Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-09
AN ORDINANCE

REQUIRING AND PERMITTING
THE OWNERS OF CERTAIN
PROPERTIES IN THE BOR.
OUCH OF DANVILLE, MON
TOUR COUNTY, PENNSYL.
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 SEWERS
AND REGULATING THE
CHARGES THEREFOR, RE-
SPECTIvELY, AND FOR 9TH
ER PURPOSES.
Be it 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 aud enacted by
the authority OF the same as follows:
SECTION /. That all sewers con
structed by the said Borough of Dan
willie be and the same are hereby de.
olarad to bs open for public use and
for proper connection Herewith.
SECTION 2. That each and every
owner of property in the said Borough
of DaDviIle 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 TO be thus III ade, 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 respeo-
tive locality If 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 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 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 sole supervis-
ion and direction of the Committee of
the said Town Council on Sewers IN
conjunction with the Superintendent
of the Water Works of the said Bor-
ough of Danville. out of such materi-
ais, in such manner, at such place
and places only and in strict accord
ance with such orders and specifica-
tious as the said Committee on Sewers
shall require, designate and provide,
and that Ill 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
vitrified, terra Gotta pipes Of adequate
dimension and capacity, properly joint
ed, ventilated aud tapped. accessible
for convenient inspection throughout
and laid below the reach of frost.
q 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 TO thoroughly flush
Ilt sdlllt at ub anu or
SECTION 6. That all drains from
breweries, factories, mills, slaughter
houses. laundries and other like es-
tablishments shall be properly con-
nected with the said respective and
proper sewer through glazed or vitrif-
ed terra Gotta pipes for the conveyance
of sewage matter and waste water
but in all connections with
such breweries. factories, Hills, slaugh-
ter houses, laundIies and other like
the owner or owners,
operator or operators thereof, respeo.
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 pipes of the said
and proper sewer.
SECTION T. That like connections
may be made with the said respective
aud 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 odors
SECTION s That the placing and
of all soil and water pipes
shall be as direct as the circumstances
viii prop rly permit and in such
manner that they can be the most
readily examined and repaired
SECTION O. That it shall be un.
lawful for any person or persons. firm,
or corporation TO throw or
deposit, or cause or permit to be
thrown or deposited in any vessel or
eceptacle thus connected with the |