Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Ordinance No. 1895

AitNit NHldOlHNiHk Aib lAlllN6f
the construction repair, moving ana
demolition OF buildings, providing Tor
the issuance Of permits for the same ana
for the condemnation of buildings ana
other structures dangerous to property,
life or limb, and regulating the storage
and use of dangerous, inflammable or ex-
plosive substances" approved DecempeI
81, 1904, by amending sections 3O1 and SR
The Mayor and Council Of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Section 301 of said Ordi.
nance No. 10,4l5 New Series), as amended
by ordinance No. 1l15I New serlesy, APP
proved June g. 1905, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows
Sec 3Ol Every building or structure OF
any kind in which there Is any plumbing
affecting the sanitary condition of such
building or structure, and every building
or structure of any kind used, occupied
or inhabited as dwelling, shall be fur
nished and provided with one or more
water closets, and shall be separately con-
nected with and drained into public sew.
er when such sewer Is constructed ana
ready for use In any street or alley I'M
nediatey adjacent to the lot on which
such building or structure Is situated;
provided, however that when such build.
ing or structure Is on the rear OF lot
in tho front of which is another building
or structure the plumbing work of not
more than one such building or structure
I'm the rear may he connected with the
plumbing of the building or structure in
front.
Every building or structure Of any kind
the sanitary condition OF such building or
structure, and which Is situated upon q lot
which does not abut upon any street or
alley in which there Is a sewer construct
ed and ready for use, shall be connected
with and drained into a cesspool situated
on the same lot and constructed as re-
quired by Section 302 of this Ordinance.
1t shall he unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to use. occupy or In
habit as a dwelling, or to let as dwelling,
or to suffer or permit to be used, occupied
Inhabited 0WGIliDR building
or structure of any kind in which has
been constructed any plumbing affecting
the sanitary condition of such building or
structure, unless such building or struc-
ttire is separately connected with and
drained into public sewer when there Is
such a sewer constructed and ready for
use on any street or alley Immediately
contiguous and adjacent to the lot on
which such building or structure Is sit
uated, or when there is no such sewer,
with cesspool situate on said lot; and 1t
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to use, occupy or inhabit as a
dwelling, or to. let as a dwelling, or to
inhabited as a dwelling, any. building or
structure of any kind situated upon
or alley in which there is a, public
sewer ready for use unless such building
or structure is furnished and provided
with at least one water closet and is
separately connected with and drained
into such public sewer; or If situated in
the. rear of another building, is connected
WIN ana drained INTO SuCn pubic sewer
through the drain of that building; pro-
vided, however, that wherever we'll or
spring which supplies or is capable of
supplying. water for domestic or drinking
CT which is of a sandy. loamy or gravely
nature, the water of which well or spring
pure by the construction and maintenance
of cesspools situated in the lots In such
block, it shall be lawful to connect with
and drain the buildings or structures upon
nf q r. n
mentioned in this section into common
cesspool situated on other lands outside
pipes constructed in private lands, alleys
or streets, and leading to such common
cesspool until sewer or sewers shall be
constructed in the streets upon which
or pipes and cesspool shall be constructed
and maintained and connections shall be
made Herewith as hereinafter provided:
but no such cesspool shall be constructed
within 200 feet of any building used, oc-
cupied or Inhabited as q dwelling:
nsnce Sc That M ssGtop Sa BOZ Of said 0Td
by Ordinance No: 11,154 New series), be
and. the same is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 3O2. No vault or cesspool shall be
built nearer than four feet to any boun-
dary line of the lot on which it is located
or closer than, ten feet to any building
have brick or wood lining No cesspooi
having brick lining shall be larger than
ye os feet six inches h1 g # in in diameter
urement. No cesspool lined with wood
shall be smaller than four feet by four
meet sss than ten feet deep inside
cesspool, all brick used therein shall be
well formed, we'll burnt brick, laid up
dry for the bottom six feet All brick
work above that point shall be laid up
IN cement mortar: the top must be drawn
IN jug shape leaving manhole two feet
IN diameter, which must be at least two
fo nn nP tha
covered with two-inch redwood plank or
metal cap capable of sustaining a load of
100 pounds to the square foot Should a
wooden, lining be used for a vault or
cesspool there shall be 4X4-inch posts at
each corner, and the lining shall consist
Of one-inch redwood plank from the bot
on the outside of the posts or between the
posts and the bank, in, all cases. The top
must be, built of two LAYERS of two-inch
redwood plank, laid crosswise and laid
with close joints and extending over edge
or vault or cesspool on each side at least
two inches, said top to be at least two
feet below the surface of the ground No
vent pipe shall be connected directly with
any ceSspool but every ceSspool shall be
vented through the waste pipe leading
thereto; provided however that whore a
cesspool shall be built so that the lots In
any one block may be connected with and
drained into the same as hereinbefore
PROVIDED, on lands outside Of such block
such cesspoo shall have a brick or wood
lining, and shall he built as hereinbefore
speculeu; except tnat no such CeSspOOl
having a brick lining, shall be larger than
SIX feet in diameter, or less than ten feet
deep, interior measurement. and the top
thereof shall be at least feet below the
surface of the ground. No such cesspool
II lined with wood, shall be smaller than
SIX feet by six feet, or less than fifteen
Ieet deep. interior measurement; and the
Top thereof shall be at least four feet be-
low the surface of the ground. and Gov
cred with two layers of two-inch plank
ing, laid cross-wise; the sides thereof
shall be lined with two-inch planking
securely braced, and provided with cor.
mer and middle posts each AKA inches
Ihe pipe leading to such cesspool shall
have an interior diameter of eight inches
ana shall be constructed In the same
manner ard with the same specIfications
as pipe sewers in the City of Los Angeles
including hushtanks; connections with
said pipe may be made in the same man
ner as provided by the Ordinances Of
said city regulating connections with
sewers WIN
Sec. 5. This Ordinance is urpontIv
required for the immediate preserYatton
or the public peace, health and safety:
and the City Clerk shall certify To ifs
passage by a two thirds vote OF the
Council, and cause 1t to be published
once in the Los Angeles Herald. and
thereupon and thereafter 1t shall take
erect and be in force