Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-01

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Ahsont--Bell, Evana--2.
H. the absence OF Recorder Stanton,
Deputy Ellsworth performed tho du,ius
Of chief clork.
Tho minutes OF Tuesday nights ses
sion were read, amended aud up.
proved.
The Proceedings.
The chair stated that there wors two
matters to be considered by thr Coun.
ell. FiDt, the proposed snuilary meas.
uree; second, tho differences between
the street car ami Rocky Mountain
He'll Telephone companies.
HANrARY MEASURES.
The following was then read by the
assistant recorder;
We, tho undersigned members OF tho
board Of health, respectfully recommend
the passage Of tho following measure Tho
ordinances relating respectively TO tho
regulation OF well construction, privy
vault and cosspool construction, tho salo
OF UNIV holosuno food aud drink; also tho
appointment Of sanitary inspector for
each precinct, whose duty II shall DO to at
once make a house To house inspection
regarding the plan already presented and
Thereafter 20 bo employed permanently
~ inspectors for the precinct. We appear
before YOU this evening prepared to give
reasons " called upon recommending tho
adoption OF the above measures and trust
they will meet with your approval.
y. u. BEATTY,
+. A. MEACIIAM,
T.. V SILVER.
ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES.
DR.. Beatty stated that Engineer &.
y. HrOOks. a member OF the board OF
health, anu Mayor Baskin intrpdud TO
sign the above paper before Its presen-
tation TO the Council, but that they
could not ho found Ia time 10 do 30.
He stated that they would attach their
signatures TO 1t today.
VAULTS AND cEssPooLs.
An ordinance regulating the con-
stfuotion OF privy vaults and cesspools
within the garbage districts was taken
up, amended and discussed at length.
The measure was published In the
DISCREET NEWS on Thursday Of this
week.
DR. BEATTY arEAIis.
Health Commissioner Beatty said
that after reading ordinances prepared
aud In vogue IN other cities he became
more and moro convinced that HpeOlal
conditions existed here and therefore
required special action. The Ordin.
auce ns presented, he believed, met
every possible emergency. He was
strongly In favor Of its immediate pas
sage.
Hardy stated that tho measure con.
illctrd with the sewer ordnance; ono
Of the twN Must be amended.
The chair sAw much In II TINT was
faulty. lit was passoi !, would work
u hardship 10 residents In all parts Of
tho city. II required the abandon.
ment OF all unlued ctsspDOls. He did
not think TINT cOsepOols were Injurious
10 health providing they were not too
close to surface wells.
Lawson took Issue with the chair
and said he knew whero cesspools
were not lined with cement they We're
to health and would
greatly increase the mortality OF the
city.
On motion the ordinances was refer
red back to the board OF health Tor 70.
yiBlon.
TO PROTECT FOOD AND DRINK.
The following was road the first,
second and third timps without amend.
menl:
A Bill for an ordinance prohibiting tho
keeping or sale OF unwholesomo
TODD and drink, aud regulating tho
. n
SECTION l.. BE II ordained by the City
Council Of Salt Lake city; That no
meat, fish, birds, fowl or vegetables, not
being then healthy, fresh, sound, whole
some and safe for human food, nor any
meat or fish that died from disease or
accident shall be brought within said
CITY, or offered or held for sale In any
public or private market IA such food
anywhere ia said city.
Soc. .. That no calf, pig or lamb, or tho
meat thereof shall DO brought, held
or offered for sale ns such food
in Salt Lake City, which at the date
OF Its death being u calf less than four
weeks old, or boiling pig, was when
killed less than 1--WE weeks old, or being
n lamb was when killed lesa than eight
weeks old.
Soc. 8. That no cattle shall DO killed for
human food while in an overhented,
fOverish or diseased condition, and all
such diseased cattle In the City Of Salt
Lake and tho place where found and
tholr disease shall DO at once reported TO
the commissioner OF hoalth by tho owner
or custodian thereof that tho proper
order may bo made relative thereto.
Sec T. That no person being the mana
ger or keeper OF any saloon, boarding
house or lodging house, or being ems
ploycd as n clerk, servant or agent there
~, shall therein or thoreal oiier or havo
for food or drink ,or to be eaton or drunk,
any deletori0us or unwholosomo sub
stance, nor allow anything therein to DO
done ptojudicial to health.
Sec. .. That no Gesed, blown. plated,