The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-16
RAPID C|1YS
N[X Sewerage
OONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED BY
THE UTY-NEW ORDINANCE
TO GOVERN SAME
Citizens Urged to Make Connections
And Use Sewerage System Soon
As Possible.

The new sanitary sewer system
constructed under contract and cost
ing the city between $4,000 and
$4,000 has been practically COM
p1eted and turned over to the city,
and conditionally accepted by the
city. The sewerage mains and man
holes are all put down and the grad
ing completed, but the contractors
cannot finish s%urfacing the alleys I'M
til after another rain, to properly
settle the dirt.
Rapid City now can boast of a
fine sewerage system and the citizens
should not fail to make use of 1t at
their earliest convenience.
For the benefit of the citizens the
mayor and councilmen have ordered
the following statement published:
Rapid City, S. D., August 5, 1907.
To the Citizens of Rapid City, South
Dakota:
The sanitary sewer system con-
structed by Mcconnell & Sampson.
for the city has been completed to
the extent that 1t can be used, and
has been so accepted. The city coun-
ell has established by ordinance.
Sanitary Sewer District Number
One" and the area of this district
will be fully shown, when the ordi-
nance is published, which will be
soon. For the present, 1t will SUI
nee to say, that all real property
lying within $50 feet Of a sewer
main, and if such property can, grade
permitting, be drained into any sewer
main, then all such property is with
in the w district. The owners OF
all improved property within this
district, are now at liberty to con-
meet their houses with the sewer
system. You are not only at liberty
to do so, but you are urged and ex-
pected so to do. 1t is necessary, how
ever, in doing so, in order to protect
the sewer system from abuse, that
you comply with the city ordinances,
designed for the protection of the
system. For your instruction, the
following extracts are quoted from
the ordinances:
Section 20S provides, that any per-
son desiring to connect his premises
with the public sewer he shall first
obtain a permit from the city audi
tor. The fee for a permit is two dol,
lars.
Section 200 provides, that "no per.
son, company or corporation shall
connect any open gutter, rain water
conductor, pipes to conduct muddy
water, dry closet, cesspool, privy
vault or cistern with any public sew
er, or with any private drain pipe,
connecting with a public sewer
Section 211 provides, that only IL
censed plumbers may perform the
work Of making such sewer connec.
lions, and only then under a permit
granted by the city auditor, and al
such licensed plumbers must make
a report to the city auditor within
forty-eight hours, stating what fix
lures are drained in each case.
Let it be distinctly understood that
this system of sewerage is not ex-
pected to carry off garbage or other
such matter. The plumbers licensed
by the city know what service the
system is expected to perform. No.
tice is hereby given, that any infrac.
ton Of the city ordinances regulat'
ing the sewers will be punished.
The system belongs to the people
within the Sanitary Sewer District
Number One" and if it is wisely
used and in accordance with the cit.
ordinances it will be a great blessing
to our city. The system is auto
matte, and is constantly being
flushed with clean water. II solid:
or garbage are permitted to entel
it. it will become clogged, and in
stead of 1t being a great benefit tt
us, it will become little better thai
q nuisance. You realize that an in
telligent cooperation on the part o
u citizens is necessary, that tn
full benefits from the system "a b
realized. Such assistance is expecte
from you.
BY authority Of the City Council
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