Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-18


Commissioners of the county of Elko,
State of Nevada, acting as a Town
Board in and for said town of Elko,
/ County of Elko, State of Nevada.
Section 2.
No person, firm or corporation shall
engage in or conduct the business of
sewer connecting and house draining,
or eXc'lvating any trenches for sewer
pipes or open, uncover. or in any
manner make connections with or lay
any sewer or drain, or attach to,
modify or repair any appurtenances to
sewer connection with the sewer in
the streets or alleys or with any private
sewer or drain in said town, without
first furnishing bond in the sum of
$4,000, to he approved by the Chair
man of the Board, providing f.r the
protection Of said tow against all
loss or damage which may occur on
account of incompetence, negligence
! or carelessness of such person, firm or
corporation or his, their or its employees
in plying said trade.
Section 3.
| The County Commissioners shall ap-
] point Il Sewer Inspector for said town,
who shall receive such compensation as
the County Commissioners may de-
termine, and the same shall be payable
out of the town fund. Said Sewer In
spector shall have full supervision
over all sewers, sewer connecting,
drain laying, altering, repairing and
maintaining the sewer system in his
repective town, and no person shall
make any sewer connection or change
or alteration Of any sewer or house
drain, except upon the written per-
mission, supervision and instruction of
such Sewer Inspector.
Section q.
Excavations in streets and alleys
the County Commissioners NAV
determine and limit the time such en-
cavation may remain open, and when
unnecessarily delayed, they may direct
that the number of workmen be in
creased to hasten the work to such
extent as they may deem necessary
Lights shall be mali tanned upon all
unfinished work at night, from dusk
until sunrise and sufficient barricades
shall be placed at all times until the
work is completed.
Section S.
All trenches shall be filed in care
fully and in a workman like manner
and tamped or pnddled so as to re
place, rs nearly as possible, all ex-
cavated material, and the surface shall
be left in as good condition as
possible, and all surplus material must
be removed from all streets and alleys
as soon as the work is completed.
Section 6.
No drain or sewer pipe of less than
six inches internal diameter shall be
laid in any street or alley for the pur-
pose of connecting with the main;
PROVIDED that, if the property to be
served requires larger drain for the
purpose of accommodation, this section
shall not be construed so as to prevent
the Sewer Inspector from requiring the
Inhalation of such larger drain.
Section +.
All pipes shall he first-class in
quality, salt glazed. thoroughly vitri-
fed earthenware, sound and we'll
burned, smooth and thoroughly
glazed exterior and interior surface
All connections shall be laid to uni
form grade, changes in the directions
for the sewer shall be made by means
of bends and suitable fittings. Pipes
shall not be cut or clipped except by
permission Of the inspector, and shall
be done under his supervision. Each
pipe shall be carefully bedded. as laid,
and joined with fresh morter, com
posed of one part of good cement and
two parts of good clean sand. The
pipe shall be covered with fine earth or
sand, free from rocks, and thoroughly
packed to prevent the slightest settle
ment of the drain. A swab shall be
drawn through the pipe, as laying
progresses, to clean the morter Joints
and exclude Objectionable material
from entering the sewer. The swab
shall be removed from the pipe by the
drain layer at the completion of the
work Of sewer connection. Cement or
vitrified pipes shall approach at least
to the private property line from which
point first.class pipe Of suitable kind
shall be used.
Section g.
Every building shall he separately
and independently connected with the
sewer; PROVIDED. however, that when,
in the opinion of the County Com
missioners, 1t is deemed advisable 20
connect two or more buildings, or a