St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-03-31
ORDINANCE NO. 36S
An Ordinance Regulating the
Manner of Connecting
Houses to Sewers and the
Manner of Laying Pipes
Outside of Buildings for
Said Purposes.

The City Of 81. Johns does ordair
as follows:
Section l. II shall be unlawful foi
any person, persons, firm or corporation
to connect, or suffer 20 be connected
their house with any sewer in the city o
St. Johns, or TO dig up any street for
such purpose without FIRST getting &
written permit so to do from the city Ell.
gineer OF the city of St. Johns. Applica
ton for such permit shall specify the lot
to be drained and the probable time for
completion OF the work. Such permit
shall be kept on the work at all times
and to he subject TO the inspection Of the
city engineer on demand or on demand
of any of his deputies, or Jf any police
or health officer with the said city of St.
Johns.
Section 2. In no case shall the con
Meeting pipe be less than four CA) inches
In dimensions and shall be of the bell
Spiggott pattern; the kind and quality
shall be approved by the city engineer.
All pipe shall be laid to a true and
straight grade line, having fall Of not
less than two (2) feet In one hundred
(ioo) from the building to the sewer. In
all cases turns in horizontal alignment
shall be made at elbows and quarter
turns rather than by DETECTING straight
pipes at joints. All joints shall be cc-
mcnted water tight with a two 10 one
mixture Of sand and Portland cement,
and no mortar shall be left protruding
on the inside of the pipe. The work aud
material shall at all times be open TO the
inspection Of the city engineer.
Section g. The city engineer shall he
given twenty.iour (3i) hours notice Of
the completion of laying aud connecting
such pipe with the main sewer, and In no
case shall any back filling be done with
out such notice having been given aud
expired. The grantee shall upon the cx-
piration of such notice 10 refill the
trench as soon as possible IN layers.
Each layer not 90 exceed twelve inches
IN thickness and be we'll tampcd. These
layers TO bc placed until the former
street grade or surface IL replaced. On
macadam or improved streets the paved
material shall be replaced as II was be
fore the ditch was open, such work to be
done Ia the satisfaction Of the city cngi.
neet. The grantee to be held rcsponsi.
bic for any damages due to settlement of
trench. and II 10 settled to refill the
same.
Section A. During the progress of the
work the grantee shall expose red lights
at each end OF the open trenches be.
tween the hours of sunset aud sunrise.
and shall erect the necessary barricadcs
and exercise due diligence aud care for
the public safety, and said grantee sha
be responsible iof any accident or dam
age due 10 the work having been done
IN faulty or negligent condition.
Section s.. That all householder
lss.sN ~ tNs HtI
Of ST. Johns shall connect their premises
with the same within sixty days after
haYing received notice In writing 80 10
do. from the chief ol police, a copy oi
which said notice shall be filed with the
city recorder.
Section o: That when any person,
firm or corporation connects their prem
iscs with said sewer they shall at once
aud at a time not later than ten days fll,
or cause Ia bc filled, with earth, stones
or gravel amy cess pool upon their said
premises,
Section 2: That any person, firm or
corporation violating any ui the proyis.
ions of this ordinance shall, upon CON
viction thereof Ia the municipal court of
the city of ST. Johns, be- fined not less |
than fS.oo nor more than f2S.uo, or i'm |
prisoned Ia the city OF county Jail lor a |
period not exceeding ~ days.
Passed by the council March 5Slh,
1911.
Approved by the mayor March 3Sth,
I9iI.
]. 4. HENDRICKS,
Mayor.
Attest A, NJ. lssson,
Recorder.
Published by the ST. Johns Review
March 81, 1911.