San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-11


Superintendent Of Sewers, or his duly
authorized agent.
Section l2. The draIn-layer shall
| faithfully observe all rules for LAYING
drains, as adopted by the Department of
Sewers, and shall not cover any OF his
work until 1t has been examined and
| approved by the proper officer
section ID. None but faithful, Skillful,
and experienced men shall be entrusted
with any part of the work.
Section II. All work In the street or
other public pace must be done In the
best manner TO protect the public aga nSt
injury, aud To secure good and salts
| tory work. The Department may, within
six months, repair work which is unSaJIS-
factory, after one days notice, and coll
| Iect the same from the drain.layer doing
the work
Section Is. Drain-layers shall make
full returns Of the ordinary and special
uses for which the drains are designed,
under any permit granted, whether Of
new work or alterations, or additions,
with full description of all apparatus
and arrangements In every case, the re-
turn TO be made by the drain-layer who
obtained the permit, within forty eight
hours after attachment with the sewer or
completion OF alterations or additions.
Section Is. The least inclination that
can be allowed for water closet, kitchen
and all other drains, shall be one in one
hundred, unless special permit for the
same be granted by the city engineer or
superintendent of sewers. In every in
stance, the grade from the curb line TO
the main sewer shall be determined by
the city engineer or superintendent Of
sewers before the pipe is laid.
Section Il. The ends of all pipes not to
| be Immediately connected are TO be Sc
! curely stopped by brick and cement, or
| other water tight and imperishable
| materials
Section Is. All pipes that must be left
open to drain cellars, must be connected
with suitable catch basins, the size, form
and construction Of which are to be pre-
scrtbed by the city engineer or superin-
| tendent of sewers When meat-picking
houses, slaughter houses, lardrendering
/ establishments, hotels or eating houses,
are connected with the sewers, the d.
/ mansions OF the catch basin will be re-
| Quired TO be of size according to the
| circumstances Of the case.
| Section 10. No private catch basin can
placed inside OF the line of the lot to be
drained, except when the sidewalks are
| eXcavated and used as cellars.
Section 20. The inside OF every
drain after it is laid. must DO
left smooth and perfectly clean
throughout its entire length, and
to insure the same, a scraper of suitable
material of the shape of the pipe, and
| slightly less in diameter, shall be drawn
| through each length Of the pipe after the
| same has been laid.
Section 81. In case 1t shall be neces-
| sary to connect drain pipe with a public
| sewer, where no junction is left in such
| sewer, the new connection with such
| sewer can OILY be made by one of the EN-
| ployeS Of the Department of Sewers. or
| when the city engineer or superintendent
of sewers is present, 10 see the work
| done.
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| diStnrh a drain in acnaI use II must in no
| case no ohStructad without tho SnecioI
| Sjrootior - ,bo city ongineer or snporini
| tandant NJ sewarS or their dI,Iv authorized
| renreSpntative
| Saction % The hacl; filing ovar drains
| affair tbev arc laid must he nnddIed nr
| SoIidlv rammes and together with the
! niocIH, 81 hoIIost md noving mnst bo
| Sona u-i,Iir fnrty'oiabt bnnrs af,ar con-
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only lay drains on ConuntiOtl Vna oi5 LU -,
use every pIecautnoh i aHa.ns. aT1lue rt ~
persons, norSes' Nen'cies WI p'opei'! VI
| any htnu' q. ns, o.or or nina
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ShouIa come 10 the way oI uraIn' tne
question OF passing over or uhuer the
water or gas pipe or OIL raiSlIg Ut .oT Sst,
ing IL, must oe GeteIiilLheu oS the lily
Engineer or superintendent ol SEWERS Ut
thelr representative: ,. .,o
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