The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-09-11
CHAPTER 1871

nec0on8.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE Town OF MoNrl
VISTA:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful fo
any person or persons to open or un
cover any public or district or private
sewer, or lay, or caused to be laid. any
sewer or other connection with any
public or district or private sewer, eX-
cept in strict pursuance with permit
from the Town Recorder, which permit
must be kept on the grounds during the
time OF construction and exhibited to
any policeman, marshal or other officer
OF the town or person who may ask to
see it.
Section 2. Permits can be issued for
the construction OF private sewers to
those persons only, who are duly
licensed to lay sewers as herein pro
vided. The phrase "Private Sewer"
mentioned in this ordinance, means and
is hereby defined, as all that section and
line OF sewer pipe necessary to an extern
SION and connection Of any house drain
through private property to the street
or alley line, and connecting the said
house with the main sewer or district
sewer, located in the street or alley.
The size of such private sewer shall not
be less than inches nor more than
inches in diameter inside of the pipe
and shall be formed of good, hard,
sound, wcll-glaZed stoncwarc or cement
pipes.
Section B. All applications for per
mits for the construction of private sew
ers must be made in writing and be
signed by the owner of the property to
be drained or his authorized agent, and
must be accompanied by plan showing
the whole course OF the sewer which is
to be constructed and show tho size of
the same. Said plan orr copy thereof,
shall be left with the application in the
office Of the Town Recorder.
Section 4. For each permit issued
for the construction and connection of n
private sewer to drain any building
into public or district sewer, the
Town Recorder shall charge and collect
the sum Of One Dollar and Fifty Cents
(Sl.5O, Fifty Cents (5Oc) OF which shall
he his fee for issuing such permit and
One DollaNsl .OO) shall be the inspectors
fee to be paid to the inspector Of sewers
Section 5. All connections on one line
Of sewer pipe with another shall be
made with "Y" branches and eighth
bends. All private sewers shall be laid
with a fall II not less than One eighth
ca Of an inch to one foot, the pipe to
be carefully put together. The interior
OF each length Of pipe and the last
joint inside are to be made perfectly
clean before the next length is laid; the
back filing to he first hand packed with
care and to be carefully tampcd to pre-
vent settling Of drain and all joints ar,
to bc set in first class hydraulic cement
No hack filling shall be done before the
inspector Of sewers shall have examined
the work and given his consent thereto
Section 9. No surface water or undo,
How shall Ike allowed to flow in the sew.
or during the construction.
Section Z. No permit shall In issued
or 10 connect with any public or distric,
sewer any building unless the spplica.
ton for such permit shall bc accompan.
led by the proper fec and u certificate
from tho inspector Of plumbing stating
that all plumbing. traps, flushing xppar-
Atus, fixtures, inside and outside drains
are complete in place, in accordance
with the ordinances governing the
plumbing 81 buildings.
Section 8. Any person holding per.
nit 70 lay . private sewer must. before
making connection with any public OF
district sewcr. give at least ~ hours
potics, exclusive OF Sundays and legal
holidays, 70 the Inspector Of sewers
stating the time he viii be rcady u be.
gia such work snd b. shall not proceed
with tho work Of making such connec.
ton until such inspector IL on the
ground. Any work done without motto.
70 the inspector Of sewers or without his
inspection shall b treated ~ defective
work and may bc 70 constructed by the
inspector Of sewers 1t the expense Of The
I person 70 whom tho permit was granted
Tor the work. Tho right Of tres on.
trance into and upon the property and
premises drained into any sewer shall
not be denied 70 any officer Of the town
for tho purpose Of inspection during
reasonable hours Of the day.
Section .. In constructing privats
sewers 10 10 connected with public OF
district sewcr. DO materials shalt bc used
except such ~ ere approved BY tho in
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