Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-09
AN ORDINANCE

PROPERTIES IN THE BOR-
OUCH OF DANVILLE, MON
TOUR COUNTY, PENNSYL-
NANIA, TO MAKE PROPER
CONNECTIONS WITH AND USE
ALL SEWERS CONSTRUCTED
BY THE SAID BOROUGH, PRO
VII ING FOR TIE METHOD OF
MAKING SUCH CONNECTlONS
PRESCRIBING THE MANNER
OF THE USE OF SUCH SENERS
AND REGULATING THE
CHARGES THEREFOR. RE
SPECTIVELY, AND FOR 9TH
ER PURPOSES.
Be it ordained and enacted by the
Chief Burgess, and Ivy the Town Conn.
Gil of the Borough Of Danv'ii". ~ ~,
Couuty of MOn'O0r and STATE uf PEN
sylVania, in Council assembled. and
it is hereby ordained aud .: a"t"d ~
the authority of the same a. iuilow-
SECTION /. That all s, wers ,or-
str1cted by the said BOtnugh o. Dan
willie be and the same are icr'L Lv de-
clared 10 bs open for public C>r aud
for proper connection therewith.
SECTION 2. That each and evclv
owner Of property in the said BorUnkh h
of Dan' lie admitting on or adjoining
any ST.. r-. alley in which are any
one Of q :. S,id public sewers thus con-
strurtti arr 'eIeby required to make
at his, : eg. IL, or their own sole cost
and eypru.e uIlfOrm aud proper con
ueCtiUn WITh such respective and pro-
per sewer within the period Of three
months from the date of the erviCe Of
written notice from the secretary of
the said Borough OF Danville Of the
enactment of this ordinance requiring
/. such connection to be thus made, aud
that upon the failure or refusal of each
and every such Owner Ct owners 10
thus make such connection then and i'll
tnaU event the sain Borough uf Dan
vile shall thereafter make such con-
neCtion and shall collect all cost there
/ OF from such owner or owners as other
debts due TO the said Borough are by
. law COlleCtable.
4 SECTION 3. That each and every
. owner of property in the same respec-
tive locality # the said Borough of
] Danville but whose said property does
not thus abut or adjoin any such street
or alley in which are any one OF tho
said public sewers as aforesaid, shall
also have the right and privilege to
thus make connection with and use
. such respective and proper sewer uu-
der the same regulations, upon the
same conditions aud at he same prices.
respectively, as those whose properties
thus abut on or adjoin such streets
and alleys as aforesaid and which said
regulations, conditions and prices,
respectively. are hereinafter more
specifically set forth
SECTION That the manner and
regulations. relative TO all such con.
nections shall be uniform throughout
and that all of such connections shall
be thus made under the .ole snpervis-
ion and direction of the Committee of
the said Town Council On Sewers III
conjunction with the Superintendent
of the Water Works of the said BoI-
ough of Danville, out of such materl-
ais, in such a manner, at such place
and places only aud in strict accord
ance with such orders and speciica-
tions as the said Committee on Sewers
shall require, designate and provide,
and that III the proper making of all
such connections the following specific
and uniform regulations shall obtain
and prevail:
SECTION 5. That the following
regulations shall govern the planning
of all house connections with all of
the said sewers:
/. That all such connections with
the said respective and proper sewer
shall be made by the use of glazed or
vitritied, terra Gotta pipes of adequate
dimension and capacity, properly joint
ed, ventilated and tapped. accessible
for convenient inspection throughout
and laid below the reach of frost.
2. That every sink drain shall have
a proper and sufficient grease trap
g. That all water-ClOs, ts, bath tubs,
wash basins and all other like appoint
ments and receptaCles shall be drained
into the said respective and prof er
sewer in accordance with all modem,
sanitary requirements, and shall BE-
properly connected with tIe.h water
Supplies sufficient to thoroughly flush
the Same at anv and all times.
SEC!IDN 6. That all drains from
brew lies, factories, mills, slaughter
houses, laurdr Cs aud other like es.
tabiisimeDts shall be properly con.
nCcted with the aid respective and
proper sewer through glazed or vitrif-
ed terra Gotta pipes for the conveyance
of sewage matt + and waste watrr
herefrOm, but in all connections with |
such breweries. factories, mills, slaugh- |
ter houses, laundGies aud other like |
establl shment- IA" owner or owners.
operator or operators thereof, reSpeC. |
lively. shall provide suitable and de- |
fectivc traps or catch basins for ar |
resting grease, or any other substance |
which has tendency TO adhere to, |
settle in, or clog. the pipes of the said |
respective and proper sewer
SECTION Z. That like connection, |
may be made with the said resuectiv, |
and proper sewer for the draining of |
privy vaults, CessLoOls and cellars hut
all such connections must be properly
ventilated and trapped so as TO prevent
the escape of sewer gas or OF deleter-
iOus or offensive Odors
SECTION That the placing and
of all soil and water pill e.
shall be as direct as the circumstance
will prop rly permit and IN such
mann er that they can be the most
readily examined and repaired
SECTION 9. That il shall be uu.
lawful for any person or persons, firm.
company or corporation to throw or
deposit. or cause or permit to be
thrown or deposited in any vessel OF