Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-04

or foeces, except as herein provided.
First: when Il IL not practicable
to construct water-closcts up ground
prlvies with boxes or drawers will be
tolerated when the same are not al
lowed to become a nuisance within
the meaning OF the ordinance OF the
city.
Second: Privy vaults connecting
with private. district or public sewers
will only be allowed on written
cation with plans approved or public
sewes will only be allowed on written
application with plans approved by
the city engineer and council, which
vault may receive the house Stops and
drainage OF roof water. and provided
further that no such permit shall be
granted unless there be constructed q
fixed or immovable iron grating be-
tween said vault and sewer eonnec-
ton: the openings between the bars
of which shall not be more than one
and a half inches. and the vault ar
ranged so that II may readily be
cleaned from the surface.
Sec. Z: To allow any surface wa
ter to or rain water from the ground
TO enter any sewer or drain, or any
vessel or slop stone connected with
any sewer or drain. or to admit any
drainage water from any cellar to a
sewer. Provided. however. that
drainage from roofs and for cellars
may be provided in accordance with
the regulations, plans and descrip-
ions in the city engineers ONCE. and
subject to the restrictions OF section
two of this ordinance.
Sec. s: To use or cause TO be used
any house drains for any other pur-
pose or purposes than those specified
in this ordinance, except by special
permission from the city council.
Sec. Q. To throw or deposit or
cause or permit to be thrown or de-
posted in any vessel or receptacle
connected with a public sewer any
garbage. hair. ashes. fruit or vegeta-
bles. Feelings or refuse. rags. cot
ton, cinders. or any other matter or
thing whatsoever except foeces, urine,
the necessary closet paper, liquid
house-slops and roof water. And II
is hereby made the duty OF all citI-
zens to aid the police in bringing
the offenders OF this ordinance to
punishment, also to prevent breach
es OF the same.
Sec. 10: To use or construct, or
to cause or allow to be used or con-
structed any soil pipe or extension OF
the sewer connection. whatever use
II may serve, which does not extend
at least six inches above the caves
parapet or dividing wall of every
house or building in or near which
there IL a sewer connection.
Sec. IL: To use or construct. OF
cause or allow to be used or con.
structed. any ball trap or any other
trap that depends for It's seal upon a
movable part, or any plumbing FIX
ture which has an unventilated space
OF more than one hundred cubic
inches, or which has such unventilat-
ed space OF any capacity in which any
mechanism moves.
Sec. IL: To refuse to connect all
wash stands or slop stands In the
house or yard with the sewers. when
notified or required TO do so by the
proper authority.
Sec. IS: II shall be a misdemean-
or for any person, individually OF
through others, TO construct, alter OF
repair any house connection except
repairing leaks, without first obtain
Ing a permit from the city engineer
or his duly authorized assistant.
sec.14: No person shall proceed
with any portion OF drainage or sew
erage. or extend or alter old or new
work Except repairing leaks) until
they have filed at the Office of the city
engineer. a notice OF the work to be
performed.
Sec. Is; Such notice shall consist
Of clear description OF the work "a
be performed aud be accompanied
by a plat of the lot with It's relation
to the adjoining street or streets and
the location OF building or buildings
and plans showing the different con-
nectiOns and location of the different
features from the outlet OF the main
sewer to the termination above the
roof.
Sec. 16: All plats and plans must
be leglbly drawn In ink on white pa
per. One section OF the plumbing
work will be sufficient II It can be
made TO show all the work; ~ not
two or more drawings shall be fur
nished. Size OF paper 1890 Denny
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