The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-06-29

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sary and advisable. It Is further de-
clared TO be the duty of the Board of
Health Z make such rules and regu-
iations and 70 take such measures
and to order and cause TO be done
such acts for the preservation of the
public health. though not herein or
elsewhere or otherwise authorised. as
the members thereof may believe and
declare the public safety and health
demand. ANY person who shall vio-
late, disobey on refuse 20 comply with
amy rule, order or regulation of the
Health department or Board of
Health. made in conformity with the
provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a violation of this
Ordinance and Of an offense against
the City of Roswell.
Section 3.-That from and after
twenty days after the taking effect of
this Ordinance surface closets, privies
or outhouses are hereby prohibited
within the limits of the City of Ros-
well.
Section 4.-Taat in all parts of the
City of Roswell, where town lots or
parcels of land are not abutted by the
city sewer, the recepticles of closets,
privies or o~uunouses shall be a pit in
the surface of the earth at least five
feet in depth and the building, closet.
| privy or clubhouse erected above such
pi; shall be so constructed as to clear
all excreta, and so as to make such
pit at all times dark, fly proof, free
| from surface or drain water with the
opening therein so constructed that
they shall be automatically covered
| when not in use.
Section 5.-The provisions of Sec
ton 4 of this Ordinance shall not af-
feet or require a different construc-
| ton of cesspools that are completely
| covered and absolutely fly proof.
Section 6.-All merchants and deal
ers in berries, traits and vegetables
| and other articles of human Doc that
may ordinarily be eaten without cook
ing, shall at all times while such mer-
chandise is on sale, keep such berries
fruits. vegetables and food in a com
partment or recepticle that is and
nay be kept absolutely free from the
common house fly.
Section 7.-Evary person who is
engaged in the business of vending
| milk within tle limits of the City of
Roswell, shall keep all cans and other
r~ecepticles used in and about the
handling of milk and cream, or either
of them. and all r~efrigeratOrs or com
partments and other places where
milk or cream is kept, stored or hand
led in a ~scrupulously clean condition,
and free from uhe presence of any ar
ticle or thing likely to contaminate al
injuriously affect the quality or swe4
ness of the milk or cream, and sh4hl
also cause all CANS. bottles. dipp8s,
| milk buckets and other recepti3es
i'm which milk or cream is poy9ed,
! kept or delivered, to be sterilized with
boiling water or live steam as Soon
as they are empty and before Seing
used again. and to be kept free from
house flies and dust in the interval
of time between such sterilization and
future use. Every such person shall
further take the milk SO vsS<ded. from
the cow. (only after firstN cleansing
her udderl into a reception covered
with a sterilized gauze, viii rh said
gauze shall be steriliZed b boiling
each time before being used.
Section S.-All persons al& all liv-
cry stable keepers within tn limits
of the City of Roswell, whRe the
manure is kept in piles, must Nemove
all such at once every
two weeks or whenever it becomes a
nuisance and said anu must be
kept or piled in a box thoroughly
screened so as to exclude the common
house fly.
Section 9.-Ordinance No. 143, of
the City of Roswell, passed the 4th
day of August, "A d., 1908, is hereby
amended as follows, to-wit:
BY striking out all that portion of
Section 3 thereof, except the words
only toilet paper Snail be used in all
closets with sewer connections" in
the last two lines of said Section 3.
BY substituting the words "Sani-
tary Policeman for the words City
Veterinarian" wherever the latter two
words appear in Section Is.
BY adding to Section % thereof the
following: IAN sputu-n of tabercu-
lar persons shall be e-xpectorated into
such recepticle as may be completely
destroyed by burning, and such re-
cepticle and sputim shall be destroy
ed by burning before said sputum be
comes converted into dust"
Section lO.-Sections 2, 4, II. 10,
and 81 of Ordinance No. lab and all
subsequent amendments or supple
ments thereto are hereby repealed:
and Ordinance No. ia of the City of
Roswell, being San Ordinance Pro
nibiting the Erection. Maantenance,
or Keeping or Operating any Priva-e
Hospital or Sanftarium in the City
Limits and Defining same" be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Section 11.-Any person or persons.
firm or corporation violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinances shall