The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-10-15
CITY ORDINANCES.

/ DC IL tudSlCh bD tue NiAJ OOuhSlN
of the City of Texarkana, ArEan-
sas:--
Section THAT it shall be a mis-
demeanor to DO, or cause to be
done, any of the following acts, eg-
cept as hereinafter provided, and
any or all persons guilty thereof, or
who shall violate any provision OF
this ordnance, on conviction there
OF, shall be fined in any sum not
/ less than one nor more than twenty
4 FIVE dollars.
Section 2-To uncover the public
sewers for any purpose, or make
connection Herewith, or uncover
the public connection branches
thereof, unless and except by ihe
consent and under the supervision
OF the City Sewer Inspector or du-
! ly authorized agent of the city,
whose duty it shall be to insure iull
compliance with this ordnance in
relation to connections, and fail
ure Of duty in this respect shall
subject such sewer inspector or
agent to all the penalties Ia this or
dinance.
Section 3-To make or cause to
be made any such connection, ex-
cept as above provided, and by a
competent aud skillful mechanic,
duly licensed to do such work by
the City Council, such mechanic not
to be the agent of the City Sewer IN
spectOr, or to make such connec-
tiOns in anyother manner than as
follows.
Avery pipe connecting with
the sewer, whether of casting or
earthenware, must be sound aud
imperv;ous ia all its parts and
! iointed in the best manner B.
! Gaskets must be used in oil cases;
no other metal than cast-irou will
be allowed, and Joints ia iron pipe
must be of well caulked lead. c.
Cement pipe is not to be used, bu.
earthenware pipe Of the best quail
Ity, ioiuted with fresh, stroog ce-
ment mortar D-These pipes o
be laid at least two feet deep, and
above that depth tbe yeftice pipes
to be cast.ir0n; aud all pipes }rom
the sewer connections 90 he top Of
the sol pipe 20 be tally four i0ches
in interior diameter at every point.
E--No tap or any mandef OF ob
strdction to the ftce flow OF air
through the whole coo sc of the
drain aud sol pipe to be allowed,
and any mechanic who Shalt deceit
ly or indirectly place, mate or
cause, or allow to be placed or
made, any trap, cont action or 9th
er obstacle anywhere in The course
of such pipe, in addition to the pen
atty herein prescribed shall forfeit
his license, and shall be ineligible to
license for one year. and any other
person Offending as above slall be
subject 10 the penalties of the or
dinaAce, and shall Ia addit'on, pay
the costs Of rectiiyiog the wrong
done, F--Everv connection Of wa
ter.closet, sink, basin or other yes
sci connected with the pipe, must
be separated from Il by tap Of.
fering an obstacle to The passage
Of air, equal to MOI less than three
eights OF an inch depth Of water,
| GAN details OF plumbing work,
such as water closets, s'nbs, etc.
must be in accordance with the
plans and desc @p io1s in the Office
Of the City Sewer Inspector, or
such other petson as the CITY Coun-
Gil may appoint.
Section l--For The owner or oc-
cupant of any building, any portion
of which is used for any purpose du-
ring any portion o, tue day. 10 have
at least one water closet connected
with the public sewer Il teel days
after notification itom the City
Sewer Inspector or u esdent Of
the Board Of Health or o,ber duly
authorized person, aud te fail to
have such water closet suitably a..
ranged for such use as a ufioal, un-
less a separate osi is provided.
Section 5-tor { ne owGer or oc-
cupaut oS aIy bd'ldiog la which
food is cooked or cloth' < is wash.
ed, fall to have a suijab sink, slop
store or hopper for the reception OF
waste water provided, however,
that If the water closet is Of a kind
suited to such use It may receive
the waste water, and the siuk, slor
store or hopper may be dispensed
with.
Section 6-To throw, or allow tc
be thrown or deposited on the sur.
face OF the grouud or Ia any hole
o. vault ia or under the surface oI
the ground In any sewer district,
whether public or private, except IL
the proper and necessary manurlul
Of the SOIL any water which ha,
been used for domestic purposes, OF
any LIQUID or solid filth, or Faces OF
urine
Section ITO allow any surface
water or rain water from The
ground or roofs Of houses TO eater
any sewer or draio; oc any vessel OF
slop sink connected with any sewer
or drain, or 60 admit any drainage
water from any eellat TO a sewer,
provided however, that drainage
for cellars may be provided ia ac.
cordaace with regulations, plans
and descriptions In Che Oily Sewer
Inspectors oalce aud subject also to
the restrictions Of Seeuoo | Of this
ordinance,
Section S-To use or cause TO be
used any house dralus for any other
purpose oc purposes than those
specified In this ordinance, except
by special permission of the City
Council
Section 0 To throw or deposit, or