The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Proposed Ordinance No. 9
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION
OF HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE
IN THE CITY OF ELY.

THE COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF ELY DO ORDAIN:
SECTION shall be unlawful for any to spit
expectorate deposit place any spuum splttle SALIVA
phegm or tobacco juice upon any part of any sidewalk
croswak curb in the City of Ely the floor OF any
vehicle heater church. public hall public building in said
City of Ely
throw drop deposit place upon sidewalk upon the
floor theater church public hail. within the City of
Ely fruit or vegetable matter Oh whatsoever sort Vi
description.
SECTION It shall be unlawful for any person to put,
place be placed into any OF drink
water into hydrant WE'LL font or water pipe used
the conveyance of the within the City OF Ely any
dirty poisonous or noxous substance or any animal or
vegetable matter it shall be unlawful within said city for
any person knowingly permit to be done act thing
which impairs mpers the purity whoesomeness OF the
water supply of said city any part thereof.
SECTION f. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
bring store SELL deliver distribute to be brought
stored sold delivered distributed within the limits of the
City of Ely any for domestic household pur
poses within said city which shall be formed produced by
the freezing of unwhoesome impure or contaminated water
SECTIONS 1t shall be unlawful for any to dump
deposit garbage oal or vegetable or animal
matter substance whatsoever at any place
within the City of Ely except at such place may have
thereby designated by the Health Officer OF said city,
such the substances dumped deposited must
be disposed of by burning or otherwise the Health Oce
may have directed.
SECTION6 1t shall be unlawful for any person to suffer
permit any cellar DRAIN cesspoo anything whatsoever
connected with belonging any premises occupied by
such person within the limits of the City of Ely to become
nauseous offensive injurious to the public health OF said
city.
SECTION7 1t shall be unlawful for any person to erect
any prvy vault in said city within twenty feet
from any well which used for domestic pur
poses all such pry vaults constructed within the limits OF
said city must be in accordance with the provisions OF Sec
ton Of this ordinance.
City Ely maintain any prlvy vault
cesspoo of sort kind property or premises if
said property premises border streets alleys in the
City Of Ely in which alleys streets there located pub
lie of the City Of Ely;
When connections made with the public of the
City of Ely every easee occupant Of the premises
connected shall take adequate precautlon to prevent I'M
proper substances from entering and coggng said connec
tons with said sewers;
When it possible make connections with of
the City of Ely because public have not been laid
adjacent to property then and in that only the
of such property may construct prvy vaults of u
ber brick, cement other proper material which vaults
shall be wholly above ground and shall be made
and screened to keep out es and be enclosed and
ected that they at all times free from odos preudcal
to the public health.
and cleaned often required by the Health Officer of said
City of Ely
SECTION g. 1t shall be the duty of each person within
the City of Ely to keep the property premises owned
occupied by him at all times in thoroughly clean condition
and free from anything which constitute nuisance
may be injurious to the public health.
SECTION TO- 1t shall be unlawful for any person keep
any pigs within the limits of said city upon
permit obtained from the Health Officer of said city
only upon express condition stated in such permit
SECTION H. All persons having stables, barns other
buildings in which animals any kind kept within
City of Ely shall provide receptacle properly covered and
sufficiently closed that the contents will not be exposed to
public view in which shall be placed all refuse
the property of such person keeping said stable building
and shall encroach upon any street. alley public
ground of said city and said receptacle shall at all times be
kept dsnected and contents removed frequently to
prevent any detrimental effect upon the public health
SECTION IL. The duly appointed Health Officer OF the
City of Ely shall exercise and have general supervision
the health of the inhabitants of said city, and said Health
Officer shall have full to take all necessary steps and
for the promotion of the cleanliness and saubry
of said city and it's inhabitants said Health Officer may
make any such regulations restrictions and
der be reasonably for the of
infectious diseases within said City, and for the maintenance
of the public health and sanitary condition of said City and
It's inhabitants
81 SECTION b. Every hotel, boarding house. tenement,
lodging house. private residence within the City of Ely
shall be provided with proper and suitable recepacles for
garbage and other refuse matter These receptaces shall
be waterght and shall be cleared of their such
intervals time the Health Officer of the City of Ely
shall direct.
SECTION IA 1t shall be unlawful for any person within
the City of Ely permit any part of the contents of
any prvy vault sink cesspool property Of which he
control be removed except permit applied