GOVERNING SANITATION
ANCHORAGE ARE ADOPTED
The following regulations gov
erning sanitation within the town
site of Anchorage are hereby adopt
ed to become effective this date, and
supersede the regulations hereto
fore issued:
Toilets
Regulation 1. Except as other
wise required herein (see Reg. 3.),
all owners of hotels, bunk houses,
rooming houses, lodging houses and
owners of property inhabited by
themselves, or tenants, must pro
vide toilets according to the follow
ing specifications: The trench or
pit shall be at least six (8 1 feet
deep, three (3) feet wide an 1 four
(4) feet long, the covering to be
fly proof, such toilet to be located
on rear of lot within ten (KM feet !
of alley. Provision for toilet pur- I
poses must be arranged for as soon !
as lot is occupied.
Reg. 2. No privy may be con- ;
structed within the area bounded i
by A street on the east. Third street
on the north. L street on the west
and Fifth street on the south. All
privies now in use must le made
fly-proof.
Reg. 3. All outside toilets or
privies within the above described ;
area shall be subject to removal and
the hole filled with earth or gravel
and the providing of a cesspool and
inside toilet facilities required,
whenever deemed necessary by the
health officr.
Reg. 4. Location of all wells
must be approved by the health offi
cer. Wells must be located at least
seventy (70) feet from toilet, cess
pools and stables, and the natural
drainage must be from wells in di
rection of cesspools, privies and
stables. No well may be used or
maintained on any lot situated with
in the area bounded on the north
by Third street, on the east by A
street, on the south by Fifth street,
on the west by L street, except upon
special permit in writing given to
the owner of the lot by the health
officer. All wells must be tightly
covered and protected from surface
water, and provided with pump.
Stables.
Reg. 5. Buildings used for stab
ling horses, etc., must be located on
rear of lot and all solid secreta de
posited daily in a flv-proof box and
disposed of once a week in such
mannpr and at qiiTT) nlano mav
be designated and approved by the |
health officer. Livery or transfer 1
stables and slaughter houses must j
secure special permit from the !
health officer.
Waste Water.
Reg. 6. Proprietors of hotels,
restaurants, hoarding houses, laun
dries and bath houses must use cess
pools for disposal of all waste
■water.
Cesspools.
Reg. 7. A permit to construct
any cesspool must be secured from
the office of the townsite manager,
and the location of same must be
not less than ten feet from any
building line and not less than four
feet from any property line. The
dimensions of any cesspool shall be
governed by the number of people
or nature of business, and shall be
subject to approval by the townsite
manager.
Garbage.
Reg. 8. The owner of every oc
cupied lot within the limits of the
town of Anchorage shall provide a
suitable can for the collection of
such waste material as cannot be
easily burned in stoves, and no per
son shall permit such waste ma
terial to accumulate on such lot.
Such can shall be of galvanized
sheet metal, or other durable metal,
shall be water-tight, and provided
with a tight-fitting, fly-proof cover
which cannot be removed by dogs
Or other animals, and a sufficient
number of such cans must be pro
vided to properly contain all gar
bage of the character described, in
cluding ashes. Such cans should
be placed on a base at least four
inches high to permit of free circu
lation of air underneath and at the
back of the lot where easy access
may be had from the alley. Be
cause of its a'tra tion for flies, the
can should be not less than fifty
feet from the kitchen door. Gar
bage must be immediately placed in
the can and not permitted to ac
cumuate.
Reg. 9. Such cans must be
emptied once a week in the resi
dence and twice a week in the busi
ness district, and all emptying of
such cans will be done under the
direction of and subject to the ap
proval of the health officer. Charges
for such services will be assessed
against the owner of the lot from
which the garbage originates.
Reg. 10. Any person, association
or corporation collecting swill for
the purpose of feeding it to hogs,
etc., shall provide a fly-proof and
water-tight barrel on the rear of the
lot where such swill, etc., is pro
cured, with a suitable metal cover
approved by the health officer, and
the contents of such barrel shall be
removed every day and the barrel
kept in a clean and sanitary condi
tion subject to the approval of the
health officer. A suitable vehicle
shall he provided for the removal of
such material in such manner that
no dripping or slopping shall occur
between the point of collection and
point of delivery, which vehicle
shall be subject to approval by the
health officer.
Reg. 11. No wash or waste water |
shall be thrown upon the surface of j
ground on any lot or in any street. I
alley or thoroughfare.
Foodstuffs.
Reg. 12. No person, association I
or corporation conducting or main
taining a market for the purpose of
handling meat or meat products. 1
vegetables, fruit or other food for
human consumption shall permit
any waste from such food materials *
nor any decaying or decomposing :
portions of such food materials to lie !
exposed, but shall place such ma
terials in a fly-proof can. placed
within easy access from the alley.
Reg. 13. No person, association j
or corporation shall sell or offer for !
sale or use any fruit, vegetables. J
berries or other food not commonly
cooked before eating, nor any flour,
corn meal or other food in sacks J
unless such articles shall be placed
two feet or more above the floor or
walk or place to which animals run
ning at large have access, nor shall
any fresh meat or fish or fruit or ;
food of like character be exposed in
an open window or on or near the
street unless such food be protected
from flies and dust by a proper fly
screen in a manner approved by the
health officer: Provided, that this
shall not prevent the display of
meats or fruits in a properly cooled
market or store which is provided
with fly-proof screen" doors at front
and rear.
Reg. 14. Any person, association
or corporation offering for sale any
fish, meat, vegetables or other like
foods from a cart or wagon from
house to house must comply with
such sanitary regulations as the
health officer may prescribe.
