Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-09-30
Plumbing Ordinance

kF OhDlNANCE 10 regulate the use Oh the
Sewers in the City of Okolona, to provide for
IIconnection herewith; and to regulate plumbing
Iin connection with the City's sewers.
fSECTIoN l. Be it ordained by the Cdunca Of the
=Fty Of Okolona, That the house sewers are for
flecting, carrying and dischargng into the set
/ ing tanks the sewerage proper but not for car
fling storm water or run off water from rain or
sTOw. 1t shall be a misder1eanor to use any sew
for any purpose other than that contemplated
X this ordinance or for any person, other than
ne Sanitary Inspector or his authorized ASSIST
REts or agents. to open any cast iron covering or
by accessory to sewer Any person violating
Dis provision, shall, on conviction, be fined not
lis than one dollar nor more than one hun
Ned dollars.
.ggSEC e. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
*lace, or cause to be placed or deposited in any
Manner, in any house sewer, any swill, garbage,
nEeeping, ashes or any other solid matter that
Day not be properly dissolved by the sewerage, or
Rat may from deposits or distractions in the
Afwers or any of the accessories or fixtures or to
permit the same to be done. Due care
nd cleanliness shall be exercised in the use of all
ktures.
sA and within five feet of any sewer, unless the
yGitten permission of the Sanitary Inspector be
] kSt obtained.
sfSEC A. Every separate dwelling place, place of
Asiness or factory, or any building that is occu-
Eed by one or more persons, and which is ada
t2nt to a street or alley wherein sewer line has
een constructed, or which is nearer to such
Feet or alley than any other, or which is so stu
Ned that it can be connected with sewer line
A{hout crossing private property other than the
kEner of said building, shall be independently
&}hnected with the sewer line as soon as practic-
k}le, and not later than January lst, 1917, and
Etery building hereafter constructed within the
&hts of the City of Okolona, which is so situated
sall be similarly connected before it is occupied.
s ach building so situated shall be provided with
RE least one water closet and each building which
used as dwelling place, or where cooking is
Hone, shall be provided with kitchen sink.
Rhere several small houses are on the same lot
I'D owned by the same person. they may, if
Hfitten permission be first obtained from the
Ranitary Inspector, have their separate fixtures
injected with one main house drain from the
ever, or be served by the same fixtures in COM
Ron, which said fixtures shall be so placed as to
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Rcuses or buildings. Any person violating this
Eovsion of this ordinance shall, on conviction, be
ihed not less than Five Dollars nor more than
He Hundred Dollars; and the owner of any build
Dlg herein required to be connected and supplied
Nth fixtures, who permits the same to be without
ich connection and such fixtures after the time
erein specified shall be guilty of violation of
his provision and subject to the penalty named;
! Ad each day said house or building remains in
Tch condition shall constitute separate offense
hd the owner may be punished accordingly.
,SEC. s. No privy or urinal not connected with
lie house sewer shall be allowed on any lot abut-
me on street or alley in which sewer line has
Zen constructed, nor on any lot nearer to such
reet or alley than to any other street or alley.
Every priv constructed or maintained within
be limits of the City of Okolona shall not later
Nan Jany 1st, 1917, be well ventilated, and pro-
sfded with removable water tight boxes or tubs
Asily accessible, which shall be emptied at reason
Sble periods and the contents buried All such
gtivies shall be so constructed and arranged as
Nil meet with the approval of the Sanitary In
hector, and whenever in the judgement of the
Anitary Inspector such privy is in an unsanitary
.6ndtion, and prejudical to the health and COM
1brt of the citizens, he shall notify the owner of
he premises in writing, end failure to comply
nth such instructions within ten days after
ervice of such notice shall subject the owner to
he of not less than One Dollar nor more than
live Dollars.
! SEC 6. License to do plumbing in connection
18th the City's sewers shall be granted only after
"a application in writing has been made to the
|ity Council The applicant shall satisfy the City
buncil that he is Master Plumber, sDs.led in his
ade and competent to do sanitary plumbing