Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-07-12
ORDINANCE NO. ISL.

speetion of Plumbing Work and
Providing a 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 / Any person or persons
carrying on. conducting, assuming
control of, constructing or causing TO
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 20 the Plumbing In
spector of said City for permit so
to do. Upon the presentation OF q
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 or "A.
dividual contemplating construction
of the said work. together with the
proposed location of same and the
name of the owner or owners there
of, permit shall be granted the appli-
cant for the aforesaid application &C
according to the rule and regulations
as hereinafter set forth, amend
ments thereto or later adoption. In
cases where a building permit is nee
essary, the plumbing permit viii
not be issued until after the building
permit has been issued.
Section 2. All work constructed or
installed as described ia the APP. ga
ton shall be inspected by the prop
er authorities, before any part oil st7h
work shall be co Scred, hinderiRg a
thorough inspection or a view OF any
part or portion thereof. Notice OF
required inspection shall be left at the
office of the Plumbing Inspector at
least tweRfy-four hours before re-
quired inspection; certain hour shall
be designated by the inspecting Off
Ger. who shall forthwith inspect such
work as pertains 10 the application, at
the time designated. Should thu
said work meet the approval Of the
Plumbing Inspector, a certificate OF
acceptance shall be issued to the
company, corporation, firm or indl-
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-bau
of one per cent shall be made for
each application and inspection of
work where the work amounts 20 the
lars, provided, however. that no ap-
pIication shall be issued for sum
less than Two $4,000 Dollars. On all
work the amount of which is over
and above $4,000 a charge of one-halt
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 100000; 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-
fective material or work when so or
dered by the inspecting officer.
Any soil pipe, drain pipe, trap, va
ter closet. urinal sink or other fiXt-
ure set up, or fitting laid, used or
constructed otherwise tran in accord
ance with those regulations or when
shall in the opinion OF the proper au-
thorities 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 and
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
been 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, To-
gether with correct address, in Q
book kept for that purpose by tle
plumbing inspector. No permit Will
be required 70 be procured where re
pairs only are to be made OF the FOL
lowing character: Leaks in SOIL,
waste. drain or vent pipes, or should
il be necessary to replace same VIII
sound and new material, in any par'
or parts, a permit is not necessary
providing, however, the work is dupii
Gated and in such cases inspection
may be omitted.
Section 4. Every house or building
of any and every character IN this city
in or for which any drainage OF
plumbing arrangements are or can d.
constructed, shall be separately anC
independently connected with an &C
cepted city sewer, when such seTel
is constructed on the street or alley
upon which the property abuts, anS
in case there is no sewer constructed
on such street or alley such house o.
building may be drained into a ces'
pool for such dimensions and dept
as shall be required by tAe plunbln;
inspector, provided, however, tina
said cess-pooI shall not be less thar
8 feet in DEPTH, and feet in diamete.
each way: said cess pool shall d
located at a distance of not less thai
sly feet from any property line AMI
not less than 10 feet from any dwell
ing. and shall have strong and saI'
cover OF wood or a brick or stoai
arch not less than IS inches beiov
the surrounding surface OF the ground
or be safely enclosed and covered D.
n suitable clubhouse; provided, how
ever. that where building is locates
on the rear Of a lot on the front o
which another building or building
are erected. the plumbing work of "a
buiIding in the rear may be connecte'
with the plumbing work Of such build