Reg. 15. The health officer will
inspect as often as may be deemed
necessary, an oaKeries, restaurants,
markets and all places where food is
sold for human consumption to as
certain whether the sanitary regula
tions are being complied with, and
for the purpose of such inspection
he shall have free access.
Reg. 16. If, on inspection by the
health officer, food shall be found
that is not fit for human consump
tion by reason of decay, decomposi
tion, adulteration or unsanitary
methods of handling, he shall have
authority to so mark such articles
that they may be easily identified,
and no person shall refuse to permit
such inspection or to interfere in any
way whatsoever with such health
officer while performing such duties
as are herein specified.
PRODUCTION, CARE AND SALE
OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.
Each person, association or cor
poration desiring to sell milk, or
offering for sale fresh milk, or fresh
m Ik products ,in the town of An
chorage, shall be required to comply
with the following rules and regula
tions:
Cows.
Reg. 17. Owners of cows, the
milk of which is intended or offered
for sale, shall permit and assist the
health officer, or his duly authorized
agent, to test all cows of the herd
with tuberculin, for tuberculosis,.un
less such owner or owners can fur
nish a certificate from a qualified
veterinarian that such cows have
given a negative tuberculin test
within one year prior to that date.
No persons or dealers will be per
mitted to offer for sale milk from
cows giving positive signs of tuber
culosis as disclosed by the tuberculin
test: Provided, that, instead of the
tuberculin test, all milk may be pas
teurized as provided in Section 3 of
these regulations. Cows shall be
kept clean. Manure, mud, litter or
other material shall not be allowed
to become caked and dried on them.
They shall be cleaned by currying
and brushing and the flanks and
udders cleaned with a wet or damp
cloth immediately before and after
each milking. No cow shall be
added to any herd from w‘hich milk
is delivered to the town of Anchor
age until first examined and ap
proved by the Health Officer,
Itarn*.
Reg. 18. Cow barns and lots
where such barns are located shall
be kept free from manure, droppings
from cows being gathered once daily,
placed in a fly-proof inclosure not
closer than sixty feet to the dairy
house, or room, or source of water
supply: Provided, that manure may
such places as may be approved by
the health officer. Such lots and
barns shall be kept free from stag
nant water and other objectionable
material. The interiors of barns
and milk rooms or houses shall be
whitewashed or painted, at least
twice eaffl year.
Reg. 19. Milk shall be immedi
ately removed from the stables or
place where drawn and immediately
cooled to at least 60 degrees Fahr.,
and shall be kept at 60 degrees
Fahr. or less until delivered to con
sumer.
Milk Houses,
Reg. 20. Immediately after milk
ing, all milk shall be removed from
the barn into a milk room or milk
house; if a house, it should be situ
ated at least ten feet from the barn:
but if a room is used, it should be
separated from the barn or any
other room near it, by a sound par
tition reaching from the floor to the
ceiling, and shall not be connected
with any other room or compart
ment by a door or jyindow, and shall
not be used for any purpose what
ever except the storing and hand
ling of milk. The portion used for
washing bottles and utensils shall
be separated from the portion used
for storing and handling milk, by a
sound partition reaching from the
floor to the ceiling. The wash room
must be equipped to supply plenty
of boiling water for washing and
sterilizing utensils.
Milkers.
Reg. 21. The milkers shall be
persons in good health, and they
shall thoroughly wash their hands
with warm water, soap and nail
brush, and dry them on clean cloths
or paper towels prior to each milk
ing. All milking must be done with
dry hands. All persons handling
milk to be sold in the town of An
chorage shall be subject to a med
ical examination by the Health
Officer, free of charge, whenever he
shall deem such examination neces
sary.
I'tensils.
Water.
Reg. 22. All water usej} in wash
ing apparatus, utensils, cows, and
hands of milkers, shall be obtained
only from the public water supply
or from a well or spring approved
by the health officer.
Reg. 23. All cans, bottles and
other utensils of every kind used in
the production, sale or distribution
of milk shall be cleaned and steril
ized with boiling water or steam be
fore they are again used for the
same or like purposes; and all cans
or utensils made of metal shall be
kept free from den.s and rust. The
filling of bottles, except at the milk
house or room, is strictly prohibited.
Containers.
Reg. 24. Milk or cream shall be
marketed in clean glass bottles,
tightly capped or covered, except
that where milk is delivered in quan
tities of half gallon or more. Lightly
covered vessels or milk cans may be
used. All bottles or containers must
be filled at the milk house only, and
must be thoroughly cleaned and
sterilized before being filled. Milk
must not be transferred from one
container to another while on the
wagon or in any street or allev, or
in any exposed place. Bottles or
other receptacles used for the de
livery of milk must not be used for
any other purpose whatsoever. All
bottles and utensils used for the de
livery of milk must be cleaned as
soon as empty.
Milk.
Reg. 25. No person, association
or corporation shall sell within the
limits of the town of Anchorage:
(a) Milk to which water or any
foreign substance has been added.
(b) Milk which contains less
than 3.25 per cent butter fat, ex
cept in compliance with Section 4
hereof.
(c) Milk not of standard quality.
(d) Milk concerning which mis
representation has been made.
(e) Milk from diseased cows or
cows that have been fed unwhole
some or contaminated food or
water.
(f) Miljt that has been handled
in an improper, unclean or unsani
tary manner.
Reg. 26. The term pasteurization
as used herein shall mean the heat
ing of milk to a temperature of 145
degrees Fahr., being maintained at
that temperature for twenty-five
minutes and immediately cooled to a
temperature of 50 degrees Fahr. or
lower.
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