The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-02-19
AN ORDINANCE.
Sewerage Ordinance in Town of
Union.


Be il ordained by the Mayor and AL
derman of the Town of Union, in Coun.
Gil assembled:
Sec. I. The Sewerage System of the
Town OF Union shall be under the con
troll OF the Town Cauncil, and the duty
OF securing and enforcing a full compli-
ancc with all the rules and regulations
governing house connection with the
public Sewers shall be vested in the said
Council, or their authorized Agent. The
duly authorized Agent of said Council
shall be an Inspector of Sewers and
Plumbing, who shall be chosen by said
Council tor term of years with salary
fixed and approved by said Council,
duties of said Inspector are defined IN
subsequent sections. 1t shall be the duty
OF every person, firm or corporation car
rying on business Of plumbing or house
drainage in the Town of Union, to regis
ter in book to be provided for the pur-
pose at the Office of the Inspector of
Plumbing of the Town of Union, giving
name and place Of business. 1t shall
further be the duty Of every person or
frm carrying on business Of Plumbing
to give good and sufficient bond, in the
sum Of One Hundred (SIoo. .oo) Dollars
to be approved by the Mayor and Alder
men, conditioned upon the observance
of the rules and regulations contained in
this ordinance, whereupon they NAV be
licensed by Town Clerk to conduct a
Plumbing business,
Sec. :. No person or persons shall be
permitted to do any plumbing Of any
kind in the Town of Union unless he or
they are in the employ of or under the
supervision of licensed plumber. ANY
person convicted of violation of this
section shall be fined not more than One
Hundred (SIoo) Dollars, or imprisoned
not more than thirty (3o) days. Should
any property owner refuse to pay for the
class Of work and material required by
this ordinance, the contractor will de-
cline the work and report same to the
inspector, and the plumber who takes
the contract without the necessary
changes shall forfeit his license.
Sec. 3. Before any portion of the sys-
tenn of any building shall be laid or con-
structed, there shall be filed by the
owner Of the property at the Office of the
Inspector Of Sewers and Plumbing n
written application Of such connection,
stating the location Of the building,
with plans OF same, showing in detail
the entire proposed connection from the
public sewer through the house to the
terminus, showing the location of all fix
lures, traps, vent pipes, etc. These
plans shall be inspected and approved,
corrected or modified by the Inspector
OF Sewer and Plumbing, whereupon
permit for the proposed connection shall
be given by the Inspector of Sewers,
upon ascertaining that the work will be
done by regular licensed plumber; but
in no case shall a permit be granted until
such plans shall have been SO presented
and approved. Such plans and applica-
tions for connection with the public
sewers should be filed ten days previous
to the time to make the connection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 4 house connection
is being made to the public sewer, the
plumber doing the work shall, before
any part of the work is covered or hidden
from view, send written notice to the
Inspector of Sewers and Plumbing, stat
ing that his work is ready for inspection
and after such inspection and approval
by the Inspector and not till
then can he proceed to cover
upon the final completion of the ruffing
in work shall again notify the Inspector
of Sewers and Plumbing, asking for an
inspection of test in accordance with the
rules, regulations and plans specified by
the Town Council.
Sec. s. In no case shall the Inspector
proceed to make such inspection of tests
and give in his approval until the plumb.
the fee fixed by said Council and said
Inspector delivers fee to City Clerk
and likewise on final approval of fixture
test the second fee must be paid before
Inspector will issue permit for connec
tion to be made to main sewer, the oil
prescribed for last test will be furnished
by Town.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the In.
spector Of Sewers periodically to inspect
plans on file for making house connec.
tions as provided in section 3, and tc
accept, reject or make such alterations
in the plumbing in such houses as he
may deem necessary to the security o
proper sanitary house connection with
the sewer.
Sec. 7. 1t shall he the duty OF the In
spector of Sewers and Plumbing under
the directions Of the Mayor and Alder.
men to issue all permits, notices and Ger.
titicates, to keep daily record of the
work including all notices and applica.
tions received, and permits granted and
certificates given, to report promptly to