Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-03-24
D,,rs snail be kept closed


co The roof of each privy or earti
Ioset shall b. water-tight, and slopeC
70 the rear OF the house it shall pro
jet not less than six inches beyond
the rear wall of the House.
(d) The seat shall have self
" uslnG hinged cover over the boy
prniug That flies may he excluded
'.e C"mpeGtment under the seat il
which sIa"ds he night soil cuntainer
hall be tightly constructed of sounc
.umber without cracks or rrevicrs
my opening in this compartment for
ventilation shall be screened with Is
mesh, crossed per inch wire.
- The box, tub or can soil con-
IN, shall be strongly constructed.
81 Il r,-t on the floor or the privy
sue position that bits top shall
80, 10 more Than one inch below the
under surface Of the closet seat.
Whenever such box, tub or can con
amer shall cease to be water-tight il
shall be replaced with a sound one
% There shall be at the back or
side If each privy an opening for h
r moval of the night soil coutainer
which Opening shaii be provided with
. tighrly fitting iet-down hoard, or IS
mtsh cross wire pr inch cover, hing
q 40 the house aud 80 constructed a.
90 prevent ihS access of flies to the
rIgil soil. Th's cover shall be pro-
vIaed with 4 hook or button and shall
always he kept c.oaed Where prac-
irsble, the opening shall shut on =
pubic a'ley so as to be ready access-
bic to the City scavengeT
q No PRIV shall be or malnt aimed
l "a B,, .
- any house or within so prefer al - .
30 feet OF any well, or within 3 fee
I he party line OF the adjacent lot 90
It's, except in the rear OF side of lots
whore they smut on the public all-'.
% Whenever, in the opinion of
He State Boarj of Health. the conf
jon IF any priv is sucA that IL car
b. PAT In sanitary condition, the
Stat" Board OF Health shall oruer
.. " pray constructed in conformit,
Win the 'orrgoing regulations.
/U A privies shan be kept clean
AZ all times The excremsut shall p
~emuVed at least once each week
SCAT secured aud building thoroughly
rlraned so as TO prevent Objectionable
o"Ors. The door Of the house must
Dni he lett open.
ID No wash water, garbage, kitche
lips or other liquid waste -h9li o.,
implied into he PRIV. No y ght so
from any person suffering rom ~
iii fever NJ either serious bOwe
f,cun,c shall be emptied INTO an,
.slvy without being pravi .Iy sin
ircred In sch mauuer as rrct. 4 nr
pprnved by the State Board of
i.-aith.
(k) Every hotel restaurant, reei
e"ce, sleeping apartment, factory
nil, store, wO k-hCp, mercantile es-
Adjustment, theatre, picture show, or
olh.r p!sC,s where people are M
u'r1rG, live CT CJEgregete, shall he
rgov ded win one or more urivles
~" sent for every twent, five or
tcs c tnu thereof, with separate apart
r'frts Tor s-3 and color and they
-Ia t prOr..ri with proper wash
nd dressing rooms with az abundance
of " ter soap aud individual ,wpI..
and kepr a. al IlfIsS in cleanIy state
i re-" som eff AVA ari-ins mon, or
IL, pr " or Ota-rwise. ~ puhri.
place., stores, etc tue privips sb I'll b.
p'a'n!y deS'g ated for color and -ay;
provlitd wilh a supply of toilet paper
ana h" person snail o" allowed 70
enter or Use anv srch closer or prlvy
assigned t0 pers 'ns Of the other color
o" sex
O Wher- there is an established
system ~ water works and sANar
system all privi-s located on pre- misses
WI hin three hll irrd feet of sewer
main or ls.Rraj shall -. COM, cte5
VII the W,t-g wrrk- nd s-w,r.
Vote 90 the PH"v~ eggl ti,us was
t'ke" "u "a cared 1a-n m .rs.v
In two " il, '"upt!, Is. f. vt. ...
.Tce v ; Il YES, Mayor,
j. Z RROVsSAaD, Secretary