. The roofs of every
apartment house, tenement, lodging or
boarding house shall be maintained in good
repair and all rain water shall be so
drained or conveyed therefrom as not to
flow into courts 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,
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 opinion Of any Of
the departments charged with the enforce
ment of this act. No apartment, tenement,
lodging or boarding house, or any part
keeping or storage of combustible articles
or has become liable to procure disease
or detrimental to health.
Section 1636-154. Any building or por-
ton thereof used as a tenement, lodging
or boarding house In any city of the first,
second or third classes that has become
dilapidated, decayed, impaired by age fire,
or the elements, or dangerous from any
cause or has become infected with disease,
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 prejudicial to the public health,
is hereby declared 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-
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 a time to be speci-
fed In such notice, which notice shall fur
Their state the character Of such nuisance
and the determination of such officer If
the owner, occupant agent so notified
shall fail neglect or refuse to comply with
such notice within the time provided there
abated, 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 such nui-
sance, such officer shall before demolishing
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 a nuisance and
that the destruction thereof ls 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 matter, an order that they or any
of a ffYnN
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 aud may examine
such building and shall determine whether
such building constitutes such nuisance and
whether the destruction thereof is neces-
sary In order to abato the same. II the
court shall determine that such nuisance
exists but that 1t may be abated other
wise than by destruction Of the building
or part thereof, he shall so order and adj
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 q 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 abRting
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 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
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
sleeping room in any apartment house, ten
ement lodging or boarding house shall be
so overcrowded 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 1836-156. 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,
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 a line
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 tbs
enforcement of this act
Section 1636-157. Every apartment or
tenement house shall have water provided
In sufficient quantity IN each apartment
provided such house is located on q street
or alley supplied with city water pipes.
When such house is not so situated a
sufficient supply of wholesome water shall
will not be contaminated from closets
barns, garbage or other sources of i'm
purity.
Section f636-15s. 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
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 a 1ne of not less than
five dollars, nor more than two hundred
dollars or by Imprisonment In the county
fall workhouse or house of correction not
less than fifteen days nor more than sixty
days or by both such fine and imprison-
ment in the discretion of the court Every
person who shall continue to violate or
assist in violating or who shall continue