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Home My WebLink AboutOrd1912-010 i~~ e ~JiJ ORDINANCE HO. 10 Page 1. AN ORDI.N ANCE CR.EATING A BOARD OF HEALTH, RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, AND FOR OTHEH PURPOSES. The Town of Seward. Alaska, 1ty its Common Council, does ordain as follows: Section 1. There is hereby established a Board of 1ealth,consist- in, of the ex-officio llayor, the Health Officer, the Chairman of the Commi ttee on Eeal th and Police Protection, the Town :,:arshal, and the Town Clerk, who shall De members ex-officio of the Board of Health. Section 2 That the Town Council shall appoint a physician as 'healt~ officer, whose duty it sahll be, under the direction of the Common Council. to execute and enforce all laws and regulations relatin,g to public health and vital statiStics, and to perform all such duties as may be assigned to him by said Council. Section 3. That the ':Iown Council lIlay employ.on the recollU-rlendation of the Lealth officer.a reasonable number of guards.but no greater number shall be appointed than the public kIxX*k interests demand. Section 4. That filth,the contents of cesspools,offal,garbage, foul water,refuse,ordure,urine,stable manure,decayed animal and vegetable matter,or other offensive substance detrimental to healt~J I thrown,placed or allowed to remain,in or upon any street,avenue, alley,Bidewalk,gutter,public reservation,fJyen lots,or upon the beach of I'\esurrection lJay wi thin the corporate limi ts of the Town of Seward. save as hereinafter mentioned,are hereby declared a nuisance injur~ous to headth; and any person who shall comrnit,create or maintain the aforesaid naisances,or either of thexn,shall upon con- viction,be fined not less than five or more than fifty dollars for every such offense. " I Section 5. That all refuse,dirt.manure,offal,sarbage.filth,or trash of a.ny kind shall be dumped into Resurrection J<ay am a point ," ibelow the line of high tide and between the north line of 'dashinl- .' \~ ,ton street and the south line of Adams Street. That it shall be !unlawful for any person or persons 'to cast.throw,drop,or deposit any dirt,ballast,aehes or refuse;offal,manure or garbage in any other place in the "own of Seward than such as is herein provided. ~hat any person violatinG any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed (tuilty of a misdemeanor,and upon conviGtion t:lereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. Section 6. That hereafter it shall De unlawful for any person or persons to build or construct upon any ori~inal or sUbdivisional lot,situated on any street in the ~own of Seward.Alaska,where there is a :f)ublic sewer and water main available for the use of such lot, any system of disposal of hwnan excreta except by means of water closets connected with such sewer and water main. That no privy shall be constructed or maintained in said town,every part of which is not at least five feet from the line of an,y adjoining lot,two jfeet from any street or public or private passageway.and ten feet 'from any building used or intended to be used for dwelling purposes or Wherein persons are employed; nor within fifty feet of any well' or any spring used or likely to be used ay man as a source of water for drinking or domestic purposes. Section 7. That all water-closets and privies connected with any house,building,or premises within the Town of Seward.i\laska,in and upon which people live,or where they congregate or assemble,or any .."""~-, .-~",.:":!'~.,~,. 157 kind of business is done,kept in a foul or unclean condition,and from which offensive smells and noxious gases arise,and all waterclosets located within and being a part of any such house or buildin~ not provided with proper sewer traps,so as to prevent the return and escape of noxious gases and offensive odors from any public or pri- vate sewer connected therewith,are hereby declared a nuisance in- jur&ous to health; and any person creating,keeping or maintaining such a nuisance after due notice served upon him by the health officer to abate the s~ne within twenty-four hours,or within such reasonable time as may be determined by the health officer,shall, upon conviction thereof,be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars for each and every day such nui- sance is allowed the remain unabated. Section 8. That any animal affected with a contagious or pesti- lential disease,kept or remaining in any stable,shed,pen or place within the Town of Seward,is hereby declared a nuisance injurious to helath,and any person keeping or maintaining such nUisance,who shall fail,after due notice from the health officer,to abate the s&~e,shall,upon conviction,be fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for every such offense. Section 9. That unclean or filthy slaughter-houses ,rooms ,buildings, or places where sheep,cattle,hogs,or other animals are slaughtered, within the Town of Seward,are hereby declared nuisances injurious to kealth; and any person creating,keeping or maintainin~ such nuisance, who shall fail,after due notice from the health officer,to abate the same,shall,upon conviction,be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars for every such offense. Section 10. '1'hat ir shall be the duty of tl1e health officer appoint- ,ed by the rrown Council, upon receiving information or obtaining know- ledge of the existence of any thing or things herein declared to be nuisances,or any thing or things which may hereafter be declared to be nuisances by the ordinances or resolutions enacted or adopted ~y the ~own Council,to notify the person or persons cownittin~,creating, keeping,or maintaining the same,to remove,or cause to be r~aoved,the s&~e within twenty-four hours or such other reusonable time as he may deem proper,after such notice be duly given; and if the same be not removed by such person or persons within the time prescribed in said notice it shall be the duty of the town marshal under the direc- tion of the health officer aforesaid,to remove or cause to be re- moved,such nuisance or nuisances; XJI~X:tiOlXJlUlix:glllll:.tJIX~]UUUI ~xxx:gx~kxXXxx~~ and all costs and expenses o~ such removal shall be paid by the persons commi tting,treatins; ,keep~ng or maintaining such nuisance or nuisances; and if said costs and ex- penses thus accruing shall not be paid within ten days after such removal by said health officer,the soone shall Ie coUected from the person or persons co~nitting,creating,keeping or m.intaining SUth nuisance ~y suit at law. Section 11. That all fines and penalties imposed by an" section of this ordinance,or any subsequent ordinance or regulation~ade by the Common Council pertain tng to heal th regulations, shall be COllected by prosecution in the :,'unicipal :'dagistrate's Court by infor~tion filed therein,at the instance of the health officer. And when~ver the nuisance complained of is set forth as continuing and existing,ami is shown to be such to the satisfaction of the court,the party ~ offending shall,upon conviction thereof,in addition to the fine i~- posed,be ordered by said court to abate or remove said nuisance. THI~3 ORDINANCE shall be in effect from and after the date of iis p~cGage and approval. Passed by the C9~non Council of the Town of Seward,Alaska this 16th day of Sept~mber,19l2. Approved by the President of the Comrnon Council and ex-officio ~ayor of the Town of Seward,Alaska, this 16th day of September> 1912. ) ATTEST: /)tZ: Ja ;fi~ Tow Clerk. ./7' .r- - 1.. /./;,. v (/; P#~<<~~/~te:~~~~~ Council and ex-officio :,:,ayor of the Town af Seward, Alaska. 15~l ;0 )' -:p , LY/L-~///V1~ .}.-<./ /i 5"' ,:; /J 71' (! ~, /jr..,."'1.. ? //'v( I