Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-23
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
ORDINANCE NO. 2os.
To Provide for the Construction. EcSu-
!afion aud Ventilation OF Cesspoois,
Vaults and Drains.
ME BoARp OF 9eT-sTeFs or THr {

'jsIlE BOARD OF 1RUSTsE5 OF TIE CITY
/ of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
sEcrioN l. At al points within the city of Sac
ra1nento accessible to any of the public sewers
all cesspcois and vaults which may be hereafter
constructed shah be made water tight, and
shau be constructed of brick, iron or cement.
! ne size OF such cesspools and vaults shall be
Geterinlned by the President OF the Board of
Health, the City Engineer and the Health Oi.-
Ger. ihey shall be connected with the sewers
By means OF an overflow pipe ;Jur inches in di-
anlster, made OF vitriied iruastone pipe, laid
IN cement mortar with watoi tight joints. ana
with fall OF not less than oneeigkth 90 of an
inch 10 the loot; and said overflow pipe must be
so ranged that only the liquids can escape.
As new sewers are constructed. all cesspools and
vaults upon adjacent property AID accessible 10
such sewers shall be connected Herewith, and
be constructed or reconstructed 50 as to CONFORM
to the provisions of this section.
SECTION = All cesspools and wants within the
city limits shall be emptied of their contents
and thoroughly cleqnsed and disinfected as often
as they become filed, or whenever such cleans
ing and distinction shall be deemed necessary
and IS ordered by the Board of Health. Said
contents must be removed beyond the city linn
lis, 70 siich places TO be used as fertilizers may
be designated by the Board OF Health. Such
dislntectanis must be used as are prescribed Uy
the Board OF Health
SECTION 5. Where there are no sewers acces-
siDle for taking the overflow from cesspools and
vaults, such cesspeola and vaults as are hereaf-
ter con structed shall be constructed in two CON-
partments. One of the compartments shall lie
made water-tght and shall have an overflow
into the other compartms mt, which shall be
made water tight for four feet below the surface
of the ground. and below that level 50 arranged
that the liquid contents can escape into the sur
rounding soil. Such cesspools aud vaults shall
be constructed of brick lion OF concrete The
open work shall in 10 case be- made less than
seven feet in depth below the surface of the
ground.
SECTION 4. Ali cesspools and vaults which
have been or may hereafter be constructed,
shall be ventilated by ventii ating pipe which
shall be in no case less in aiea ON the inside
than the area of a four-incli round pipe and
must be OF such greater area rs may be pre-
scnbed by the Board of Health for ceSspoo bis and
vaults OF large capacity. Such yentilatinc pipe
shall be connected with the cesspool or vanic 50
as to secure. ventilation, and in such manner
and be carried to such hight ssshall i'll each in
stance be ordered by the Board of Health
FICTION 5. No cesspool or vault shall be placed
at a less distance than ten feet from the exterior
walls of any inhabited building except where
building covers so much of the lot OF ground
as 10 make 1t necessary to do so nor shall &
cesspool or vault be placed at a less distance
than five feet from the lines OF adjoining prop
eIty.
SECTION g. No surface water or roof water
shall be discharged INFO any vault or cesspo il,
but shall where practicable, be conducted TO
the street gutter.
SECTION 2. ANY or all cesspools or vaults
which, in the opinion of the Board of Health
are detrimental to the public health, shall be
abated by the owner, agent or occupant of the
premises upon which the same is used New
cesspoolS or vaults constructed in lieu of those
abated shall be constructed in acce rdance with
the provisions of this ordinance All persons
engaged in constructing cesspools or vaultsm
before completing she same, notify the Health
Qfhcer and afford hinlan opportunity to inspect
them
SECTION s. All cesspools or privy vaults which
may be detrimental 10 the public health shall
be ebated in the manner prescribed 'by and un-
der the directions and supervision of the Board
of Health.
SECTION o. All drainage pipes, soil pipes and
waste pipes within a building shall have seal
retaining traps so placed in them as to effectu-
ally prevent the passage of sewer or cesspool
gases into the house. such traps shall be placed
as near the fixtures as practicable, and arranged
so as TO be safe against back pressure, self
syphonage, loss of seal 10y evaporation or sy-
phonage. Soil, waste ana vent pipes shall be
constructed of cast iron, wrought iron lead
galvanized iron not less than No 90 Every
line OF soil and waste pipe must lie carried up
70 ana at least TWO feet above the main house
roof.
SECTION 10. No steam exhaust shall connect
with any drain, soil or waste pipe.
SECTION II. No connection with any public
sewer shall be made without a permit from the
City surveyor; and the point at which such con
nection shall be made shall be fixed by the CITY
surveyor as well as the manner of connection
SECTION II No plumbing or drainage work
snail be covered or concealed in any way until
1t has been examined by the Inspector of Plumb
ing. Notice must be given to the inspector
When the Work is sufficiently advanced for in
spection.
SECTION 10. ANY person or persons violating
any OF the provisions of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment at the rate of one day for each dollar of
the line until the same is satisfied or by i'm
prls0nment alone not exceeding ten days or / V
both such fire and Imprisonment.
SECTION II. All ordinances or parts of ordin-
ances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed
SECTION j. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after due publication
JOHN q. BROWN
President of the Board of Trustees
Passed January IS, 1886
lali-10t E. IL. MCKEE Clerk