Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-03-16


VANIA, TO MAKE PROPER
CONNECTIONS WITH AND USE
ALL SEWERS CONSTRUCTED
RY THE SAID BOROUGH, PRO
WILING FOR THE METHOD OF
MAKING SUCH CONNECTIONS
PRESCRIBING THE MANNER
OF THE USE OF SUCH SEW ERS
AND REGULATING THE
CHARGES THEREFOR, RE-
SPEOTIVELY, AND FOR 9TH
Err PURPOSES.
Be il ordained and enacted by the
Chief Burgess, and by the Town Coun-
Gil of the Borough of Danville, N the
County of MOntOUr and State of Penn
sylvania. in Council assembled, and
it is hereby ordained and enacted by
the authority OF the same as follows:
SECTION /. That all sewers con
structed by the said Borough of Dan
willie be and tie same are hereby de-
olared to be open for public use and
for proper connection thereW it'll
SECTION 2. That each and every
of Danyile abutting on or adjoining
any street or alley in which are any
one of tie said public sewers thus con-
structed are hereby required to make
at his, her, its, or their own sole cost
and expense uniform and proper con.
nection with such respective and pro-
per sewer within the period of three
months from the date of the service of
written notice from the Secretary of
the said Borough of Danville of the
enactment Of this ordinance requiring
such connection 10 be thus made, aud
that upon the failure or refusal of each
and every such owner or owners to
thus make such connection then and in
that event the said Borough of 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.
SECTION 3. That each and every
owner of property in the same respec-
tive locality Of the said Borough of
Danville but whose said property does
not thus abut or adjoin auy such street
or alley in which are any one OF the
said public sewers as aforesaid, shall
also have the right and privilege to
thus make connection with and use
such respective and proper sewer un-
der the same regulations, upon the
same conditions aud at the same prices.
respectively as those whose properties
thus abut on or adjoin such streets
ard alleys as aforesaid and which said
regulations, conditions and prices,
respectively, are hereinafter mOIe
specifically set forth.
SECTION That the manner and
regulations, relative to all such con-
ncctions shall be uniform throughout
and that all of such connections shall
bo thus made under the sole supervis-
ion and direction of the Committee Of
the said Town Council on Sewers IN
conjunction with the uperintendent
of the Water Works of the said Bor-
ough of DaDville, out of such materl-
ais, in such manner, at such place
and places only and in strict accord
ance with such orders and speCifica-
tons 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:
i. That all such connections with
the said respective and proper sewer
shall be made by the use of glazed or
vitrifed, terra Gotta pipes of adequate
dimension and capacity, properly joint.
ed, ventilated and tapped. aCct ssIble
for convenient inspection throughout
and laid below the reach of frost
2 That every sink drain shall lave
a proper and sufficient grease trap.
g. That all water closets, bath tubs,
wash basins and all other like appoint
ments and receptacles shall be drained
into the said respective and proper
sewer in accordance with all modem,
sanitary requirements, and shall be
properly connected with fresh water
supplies sufficient 10 thoroughly flush
the same at any and all times.
SECTION 6. That all drains from
breweIies, factories, mills. slaughter
houses, lauLdries and other like es.
adjustments shall be properly con-
nected with the said respective and
proper sewer through glazed or Vittif-
ed terra Gotta pipes for the conveyance
of sewage matter and waste water
herefrom, but in all connections with
such breweries. factories, mi H. slauGh-
ter houses, laundIies and other like
establishments the owner or owners.
operator or operators thereof, respeC.
lively, shall provide suitable and de-
fective traps or catch basins for ar
resting grease, or any other substance
which has tendency to adhere to,
settle in, or clog. the pires of the said
respective and proper sewer.
SECTION :. That like connections
may be made with the said respective
and proper sewer for the draining of
privy vaults, cessLools and cellars but
all such connections must be properly
ventilated and trapped so as TO prevent
the escape of sewer gas or OF deleter-
ious or offensive odOTs.
SECTION 8. That the placing and
connection of all soil and water pipes
shall be as direct as the circumstances
viii prop Tly permit and IN such a
manner that they can be the most
readily examined and repaired,
SECTION g. That it shall be un.
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 or
eIeeptacle thus connected with the