The Wahpeton times., 1918-09-19
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF
WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA,

VE HEALTH UE IHE ClI1 OE
WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA,
Held Monday, September 1G, 1918.
Meeting was called to order by DR..
I. c..J. Wig, the duly appointed
Health Officer Of the City, who called
the meetingsto5 order and presided
over the same.
DR. Wig explained his reason for
callingsthe meeting, stating in detail
some Of be. many conditions within
the eity Shat 'ought toss'be- remddsa,
and snggsIted that The Bpardlsimasdl y U !
ately; take action on several of those
he considered the lnost serious. AZ.
ter hearing the report and recon-
mendations of Dr.. Wig, it was
moved.
That all outside toilets within the
district bounded ON the north by
Wisconsin Avenue, on the, South by
the right-of-way of the Great North
! ern Railway Company, on the east by
! the Bois de Sioux River and on the
west by Ninth Street be, and tue
! same hereby are, declared to be and
constitute nuisances, and that the
same be ordered abated, removed a.d
destroyed, and that the excavations
used in connection Herewith be
thoroughly filed; that notice in
writing be given to the occupants of
all premises within the aforesaid dis
trict (and to the owners wherever
possible) that such nuisances be
abated forthwith and not later than
October 1, 1918, in the manner afore-
said, and that such notice be given to
such occupants and owners by deliver
ing to and leaving with each occupant
and owner of premises where a nuis-
ance is being maintained written
notice setting forth the description
of the premises, the nuisance COM
planned of and the time within which
the same shall be abated
Motion Carried.
Moved and seconded that notice be
given by publication of these minutes
in the Wahpeton Times and the
Globe Gazette to the owners and oc-
cupants of all premises within he city
limis of the City of Wahpeton, where
ever sewer connections are available,
to connect such premises with the
sewers and to remove all outside
toilets. and properly fill the excava-
tions as rapidly as circumstances
will permit.
Motion Carried.
Moved and seconded that notice by
publication of these minutes be given
to the owners and occupants of all
premises within the city limits of the
City of Wahpeton to forthwith. and
not later than October 1, 1918, cause
all noXious weeds on their premises
to be cut and removed, and that all
ashes. cinders. garbage. rubbish and
other filth be removed from their
premises not later than October 1.
1918.
Motion Carried.
Moved and seconded that Sections
80 and so of Title 5, of Ordinance one
az of the City of Wahpeton be pub
lished in the Wahpeton Times and the
Globe and that the public be
requested to comply with and refrain
from violating the provisions of said
sections.
Motion Carried.
Section 3s, Title ), Ordinance 1:
No person shall suffer or permit
any cellar, vault, private drain, cess
pool. privy, or sewer upon any prem
ises belonging to or occupied by him
or her within the limits of the city
to become Nauseous, offensive, or in
furious to the public health.
Section so, Title 5, Ordinance 1:
No stagnant water shall be allowed
to stand or remain, or noxious or
or other weeds allowed to grow upon
or along the line Of any railroad,
street, highway, alley, public place,
or along or upon any vacant or other
lot or place, within the city. and no
pile or deposit of manure, offal, gar
bage nor accumulation of any Of
fensive or nauseous substance shall
be made within the limits Of the city,
nor shall any person or corporation
unload, discharge or put upon or
along the line of any railroad. vacant
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