Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-09
ORDINANCE NO. 1si.

System of the City of Bisbee, Ari.
zona; For Construction and In
spection of Plumbing Work and
Providing Penalty for the Viola
tion of the Same
BE IT 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 to the Plumbing In
spector of said 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
or 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 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 2. All work constructed or
installed as described in the app ;ca-
ton shall be inspected by the prop
er authorities, before any part OF sT2h
work shall be coScrad, hindering 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 twenty-four hours before re-
quired inspection; 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 to the
company, corporation, firm OF indi-
viduaI 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-half
of one per cent shall be made for
each application and inspection of
work where the work amounts 20 the
sum of Five Hundred (S500.00) Dol
lars, provided, however, that no -ap-
plication shall be issued for sum
less than Two (s2.00) Dollars. On all
work the amount of which is over
and above S50000 a 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 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, 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-
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
book kept for that purpose by the
plumbing inspector. No permit will
be required to 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 nece ry TO replace same with
sound and new material. in any part
or parts. a permit is not necessary;
providing, however, the work is dupll-
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 or
plumbing arrangements are or can De
constructed, shall be separately and
independently connected with an ac-
cepted city sewer, when such sewer
is constructed on the street or alley
upon which the property abuts, and
in case there is no sewer constructed
on such street or alley such house or
building may be drained into a cess
nool for such dimensions and depth
as shall be required by the plumbing
INSPECTOR, provided, however, that
said cess-pool shall not be less than
& feet in depth, and 5 feet in diameter
each way; said cess pool shall be
located at a distance Of not less than
six feet from any property line and
not less than 10 feet from any dwell
ing. and shall have a strong and safe
cover of wood or brick or stone
arch not less than IS inches below
the surrounding surface of the ground.
or he safely enclosed and covered by
a suitable clubhouse; provided, how
ever. that where a building is located
on the rear of a lot on the front OF
which another building or buildings
are erected. the plumbing work OF the