The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-03-03
ORDINANCE No. 141

All vi hAih6 dHo iC6
the use Of sewers, private drains
plumbing and drainage work in thu
City Of Blackfoot, Idaho, and providing
penalty for for the s violation of the pro
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor ant
City Council of the city of Blackfoot
Section /. Superintendent the
superintendent Of sewers shall be ex.
ofiicio plumbing inspector, and the en-
tire sewer system shall be under his
immediate care, supervision and con
troll, under the direction of the Mayor
and City Council.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to wilfully injure, break
or remove any part or portion of any
sewer or any sewer appliance or ap-
Sec. 8. Obstruction.-It shall be UNI
lawful for any person to empty OF
discharge into the public sewers any
night soil, garbage or similar matters
struct the sewer.
Sec. 4. Man-hole covers.-1t shall be
unlawful for any person to open any
sewer man-hole without permission
from the superintendent of sewers.
Sec. 5. Privy vaults and cesspools
within six months after the taking
effect of this ordinance; privy vaults
and cesspools to be filed and properly
districts. 1t shall be unlawful for the
owner, agent or occupant of property
abutting the sewer system embraced
within the limits of the sewer districts
of Blackfoot to fail to Immediately
remove and fill up, all privy vaults and
cesspools on such property, and to
make connections with the sewer
system
Sec. 6. Sewer connections.-Wh to
make.--lt shall be unlawful for any
person to connect any drain or sewer
pipe with the public sewer, unless such
work Is done under the direction of
the SuOerintendent of sewers
Sec. 7. Permit requIred.-It shall be
unlawful for any person to commence
or to carry on the work of laying
repairing. altering or connecting any
sewer pipe with the public sewer. with
out first having permit to do so from
the superintendent of sewers Such
permits must be on the ground during
the, whole time the work is In progress,
and must be exhibited to any person
demanding to see it.
Sec. g. Application for permit, plans,
fees.-Applications for permit for
writing by the owner of the premises
or his authorized agent and must be
accompanied by plan showing tie
course of the connection, its size and
location Of all branches to be connected
with it, The application and Dlan to-
gether with fee of One Dallar shall
be deposited with the superintendent
of sewers
Sec 9. Revocation of permit.-All
permits for sewer connections shall be
issued to the plumbuer or drain layer
who Is to do the work, but the SUPER
intendent of sewers may, at any time,
revoke permit for defective work or
other cause, upon the request of the
person at whose instance the permit is
issued.
Sec. 10. Other ppes.-Not closer
than two feet.--It shall be unlawful
for any person to lay any gas or water
pipe, or other conduit within two feet
Of any public sewer.
Sec. IL. Drain pipes.-Description
All connections to public sewers shall
be four inches in diameter of good,
hard, sound, well-glazed stoneware,
whole-socket pipes to be inspected and
approved by the superintendent of
OF not less than one foot in sixty feet
fall; the four inch vitrified pipe to end
five feet from front wall of the build
ing and from that point thence into the
building, the pipe, to be used shall be
four-inch standard or extra heavy iron,
and larger If necessary. All joints of
vitrifed pipe to be well caulked with
eakHm and finished with heavy
nections of vitrifed pipe must not be
less than six feet deep at the curb
line, unless by permission of the sup
districts all connections at property
line must be as near depth of sewer
as fall of connections will allow
All connections shall be laid as near
straight DIS pOSSlDle, necessary DenuS
shall be made with curved pipe not
greater than one-eight bend, All con-
nectfons shall be made without traps, |
valves or other distractions to prevent |
or retard the free passage of air from |
sewers to main house stack.
Sec. II. Pipes, how covered-An |
sewer connections must he covered
with at least eighteen inches or eartn,
must be free from stones or rubbish,
ana entire back filing must be thor
oughly flushed with water or tamped.
or both, as the superintendent of
eartn removed in digging trenches
must all be put back and finish flush
with surface
Sec. 49,. Two hundred foot drains
construct any private drain connection
with the public sewer, of a length of /
two hudred feet or over. except under
such regulations and restrictions as
may be prescribed by the Mayor and
City Council in such instances
Sec. IA. Notice given to superintend.
EMIT shall be unlawful for any per.
son to commence to lay any drain pipe
emit OF sewers twenty-four hours writ {
ten notice Of the time and place when II
and where he will commence work.
work done without notice or without ,
inspection shall be treated as defective IL
work and shall be condemned and un- ID
covered, and II need be, reconstructed ID
by the superintendent of sewers and
I'll at the expense Of the person holding In
the permit for such work. III
Sec 15. Junction pipes--U n s v
directed in the permit all t
private sewers or house drains must
,e connected with junction pipes. "
,lants or Us" laid In the sewer dur. Ia
ng construction. The connection point a
With the sewer must first be located In
before opening the trench for the rest Id
4 the work. All trenches must be of
'uficient width and opened In sucn s
manner as to admit easy inspection and la
Ill connections with the public sewer lc
must be made In the presence of the Iii
Inspector. In all cases where there a
8 no junction piece, slant or "Y" in "
he sewer at the point where connec- "
ion Is to be made, the opening in the
ever and the making of such connec- lib
ion must be in strict accordance with In
he permit. and direction Of the super d
ntendent of sewers and under his sup s.
rvision. v
Sec. 16. Same.--Two residences MAY "
e connected intly.--When.--Two res In
dences may be connected to one con- t.
lection only upon a joint applica ton r.
igned by both owners. The superin. W
endent of sewers has authority to re. In
use to issue permit therefor in such lir
asses, IL, in his judgment. same would c,
e improper W
Sec. IT, Inside of drains.-Au drains fl
oDnecting with the public sewer must al
q left smooth and perfectly clean on hi
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