Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-29
CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS.
Pale, and Regulations Under Whlcn
They arc TO DO Sunk,
.,rtr AND CEsSpO0L MEASURE.
.,,,srec, Prepared by Health Com
missioner Beatty FOR prc'en'a-
tion TO the Council.
r,rtr AND cEssrOOL MEASURE.

u..,tb Commissioned Beatty has
,..vn I'D the following, and well
.adssvor to secure its speedy passage
~ the City Council;
NH for nm ordinance regulating the
nee and construction Of wells
e.o 1. All owners or agents oil
ss,ty ahutting, OF having access ~,
Sc,ty water system shall either con
wy .,ssid water system within thirty
,"n days alter the passage auu sppfoV'
VIZ thia ordinance, or shall wlthln
amo tlms construct well In
Wv .,dApce with the rules and regula-
sssNrsot this ordinance.
uVs No person shall construct or
- constructed n well within the
N, limits except the same be pipej
IN iron and sunk below an im'
,.,neabc stratum Or formation OF
l,bsrviae Is not less than 100 feet N
depth. ,u ....,..,
=, lees dislance than 20 feet from any
ssssuool VI pnvy vaul, except II be
nj Tor some reason u Is impossible 70
.omply with this rule, VA which case,
srsclal permit from tho health de.
nafnent must be obtained.
Zoo. a, NJ person shall uso or per
mil 10 be- used, for drinking purpose,
snv water from any well within the
limits Of Salt Lake City except II be
rom n well that IL constructed la nc.
soriancc with the rules and rogula'
ions Of this ordinance.
sec. s. No person shall construct or
have constructed n well without nrst
attaining permit from the health de-
r.flmont, and said well must upon
completion be inspected by an officer
Of the health department.
Sec. o. Any person or persons who
shall violate or who refuses 10 comply
with any OF the requirements Of ia =
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
fined In any sum not less than i've (sb)
dollars nor more than fifty (s5J) dollars.
VAULTS AND oEssPoJLs.
Health CommissiOner Beatty mas
,l,o drawn up tho following ior pre-.
lsntation 10 the CITY Council and VIII
urge IT. passage:
A bill for an ordinance regulating
the construction OF privy vaults aud
eesspOols within the garbage district OF
Salt Lake City.
StcfiDN /. Be II ordained by the
City Council Of Salt Lake CITY that all
priSy vaults and cosspoOls, whether Of
brick or stone, shall bs bullt viva walls
and bottom not less than eight (al
Inches mick, laid with full Joint VI
cement mortar, and cement plaslesed
inside, ana when completed, shall be
perfectly Nattr.Iight, provided that
his rule does not apply TO properly
constructed dry earth closets above
ground.
See. .. No person shall construct or
alter any ccspool, water closet, or catch
basin, for The purpose u connecting
any premises with any sewer, drain or
pfiyy vault, or for any other purpose,
without frtt Obtaiping from the bonri
Oi health permit % do 20, and sIch
construction or alteration shall conform
TO The rules ana orders Of the health
department. and plumbing inspector.
Sec. 3, All privy vaults AMI cess
pools shall be q. least eight fee, (S) deep
for private houses and ton (IU) feet
deep Tor public houses, whenever the
NNhhhN W Ah' hANAbA VAt fNsshaNs h'N
depth OF priyy vaults or cesspDOle shall
not exceed fourteen (li) feet
Sec. 4. No roof or surface water shall
be allowed to Cow into any privy vault
nor shall any garbage, meats, onal
OF rubbish Of any kind be deposited In
any privy vault.
Ste. 8. PHvY vnultH ahall not b.
constructed NJ lrss distance than Ave
lil feet from any street or alley, three
lSl feet from the boundary line and
twenty t9Ol feet from any we'll.
Sec, o. All priVy vaults aud cesspools
shall he cmptiei when cautens shall
be within two (2l feet Of top.
Sec. Z. Any person or persons who
Shall violate or refuse 70 comply with
any OF the requirements OF this ordi-
nance shall, upon conviction, DO fined
In any sum not less than iive 1000
dollars nor more than one hundred
(lOO.0Ol dollars for each olonse.