San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-31
ANTI-CHOLERA.
A ROUSING MEETING OF The
HEALTH BOARD.
Important Measures Taken and
Others Suggested for the Pre-
vention or Attenuation of the
Scourge.

Bennett, DR.. Anos Graves, DR.. F.
Herff, DR.. J. P. Oldham, DR.. julius
Braunnsgel, Hon. Bryan Csllaghan,
Secretary Guilbesu aud City Attorney
Bergstrom.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, DR.. A. Hertf, aud after
the reading and adoption of the min
utes he stated that the object of the
meeting was to notify the board OF
the threatening cholera and to devise
means to keep ii out of the city; If
that proved impossible, to arrange
for preventing its spread and killing
the disease.
DIR. Hertf stated that the Water
works company had arranged that in
water to every one, and nothing but
artesian water. They intended 70
erect stand pipe at the we'll on
Market street for this purpose.
Mayor Callaghan moved that the
board of health pass resolution
asking the council to erect public
fountains at different places, the
board to select the places, which was
carried. DR.. Herff then suggested
that all persons be prohibited from
using ditch or veil water, and
that water carriers be prohibited
from hauling water from other than
the fountains. This was also put in
the form of a motion and city council
asked to make an ordinance to that
| effect. DR.. Herff also stated that the
bitches should be either shut off or
cleaned aud flushed, and that all irri-
CATION should be stopped as in case
| of cholera that would be one of it's
most dangerous accessories. Mayor
Callaghan said that he had instructed
the ditch commissioners for the east
and west sides to drive over the city
| and ascertain where it would be
necessary to place fountains, and
when they reported to him, he would
Immediately make known their re
port to board
DR.. J. P. Oldham introduced an
ordinance relating to prlvles, which
on motion was adopted by the board
and referred to the city council with
the recon- mendation that it be made
an ordidsnce. The following is the in.
strument:
All privies aud vaults hereafter
built or constructed within the limits
of the city shall be made with walls
of stone or brick. The walls to be
not less than six (6) inches thick
laid with q full Joint of cement NOR
tar. Only In exceptional cases and
by special permission of city council
will OAK plank be allowed as q SUB.
stltute. The wall must extend at
least twelve l2) inches above the
ground surface and be perfectly
covered by the privy and tight
ly boxed up to the seat.
A dry clubhouse system as the Gar
rico system" or a system equally as
good, to be decided upon by the
health officer, may be used instead of
the vault There shall not be less
than two (2) barrels, the urine to be
separated from the solids. The bar
rels to be set not over fifteen (l5)
inches below the surface of the
ground In q cemented basin. The
tunnels or hoppers to fl perfectly. An
air chamber beneath the seat with
ventilatOrs running through top of
house above surrounding buildings.
All privy vaults shall not be less
than six (6) feet deep or more than
eighteen (lS) feet deep.
No roof. surface water nor kitchen
stops shall be allowed to flow into
any privy or cssspool, nor shall any
garbage, meats, otfal, dead animals or
rubbish of any kind be deposited In
any privy vault or cesspool.
Whenever the use of any privy
vault is discOn tinued, such vault
must be cleaned to the bottom and
filled up with earth or OTHER suitable
material.
When an order to clean q privy
vault shall be issued by the health
department, the contents shall be
cleaned to the bottom. Vaults or
cesspools may he ordered cleaned
whenever the contents shall be with
in four (4) feet of the ground surface
or whenever from foulness or other
causes it may be deemed necessary to
clean theW.
Ventllating may be put in privy
vaults, etc., when constructed, or may
be ordered placed in by the health
officer when thought necessary; such
pipes must extend above dwelling or
surrounding dwellings, if any within
70 feet.
Barrels may be ordered cleaned
whenever the contents shall be within
eighteen QS) inches of top, or when
ever frou, toulness or other causes it
may be deemed necessary to empty
and clean them.
All barrels, when cleaned and re-
placed, shall be water tight and COAL
tarred on inside.
All water closets or sewer pipes In
side of any building or otherwise,
connected with q cesspooi or any
sewer, shall have water connection
and be regularly flushed.
All water closets and sewer pipes