The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-07-20
ORDINANCES.

The following ordinance was read
the third time, amended, passed and
adopted.
An Ordinance defining certain nui-
sances; providing for the disposal of
garbage and swiH; regulating GER
tain kinds OF business dangerous to
health, providing for and regulating
the muzzling OF dogs; TO provide
penalty for a violation OF the same,
and for other purposes.
SECTION /. Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen OF the city of
BrunswRk, Georgia, in council assem-
Diod, that no person firm or corpo-
ration shall erect or maintain within
the limits OF the city of Brunswick,
any mandatory or place OF business
deemed dangerous TO life or detri-
mental to health, or where unwhole-
some unnecessarily offensive or
deleterious odors, gas smoke,
deposits or eXhalations are
generated, such as tanneries. refiner-
les, manufacture of starch, glue, leath-
or, chemicals, fertilizers, gas or any
other mandatory, without permit
from the Board OF Health: and all
such establishments wherever locat-
cd shall be kept clean and wholesome
al all times 80 as not to be offensive
or prejudicial TO public health. and
shaa be subject at all times TO in.
spection ana regulation in the in
terest of public health. ANY permit
granted under this section shall be
subject TO revocation by the Board OF
Health whenever any person, firm or
corporation operating such business
as are above described shall refuse
or neglect TO abate any nuisance or
remedy any condition dangerous to
health.
SECTION BE IL further ordained
that no house refuse, swill, slops, de.
caying vegetable matter, or organic
waste substance OF any kind shall be
thrown from any window or be other
wise deposited on or in any lot street.
ditch, gutter, or other public place i'll
the city of Brunswick and no putrid
or decaying vegetable or animal mat
ter shall be kept in any house. cellar
or adjoining outbuildings or grounds
in the said city or village for more
than twenty four hours. All slops or
similar organic waste substances or
organic kitchen refuse in said places
shall be kept in proper metal recep-
tacles, closed with tight fitting lids
and so placed as TO be accessible and
easily handled for removal.
SECTION g. BE 1t further ordained
that whatever is dangerous to human
life or health, whatever renders the
air or food, or water, or other drink,
unwnolesome; whatever building,
erection, structure or cellar or part
thereof is oyererowded or not provided
with adequate means of ingess or
egress, or Is. not sufficiently sup.
ported ventilated drained. cleaned or
lighted all ponds of stagnant water
all cellars and foundations of houses
whose bottoms contain stagnant and
putrId water; all dead and purified
animals lying about the roadways,
lanes. streets. alleys, docks, vacant
lots or yards or upon the surface OF
the ground within the city; all privies
except water closets properly main
tanned and connected with "A sanitary
sewer. or which are unscreened
against flies, or which are within
NIFTY 500 feet OF any occupied house
or dwelling or part thereof or which
are maintained in violation of health
measures; all installations of plumb
ing that are illegal or unsanitary; all
choked sewers and house drains, all
slaughter houses within the city OF
brunswick which are not erected and
maintained as provided by law, all
accumulations OF vegetables and AMI.
NAL substances, undergoing putrifac'
tion fermentation; all pig pens, horse
stables and cow stables within the
city OF Brunswick except as other.
wise provided. all wells and cistens
from which water for drinking ard
other domestic purposes may be OBJ
tanned which shall show on three sue.
cessive examinations the evidence of
pollution, are specifically declared to
be nuisances; and every person, firm
or corporation aiding in creating or
contributing 10 the same or who sup
port. continue or retain any OF the
same, shall be deemed guilty OF a
violation of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. BE il further ordained
that whenever in the judgment OF the
Board of Health there is reason To
apprehend danger of the existence or
spread of Hydrophobia in the city of
Brunswick. il shall 1e the duty of the
Board OF Health TO issue proclama.
fion TO be published at least three
times in the official newspaper or
gan OF the city OF Brunswick notifying