Arizona republican., 1915-05-05


 for the prevention of the breeding of flies and the carrying and spread of disease. and prescribing rules for public sanitation and to
 promote public health
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM .
 MISSION OF THE CITY OF
 PHOENIX, as follows:
 Section l. For the purpose and within the meaning of this ordin- ance. public corral shall be. and is hereby, defined as any inclosure. corral, lot or place, other than d stable, where. horses. mules, asses. cattle. sheep. goats. swine. poultry or other livestock are kept or main tained for hire or compensation or are afforded for rept or sale to the public; and the word stable" shall be and is hereby defined as any building or portion thereof used for the housing of any horses. mules asses. cattle. sheep, goats, swine. poultry or other livestock.
 Sec. 2. No owner. tenant or oc- cupant of any premises within the city of Phoenix shall hereafter erect or construct thereon any barn, stable or corral within the City of Phoenix whether public or private, within twenty feet of any bedroom or room or place used for sleeping purposes or of any door or window of any dining room, lunch counter or lunch room, within the City of Phoenix, un- less and until the said premises so used for the keeping of such animals and livestock shall be securely screened or shut off from the view of such bed room, dining room, lunch counter or lunch room by a solid and substantial wall of sufficient height and thickness to prevent per sons occupying or using such bed room, diningroom, lunch counter or lunch room from being annoyed by the view of or the Odors arising from such premises so occupied and used for the keeping of such animals and livestock.
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of every person owning. controlling. operating or having in charge any public or private corral. stable. barn. or place where horses, mules, asses, cattle. sheep, goats, swine, poultry or other livestock are kept to have and maintain at all times upon the prem ises in or adjacent to such corral, stable. barn, or place a receptacle of sufficient dimensions, which shall be flytight, for the purpose of contain ing the dropping of manure from such stock, which said receptacle shall have a top or lid so arranged and maintained as to be fly-tight and to exclude therefrom all flies: and such owner, tenant or occupant shall promptly deposit therein all drop pings from such stock, and shall keep the lid thereof closed (except when necessarily open for the purpose of depositing thereon or remove there from) in such manner as to prevent the ingress and egress of flies thereto and therefrom, and every such owner tenant and occupant within the City of Phoenix shall cause the contents of such receptacle to be removed from the premises at least once a week, and oftener if required by the city health officer; and no such manure shall be trans ported over or along any public street or way within the City of Phoenix except in a tight vehicle. which. if not inclOsed. must be covered with canvas or other suitable material so as to prevent the falling of the man. ure therefrom and the access of flies thereto.
 Sec. 1. No owner, tenant or oc- cupant of any premises within the City of Phoenix shall suffer, permit or have upon such premises any privy. vault. cesspooI. pit or like place. animal manure, garbage, trash, litter, rags or other thing in which flies may breed or multiply, unless the same shall be protected as to prevent the attraction and the breed ing and multiplying of flies
 Sec. ,. Every owner, tenant and occupant of any premises within the City of Phoenix. in or upon which are kept any horses. mules. asses. cattle, sheep goats, swine, poultry or other livestock or in or upon which there IS any privy, vault, cesspool or place which is or may become nox- lous or offensive to the senses, shall at all times keep and maintain such premises so covered, inclosed protec- ted, cleaned, drained and disinfected that no offensive or noXiouS" gases or odors may or shall arise there from
 And any such premises which are not at all times kept and maintained so covered, closed. protected, cleaned, drained and disinfected as to prevent any and all offensive and noxious gases and odors arising therefrom, or which are allowed or suffered to be- come breeding place for flies and insects. or to become offensive or obnoxious to the residents in the immediate neighborhood. and hereby declared to be nuisances and subject to summary abatement: and in ad- dition to such abatement, the person or persons in charge or control there of. or responsible therefor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and pun ishable as hereinafter provided.