The Ordway new era., 1913-11-28
Ordinance No. 1O3

AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND REGULATING
THE USE OF SEWERS AND THE MODE OF
ATrAcHING THERETO IN THE TOWN OF
oRDwAY, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME.
Be It Ordained by the Board Of Trustees Of the
Town Of ordway. Colorado:
| Section l. All main pipe lines Of the sanitary
sewer system. and outlet. established by ordinance
| No. 81 for Sanitary Sewer District No. !. in the
town Of Ordway. and all mains or lateral.. either
| public private. which may hereafter be con-
nected Herewith. shall be known and hereinafter
referred to as Main Sewer The sewer pipe
| connecting with any main sewer. from either pub
lie private properties. shall be called house
sewer" and the whole shall be known and herein
after called and referred to ''the system" "
Section 2. All connections Of house sewers or
plumbing work with the sewer system Of the town
Of Ordwny shall be made in accordance with these
rules and regulations.
Section 8. No person. Arm or corporation shall
lay. alter or repair any main sewer. house sewer,
or make any connection whatever Herewith. or
do any plumbing work to connect with any house
sewer unless regularly licensed as plumber
hereinafter provided.
Section l. Any person desiring to be licensed
plumber to do any work in connection with
the sewer system shall file in the Office Of the town
clerk petition. giving the name Of the individual
firm and the place Of business and asking to be
licensed n plumber. Each applicant shall
company his application with the proportionatc
amount Of the license fee. to the end Of the
rent year. which shall be at the rate of Two DOL
lars G$2. .0O) per annuYn and each applicant for
license shall execute and deposit in the Office Of
the town clerk with his application a bond with
tiaa line in hat ,f nr1.
way. to be approved by the board of trustees. in
the sum of Two Hundred (s2Oooo) Dollars. condi-
toned that he will indemnify and save harmless
the Town Of Ordway and property holders from
all accident and damage caused by negligence In
the performance of or protection Of his work.
whereupon the said clerk Is authorized to issue to
the applicant plumbers license On receiving
his license he shall have recorded in the Office Of
the town clerk his actual place Of business and
the name under which the business is transacted
and shail notify the clerk Immediately Of any
change of either thereafter. No license shall be
issued for more than year. and all licenses
shall expire on the nrst day Of May. Removal Of
residence from the town shall act forfsiturs
of his license.
Sec. s. At the first meeting after the passage
of this ordinance and annually thereafter at the
first meeting after the election Of the board Of
trustees the said board shall designate some COM
petsnt person to be superintendent of plumbing
and sewers. who shall b hereinafter called sup
srintsndsnt. Said superintendent shall receive
such compensation for his services shall be AZ
Cd By the board Of trustees and shall hold his Of
hce during their pleasure. and may b removed At
any time by . majority vots Of aid board OF trus-
tess. Application for permit to connect with the
sewer system. or to do plumbing connectsd there
with. must BE- made In writing 10 the supsrintsn-
Ia irad
mits. by the owner Of the property to Be connect
ID. or by his authorised agent. Such application
shali give the precise location Of the properly the
name Of the owner. the name Of the person su,-
ploysd to do the work. shall b mads on blanks
furnishsd for that purposs. and shall Be seeam-
panied By the town trsasursr's rscsipt for . psr.
init fee Of afty csnts which shah b paid into the
town treasury. No permit shall BE- deemed to
authorize ANYTHING not stated on the ap-
plicattoo. and for any MISREPRESENTATION In
such application the plumber shall BE- suspended;
wilfull his license shall b revoked. The supsrin
tsndsnt shall designate the position Of the Y
branch in the alley shown by the records in the
town clerk's once. An connections made with
the main sewer or house sewer. and all plumbins
connected Herewith shall b made subject TO In
spection by the superintendent whose duty 1t
shall b to So that notices governing the use Of
sewers shall be properly posted.
Sec. 9. Before permit shall be issued for doing
plumbing work In . building. or before any Sd
ditions made excepting necessary REPAIRS q
plan and description Of the work to be done. sign
Cd by = licensed plumber blanks furnished for
the purpose. shall be filed In the once of the town
clerk. and no work shall be commenced until such
plan shall BE- approved by the superintendent.
Every plan shall contain a complete description
Of the plumbing. showing the position. kind. size
and weight Of all pipes and the position and kind
of traps, closets and other fixtures. and all work
shall be subject to inspection by the superinten-
dent
Sec. Z. The superintendent shall be given
notice when any work is ready for inspection and
all work shall he left uncovered and convenient
for inspection until examined and approved.
Such inspection shall be made within twenty-four
hours after such potihcation. No one holding
plumbers license shall be eligible to be superin-
| tendent.
Sec. 8. No open gutter. cesspool or privy vault
shall be connected with any part Of the sewer.
system. except when they can be trapped in such
= manner that the water seal cannot be destroyed
| Sec .. Whosver shall break. injure or remove
any portion Of any man-hole. flush tank or catch
basin any part Of the sewer system or throw
or deposit cause to be thrown Or deposited into
any sewer opening or receptacle connecting with
the sewer system. any garbage offal. dead animal
veretables. parinRs, ashes. cinders,' rags or any
matter or thing whatsoever. except faeces. urine
the necessary water closet paper and liquid house
and mill slopa, shall be deemed guilty Of q msde-
meanor and fined as hereinafter provided. and the
| superintendent shall have the power to stop and
prevent from discharging into any main sewer. or
house sewer through which said substances are
discharged which arc liable to njure the sewer or
obstruct the flow of the sewage.
Sec. 10. Before any old private drain or sewer
shall be connected with the sewer system, the
owner Of the sarne shall prove to the satisfaction
of the superintendent that 1t conforms iu every
way to the rules and regulations hereof.
Sec. II. The house sewer trench shall be dug
30 ~ to meet the public sewer at the position of