The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-08-15
Board of Health
Maryville Tenn. Aug. 8, 1871

Maryville Tenn. Aug. 8, 1913.
To the citizens of Maryvile:-
The Board of Health would call atten-
ton to the fact, that it is necessary at this
season of the year to take every precaution
for the protection of health, under any
circumstances.
Maryville has grown to such proportions
and the families settled to such density,
that special efforts are required to prevent
disease and add to the comfort of the cit
liens.
The Board Of Health desires to bring at
tention directly to the people OF certain
sanitary rules heretofore adopted by the
Board of Mayor and Alderman, as follows:
HEALTH, BOARD, RULES ADOPTED,
SANITATION
The Board of Health having recommend
ed certain rules for the preservation of healh
and sanitation of the town, as follows
I. During the hot months closets shall be
cleaned every two or three weeks, especially
from hotels and where large families reside;
excrete matter to be buried from fifteen
inches 10 two and half feet deep in pits
dug on the premises, and lime and copperas
be used in pits where excrete matter is de-
posted, then carefully covered.
2. No swill from kitchens be thrown in
to alleys, streets or back yards.
4. Tenants be required to keep their
closets and yards in good sanitary condition.
d. No pits be allowed under closets, and
where pits exist, they be filled up level with
the ground.
g. Houses having cellers under them,
whether business houses or private resi-
dences, that the cellers be kept clean and
in good sanitary condition, and lime or
copperas used at Estate intervals during the
hot months, as disinfectants in the celler.
The same are adopted as Fart OF the or
dinance of this corporation.
The violation of any of the rules shown
or disregard OF the same, is declared to be .
a misdemeanor.
In addition to these rules, it has been
made a misdemeanor to throw, deposit or
leave on the streets, alleys or unsuclosed i
premises any melon rinds, fruit peelings or
offal from any kind of fruit, or of any de-
composing fruits.
Splitting on the sidewalks, or leaving
fruit peelings or pieces Of fruit or other Of
fenslye matter on the side walks.
tits also misdemeanor TO sweep Or
throw any papers, rags, cloth, dirt or nth
into the streets or alleys unless Immediately
burned or removed, and all persons are re-
quired to keep the cutters in front OF their
residences or places of business clean OF
filth, sediment or collections OF decomPos-
ible matter, or to allow or permit any pa
pers, rags, dirt or filth to accumulate or re-
main on any lot or premise in rear OF their
stores or buildings, but shall destroy or
remove the same at once, and failure to do
. so is subject to fine
1t is also a misdemeanor to throw or
cause to be thrown and left on the SIDE
walks, streets, alleys or other public places
or permit the same to remain on their prem
ises owned or controlled by them, any pile
of manure, dead animals, decomposing
flesh, or filth of any kind whatever; or
leave or eau Sc to be left any dead carcass
or other offensive matter, contrary to decen-
CIV, good order or health of the citizens.
These are all reasonable regulations, and |
failure to observe them does not effect the I
offending party alone, but endangers the :
health and even the life of others in the
community.
The Board Of Health calls upon all citi-
Gems to rigdly and strictly observe and keep
each OF these rules, and if the same is not
done, it is the duty of this Board to enforce
them which the members propose to do, in
the interests and welfare ofthe town as we'll
as health and lives. of the inhabitants. c
This August 8, 1913. {
Alex A. McTeer, NJ. d. '
]. D. Singleton, M. D. .
w. B. Howard,
BOARD Of Health