The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-19

| or constructed within fifty feet OF any
stream, lake, pond, well or spring Of
water, nor within two feet of the line Of
any lot; nor shall it be made more
than eighteen or less than six feet deep
or placed in such a position that it is
not easily accessible for emptying and
cleaning.
| O. When deemed necessary by the
Board of Health, the sides and bottom
of any privy-vault, sink or cesspool,
shall be made either wholly or in part
water tight, so as to prevent any satu-
ration of the ground about the said
vault, sink or cesspool and shall be
provided with suitable ventilating ar
rangement.
10 No structure or cover shall be
put upon or over any privy-vault, sink
or cesspool until it has been inspected
by the proper Agent of the Board of
Health and approved as meeting the
requirements of these regulations and
of public health.
| II. Any privy-vault, sink or cess
pool, already constructed in Honolulu
which has become a nuisance, or in any
way dangerous to life or detrimental
to health, shall be removed, recon
structed. or altered to meet the require
ments of these regulations and of pub.
lie health, as directed by the Board Of
Health or it's Agent.
-. The Board Of Health or it's
Agents may cause the emptying or dis
injecting of any privy-vault, sink or
cesspool that may be deemed offensive,
or when required by public health at
the expense of tina owner or occupant
of the premises
10. Within thirty days after the
public sewer system is put into opera
ton the use of privy vaults and cess
pools shall be entirely discontinued
within the limits of such sewer system,
and all privies shall be removed, ex
cept in so far as permission may be
granted by the Board of Health to
transform the same into approved wa
ter closets connected with the sewer
system.
IA. No privy vault or cesspool shall
| be eXcavated or maintained within
ten feet from any dwelling-house or
inhabited building or cook-house or
place where cooking is done.
10. No privy vault or cesspool shall
be maintained or excavated in any
place where for any reason free and
unimpeded access may not be had to
the same by an excavator cart.
16. No privy shall be built or main
tanned so as to entirely cover the cess
pool or vault under the same, but the
cesspool or vault shall project out on
one side beyond the superstructure in
such manner as to allow the inspec-
ton and removal of the contents of
said cesspool or vault. The contents
of any privy vault or cesspoll shall
not be allowed to rise within eighteen
inches of the top of the same or to such
a height as to flow out onto the surface
Of the ground.
II. No cesspool or privy vault shall
be built or maintained in any location
except the same shall have substan
tial water-tight curb which shall re-
tain the earth without and the con-
tents of the cesspool or vault within,
and shall be provided with a substan-
tan water-tight cover, having a small,
movable lid in the same to facilitate
examination and removal of the con-
tents.
IS. All cesspools or privy vaults
shall have four-inch cast-iron vent
pipes with caulked lead joints, or gall
vanized iron pipes, extending not less
than twelve feet into the open air, and
if within twenty feet of an inhabitd
building the top of such vent pipes
shall extend above the roof of the high
est building within distance of TWEEN
ty feet of the same. All such vent
pipes shall run as direct as possible
Every privy shall have proper seats
, with hinged lids to cover the opening
of same, which shall be kept closed
when not in use.
10. All connections to cesspools OIL
privy vaults shall be made with cast
iron, lead or vitrified, sewer pipe. All
urinals shall be connected to cesspools
vaults or sewer by trapped waste
pipes.
20. All cesspools shall be properly
cleaned out at once, and hereafter al
! least once every four months, and
t shall be thoroughly disinfected al
least once each week with such disin.
fectants as the Board of Health shall
direct; all such cleaning and disinfect
ing to be at the expense of the owner
of the property.