Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-15
.,o,,asoE REGARDING
y .~rrr CONNECTIONS.
4 49,, Measure of Interest to
u,o,,iiaus Who Value Their
L,,.lib and Life.

u ~ h II That Fort Worth
ss'a an ordinance, that it is a
% ~. measufe. are shown:
ORDINANCE c.. ,
a., 10 ever colhee1leils' c''I VI
" VIII wi, Is hereby made tue duty
sAl' .,ref or owners Of every log OF
~ ~ within The sad sewer dis
r ~, herein established or tina
~ " 4. m established by the city
Is naie or have made proper,
~ ,nulete sewer connection with
~ ~, n .he main line Of sewer
IL ~, and aljOins said lot or lots
~ ,ti.r DAYS after having been
n Va !, Igelnafter provided.
AnJohe desiring 10 make sewer
n ..,s,v, All who may not have been
N x Id ~ may be granted permits
~ IN such connections by COM
b ia all the provisions Of the
n's' Private sewers, water closets.
~ u, sibk basins, ate, shall be con-
III III III sewer districts. whore dis
sqers are herein established or
~ II hereafter established TO con-
diarict sewers On notice from
|# Il council, said connections TO he
4 accordance with plans and speci.
Fl ~ Al. hereinafter contained, and
~ sh9ll be done under supervi-
nj M direction OF the sewer engineer
"A Il the expense of the property
No person shall make any con,
"A u With or any opening into any
N sever without permission from the
rwtr engineer. Applications for
4 In slail he made IN writing to the
4 engineer by the plumber. Such
. .aiio1s shall give the exact loca-
4 d the property, the name of the
III and The name OF person or firm
4 lgel to DO the work.
5-Ihe property.owner or plumber
makes the connections, or both,
be held responsible for any injuries
,umber may cause 10 the sewer,
HI or alley in making such CON
ildns
H. 6 All persons OF firms carrying
panhing business, before they can
M work on any Of such connections,
( mike and execute a bond to the
, 4 Fort Worth in the sum of one
.anl i've hundred dollars, with two
md sufficient suredes. Said bond
jlk acknowledged and the same APP
y BY the city council, and shall be
toned that all work shall be done
NJ and workmanlike manner, and in
nluce with the rules and speci-
~ therefor, and TINT the makers
NJ shll. save the city of Fort Worth
lrlss from all damages arising from
.l.s connections with public sewers.
y hlad shall be filed in the office of
, ~ secretary. The city engineer
y sue no permits unless the plumber
iAng TO do the work has filed such
- I. No person or corporation shall
laef any open sewer or gutter, cess
< pnp-sanlt or cistern with any pub
ever o. with any private sewer CON
als with the public sewers.
X NO rain water conductors shall
eascied with the public sewers or
Z az private sewers connected with |
public sewers.
= y No person, firm or corporation
! Illre, break or remove any portion
" Hanhole- lamphole. tlush-tank or
~ o. any public sewers, and when
ls'on, hrm or corporation shall de. |
Y q! or drive any pipe IN any street |
~ upoh which sewers are laid, they |
I. lNs notice IN writing to the sewer |
y No person, firm or corporation
'iyy9et any garbage, onll, dead an |
li'l or any substance having a |
~ % obstruct the flow of sewer
Y any marhole, lamphole. flush-tank |
ssef opening. '
N The sewer engineer of the
~ hsEe power TO stop and pre-
non hjchnrSlng into any of the
: 80, any private drain through
f.s s;te1,ances are discharged which
-, -.os - mJure the sewers or to
y, II que iloy Of the sewerage.
II shall be unlawful TO do
!, sle following acts, except as
i piV'ideh; To uncover the public.
''.r or district sewer for any pur-
" 70 make any connection there
y, ~. " uncover the public connections
'-s'a@ thereof, unless by the con
y ue city council and nader the
l''ilga Of the ever engineer of the
4 An uy authorized agent, whose
n, 1n.ii be to insure a full compll-
4, ~ Us section In relation TO CON
4 III failure Of duty In this
l,.,, Al subject such engineer or
1ssI, ' as me case may be, to all
i ~ OF this ordinance.
M ~ make or cause to be made
M Yhheclions except as above
W, %ll ny a competent and skilled
\ olly licensed To do such work
I, nef engineer and approved by
Y youheil, such mechanic not 10 lie
snch we sewer engineer or to
!, ~ connections in any other
ic,,Ionanu the following plans aud
ANS numbered from one TO
aND SPECIFICATIONS.
AK ling Specifications are adopted
Am; part OF this ordnance.
4. sr IN IONS for permits for con-
~. ~ slve the number of house
a ani The trench shnll be .vco-
slasii.ilp with the proper Y innc.
4 sl Tor that lot, to he incnfaJ
!. 5.F engineer. And ali wnrl,
Ak Or dl.ssnl srelt care, so Us. not
80 se SssseF9 the Y or any part Of
as, hpe used between the pullic
4 4 point three fee, fron, 5ho
NV, NV, " not less than fonr inc6 Nv
49, ef OF the best uuoIi,v sai,
I'M ',ied earthenware socket M
~ s'aets, warps or other ~
4 st interior surface mmst
ma Tom flakes, lumps or Ma
can Ems 10 he made with ~,
al lltauhc cement ana ,ioeas'
Z IA 10 PROPORTION OF one ~
! may " M ,, pA5t o. sand, Portland
4 esae ~ used 10 Proportion 81 ono
Sud - aAd Two parts OF clean
No-t .,... lles 10 be laid lY
Is A ,,s73 hsing such apnrovni
iie /. Wy Insure good WI MI ,,,i
An ,s'lor Of The PING cl,9r sI ~
w 81 4 ,Is-s or otheF obstrnrf{,,- - 20
=, I rDns. both inside and ortsi1.
Son 49,, remain uprovare.s "
Il, esyT Engineer AN accepted |
Alaidr WI Tween the sewer mud
Carved n ue aid to unifarrn.
: ia sirafsii ha Will be usei in III
NJ ir.n9t -uqn Of the pin,. 40
eslner - VII be extava,al 70
N-ii da,,e.. VITA such preeant{on
Y q every % public aud private
o. ,re-,Ft Ian srtnnil,, -, use -
D us6ts ~ Till b properly pro-