Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-03
TIE HEALTH ORDINANCE.


A meeting Of the Board of Health was
held on Saturday evening, st which the full
Board was present, with DIR. Cluness in tie
Chair end DR.. Hatch Secretary. A. P. Cat.
lin, who prepared the ordinance for the
Beard, was present, as also others in response
to invitation. The proposed ordinance was
carefully read aud considered, section by Sec
ton. and as viii be seer, is 8 decided step in
the right direction. It win be presented this
morning by Mr.. Catlin to the Board of Trus-
tses. with recommendation and request Of the
Board of Health that it be passed. The
Board vas in session until l. o'clock, when il
adjourned to meet again this evening to con-
slider the drainage canal question.
The ordinance prepared is as folIoBs
Ordnance No. To provide for the
construction, regulation and ventilation Of
cesspools, vaults and drains.
The Bosrd of Trustees Of the city Of Sac.
rarnento do ordain as follows:
Section l. At sll points within the city Of
Sacramento, within one block Of, and &C.
cessible to auy Of the public sewers, all cess
pools and vaults, which may be hereafter
constructed, shall be water-tight at the bot
tom and sides, and shall be con-
sraesed Of iron, concrete, or brick.
Those made Of brick must be laid with full
Joints of mortar, and both concrete and
brickwork must be well lined on the inside
with pure hydraulic cement. They
shall be connected with the sewers by
means Of an overflow pipe not less il any
clse than four inches in diameter, made Of
vitrifed i-onstone or other equally good ma
ts7isI approved By the Boasd of Health. laid
in csment mortar with water tight joints.
snd with fall of not less than cne-eighth %
Of an inch TO the foot, and said overflow pipe
must be so arranged that only the liquid can
escape, Az neg sewers are constructed or old
ones are reconstruct or changed, allcesspools
and privy vaults upon adjacent property. and
accessible to sucn sewers, shall be connected
Herewith, and be constructed or recon-
structed so as to conform with the provisions
of this section.
Seo.ioa 2 An cesspools and privy vaults
within the city imiSs shall be empt;sd of
their contents, aud thoroughly cleaned and
disinfected as oftan SO they becorne filed. CT
whenever such cleansing and 6isiuf=c-
ton Is de5med necessary, and Is
ordered by the Board Of Health.
Said contents must be removed beyond the
city limits, or to such other places, TO be
used as fertilizers, as may be designated Big
the Board Of Health, and such disinfectants
must be used as are prescribed by said
Board.
Section 8. Where there are no sewers
accessible fer taking the ovelf)w from cess
pools OF privy vaults, such cesspools and
vau!ts as are hereinafter constructed must be
excavated TO a depth Of twelve ~ fest be-
low the natur8l surface, or to such depth as
may be necessary TO reach one foot below
the subter5ansan water leval as such level
4, e
cssspoOls and ESsuits must be constructed of
iron, ooncret e-Qsfriek TO depth Of not less
than five feet below the surface Of She |
ground, and such iron, concrete or brick
work shall be made wst5r-tight; said iron, |
concrete or brick-work in priyy vaults must |
be carried not less than one foot above the |
surface of tbs ground.
Section A. All cesspools and privy vaults |
vhich have been or may be hereafter con- !
struoted. shall be ventilated BY ventilating |
pipe, which shall in no case be less ia area on |
the inside than thirty.six 1867 inches, and |
must be Of such greater srss as may be pre-. !
scribed By the Board Of Health for cesspOols |
and priVy vaults of large capacity. Such |
pipe shall bs connected with the |
celspool or vault SO as to secure ventilation, |
and in such manner, aud be carried to sucn |
hight rs shall Ia each instance be ordered by |
the Board Of Health, and shall be so capped |
at the top as 20 prevent down draughts. Any |
other plan for ven'ilating such eesspools and |
vaults may be adopted which will secure
equally IS coed or better ventilation, and |
which shall be approved by the Board of
Health.
Section 3. All drainage pipes leading into |
CT privy vaults shall have ven
tilated trsp 80 placed between the cssspool or |
vault and the house IS to prevent the escape |
Of the cssspool or privy vault gsBss into the |
house or shall be so disconnected with the |
drainage pipes leading from the house as 60 |
effsctually prevent tie entrances of such gases |
into the house.
Section G. Any and all casspools and privy |
vaultg which, in the opinion of the Board of |
Health, are detrimental to the public health, |
shall be ab9ted by the owners of, or the |
1gsnts in charge Of the same. New cesspools |
Or p7ivy vaults constructed in lieu of those |
thus R5ated, shall Le constructed in accord |
auce with the provisions of this ordinance. |
All persons engaged in constructing cesspools |
or privy vaults must, before completing the |
same, notify the Health Officer and afford |
him an opportunity to inspect the same.
Section 7. All cesspools or privy vaults
which mey be detrimental to the public
health shall be ablted in the manner pre-
scribsd by and undsr the direction and super
vision Of the Board Of Health.
Section s. No connection with any public
sswer shall DO msde without permit from
the City Surveyor, and the psint at which |
such connection shall be made shal be fixed |
by the City Surveyor, az well as the manner
Of connection.
Section 9. Any person or persons violating |
any Of the provisions Of this ordinance shall, |
upon conviction theceof, be fned in sum rot
exceeding $500, or by Imprisonment il Che |
city prison not exceeding ten days, or by |
both zach fine and imprisonment.
Section 10. All ordinances or parts Of or |
in conflict with this ordinance ara
hereby repealed,
Section II. This ordinance shall take fffect |
from and after due publicstion.