(Cross references--Animals and fowl, Ch. 5; buildings and building regulations, Ch. 7; fire prevention and protection, Ch. 8; food and food establishments, Ch. 9; garbage and trash, Ch. 10; housing, Ch. 12; parks and recreation, Ch. 15; streets and sidewalks, Ch. 16; water and sewers and sewage disposal, Ch. 18. State law reference--Health and safety, G.L. 1956, Sec. 23-1-1 et seq.)
Art. I. In General, Secs. 11-1--11-14
Art. II. Privy Vaults, Cesspools and Sinks, Secs. 11-15--11-19
(Cross references--Garbage and trash, Ch. 10; water and sewers and sewage disposal, Ch. 18. State law reference--Regulation of removal of night soil and cleaning of cesspools and septic tanks, and violation of regulations, G.L. 1956, Secs. 23-19-2, 23-19-3.)
(a) No person either himself or by his agents or servants, shall carry or cause or permit to be carried into or through any highway or street in this city any part of the contents of any privy vault or cesspool, in any cart, wagon, or other vehicle without having first obtained a license for the same from the city council.
(b) Every cart, wagon or other vehicle used within the city to carry the contents of any cesspool or privy vault or any part thereof into or through any part of any highway or street in this city, shall be licensed and shall have placed upon the outside, and on each side of the same, and so that the same can be distinctly seen, a tin sign with the number of the license in plain, legible, white figures of not less than three (3) inches in size upon a black background. Every such license shall be granted by the city council, to expire upon the first day of January next after such license is granted, upon the payment of the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) therefor and approval in writing by the state director of health. (Rev. Ords. 1928, Ch. 34, Secs. 1, 2)
Cross reference--Licenses and permits, Ch. 13.
No person shall at any time whatsoever carry into or through any such public street or highway in the city, any part of the contents of any sink, cesspool or privy vault, in any cart, wagon, or other vehicle which shall not be effectually covered and watertight and kept clean and well painted on the outer surface. (Rev. Ords. 1928, Ch. 34, Sec. 7)
(a) No person shall carry into or through any public street or highway in the city, any part of the contents of any sink, cesspool or privy vault in any cart, wagon or other vehicle whatever unless the same shall be removed by means of an airtight apparatus and in such a manner as shall prevent entirely the escape of any obnoxious or offensive odor therefrom.
(b) No person shall remove any portion of the contents of any sink, cesspool or privy vault therefrom, unless such contents are previously disinfected so that the removal thereof will cause no offensive odor. (Rev. Ords. 1928, Ch. 34, Secs. 5, 6)
Every owner, occupant, agent or other person having charge of the land on which any privy vault, sink or cesspool is located shall from time to time disinfect the contents thereof and keep such privy vault, sink or cesspool free from offensive odors. (Rev. Ords. 1928, Ch. 34, Sec. 6)
Every person who shall at any time whatsoever empty into any street, highway, gangway or open way, over which the inhabitants of this city pass or may freely pass within the limits of this city, any part of the contents of any sink, cesspool or privy vault shall be punished as prescribed in section 1-8. (Rev. Ords. 1928, Ch. 34, Sec. 4)