The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-03-05

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evidence, by the Board, of his nom
compliance with the Boards regula-
tions and the sale of the milk from
such dairy prohibited within the city
of Lexington.
18th:
No person, firm or corporation shall
hereafter sell or offer for sale any
milk or cream within the c%orporated
limits of the city of Lexington, Mo-,
except the same be from cows that
have been tested and found to be free
from tuberculosis. Tubercular tests
are to be made by veterinarian APP
proved by the Board of Health of the
city of Lexington. This regulation
shall apply to the owner of one or
more COWS selling surplus milk pro-
ducts the same as to a dairy.
14th:
Milk from diseased cows shall not be
sold in the city of Lexington nor shall
milk be sold from a dairy where a
case of typhoid fever or tuberculosis
exists either in the family of the dairy
man or among any of his employees in
any way connected with the dairy.
18th:
All weeds and tall grass shall be
kept out from the streets, ~parkways
and alleys by the persons in front Of
whose property such streets, park
ways and alleys run and neither the
street no alleys shall be made a dump
ing place for cinders, trash or other
refuse; but the same shall be kept in
side of the premises and hauled off
when necessary.
10th:
All cisterns and wells on property
offered for rent shall be constructed
according to a reasonable standard
adopted by the Board of Health and
if the owners do not comply with the
Boards recommendations in the con-
structions of such wells and cisterns
the Board shall politically condemn
the same as unsafe for use.
18th:
All vaults and cess pools now exist
ing in the city of Lexington shall be
filled up after being rendered steril
and instead of such vaults or cess
pools, where it is desirable to maintain
a closet outside of the house, sanitary
non-freezable closets shall be built
and attached to the city sewers. But
where it is not possible or practicable
to conect such closet to the city sew.
ers then vaults may be built accord
ing to specifications furnished by the
Board of Health. Where the question
of possibility or practicability of such
attachment is in doubt, it shall be left
to the City engineer to decide.
18th:
All vaults and cess pools or privie.
allowed to exist in the city of Lexing
ton by the Board of Health shall b.
tightly constructed below the seats 81
that flies cannot enter and the sea.
openings shall be fitted with we'll fit
ting lids kept closed at all times, anC
a lue shall lead from the vault cham
Der through the roof and at no timt
shall the contents of the vault ap
proach a than four feet Of the
surface of the ground where the yaul-
is built. All vaults shall be di%sinfect
ed each month with lime.
18th:
All regulations in regard to vault.
and cesspools shall be inforced aftei
the first day of September, 1915.
goth:
No splitting shall be allowed on tn,
sidewalks of the city Of Lexington no.
on the floors of any building that tn,
public frequent.
21st:
The streets shall be swept in the ev
ening after the stores have been closet
and the streets must be damp from
previous s~prinkling at the time o
sweeping.
22nd:
Every contagious disease and ever,
case of pulmonary tuberculosis oc
curing within the city of Lexington o
three miles of the city's limits shal
! be reported to the secretary of tn
Board Of Health by the physician il
charge of the case; and if there is n
, physician attending such case tn
. person who is considered the head 0
the family where the disease exist
shall make the report; if the diseas
. is not reported by the person who's
: duty it is make such report within 81
9 hours after such disease is known t
exist, said partly shall be considere
guilty of a misdemeaner and subjeC
to arrest and fine under the healt
9 ordinance of the city of Lexington
/ The diseases commonly considere
contagious are: Smallpox, Chicke