Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask.
- Date:
- [1913]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PIQUA, OHIO. FRIYIES AND CESSFOOLS, CLEANING OF, AND REMOVAL OF NIGHT SOIL—STABLES AND MANURE, CARE AND DISPOSAL OF. Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to remove and haul in and through said city any night soil, contents of privy vaults, cesspools, and sinks, and other offensive matter, except in carts or wagons the beds of which are water-tight, or in water-tight barrels, such carts, wagons, or barrels to be provided with air-tight lids, covers, or valves which will prevent the escape of offensive odors therefrom, and all such lids, tops, covers, or valves shall be shut and securely fastened when any of the matter aforesaid is being removed or hauled in such carts, wagons, or barrels, and all such wagons, carts, or barrels shall be kept thoroughly cleansed and disinfected and shall not be used when otherwise. Sec. 2. That all privy vaults after being emptied, also all night soil and the contents of sinks, privies, vaults, and cesspools and all noxious substances, shall, before removal or exposure, be disinfected and rendered inoffensive by the person or persons removing the same. Sec. 3. That no persons shall empty nor attempt to empty any vault, sink, or cess- pool in the city of Piqua, except in pursuance to a permit therefor first received from the health officer of said city. Sec. 4. That no privy vault, closet, or cesspool shall be hereafter constructed or per- mitted to remain on any premises accessible to a public sewer, except when properly connected with the sewer. In cases where such privy vault, closet, or cesspool now exists the same shall be discontinued as soon as they become filled or foul so that cleaning is necessary. Sec. 5. That the owner, lessee, tenant, and occupant of any stable, stall, or apart- ment or barn or poultry yard in which any horse, cattle, or any other animal or fowl shall be kept, or any place in which manure or any liquid discharge of such animals or fowls shall collect or accumulate, shall cause said manure and liquid discharge to be placed and kept in closed bins securely covered at all times to protect it from flies as much as practicable, and said manure and liquid discharge shall be hauled away at least once a month during the interval between the 1st day of April and the 1st day of December, or at such more frequent intervals as the health officer shall order or direct, and all such stables, stalls, and apartments, drains, yards, and appurtenances thereof shall at all times be kept in a cleanly and sanitary condition, and no offensive smell shall be allowed to escape therefrom. Sec. 6. That any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not more than $50 and costs of prosecution. Sec. 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be if force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. [Ordinance adopted July 3, 1911.] TORRINGTON, CONN. FRIVIES AND CESSPOOLS—LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION. Section 4. No privy or cesspool shall hereafter be constructed in the borough of Torrington upon a lot on a street in which there is a sewer or upon a street after the same has been sewered, except such privy or cesspool be connected with said sewer and provided with efficient trap or traps and suitable means for flushing and cleaning the same, to the acceptance of the board of health. [Ordinance effective July 1, 1911.] WILMINGTON, N. C. PRIVIES—CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION, AND REMOVAL OF CONTENTS. Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to own, main- tain, or rent any privy in the city of Wilmington unless the same shall be so con- structed as to prevent the access of flies to the excrement deposited therein, and to protect the soil from contamination, and to permit the easy and proper placing and removal of a receptacle 16 inches in height and 15 inches in diameter, which receptacle will be furnished if requested by the city of Wilmington at cost, and unless the same shall be so located as to be accessible to the city scavenger. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of health to cause all privies in the city of Wilmington to be inspected at least once in every 10 days, and a permit for the use of the same shall be given by the superintendent of health to the person,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28717569_0171.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
