The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-12-08
AN ORDINANCE

certain Sanitary and Police regula-
tions. Establishing rules and reeul-
'lations for the Government OF
Plumbers and fixing water rates and
fixing sewer rental rates and provid-
ing penalties regarding waterworks
and sanitary sewers in the City OF
Snyder Texas.
Be II ordained by the City Council
of the City OF Snyder, Texas; sani-
tary and police regulations.
Sec. THAT all lots, property and
premises, within the limits OF the
City OF Snyder, Texas, any patr OF
which lying and being within one
hundred and fifty feet OF the sew
or line, composes the Sanitary dis
trict of the city Of Snyder.
Sec. 2-It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, whatever to
use or maintain, or permit TO De
used or maintained on any premises
situated within the limits designat-
ed and prescribed in Sec. OF this or
dinance and owned, ented, leased or
controlled by such person or persons,
any privy, cesspool, water closet. ur-
inal basin, slop sink, slop drain, bath
tub, or water waste drain from laun-
dry, livery stable, or any other re-
ceptacle whatsoever used or to be us
ed for the purpose OF receiving or
removing sewerage matter, or Stops
of any kind, unless the same shall be
connected with the system of sani-
tary sewerage, OF the City Of Snyder,
Texas after ninety days notice to
such person or persons from the City
that the sewer line is ready for ser
vice by being published in some news
paper published in the City of sny-
der.
Sec. at shall be unlawful to do
any Of the following acts except as
herein provided.
To uncover the public or district
sewer or water main for any purpose
or TO make connections Herewith, or
uncover the public branches thereof,
unless by consent or under the su-
pervision OF the city plumbing In
spector, whose duty II shall be to in
sure full compliance with the Ordin-
ance In relation TO connections.
For the owner or occupant of any
building, any part of which is with
in the sanitary district any portion OF
which is used for any purpose during
any portion of the day. to fail to
have at least one water closet con-
nectlon with public sewer 80 days
after notification from the City that
the sewer is ready for such connec-
ton, except in cases where two or
more buildings are used or operated
by one person, firm or corporation,
and require but one connection.
For the owner or occupant of any
building in any part OF the sanitary
district in which food is cooked or
clothing is washed to fail to have a
suitable sink, slop stone or hopper
for the reception of water
To throw OF allow to be trown or
deposited upon the surface Of the
ground or in any hole or vault in or
under the surface Of the ground in
any sewer district, except in the
proper and necessary manuring OF
the soil, any water which has been
used for domestic or manufacturing
purposes, any liquid or solid filth,
faces or urine.
To throw or deposit or cause to be
thrown or deposited, In any vessel
or receptacle. connected with the pub
lie sewer, any newspaper, garbage,
hair, fruit. ashes. vegetable peelings
or refuse rags, cotton, cinders or any
other matter whatsoever except fac
ces. prime, the necessary closet pa
per and liquid Stops.
To fail or refuse to connect all
washstands or slop stands I'm the
house or yard with the sewer. or TO
allow any slops, wash or waste wa
ter OF any kind to flow over the pave
ment or under the pavement into the
streets or alleys.
Sec 4--The property owner. or
plumber, or both, shall be held re-
sponsible for any injuries the plumb
er shall cause to the sewer or street
in making such connections.
Sec. 5.--No person or corporation
shall connect any open gutter, cess
pool, privy, vault or clstern, with
any public sewer or any private sew
er connected with the public sewer.
Sec 6.--No person or corporation
shall deposit any garbage. offal, dead
animals, filth or any substance hay
ing a tendency to obstruct the flow
of sewerage in any manhole. lamp
hole. flush tank OF sewer opening