, 1892-08-31
Ordinance No. 500.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance relat-
ing to the supervision and control of

sewers"
The city council of the city Of Olympia do or
Section l. That the superintendent of sewers
shall have the control of the sewers and drains
OF the city, and everything done and to be done
in the premises to the end that proper and ef-
hcient sewer system may be maintained: ex-
cept as herein otherwise provided
Section 2. The superintendent of sewers shall
under the direction of the city council, take the
general supervision Of all sewers and their con-
nectiOn which now or hereafter may be built bv
the city. or which may be permitted to be built
by its authority, and shall take charge of the
building and repairs of the same, and all matters
in connection with the sewerage of the city
Section 3. All sums to be paid by any person
or persons for licenses or permits as provided
for in this ordinance, shall be paid to the city
marshal, taking his receipt therefor which re-
ceipt shall be noted or recorded by the superin-
tendent OF sewers before he shall deliver said
license or permit
Section L. No connections shall be made with
any any sewers OF drains except by persons regular
ly Licensed to perform that description of work
and the person or persons applying for license
must be residents of the city Of Olympia, and at
the time of the application, furnish the citv
council with satisfactory certificate signed BY
at least two responsible masons, plumbers or
builders, or one of EACH that the applicant Is
known to them as person skilled in the busi-
ness, and qualified to receive license
Section 5. At the time of receiving license
the party shall pay for the same the sum of five
dollars per year. and file bond in the office of
the city clerk in the sum of five hundred dol
lars, with one or more sureties to be approved
by the mayor and city clerk conditioned that
ne Will indemnify and save harmless the city of
Olympia from all suits, accidents and DAMAGES
consequent thereupOn, for or by reason of any
opening in the streets by him or those in his
employ Tor making any connection with any
public or private sewer, or for any other pur-
pose or object whatever, and that he will also
replace and restore the street over such opening
to as good condition as he found it; keep
guards by day and lights by night, and Keen
and maintain the same in good order, to the
satisfaction OF the superintendent of sewers and
law nm "
Section 8. tt expressly understood that all
work performed under this ordinance must be
done IN accordance with rules and regulations
on file in the office of the superintendent of
sewers
section7 No connections shall be made with
any sewer without permit from the superfn-
tendent OF sewers and no house drain or pri-
Yate sewer Will be allowed to be put in place
nor any OF the work in eOnnectiOnl herewith
commenced or prosecuted unless the permit to
construct the drain or sewer is in the possession
OF the licensed drain layer at the site Of the pro
posed work. or with one Of his employees en-
gaged thereon; ana any opening or connection
made into any sewer without such permission
or any manner different from the mode pre-
scrlbed LOT such openings or connections by
thls ordnance, shall, upon conviction thereof
subject the person making the same and the oc.
cupier or owner of the premises directing it. to
Pe1ialty OF not less than one or more than one
hundred dollars for each and every day said
connection or opening shall remain after
notice by the superintendent Of sewers to close
and dtsconnect the same.
Section 8. No permit shall be granted to anv
persons TO tapor connect with any sewer off the
line OF the street upon which the property
sought to be drained is situated
Sections Every house or building will be
separately and Independently connected with
the public sewer when such sewer is provided
unIess a special permit shall be granted by the
Section 10. Applications for permits may be
maqe MADE Dy the parties employed to do the work
or the owners OF the property and must state
the location, the name Of the owner, number Of
buildings TO be connected, and how occupied
and plan shall be deposited with the superin-
tendent OF sewers, drawn in ink to a scale which
shall show the whole course of the drain from
the connection with the sewer to its terminus
within the building line
Section II. 1t shall be the duty of the police
of the city in all cases where they NAV find anv
person or persons engaged in the work of break
ing ground for the purpose of making connec-
uons etc, with the sewers or drains or in anv
manner interfering with or operating upon sny
OF the sewers or drains of the city, to ascertain
at once II such person or persons have a permit
to perform such work, and in the event Of such
person or persons not having permit to arrest
MIN or them for violation Of the ordinance
and he or they so arrested shall be subjected,
upon cOnYlctOn thereof, to a penalty of not
less than five nor more than one hundred dol.
lars for each and every Offense, and such officer
or member Of said police force shall at once re-
port the facts to the superintendent of sewers
Section u. ANY persons licensed to make
connections with sewers or drains who shall he
guilty. OF any YlOlauOn OF this ordinance SHALL
upon conviction thereof, be Immediately either
deprived OF his license, fined as above provided
or both. The superintendent of sewers shall
have full power to suspend the license of anv
drain co ntractOr for neglect to properly per
form the work as required by this ordinance
and shall at once report the facts to the city
council.
Section l3. This ordinance shall take effectand
publication.
Approved this 9th day of August, 1892.
R. G. O'BRIEN,
Mayor.