Show an ex explanation P la nation X koltor CLIP PER having had numerous inquiries regarding section fifteen of the water ordinance ord luarco I 1 desire through your columns to briefly state stata its requirements quire ments the section reads as ag follows no person shall build erect or maintain any cattle yard corral stable pig pan atack yard water closet on or over auy any public water ditch or sect within the limits of bountiful city without first ret or piping said ditch through or past said premises so that the water running ronn in said ditch shall not be fouled nor cor the adrich with debris any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall ou 0 a conviction thereof thre of bo be fined in any sum bum less than or imprisoned for any term less than one hundred days or both such fin fine and imprisonment I 1 intended it to cover ALL ditches used for irritating or domestic purposes wherever situate within the city limit it cannot be disputed but that a great many disease arise from the uso use of impure water and which may also arise from the use of milk drawn from cows cowa which are allowed to drink impure we water in many of the lots and also on arny of the farms the corral or yard Is ob oban in close proximity to the ditch and in many instances the broam la Is dl di veiled from its proper channel and made to go through a corner of it connecting again with the main ditch and carrying with it a portion of the filth of the yard in some places an out outhouse houie vall ill be found within a few feet of a water ditch or sect and in another place probably the ditch is so BO close to the door of the dwelling that it is used for the receptacle of all tile refuse of thi kitchen and for the cleansing of various vartoui ha liD utensils because it is handy haddy therefore doin a sanitary point of view which was wag really the city councils idea when framing the ordinance it cannot bo be looked upon tn in any shape as a hardship aud and should it even to be so EO to a few individuals who may feel themselves aggrieved because the must either move their co corral ral or outhouse or else spend a tow few dolias in past part their places it will undoubtedly piove a benefit to hofe iliffe who are often comp tIled to usa the wale which although it may be ruLin running lug perfectly clear Is probably replete with the microbes mic robes of let dewy dip diphtheria theria and other dread diseases in answer to tho the question ns as to the th proper officer to look after this matter I 1 will say it di de bulves upon tho tha water macieri of at the various water districts to soo that the ordinance is fully cem complied plied witts aud and it will bi Ws his fluty duty it if after notice given alven anny person neglects or I 1 ic fliers to carry out its to enter complaint before the proper officer again such person that ke ho way may be ba promptly prosecuted and me to say in boncille cOn Cille UP that I 1 do not know knew of auy ally of tie the city the PrOTIS provisions IOnS of which should be ba more rigidly enforced than tha vee bee lion above ailed d to cius E H PEARSON city attorney BOUNTIFUL april 25 lf |