The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-15
Ordinance No. 1856.
A Bill for an Ordinance Relat-
ing to Sewers.
BE it Ordained by the city Coun-
Gil Of the city of Florence:
RESTRICTIONS uroN OPENING SEWERS.

GU ~ me Ctty OF fGOreItce.
RESTRICTIONS uPoN OPENING SEWERS
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons 20 open or uncover any public
sewer, or to lay or cause to be laid in any public
street, alley or highway, or upon any private
property, any drain, or other connection with
any sewer located therein, except in strict pur.
suance OF a permit from the city engineer,
which permit must be the ground during
tho whole time the work is in progress aud
must be exhibited TO any city official who may
ask to sec it.
PERMITS TO OPEN SEWERS
SEC. =. Permits can be issued to those per.
sons only who have been duly licensed as drain
layers, whose licenses have not yet expired and
who have duly given an approved bond to com.
ply with all the regulations and instructions of
the city engineer and all the requirements of
enforce the same upon all of his employees aud
hold himself responsible for all their acts.
APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS.
SEC. 3. All applications for permits shall he
made in writing and signed by the owner OF the
property to be drained, his authotize
agent, and he shall deposit with the city clork
$3.50 for such permit.
NOTICE TO AND INSPECTION BY CITY ENGINEER.
SEC. 4. Any person holding a permit to lay a
private drain must, before laying any pipe give
at least twelve hours notice at the office OF the
city clerk OF the time when he will be- ready to
begin, and must not proceed with any work of
that kind until the city sewer inspector, or his
authorized representative is ON the ground. II
prevented from working at the time set the
drain layer must report that fact to the CITY
sewer inspector and appoint another time for
doing the work Any work done without notice
to the city sewer inspector, as aforesaid or
without inspection by him, shall be treated as
detective work and may be uncovered, and il
need be, reconstructed by the city sewer in
spector at the expense of the drain layer, to
whom the permit was granted.
MATERIALS IN DRAINS
SEC. = In constructing drains to be connect.
cd with public sewers lying wholly or in part
on a public street or alley no materials shall
be used except such are approved by the city
sewer inspector.
MATERIALS IN DRAINS.
SEC. 6 Unless a special permission to cut
the sewer is indorsed on tho permit the iunc-
tlon pieces which have been built into the sew
or curing ITS construction must be used for
connecting all private sewers. In making such
connection the junction piece must first be
round before opening the trench for the rost of
the work. In all cases the trench must be
opened OF ample width to the point of connec-
ton and all rubbish removed as to permit of
easy inspection. II there be no junction piece
IN the sewer already, permit to cut the sewer
VIII be granted, and connection may be made
by inserting INTO the sewer junction pipe of
the size specified in the permit, and cut about
TO an angle Of forty-hve degrees by the manu-.
faeturer. After making the opening, which
must be done with great care, so as TO injure
tle sewer as little as possible, all rubbish must
junction pipe must then be set even with the
inside of the sewer on a bed of mortar, and the
opening around the pipe carefully repaired and
well piastered with mortar compounded of one
part hydraulic cement of good quality, and two
parts clean, sharp sand. In connecting ons
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junction must always be used and the main
sewer left in as good condition as before the
work was done.
CONNECTIONS WITH SEWERS
SEC I, When the course of the drain is NOT
the same as the junction piece IL must be con.
nected Herewith by n curve of not less than
o;si. zee, rauins, as shown IN the plans of the
either horizontal or vertical, curved pipes must
oe used, The curving of drains by, chipping
straight pieces OF pipe will not be allowed.
INsIDEs OF DRAINs-GRSrINGs
SIC. s. The inside of every drain connected
with public or district sewer after il is laid
must be left smooth aud perfectly clean through
out It's entire length and the ends of all pipes
not TO be Immediately used must be securely
guarded against the ntrod uction of sand or
earth by bricks and cement or other water tight
AVID imperishabe materials. All pcs left open
ior me purpose OF draining cellars must be
protected against the introduction of solid
matters by suitable grating, box catch
basin, to bc approved by the city sewer in
spector
INCLINATION OF DRAINS.
SEC, Q, The inclination Of all private drains
shall be as great possible, and never less
than one in one hundred.
GREASE TRAP REGULATIONS,
SEC. 10. That all persons who have connect
ed, or shall hereafter connect their promises
with the system of sewerage of the city of Flor
ence, shall construct in connection with the
sewer service pipe on their promises a grease
trap OF the description herein described in such
manner as to be easily accessible for tho pur-
pose OF cleansing and repairing the same.
All grease traps shall be built of hard burnt
brick and fresh Colorado Portland cement; the
walls thereof shall be not less than eight inches
IN Thickness and the bottom shall be paved
with brick laid edge-wise; and the whole inter
Tor OF the cistern shall be coated with cement
so as to make it imperyious to water. A verti-
cal iron pipe of suitable capa :ity shall extend
within one foot of the bottom OF tho cistern aud
be connected with the sewer service pipe hy
means Of an elbow. All of the waste water from
lanndries, sinks and bath tubs shall be dis
charged into the grease trap before entering
tne sewer service pipe.
sions: For all hotels, restaurants, butcher
shops clubhouse and public faundries. not
less than five feet in internal diameter after
being walled and three feet in depth below the
surface water line. For all private residences
not less than two feet in internal diameter aft.
er being walled and eighteen inches in depth
below the surface water lins. The water line
snail In all cases be not less than foot below
the top of the cistern.
already constructed good, safe and sufficient
grease traps shall not be compelled to change
the same by reason of the passage of this ordi.
rance. The plan and construction of all grease
traps must be inspected and approved by the
eity sewer inspector before the same shall be
connected with any sewer.
PENALTIES
SEC. II. Any licensed plumber failing or neg |
lectlng To provide such above described grease |
trap for any sewer connection he may make or |
cause to De made shall have his license revoked |
and cancelled and be disqualified and disbarred |
from exercising the duties and functions OF |
licensed plumber
STEAM FROM BOILERS. |
SEC. IL. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
or persons TO connect or cause permit to be
with any OF the public sewers, or
with any soil waste pipe or directly with
any house drain, any steam exhaust of blowoH |
pipe from a steam boiler steam pipe. Steam |
should bc discharged into tank condenser,
tho waste pipe from which. II to be discharged
into the sewer through the house drain, must be-
on the sewer side OF the house trap.
RESTRICTIONS UPON USE OF SEWER.
SEC. IS. No. one shall throw or deposit, OF
'ause or permit to be thrown or deposited, in