The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-13
REGULATION or HOUSE DRA7yACE.

Guy OF savannah
Office Clerk of Council, May 80 1900.
The following ordinance is hereby pub
lished for information:
By Alderman Thomas
An ordinance for the regulation of
house drainage and the house drainage
system.
Section l. Be ID ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah
in Council assembled That as the house
drainage system of the city of Savannah
now being constructed is completed for
various portions of the city, the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes shall cause
maps thereof 10 be prepared and kept in
the office Of the director of public works
and of the plumbing inspector and no
tice thereof to be published to the clu,
zens of the city of Savannah in the off,
cial gazette for information. After the
publication of such notice II shall be uu-
lawful to lay any sewers, to connect with
storm water sewers, or to construct privy
vaults, or dry wells. within said COM
pleted portions or districts of the city
The said Committee on Streets and
Lanes shall through the director of pub
lie works issue all permits for connec-
ton to the house drainage system.
Sec 2 Be it further ordained, That con-
nections of primary drains with the house
drainage system of Savannah shall be
made only under the supervision of in
spectors to be designated by the Mayor
and after all plumbing connected there
with shall have been found by the plumb
ing Inspector to fully comply with the re-
quirements of this and other ordinances.
complete record shall be kept in the
Office of the director of public works
showing their location date and under
whose supervision made.
Sec g. Be It further ordained That the
following regulations are hereby adopted
in connection with the new house drain
4.
strucied namely
1. No fresh air inlet or trap or any
manner of obstruction to the free pass
age of air shall be placed in the course
of the main drain or of the soil pipe. The
waste from each fixture shall be properly
trapped as is specified elsewhere.
g. The soil pipe shall be extended full
size above the roof of the main house,
and the opening must be at least -
feet above the roof or - feet from any
window or door OF the building or ad-
Joining building No main soil pipe shall
be less than - inches in diameter.
3. No gas house liquor or other waste
having naphtha shall be connected with
the house drainage system.
4 The Street and Lane Committee of
Council shall have the power to stop and
prevent from dscharging into the house
drainage system any private drains
through which substances are DISCHARGED
obstruct the flow of the sewage
5. No person shall place or deposit in
any water closet waste, soil or vent pipe
any garbage, ashes. cinders. rags or other
refuse materials liable to clog the pipe.
6. All connections 10 house drainage
sewers shall be made OF one-elghth
four-inch bend at the Y and four-inch
nine shall extend from this bend TO in
aide the property line. All reducers and
increa sers, If used, must be made inside
the property line.
sec. 1. Be 1t further. ordained, That
any person violating this ordnance or
any provision thereof shall, on convic-
dion before the Police Court of the city
OF Savannah, be subject to a fine not to
exceed one hundred Q0O dollars and TO
Imprisonment not 10 exceed thirty (3o)
days. either OF both in the discretion Of
the court.
= Sec. s. Be 1t further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances In
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed, WILLIAM p. BAILEY,
- Clerk OF Council.