The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-12
CROCERS CHARGED
With VIOLATING
HEALTH ORDINANCE.

val Resch, Adolph Lewis ana IL.
Stone were yesterday ar
raigned in Police Magistrate Lutz's
courts upon warrants issued at the
instance of Health Officer w. c.
Clarke. charging violations of~ehap-
ter $50. section /, of the city ordi-
nances.
Val Reseh and Adolph Lewis en-
tered pleas of guilty to the charges
preferred and were each assessed
the lowest possible fine of $40 and
costs.
d. Edward Stone requested a con-
tinpanee, claiming that he was not
ready to stand trial. fsaf 4
postponement was granted In
the Stone case until Thursday. July
II, when the case will be tried. the
defendant being represented by At
torney Sheridan.
Pesch keeps grocery store 81
The intersection of Washington and
Poplar and Tenth streets.
Lewis keeps a grocery store and
neat shop at Twenty-first, between
Walnut and Pine streets.
Chapter $50, section I. is an or
finance intended to protect the pub
tic health. II is very broad and
comprehensive, and Health officer
Ilarke has not only expressed a de-
ermination to enforce its provis-
ions, but is carrying that intention
nto effect
Both Resch and Lewis entered
,leas of guilty to keeping unsani-
airy places and food unfit for sale.
The charge against Stone Is of a
more serious character, as the war
ant alleges that he kept putrid
neat in his ice box and also fish
which were uniced and had an
dor indicating decay.
The ordinance which these men
re charged with violating is as fol-
ows:
Ordinance No. $50.
An ordinance regulating groceries
nd meat markets.
Be 1t ordained by the City Coun-
II of Cairo;
Section /. THAT no person or
corporation shall conduct in the city
" Cairo, Illinois, grocery CT meat
market Mt which milk, vegetables,
owls. meats, butter eggs berries or
,ther food products are sold unless
he store room, market, shop or en-
losure where such articles are sold
hall be properly screened with a
wire screen of fourteen mesh, which
aid screen shall cover all doors, win
ows and other openings to such
tore room. shop or enclosure, and
20 person or corporation shall place
display any of the above named
rticlas of food kept or offered for
ale or handled by him or 1t upon
Ne sidewalk or pavement nor In. anv
howcase or window unless such
howcase or window Is screened by
W re screen of the size mesh above
mentioned, and all store rooms, mar
-nts nr shops shall he properly and
sufficiently ventilated both durins
he day and night, and wherever
uch place Of business is over a
| easement, such basement shall he
| ;ept free from water and thorough
Y ventilated No decaved vegeta'
| les or refuse shall be allowed In
| ny basement under such rooms
markets. shops, or about such prem
ses or on any part OF such prop
rty. and the floors of such stor'
noms. markets and shops shall b.
| Noronehly swept each mornin.
nd prior to such sweeping shall b.
orinkled with water or some suit
BILE means used to reduce the fly
ng of dust ~ the minimum,s.a Y
ats or dogs shall be allowed In sucI
tore rooms and no person conduct
ng such grocery or market shal
-eep for sale in such room, marke
)r shop in the city of Cairo for hu
| nan food any plated, raised, stuffed
impure. spoiled, putrid, unhealth
l VI uHN NuUlettlht ftEtAdbitot iAIet'
gs, milk, fish bird or fowl.
All groceries, markets, st0r
ooms, shops and enclosures shall a
Il times be open to inspection b
he health officer, mayor, member
Z the board of health and all othe
Ulcers engaged in performing SAN
pry duties If it is found that tn
PROVISIONS Of this section are no
implied with or that such shops @
laces above described shall be foun
be in an unclean and unhealth
ondition and the owner. proprieto
OCCUPANT or person In charge sha
pom notice being given him, her
hem as the case NAV be hy an
uch officer Immediately remove a
Impurities and cleanse such prem
ses as he or she shall be liable to
me of not less than $40 or moi
han S10O for each offense and 81
or each day such premises shall NJ
We cleaned under the first convictlo
nder this chapter.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall tai
'ffect and be in force ten days aft
he passage, approval and publiei