CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-03-06
ED. MINoR.
CITY Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. 235.
An Ordnance in Relation to Sewers.


BE it assiainei by the City Council Of the CITY
us Canon City.
SEcTfoN l. The sznitaR seSrT System Of
the City uf Canon CITY CONSISTS ui main and
Lateral eonduiis 0f sali glazed yitrtaed eartheu.
war; or brick with the Necessary zocrssories-
They are Designed to carry of all liquid house
waste and are known herein a sanitary sew
ers- The srSrrs IN thr streets and alleys pas
tng by the various lois arr called msin or
lateral sc~'rrs- The seWrrs leading from the
main or lateral se~rrs 10 the property on either
SIDE called hvuse srWers- Porous drains
iasd for removing snhsurface Ssief arc called
ssIt,-ol drains
SIC Q All connections Of house sewers
drain. ur plumbing pofk with the seWvr sys-
t~tn of,hc CITY oi Canon Civ shall be made
~ accordance ~ith the provisions of this or
dnanoe
SKc. 3. No prrssa. fr1n or corporation shall
carry on plumbing or drain laying bus,ness
~iiboat his. obtaining llcensr from ihr city
council and shall no, allow his or their names
10 l.. u~ed By anv person dlrvrtiy CT indirectly
clthers~ohtain pcruii or permit 20 be done
any ~urk nnder his or their b-ond: provided,
thar tic iscrnse nov required Tor plumbers
shall &c sufficient license for eiihcr busin-sl-
SEC. .. EseTs Derson applying Cor a license
AAfl AafAN rAAaAA
the Hiayof that be not le-s than 81 yvars of
ase and is In every Way qualified 10 enrry on
the business az diam living, The ice for such
ieensc shall be enc 90 Ter annum or fraction
thereof Zach application for license to k
accnru pznied BY bond In the penal sum Of
$500 90 with sufficient sarrty to by approved
by tho city council.
Suc- = All outstd, drains shall lr fornird
uf euod. hard. sound. ysrIl slazrd stouevarr:
whole socket pipcs uF cement I,ipe made Of
best hydfaniir cement in the proportion ~ one
psrf renient 80 three parts uf SIND and gravel.
Al Uunnrftiuns ct one line ui drain pipe with
anU'rrf shall hc fnadc ulth " lranchcs and
= lruds An bends shall when practicable.
y, l5. 4 aiiea-s three feet leinw ihe surface d;
thr rreuud With tan II not les than ONE
fonrih Of az iuch iu thr iuut and as much more
a. r,ssiisie The pipes tD h. ruf Together "a ith
gErai carr. the iniv5ior " each length Of pipc
agd Tie iasl iOint inside arr "a be made perfect
~ tleau bcfufc the next lcuEth Is laid. The
hasE ulline a. be iir.S hand tackled With care,
then seli safnHrd TO prcvcpt the slightest set
tliHE ~ the draiu. An iuints ta be set iu iirst
c,ass hydraulic eemrnt The connections be-
lov The outside house drain snd the pubic
scWcJ. ailvvar highway shall lie madr by a
iicru-cd dtsin lavcr only. Permits foF the con-
s;rultion or repair ct private scNeJs o1 drains
Ia of through private property shall be issued
lly The city elerk To plunbers or drain LAYERS
licensed by the city. Plumbing In all old
buildings shall be property trapucd and ven,
tilaIed according 10 this ordinance bcfurc a
connection shall be made to the public sewer.
Src. O. No person other than a licensed
plumber or drain layer will be allowed To do
any work in connection with any sewer. soil
or " aste pipe In the City of Canon City, rx-
orpt the digging and hack filling of the ditch.
SIC. a The top uf eeSspools shall not be
less than one foo, below ground with the top
securely closed with iron or stone cover and
10 he provided with went pipe of At lcas; four
inches In diameter and TO extend not less than
ten feet above ground snch vent pipe to be of
cast irnn below ground. and no eesspooi will
he alluwed inside Of any sewer district or dis
iTicts In this city.
SIC. s. When there are two and no, move
than Eve houses so situated as Ia requirr a
private sewer, such sewer shall he not less
,fan six inches In diameter,
SIC. a, Waste pipeS from kitchen sinks in
any hotel g restaurant OF other cooking esiat
Iishment and in every dwelling house, shall
MN separate 10 rteasr trap ~ yard when
ptacticable; aud when not puscticahle to put
tf, vard grease trap must bc placed below
tssh sink and shall have \ water Jacket 20 keep
rFrsSe IN eteasc zap chilled. Ihisscrtion ap
rlics only 70 that portion ot the city covered
by established scWer districts. The sink waste
shall connect scpsrately to drain in yArd, and
ln no cas-. shAli waste from Kitchen sinks con
uoct to house drains os soil pipes, except the
,ame be protected by gTesss nat, ts,low sink
d described tos sewer district.
SEc. 10. 1tcssc itsi's ia yards shai, l'c ,rin-
sruc,ch uf the iss, hydraulic cement IN the
frapayiion q one part cement 10 threc parts
~ other material ot Of earthenwaTe at brick
laid IN hydraulic cement aud IN case nt brick
Ntlna used. the walls shah be piasteted on all
Sides and bottom with hydraulic cement morts,
~ least one part OF cctnent 10 two of sand, and
with an eight Inch will Grease traps to have
stone OF ,ron covers, the same 20 be not mcte
than.six Inches below the surface. Grease traps
iorsmsll boildings OF ordinary dwelling houses
TO he not iessthan twenty .four inchesin dame
ter by three fecs in depth. Hotels, res,surants