Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-07-14
ORDINANCE NO. tst.


spection of Plumbing Work and
Providing Penalty for the Viola
ton of the Same.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Mayor
and Common Council of the City of
Bisbee, as follows:
Section l. Any person or persons
carrying on, conducting, assuming
control of, constructing or causing 10
be constructed. either as owner, agent
or otherwise. any plumbing or house
draining affecting the sanitary con
dition of any house or building within
the limits of the City of Bisbee, Ari-
zona, shall apply to the Plumbing In
spector of sand City for a permit so
to do. Upon the presentation of a
proper description of the work con
templated, being described upon
blanks furnished for the purpose by
the Plumbing Inspector, giving name
of firm, corporation, company OF
dividual contemplating construction
of the said work, together with the
proposed location of same and the
name of the owner or owners there
of, a permit shall be granted the appli-
cant for the aforesaid application ac-
according to the rule and regulations
as hereinafter set forth, amend
ments thereto or later adoption. In
cases where building permit is nee
essary, the plumbing permit will
not be issued until after the building
permit has been issued
Section 3 All work constructed or
installed as described in the apl Ca
tion shall be inspected by the prop
er authorities, before any part ol sTeh
work shall be coscrad. hindering a
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part or portion thereof Notice of
required inspection shall be left at the
office of the Plumbing Inspector at
least twenty-four hours before re-
quired inspection; a certain hour shall
be designated by the inspecting Off
Ger, who shall forthwith inspect such
work as pertains to the application, at
the time designated. Should the
said work meet the approval of the
Plumbing Inspector, a certificate OF
acceptance shall be issued 20 the
company, corporation, firm OF indi-
vidual in charge of the work which
certificate shall permit the free use
of the work, under the provisions of
this ordinance. A charge of one-halt
of one per cent shall be made for
each application and inspection OF
work where the work amounts 20 the
sum of Five Hundred (S500.00D Dol
lars, provided. however, that no ap-
plication shall be issued for sum
less than Two ($200) Dollars. On all
work the amount of which is over
and above $4,000 charge of one-half
of one per cent shall be made for
the first $4,000 thereof for issuing
said application and inspecting said
work and one-fourth of one per cent
for the amount of said work
in excess of S5OO,000; the said
charge being payable upon the issu-
ance of the certificate of allowance,
the said money to be placed with the
City Treasurer for the benefit of the
Health. Sewerage and Drainage fund
of the City. The inspecting officer
may apply the water, peppermint or
smoke test; and all the necessary
tools, labor and assistance for such
tests shall be furnished by the per.
son or persons assuming control OF
the work. and such person or per
sons shall remove or repair any de-
fectiye material or work when so or
dered by the inspecting officer.
Any soil pipe, drain pipe, trap, wa
ter closet, urinal sink or other fiXt-
ure set up or fitting laid, used or
constructed otherwise than in accord
ance with those regulations or which
shall in the opinion of the proper au-
tborities be or become bad or defec-
tive in quality, shall, upon notice,
either verbal or in writing, from the
proper authorities, be removed or re
paired in the manner determined ana
directed in said notice, within the
time fixed therein, and it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons. TO occupy
rent or lease or use any house or
building where plumbing work has
beeu constructed unless the owner,
agent or lessee OF said building shall
have first procured a final certificate
of acceptance from the proper au'
thorities approving such plumbing
work.
Section 3. No permit shall be is
sued to any person or persons to DO
any plumbing or house drainage Work
until such person or persons have reg
istered his or their name or Names 10
gether with correct address, in a
book kept for that purpose by tae
plumbing inspector No permit VIII
be required TO be procured where re-
pairs only are TO be made OF tne Ioi'
lowing character: Leaks IN SOIL,
waste drain or vent pipes, or should
il be necessary 10 replace same Win
sound and new material, in any part
or parts, a permit is not necessary; ;
nroyiding, however, the work is duph'
Gated and in such cases inspection
NAV be omitted
Section 4. Every house or building
of any and every character IN this clty
in or for which any drainage OF
plumbing arrangements are or can DC
constructed, snail be separately ano
indepeudentIy connected with an ac'
ceDted city sewer, when such sewer
is constructed on the street or alley
unon which the property abuts, and
in case there is no sewer constructed
ON such street or alley such mouse oi
huiIding may be drained into cess
,ooI for such dimensions and depth
as shall be required by the piu-nDln
insDector. provided, however, tha'
aid cess-pool shall not be less than
3 feet in depth, and > feet in diameter
each way; said cess pool shall Dc
located at a distance of not less tna1
six feet from any property line ane
NOT less than 10 feet from any owen
inc and shall have a strong and sai'
cover of wood OF a brick or stone
arcb not less than Is inches DeioM
the surrounding surface of the ground
or he safely, enclosed and covered Ol
suitable clubhouse; provided no"
ever that where a building Is lOcaJeC
on the rear of a lot on the Irone =
which another building or Dullulns =
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