Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-18
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A n ORDINANCE-T0 provide for the
~ tappi' 6 Of Public sewers or Drains, and ma
King connections Herewith.
sEc. l. Be it ordained BY the City Council tf the
city OF Cleveland, That no connection shall be
made with any public sewer or drain within the
city Of Cleveland without the written permission
or the Board Of City improvements, and every con-
neetion or opening made into any public sewer or
HiSlh without such permission, or IN any manner
eIleleht from the mode herein prescribed for such
opening or eonnecti' n, shall subject the persbn or
person, making the same. and the owner or own
ne premises directing il, TO a penalty here
I,aiteI prescribed and each day that any person
shall, without such permission, Continue to NJ mo
dram into said sewers, shall be considered a sepe-
SEC. 2. The Board Of City Improvement4 ar.
hereby authorized to grant such permits asitbev
may deem necessary for allowing persons to tap the
public sewers or drains, and to make councillors
tie ewith, for which such person shall be charged |
the sun OF two dollars, payable at the time q the
Issue OF such permit. Provided, however, that the
permit shall be granted only on the express condi-
lion that the owner or tenant, for whose benefit
such connection is made, and each succeediDg.ten-
ant, shall, in consideration Of the privilege thereby
granted and enjoyed, hold the city of Cleveland
harmless for any loss or damage that may many
way result from, or be OccasiOned by, such tap or
connection.
SIC. 3. The connections with. and opepinsa in
any sewer or drain, must be made by a person au-
thOrized and approved by the Board Of CITY i'm
p~royements, and none others.
SIC. 4. No person shall be authorized BIZ the
board Of City improvements to do the work Of ma
KING connections with any Of the public sewers or
drains or their lateral connections. until he has
furnished the said Board with a satisfactory csrti-
hcate, signed by at least two reputable masons, If
he be a mason, or two reputable plumbers, if he be
a plumber, to the effect that the applicant is known
~ Them to be a person regularly educated 70 the |
ouelness, and qualified to perform the duties which !
ne undertakes, and previous to being authorized or !
licensed by said Board, the party applying shall !
he Il bond in the Office Of said Board. in such ann I
as may be designated by said Board. not less. how 9
ever, than one thousand dollars, with two or more I
suretles TO be approved by said Board, conditioned
that he will indemnify and save harmless the eity a
OF cleveland from all loss or damage that may be J
IN any wise by accident or the want Of a
care or skill, on his part, in the prosecution Of Il
such work, or thar may be occasioned by reassh Of 8
any opening by him made or caused to be made in c
any street, lane, alley or ayenus, market placd OF
public ground, in the making Of any connection {
VITA any public or private sewer or drain as afore- Z
said and conditioned also, that he will promptly q
At the proper time replace and restore the street !
ind pavement over such opening to as good state q
md condition as he found Il previous to oDeuinV a
he same, and that he will conform in all respects p
the rules and regulations which may be from ;:
line TO time established by said Board in relation Z
putting in functions and tapping Of the sewers
SEC. ). 1t shall be unlawful for any person au-
By the Board o. City improvements to
make connections with sewers and srains. to allow 4
lis name to be used for the purpose Of obtaiuinR Il
UGH permits, or Of doing any work under bis au- :
hori5y, under the penalty hereinafter prescribed. =
II shall be the duty Of each aud every person hu- e
hoTized or licensed by said Board in accordance "
nth Sect. 4 OF this ordinance, to record his name q
nd that OF the firm, in case OF partnership, to- e
ether with the place OF business, in q book or an
to be kept by said Bard, and also to i'm m
lediately notify the Board Of any change Of either VI
by recording The name, firm, and place pr
{ business rs heretofore in said record.
sEc. 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any person. in M
of premises in 0 which apipe or other an
with the public sewers or drains has "a
rem Had, for the purpose Of carrying OF animal on
fuse from priTies or water clossts, Stops from DC
itchen7, or for other purposes, 70 allow tn same eT
remain without good and perfect fixtures so AZ
"NVRhaA a = r - Ua- = - - - Y
1plied asst properly carry of such matters, and TO
Keep the same unobstructed. Each day the PEI
me are permitted to remain without such tx GU
for supply inS said water, shall be deemed a 10
stinct and separate ofense. Ian
Sac. Z. No butchers ofal or garbage, dead All 5
or distractions Of any Kind whichever, shall sur
placed, thrown, or deposited in any catch basin, w
" T or drain, ard any person so offending or me
using any such distractions or substance to be m
aeed so as TO be carried into sieh sewer or basin.
all be subject to the penalty hereinafter pre- I
ribed for suoh offznse; and any person injuTing
breaKing or removing any portion of any catch n
manhole cover, or any part OF any sewer or X
purtenances, or oh tructing in any manner the II
let or outlet Of any soger or drain, shall be sub rsa
Z 70 the penalty hereinafter prescribed ITO
s. After q permit has been issued, notice Ne
writing must in all cases be let at the office Of cor
Board OF City Improvements, by the person RAJ
10 is about to make the counecr ion with any stf'
yer or drain, stating the time when such work me
u he ready for inspection previous to making ft
connection. This notice must be left between oTa
@ hours offs A. NJ. and 4 P. NJ, on the day pre- pie
us to making such connections. str
9. NOdrain from any house, store, or tene- Dor
mt Whatever, shall be con with any pub Joi
sewer in this city otherwise than by drain or sep
yer pipe, which shall be six inches in diameter, tina
reptingi it may in special cases be otherwise or the
red by the Unanimous vote Of the Board Of City coz
provements. via
&c. 10. Each person making connections with str'
sewers or drains shall keep in repair and god OF
Ter the whole Of the work executed by him until U
same is accepted by the street. Commissioner y
such other person as may be designated for that
IpOse, which acceptance shall be given in wri- a
&, and shall not be given until the expiration II
me year after the completion of the work. mai
nc. II. All applications for permits must be 81
de in writing by the party employed to do the CltJ
rk, and must be accompanied by the signatures con
he owners and tenants, or his or their author lew
d agents or attorneys, Of the premises for OF
o5e benefit the application is made, and must aoh
te the location, number of The Iet. humber 81 sire
front, name Of district, name of the owner, ing,
llDeF Or DuIiulhsb 10 De couH70rvd ana INV DC a.
and must be made between the hours offs o
NJ. and P. NJ. GELS
&c. u. Any person authorized or licensed to sire
Ike connections with sewers or drains, who shall sevt
guilty ofany violation Of the provisions of this III
finance, shall be immediately deprived of his 1900
nee. And any person guilty Of = violation Of iAho
= Of the provisions Of this Ordinance, shall up lowe
thereof in the Police Court OF the Lhe
of Gle yeland, be fined in any sum not less than Pass
dollars, nor EXCEEDING ons hundred dollars, az u
discretion Of the Court. l.
ID. The Board OF City improvements shall
over all moneys by them collected, under and a
civ Treamteer, and to he sppiied toEsrds the Sco'
ment ofau inspector and such other expenses 81
may be incurred by the provisions Of this Ordi- ~
ace. Oh
nc. II. The Board Of City improvements are syer
Ia make inch r1les and regnIstions the
inconsistent with this Ordinance, for the tap nert
2 and using of the public sewers and drains, tne
amend the samei rom time to time, as in their aPe
gment may be deemed necessary. Passed May ave.
lgfg = w PELTON Pres of the Cornell. sire