The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-21
ORDINANCE NO. $50.

an Ordinance for the Preservation Of Health.
/ Be It Ordained by the Common Council Of the
\ City OF KeHosha:
! Section L. That the digging, building and con
structon Of outside water closets, privies and
vaults, within the limit Of the City Of Kenosha
on any and all premises adjacent to, adjoining or
abuttlng upon any public street wherein and
! along which a pubic sewer has been laid and
constructed and whereon water mains and water
! pipes have been laid and the water works system
of the City OF kenOsha has been installed thereon
and is in operation are hereby prohibited.
! Section z any person who shall dig, build or
construct, or who shall aid or assist in the dig
/ ging, building or constructing OF any outside
water closet. priyy or vault, prohibited by Section
/ one Cd OF this ordinance shall be subject to a
1 penalty Of not less than Five Dollars nor more
/ than twenty-five Dollars, together with the costs
/ of prosecution and in default in the payment
thereof shall be imprisoned in the county jail Of
1 Kenosha County not less than ten days nor more
/ than Twenty-Five days; and for each day such
violation continues he shall be deemed guilty Of
/ a separate and distinct offense.
\ Section 8. Whenever any outside water closet
I prlvy or vault now constructed or used on prem
! ises adjacent to- adjoining, or abutting upon any
public street wherein and along which a public
sewer has been laid and constructed and wherein
water mains or pipes have been laid and are fn
4 operation, shall become foul unsantary, un-
/ heathtul, or produce a disagreeable smell OK
ftend to produce disease, it shall be the duty Of
the health officer of the City OF kenosha to cause
( to be served upon the owner or occupant of such
4 premises a notice in writing demanding Of said
Owcer or occupant upon whom said notice is
segyes~, that said water closet or vault as the
/ case may be, be abated discontinued and removed
within one ID week from the date of the service
OF said notice upon said owner or occupant OF the
4 premises thus affected.
Section 4 The notice required by the Health
/ Officer shall be served by delivering to and leav-
/ ing with the owner OF the premises upon which
such nuisance exists, a copy of said notice per-
sonally, or if he cannot be found within the CITY
Of henoshas 0y leaving COPY thereof at bis
usual place of abode, ii in said City OF Kenosha
with some member of his family Of suitable age
and discretion to whom he shall briefly explain
! the contents thereof and ii the said owner does
not reside in said city, the said notice shall be
served upon the agent of said owner, if be have
an agent residing in said city, by delivering to
and leaving with said agent a copy thereof and if
the said owner have no known agent IN said city
and does not reside III said city, the said notice
shall In Ike manner be served upon the occupant
of the premises upon which nuisance exists,
and d The said premises be not occupied, and the
known agent residing tn said city the said notice
shall be served by posting the same upon said
WateTCloset, pfivy or vault, or m some conspicu
Gus place on said premises, and II the address OF
the owner be known to the officer, or can be as
certained BY reasonable diligence, and he have no
known agent Ia said city, the otlcer may mail
copy Of said notice to the address OF the owner
said notice may be served by the Health Officer
the Chief OF E0lIce, or other ponce 0rdcer OF the
City Of Kenosha or BY the Sheriff any deputy or
any Constable Of said County Of kenosha.
section 5. Any person who shall use any out
side Water-cl0set, privy or vault now constructed
upon premises adjacent to- adjoining or abuttng
upon any public street wherein and along which
a publi5 sewer has been laid, and Whereon water
mains and pipes are installed and in operation,
after the same has been ordered discontinued
and removed by the Health Officer, as herein
provided shall be subject to penalty Of not less
than ten dollars and NOT more than twenty-five
dollars, together with the costs OF prosecution,
and ID default of payment thereof shall be i'm
pfisoned IN he county Jail OF kenosna county
not less than ten DAYS nor more than twenty-five
days; and each days refusal and neglect to dis
/ continue separate and distinct offense.
Section 8. III case the owner OF occupants Of
I premises GA which such nuisance exists, shall
NOT discontinue and remove the same within one
ii week after the service Of the notice directing
such disContfnHance and removal, either by per-
s0nai or substantive service the Health Officer ID
nuisance to be- discontinued and removed and
the expense thereof shall be charged TO such
owner and shall also be charged upon Ind lots
ard premises up0n which rhe nuisance exists
Section Any person who shall hinder, de-
lay impede, cir in any manner interfere with the
discontnuance or removal Of any such water
closet, brivy or vault after the owner has been
directed rs notice to discontinue and remove the
same either bv personal or substltntVe service Of
such notice. shall be subject 30 penalty Of not
less than tive dollars nor more shan twenty-five
dollars, together with the costs 81 prosecution
and ia default in the payment thereof shah be
imprisoned n the county tail 81 kenasha County
not less than ten nor more than twenty-five days
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and
be e force from and after its passage and pubs
Passed IulF 18th 1910
Approved lnly 18th 1910
Published July 21st 1910.
MATHIAs j scHoIEs, Mayor
Attest: Gro. u HARRINGTON
VIZ City CLERK