Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-21

BE Il Ordained by the Council Of the City Of Wheel
ing, as JOiiy,rs:
SIC |. IL shall be unlawful for any person or
perons to make or construct any Pryy Naultor
CesSpOUl, except such aS are hereinafter proyid-
cd IN in section of this OplinanCe,l OIL any
premises IN this City, except IN accordance with
the following provisions: All Privy Vaults or
CeSSpOOs shall be not less than ten (l0) ieHt
deep and shalt be built with walls of brick or
stone IL OF stone 90 De in all cases not less than
twelve ~ inches thick, II square and lined th
brick 10 be OF not less than nine ~ inches thick,
II circular ana lined with brick, 10 be nos less
than four ~ inches thick, aud in all cases the
upper ten (lOl feet 20 be slushed with good lime
mortar ana when completed to be perfectly wa
tcrtight no Priyy Vault or CeSSpOOl shall he con-
struCtcd with any Kind Of a pipe or tube, com
municatng with any house or other building
unless the same be properly Trapped, so that no
offensive smell or gas shall pass into any such
house or other building, no ralnwater from the
roof Of any building VI the washings OF the yard,
kitchen or other drainage, shall b9 allowed to
How into any Priyy Vault, no Kitchen garbage
or uilal nor any other substance except that for
which 1t is the proper receptacle shall be 10y any
peTson put into any such PriNy Vault or Cess,
pool. aud all PriVy Vaults and CeSspools shall
NJ all times be kept perfectly deodorized and dis
infected.
that NAV hereafter be abandoned will not be al
lowed Ia be arched over. hut must he cleaned
out 20 the bottom and he Tiled with earth, that
no Priyy Vault ur Ce,SpOOl shall he tapped or the
Cr or into any pit or hole in the city limits
SEc 3 That all Priyy Vaults which are or
which may be hereafter constructed within the
city limits for the purpose of being used with
ashes OF earth, known aS the dry earth or ash
closets shah De provided with boxes or other
fixtures properly constructed for that purpose,
aud that meet with the approval OF the Commit
tee on Health or Health officer and IL shall be
the duty Of the occupant OF the property, on
which such vaults -Hall hC located 10 keep the
contents ui such ,,u,tS completely dcodOrlled
and diSinfsctcd at all UuC,, and he. She, or they
shall not Kermit such contents TO DE, or remain
in a liuuid or Scmiliguid form or state no per
son shall at auy time put into any such vaults
anv kitchen garbage or O1ai or any other sub
stance Except that Tor which II is the proper re-
ecptaclel and no drainage OF any kind shall be
allowed L. How iron or into any such vault.
SIC. 4. All priyy houses that may hereafter DC
built shall be provided with suitable yentilat.
ing shaft and shall be 80 securely constructed
A, not Ia endanger the life or person OF any one
SIC ,. kVcfy person, company or corporation
employing females III their business or mauufac-
tory shall provide suitable priyy or water closet
accommodations Tor such females separate aud
apart from that used 10y the male employs.
SEC T.. Any person or persons, upon first OBJ
tanning "a permit from the COmIpit tCc on Health
OF Health Officer, may 81 any time remove the
contents OF the dry, ash or earth closets. prOvid
ell that such contents shall not be removed eN-
cent IN "A manner not offensive to the public.
and shall be completely deOdori2ed and dsin-
fCCteu and in tight carts or other vehicles, and
deposited snywhCrv In the city limits, or In the
Ohio river north of FCrty-eghth (iSthl street:
except that this section shall not apply 20 the
seventh ward, from which such contents Of
yriyy vaults may De deposited in the western
branch OF the Ohio river, at or near the lower
eud OF said wapl.
SIC :. No person shall engage In removing or
transporting the contents OF any privy vault OF
cess pool within this city until he shall rst have
obtained permit from the Committee on Health
or Health Oficrr aud have paid 10 the City Re.
CclVer license tax ~ SlVO for which, on pre-
SentAtun OF Receivers receipt tO the City Clerk,
he shall receive a license; provided he complies
with all OF the provisions Of thi' ordinance in re
lsuou TO the cleaning OF p'ivy vaults ana cess
pools.
sFC :. The contents OF any privy vault or cess.
pool shall not be removed or transported except
between the bours Of 10 o'clock P. N. and
o'clock A. n, except A. hereinafter provided for
In lection o! this ordinance and evey cart or
other vehicle used in the removal or transpOrta-
ton OF the contents OF any priyy vault or cess.
IoOl shall be - constructed a. TO be perfectly
water tight and securely covered - that no
Odor nor any part Ot the contents shall escape,
and every load OF such contents shall be thor.
oughly disiufeCted and deodorizsd by not less
than one gallon Of crude CarholiC acid or some
other suitable deOdOTigyr and every cart or Oth er
vehicle us,d in the removal Ur transportation OF
any such contents shall hy washed and deodoT-
ind Immediately after being 10 used, and every
privy vault OF rtSs pool shall in A Ike manner
Re disinfcctef and deutorizci after being clean.
ell. by the person or persons doing such cleaning,
and AL person or IerSuus " hO shall engage In
any such cleaning removal or transportation
shall perform the work In Gle luly and satiSfar-
tory manner. Any person 40 J. sons who shall
violate any Provisions OF this sf-.isu. or Of any
other setio.i 81 this ordinance ia relation 10 the
cleaning Of or the removal OF transportation of
the contents Of IriNy Vault or Cee,pools, shall
In addition % other penalties hereinafter pro
vided for suffer upon Cuny iCti0u. a revocation Of
/ IFS liceusC and. Iermit
SIC. y ANY ,-Aorlcss method for the cleaning
81 Vaults aud CesspOols that meets with the a.,
prOySl ~ the Committee on Health or Health
Ofieer NAV ~ used in the dsy tiule Ia this CITY.
provided the charge tOr the cleaning III Vault
barrel % contents removed. and pSOyiied that
the provisions 81 this Orlnance In relation 20
remit, license, dc,siorizAtiou and disposition Of
such contents BE complied with.
SIC. ~. II shall he unlawful for any person or
pe>cus % deposit the cOnten's Of any Privy
Vault OF CssPcol any where within the
limits Of this city or In the Ohio
riNer further north than Forty-sighth ltsl street
O, within one hundred tlVOl feet q the shore OF
aid riNer. kVery ISrson or persons who shall
Offend against the prOvi,ions 81 tins section shall
uVon conviction thereof forfeit and ray 10 this
city hne VI not le>s than ten lol dollar nor
more than twenty - dollars and shAll In sddi-
non 81 fer a Tsvoc rive. Of iheir Bermi, and u
the seventh fsthl ward, from which, snch con-
tents Of Prvy vaults and CeSVools may be d.
posited in the weSterd brznch Of the Ohio river
a. OF near the lover end Of said ward.
SEC. II. All ordlnsncss or pArts 81 ordinances
In - far a. they, conflict with this ordinance,
srN hcrel repealed
SIC. Il Any pcsoa or ycrsnns who shall yio
late any Provisions al this oriinNDce shah, upon
conviction thereon forfeit and pay 10 this city
fine q not les than ten nor more than twenty
dailArN
sHc. IL This ordinance shall rsle e.fert from
and sf'es IL T~s~see ms2leodr