The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-02-10
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating Sewers and Water Connections and Plumbing

the collecting,
and dargg the drainage canal the proper but not for
carrying off the water, runof from 1t shall be
mdemeanor for other than that con-
mpd this ordinance except the Sanitary Inspector
sewer otherwise interfere WITH bstruc the operation Of
nv sewer or any accessory to ANY thereof
dollars than hundred dollars.
Sec 2. No shall place. to be placed house
sewer anv v garbage sweepine ashes sand CLAW cotton wool
wearing apparel rubbish other solid matter that not be
promptly dissolved by the that form deposits obsuc-
the their accessories fixtures Due
and cleanliness shall be exercised in the Of all fixtures
Sec No other conduit shall be laid paeel to and within live
feet of any
repairs all of the mains and of
their accessories shall be made under the supervision OF the SANITARY
Inspector with workmanship
Every separate building which is uesd dwelling place
manufacture otherwise occupied by
and which fronts street wherein house sewer has been con-
rucd such than other, shall be in
dpendenty connected with the house sewer as soon as
year the passage this ordnance and building
limit shall be similarly connected before
occupied building connected shall be provided with at
such building used dwelling place
cooking shall be provided also with kitchen SINK
When several small houses are by the
person. they mav approved Sanitary Inspector have their
separate with house drain from the
m m served M e same fixtures in common violation of the pro-
this shall subject the of the building upon con-
co fine Of not less than dollars than one hundred
dollars
No prvy urina not connected with the house sewer
allowed any abutng in which house has
lot such street than to other
other and lots constructed to be well ventilated
provided with removable waegh boxes tubs easily
the otherwise constructed to be approved by the
Sanitary Inspector
Sec 2 Every connection with house and the connecting
shall be made by plumber and drain
layer duly licensed License do plumbing plumbing and drain lay
connection with the cy shall be granted only alter an
writing been made the Mayor and Board OF Alder
men applicant satisfy Mayor and Board Of Aldermen that
he is master plumber his trade and competent to do sanitary
plumbing properly and accordance with the plumbing ordinances
of upeo he will his personal attention to the work
and will EMPLOY only competent help application be
with uret acceptable to the Mayor and
of Aldermen for the of thousand dollars conditioned
substantially that the principal will indemnify and save harmless the
r,o11c
damages resulting from work performed the applicant or by
his agents. from improper materials used IN SAID work. or from
negligence guarding said work. from any other act OF omission
incident said work. that said applicant shall IN all respects
perform said and that said applicant shall restore to like ond-
which found sidewalk or other public property
disturbed by him by his agents. and shall keep the same IN as go
year. and that the applicant shall comply with all the
ordinances and regulations of the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen con-
corning plumbing and turning OF to house
fixtures with the The application shall be also
accompanied by cash deposit of fifty dollars, which or so much
thereof shall be used under the dcoh OIL e
Street repairing other public property
whenever said applicant shall fail repair the same within wenour
hours after being writing by the Street Commissioners and
said deposit maintained by the applicant up at
fifty dollars. Each plumbers drain layers license shall expire
on the 3 Of December following annually The
Mayor of Aldermen time revoke any plumber
drain layers license for violation of this ordinance
Sec s. do drain laying only in connection with the
plumbing work within the foundation walls
of any building conditioned substantially the prescribed
license for plumbing for plumbing and drain laying
and granted after application has been made IN writing and the
applicant the Mayor and Board Aldermen that he is
petent drains accordance with this ordinance The a
pcaon shall be accompanied by bond conditioned as h oo
prescribed Section except that the amount Of the bond shall be i've
hundred dollars deposit fifty dollars which shall be used
and maintained as ordained in Section z.
commencing connection with house sewer OF
anv plumbing or fixtures connected Herewith
the poperv the Sanitary Inspector permit
Said permit shall not be issued until the owner Oh the
e agent makes application therefor the form prescribed
stating the property and the OF the licensed plumber
employed and agreeing that said will conform with the
cys rules regulating sanitary plumbing and giving
clear description work proposed The application shall be ac-
plan duplicate showing plainly the different connec
above the roof plan shall be egby drawn in ink white paper
s1ax21a inches c drawing vertical section beng sui
fct if clearly all the work otherwise two more beng re-
ouie The Sanitary Inspector upon the application with the
least possible DELAY hours Sundays and holidays excepted and
approved he shall issue the permit After plan has been approved
no alteration be allowed written application to
and approval by the Sanitary Inspector
Sec TO- plumbing completed before the passage OF this ordl-
be plumbing The owner
the property SHALL before connection made with the sewers HE an
application prescribed Section with the accompanying PLAN
upon the approval which permit shall be issued and the required
the plumhipg and fixtures