Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-15


Tor drinking purposes, or into any standing
water, within the Jurisdiction of this borough
sec. u. The sewage from each building on
every street provided with common sewer,
Shall be conducted into said sewer.
sec sec, -. Ihat portion of the house drain
which is outside, of the building and more than
1our lect from the foundation walls, shall he
constructed of iron pipe or virtrified drlin-pipe
sec rs. That portion of the drain pipe out
slue or under the building, and within four feet
of the foundation walls, together with the soil
pipe shall hc constructed of cast iron with lead
JOINTS, or OF wrought iron pipe with screwed
JOINTS, ana IN either case protected from rust
The waste-pipe connected with the conductors
from the roofs, and other pipes inside the build
ing, or outside and within four feet of the
foundation walls, shall likewise be constructed
oil cast iron with loaded joints, or of wrought
iron with screwed joints.
4, Sec. "a The house drain and other pipes for
the conveyance of sewage shall be laid with
uniform grade and with fall of not less than
one inch in four feet, except in those cases
may permit otherwise.
sec. ~. All pipes connecting q water-closet
WIN a soll-pipe shall be trapped, each sepa-
rately. All waste pipes shall be trapped, each
separately, and close to the connections with
each Dath, sink, bowl or other FIXTURE unless
adequate provision is made for downward ven
tilation through said wastc-pipes, in which case
one trap may serve for several fixtures.
!, Sec. 26 An soil-pipes shall be carried at
thelr fuli size through the roof and left opcn
"A a, proVislon shall also be made for admitting
ar 70 the house-drain side of the main trap, If
such trap exists.
sec ~. The joints in the verified pipe shall
be carefully cemented under and arollnd the
pipe, and the joints in the cast iron pipe shall
be run and calked with lead.
sec. 2S All changes in direction shall be
shall be made air tight The whole work shall
be done by skilful mechanics, in Il thorough
ana workmanike manner, and satisfactorily to
tne DOafd oil heath Tor borough counciD.
Sec 3D. Before proceeding to construct any
portion OF the drainage system of a hotel, tene-
ment, dweliing-house or other building, the
Ngt,.
shall fi!e with the board of health (or borough
counciD plan thereof, showing the whole
drainage system, from its connection with the
common sewer to its terminus in the house.
together with the location and size of ali
branches, traps ventilating pipes and fixtures.
Sec. 30. All drains now built shall be recon-
structed whenever, in the opinion of the board
OF health Tor borough counciD, it may be neces-
sary.
declared to be communicable and dangerous to
the pubic health, viz: Smallpox (variOla
yarioodO cholera Asiatic or epidemic scarlet
fever, (searatina, scarlet rashJ measles diph-
liberia, (diphtheritic Group, diphtheritic sore
throatD typhoid fever, typhus fever, yellow
lever spotted fever, (cerebro-spinal mening-
drophobia (rabes), glanders (farcy), and lep-
rosy, and shall be understood to be included In
the following regulations, unless certain of
them only are specified. Any physicians at
tending any of the above cases shall report the
same WITHIN hye hours to the secretary of the
board OF health (or borough counciD.
sec. G' whenever any householder knows
that any person within his family or household
mas communicable disease, dangerous to the
pubic healtn' he shall Immediately report the
same to the board of health Tor borough coun-
cill, giving the street and number, or location,
Of the house.
Sec. 80. Whenever any physician finds that
any person whom he is called upon to visit has
communicable disease, dangerous to the
public health, he or she shall Immediately re-
Rt port the @ same to the secretary of the board of
health Tor borough counciD, giving the street
and number, or location, of the house. on the
receipt of which report the secretary shall i'm
medlately notify the teacher or principal of
every schooi, academy, seminary or kinder
garten in the borough, requesting said teachers
or principals to dispense with the attendance
such disease exists. Upon the receipt of a re-
port of a case of communicable disease, dan
gerous to the public health, the secretary of the
board of health shall direct the health officer To
place Il colored cloth not less than twelve (N
inches square, to be fastened upon the front
door or other conspicuous place on such house
in which such sickness prevails, to be maintain
ed there until such time as the board of health
is satisfied that the said house is properly clean
ed, disnfected, and purified; and no person
snail remove said colored cloth, or cause such
removal without authority of the board of
health and i'll case such colored cloth is remoy-
ed without permission from the board of health
the name OF the person or head of the family
occupying such house, together with the localf-
ty of the house, and the fact that contagious
disease exists therein, shall be published. No
physician who may, i'll good faith in obedience
to TINS ordinance, report II case us one of COM
disease which subsequently proves
not to be such, shall be liable to a suit for
damages for such error in reporting 1t shall
be the duty OF such physician and of all other
attendants upon persons affected with such
diseases to avoid exposure to the public of any
or clothing about their own persons
that may have been subjected to the risk of
infection.
Sec. "a. No person shall, within the limits of
this borough, unless by permit of the board of
health (or borough counciD, carry or remove
from one building to another any patient
gerous to the public health. Nor shall any
person, by any exposure of any individual SO
affected, or of the body of such individual or
of any article capable of conveying contagion
or infection, or by any negligent act connected
with the care or custody thereof, or by a need
less exposure of himself or herself, cause or
contribute to the spread of disease from any
such individual or dead body.
Sec. %. There shall not be a public or
church funeral of any person who has died of
Asiatic cholera, smallpox, typhus fever, diph-
liberia, yellow fever, scarlet fever or measles
and the family of the deceased shall in ali such
cases limit the attendance to as few as possible,
and take all precautions possible to prevent the
exposure of other persons to contagion or in
lection; and the person authorizing the public
notice Of death of such person shall have the
appear in such public notice.
Sec. 3b. No person suffering from, or having
very recently recovered from, smallpox, scar
let fever, diphtheria, yellow fever, or measles,
shall expose himself, nor shall any one expose
any one under his charge in Il similar condition
III any conveyance, without having previously
notified the owner or person in charge of such
conveyance of the fact of such condition as
above stated. 1t shall be the duty of the board
of health (or borough counciD to have this
section printed on a card, and to furnish the
owner of each public conveyance with a COPY
thereof; and it shall be the duty of the owner
of such conveyance to display such card in such
conveyance. And the owner or person in
charge of such conveyance must not, after the
entry of any person so infected into his convey
ance, allow any other person to enter it without
having sufficiently disinfected it under the
direction of the board of health (or borough
Sec. 81. No person shall let or hire any house,
or room in a house, in which u communicable
disease, dangerous to the public health, has
recently existed, until the room or house and
premises Herewith connected have been disin-
fected to the satisfaction of the board of health
tor borough counciD; and for the purposes of
this section, the keeper of n hotel, inn or other
house for the reception of dodgers, shall be
deemed to let or hire part of q house to any
person admitted as guest into such hotel, inn
or house.
Sec. 3S. Members of any household in which
smallpox, dipthera scarlet fever or measles
exists, shall abstain from attending places of
public amusement, worship or education, and,
as far as possible from visiting other private
houses.
Sec. 80. The clothing, bed clothing and bed
ding of persons who have been sick with any
communicable disease, dangerous to the public