The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-31
an ORDINANCE

OF tilt CIT. OF AaDltDWOC, or any part thereof.
SEC. ,. Persons making application to become
licensed drain layers or plumbers. must be resi-
dents OF the city of Manitowuc. AGED u years or
over, and when application is tled must present
satisfactory evidence OF their mechanical skill,
experience and ability To perform the duties of
licensed drain-layer or plumber. and shall give
bond 10 the city OF ManltoNoc IN the sum of one
thousand dollars with sufficient surety or sure
ties to be approved by the Board of Aldermen.
conditioned to hold the clty harmless against all
claims Tor damages arising from the negligence
OF such hcensee, ms agents, employees or servants
as provided IN this ordinance. Such license shall
be approved by the Board of Aldermen and when
issued shall be signed by the Mayor and City
Clerk
SEC, 8. No drain-Iayer shall allow his name to
be used by any other pers0n or party. either for
hepnrpose OF obtaining license or permit, or
Tor DONG WORK under his license. If any licen-
sed draIn-layer be found guilty of violation of
this section the Mayor may forthwith revoke
his license aud ne shall not be granted another
license except by two thirds vote of the Board
of Aldermen.
SEC. T. strip of lard in the center of all
streets, II feet in width being a strip feet on
each side of the center line thereof Is hereby re-
served for the exclusive use and occupation of
the public sewers AMI their appurtenances, and
where for any reason it shall be necessary to de-
Ylate from the center line of said street with said
sewer, then strip six feet on each side OF the
recorded line OF said sewer shall be so reserved.
and IL shall not be lawful for any person persons
or corporation to use or occupy any portion of
said trip for any other purpose whatever. and
any person, persons or corporation entering upon
USllE any pbFtlOl OF STRIP snail be DEEM
ed guilty of an ottense. Provided This section
Shall not be construed To prevent the use OF the
surface OF said street for any lawful purpose
whatsoever. The regulations and requirements
above set forth shall also apply to alleys in said
city so far as may toe necessary for sewer pur-
poses.
SEC. ;. No exhaust from steam boilers or en-
glnes shall be connected with the public sewers
connected Herewith.
/. SEC. .. No person shall cast or throw or cause
to be thrown or cast, into any sewer or drain
I within this CITY. IN ar no
liable TO cause any nuisance obstruction ortIn-
/ jury III or to the same.
| SIC. !. No person shall construct or cause TO
be constructed any seweryault, clstern or well In
any of the streets or alleys OF the city without the
consent of, and authority from the Board of AL
dermen of said city.
SEC. 8. ali permits 10 make connections with
| the public sewers shall be In writing, signed by
| the president and clerk of the Board of Public
Works, and such work shall be done only under
| the supervision of the city surveyor or some
! other competent person designated III said per
nit all applications for such permits shall be in
writing and shall be signed by the owner or own
ers, agent thereof. of the property il is de-
| signed to drain and must give an exact and dis
tInct description and location of the property
which shall be placed on file IN the Office of the
city surveyor.
SEC. .. Any drain-layer or other person who
shall make connection with public sewer using
for the purpose any inferior culled or damaged
sewer pipe, knowing of Its inferior quality or
damaged condition at the time Of using, who
shall make such connection or ConncCL IONS in a
careless, UIiHOfhiudllllh manner, snail be DEEM
ed guilty of an otiense. and SHALL be liable to the
penalties prescribed by this ordinance
SEC. TO- Whenever any permit to make con-
nec+IOns with any public sewer shall have been
granted any person, he shall cause the same TO be
done in such manner and within such time as the
Board of Public Works may direct in. said per
NIT subject to the provisions of the city charter
and ordinances which may be IN force, regulating
work IN and upon the streets and alleys of the
city. and he shall cause any street, lane alley
which may have been dug INTO or opened TO be
restored to its former condition of usefulness.
SEC. IL. Whenever 1t shall be necessary to open
any street. alley or public way for the purpose of
laying drains sewer connections, all material
for paving or ballasting.must be removed with
the least possible injury or loss of same, and ali
excayated material be 50 placed as to cause the
least possible inconvenience to the public. Only
a small and necessary portion of the trench shall
be dug until the junction piece with the sewer Is
found Whenever the Sides OF trenches viii not
stand perpendicular, sheeting and brases must be
used to prevent caylng, the back hllIng must
either be rammeG well or puddled, all caYed
areas or surfaces, must be roiilled and restored
to as good condition IN all respects, IS they were
before the CaylIS occurred, siI replacing of paw
ing, gravel or ballast must be done neatly, in a
satisfactory and workmanlike manner.
