Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

Section 7. Drains from meat prepar.
ing and meat markets, must be connected
through salt-glazed, vtrifed pipe, not
exceeding four inches in diameter, with
SAID sewers, for the conveyance ofsewerage
matter and waste water therefrom, but in
all connections with such establishments
the owners or operators OF the same shall
provide suitable and effective traps, or
catch basins for arresting grease or any
substance having a tendency to adhere to,
settle in, or clog the pipes.
Section s. Connection may be made
with said sewers for the purpose OF drain
subject to inflow and accumulation OF
water, and such inflow and accumulation
cannot be otherwise as effectually and
economically prevented be the cellars
otherwise as effectually and economically
drained. Provided, however, that the
necessity for such connection for cellar
drainage shall be determined by the boro-
ugh engineer and sewer committee and
shall be done under the supervision and
control OF the same. The cellar drain
shall be provided with combined trap
and catch basin, to be located by the
borough engineer and sewer committee,
which shall be adequate to prevent the
passage OF soil, or other non soluable
matter into the sewers and the entrance Of
sewer gas therefrom into the cellar, and
the said trap and catch basin shall be
eflectually ventilated.
Provided further that no connection
shall be allowed for the drainage of sur
face water flowing or percolating into any
cellar by reason of defective embankment
or grading around the outsids walls there
of. Provided further that no house drain
shall lead into the cellar drain, and all
connection of the cellar drain with the
house drain shall be on the sewer side of
the catch basin.
Section g. The roof opening into every
leader or conductor of roof water connect
ed with said sewer shall be provided with
an effectual globe wire screen, and every
such opening shall be removed as far a
practicable from any window.
Section 10. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to throw or deposits. or cause
or permit to be thrown or deposited in
any vessel or receptacle connected with
public sewer any garbage, hair, ashes,
fruit or vegetables, peelings or refuse rags,
cotton, cinders or any other than sewer
age matter.
Section IL. Before a drain shall be
laid from any building and connected
with said sewers, the owner of said build
ing, or some person in his behalf shall
first make application to the secretary Of
the borough council and on payment OF
the proper tappage fee to the borough
secretary, to be by him deposited with the
borough treasurer, he shall issue per-
NIT for which purpose he shall be provid-
ed with sewer permit book, in printed
form, with suitable stubs. Before pro-
ceeding to lay the drain and make con-
nection with sewers in pursuance of the
permit aforesaid, the person authorized
thereby shall give at least one days notice
thereof to the borough engineer or sewer
committee or sewer inspector shall have
inspected and approved of the same.
Section II. The tappage fee or charge
for connection with said sewers shall be
respectively the following, for each
property or building by special benefits
assessed by sewer committee: For all
sewerage or drainage connections not
otherwise irovided for and requiring in
the Judgment OF the borough engineer and
sewer committee exceptionally large
drainage and on report thereof by them,
the council shall by resolution fix the
amount OF the tappage fee to be charged
In no case shall more than one property
attach to one service pipe without the
consent of the sewer committee and the
borough engineer.
Section l3. 1t shall be the duty of
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to prevent the open end OF any soil or
ventiating pipe above the roof as afore.
said, from being located so as to be
nuisance or dangerous to the health of the
inmates OF adjoining buildings.
Section Ia. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to make connection with any
sewer pipes laid by the borough under
and in pursuance of said ordinance or to
cut or open into the same at any other
places than into the service pipe provned
Tor such purpose unless the same be done
under the authority, direction and i'm
mediate supervision OF the borough engi-
neer, sewer inspector or sewer committee.
Section 10. For any violation of any
of the provisions of this ordinance for
which penalty is not otherwise provided
there shall be a penalty of not less than
twenty dollars (S25.0O, nor more
than one hundred dollars (Sl00.00) for
each offence and in addition it shall be
the duty of the borough engineer and
sewer committee to cause any unlawful
connection with the public sewers TO be
discontinued at the expense OF the person
offending.
E. V. INGHAM, Chief Burgess.
Attest: c. PEALE, Jr.,
Clerk of Council.
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