The Arizona sentinel., 1903-04-08
Ordinance No. l5

Providing Regulations for Con-
 nectiOns With and Use of
 Same in the Town of Yuma. do ordain as follows:
 Section l. All franchises and privileges for the construction of sewers in, upon, over, un- der, across or along any of the public streets, alleys or grounds of the town of Yuma, here tofore granted to private parties, associations or corporations by either the village of Yuma, the Mayor and Common Council of the village of Yuma, the town of Yuma or the Common Council of the town of Yuma are hereby can cclled and annulled and the ordinances and resolutions granting them are hereby re pealed.
 Section ?. All sewers now constructed or which may hereafter be constructed In, upon, over, under across or along any of the pub lie streets, alleys or grounds in the town of Yuma are hereby declared to belong to the l benefit of the inhabitants thereof, subject to such ordinances, rules and regulations, relat- ing thereto, as may be prescribed by the Com mon Council.
 Section 3. The Common Council may, from time to time, extend the present existing sewers, or may construct new or additional sewers, and add thereto, whenever in their Judgment the public service may require it. In order to make such extensions or addi- tions, or to construct such new sewers, it shall not be necessary to provide therefor by ordinance, but the same may be provided for and the construction thereof ordered and had by resolution entered on the minutes of the Common Council; provided, however, that when such extensions or additions, or such new sewers are paid for either in whole or in part by a special tax or by assessment of the expenses thereof against the real estate which may be benefited or increased in value, such special tax or assessment must be provided for by ordinance.
 Section f. Every house or building of any and every character in this town, in or for which any drainage arrangements are or can be constructed, shall be separately and inde- pendently connected with an accepted town sewer when such sewer is constructed on the street or alley upon which the property abuts.
 I; shall be unlawful for any person or per sons to let, lease, rent, use or occupy any honse or building in the town of Yuma, in and for which any house drainage Is or can be constructed as herein provided, unless such house or building shalt be by proper drainage connected with an accepted town sewer when such sewer is constructed on the street or alley upon which such house or building abutS.
 Section ,. All drains outside of buildings and to the street sewer shall be first grade vit- rfled iron-stone pipe, or castiron, of internal diameter of not less than four inches.
 No vitrified pipe shall be laid within twelve inches of the surface of the ground through it's entire conrse.
 All changes in direction shall be made with curves or branches, and all connections with Y branches and one-eighth bends.
 Chapter II.
 Regulations for Sewer Connections.
 Section l. All connections made with pub lie sewers in the town of Yuma shall be made in the following manner, and with such materials as are hereinafter prescribed, to- wit: All pipes shall be first-class, sound, vit- rified, salt glazed earthen-warc, or standard, or extra heavy cast iron, of standard length.
 Bends.-Proper bends shall be used in con- meeting the pipe leading to the house with the "Y.' Said bends shall have an internal diameter of not less than four inches.
 Grade and line-The grade shall be straight from the property line to the public sewer, and not fiatter than one-half foot fall in fifty feet, unless allowed by the proper authority Of the tOwu.
 The pipe must be at least one foot below the established grade of the street, where said pipe crosses the property line. In all cases the pipe must be straight from the property line to ''Y'' at bend.
 .'Y's"-Wherc ''Ys'' cannot be found new ''Y" provided with sleeve or collar of pro- per dimensions, must be inserted, and care fully connected with the pipe sewer by means of oaI1um and cement where the diameter of the sewer does not exceed ten inches. The ''Y'' to be used in making connections shall be furnished by the town, upon proper applica- tion being made for the same.
 Section 2 It shall be unlawful for any per- son or persons to make any connection with a public sewer of the town in any manner
 {loH ;,,4 4l,o making of such connection material other or different from that required by this ordi- nance. No connection made with the public sewer shall be covered until the same has been inspected and approved by the proper authorities of the town.
 Section & No contractor or other person or persons shall make any connection with any public sewer of the town until such sewer is fully completed and accepted; provided, how ever, that when such contractor or person, shall file with the town clerk the written request of the resident owners, of property abutting on the street in which said sewer is being constructed, asking that the laterals from the said sewer to the property line be laid, the town council may allow such work to be done under the direction and supCrvi- sion of the Board of Health.
 Section i. Any person who willfully in- jures, breaks, destroys or Obstructs, or in any way interferes with any drain, trench or pub- lie sewer without permission of the Common Council of the town or their authorized repre- scntatiVes, whether situated private ground, pr on any street, sidewalk or public park within the limits of the town, is guilty of a msdemcanOr.
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