SEC. II. Every pipe layer or otherpeGsOn must
enclose any opening he may make in the public
streets, alleys or highways with suitable barriers
or guards and must maintain lighted lamps at
the same at night. the lamps to burn from sun
set to sunrise and must take all other necessary
precautions to guard and protect the public
etfeCtually against all accidents or damage to
persons property from the beginning to the
end CT completion of the work end no pIpe-iayer
or other person shall construct any drain or make
any connections with any public sewer, except
upon the expressed and accepted condition that
he is held liable for all damages that may result
from his neglect or the neglect of his employees
agents of any necessary precautlon against acCid-
ents to persons or property of any kind.
SEC. 49, The city surveyor shall have charge
and superintendent of the construction of all
sewers and appurtenances both public and priv
ate. He snail make and keep in his office a rec
ord of the location, construction, character and
dimensions or all sewers, public and private
which may be built II the city he shall also make
suitable construction plats of each line of sewers
when built, to a scale of not less than one inch
per hundred feet llneal, such pats to show the
location of all maaholes, catch-baslns. lamp
holes, flushing tanks and outfalls and to record
thereon the Instances in feet and fractions there
of all 'As or lauts for house drains connections,
t. the nearest manh0le or catch=basIn into which
tn sew rage is designed to empty pass through,
SEC. If. The city surSe or shall have tho right
to inspect reject and condemn oil sewer pipe and
other materials which lie may hud defeCtIye or
inferior IN quality or workmanship, designed to
be laid for u sewer connection with the public
sewers Upon any street or premises IN The city,
and lac shall forthwith report in writing to the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen all such instances.
giving the location OF the proposed work, the
name of the owner of the property 1t imGy be
designed to DRAM the name OF the drain layer
en- pioyed to perform the work, the kind and con-
ditIOn of the material or materials 50 condemned.
SEC. II. All house dram connections shall be
made with sewer pipe not less than six inches In
tenal diameter. Ihe least inclination allowed
for all water CLOSETS, kitchen and other drains of
not over SIX inches in diameter, liable TO receive
solid substances. shall be uDe-Idif inch IN two
feet For cellar and other drains to receive water
only one quarterback In two feet.
SEC. 10. The ends of all pipe II. to be lmmedI-
ately connected with the house appurtenances.
are to be well and effectually stopped with brick
GA flat st0ues 50 as to exclude earth and other
materials from the public sewers.
SIC. IL No private Catci-baslu shall be built |
in any public street or alley. but must be placed
within the lines Of the lot 10 be drained. except
in cases where iewaiks are eEcaydtcd and vaults
located Hereunder. No pTlvy vaults shall be con-
nected with the sewer, excepting through an IN |
teryeriIrly catch-basln and the bottom Of the dis
charge pipe or sewer in the vault must ia two |
feet at least above the vault bottom. TO prevent |
anything but the liquid contents of the vault from
passing INTO the DRAM All liquids containing |
greasy matter must first pass through a grease
trap OF approved pattern or deai-u The inside /
Of every Drain laid must be left smooth and per
fectIy clean throughout Its entire length.
SEC, Is When any change of direction Is made |
N the sewer either boTiz )nially or vertically, |
,UFyed pipe must be used straight pipe With CLIP |
BED ends to conform to q different course or
lHcle shall not be permitted. All sewer pipe
Oints shall be set and flushed with good strong
hydraulic cement mortar.
SEC Is. Amy person violating any of the pro-
lsIons OF requirements OF TINS ordinance snail
Ipon conviction thersaf 10 punished by q fine of |
ot less than i've dollars or more than fifty dol |
airs. or bv imprisonment N the county jail not |
sss than nge days nor more than thirty days ana |
such person be licensed plumber or drain
aver shall IN the discretion o. the Board Of Al
ermen of the city Of Manitowoc, have his license
evoked lr addition thereto.
SIC. -. Tins ordinance shall be IN force AID |
feet from and after Its passage and publication.
Adopted March q, l.s2
RTEUR REtcHERr. FRED SCdUETTE,
City Clerk. Mayor.