Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-13
and one-fourth (1A) inches in di-

ameter.
Sec. 15.-No water closet shall be
permitted to be put in any building
or buildings unless it shall have
been properly ventilated, or has di-
rect communication with the exter-
nal air by window or air shaft hav-
ing an area to open air of at least
-four (4) square feet.
Sec. 16.-Where latriness or ur-
inals are used for schools, public or
private buildings, they shall be of
iron or other nonlporous material as
good and shall be properly supplied
with water and located in yard at
least twenty 600 feet from building
or where is is practicable, to the sat-
Iisfaction of the superintendent of
water and sewer.
Sec. 17.-No steam exhaust, blow.
off or drip pipe shall connect with
sewer or any house drain, soil or
waste pipe; such pipe shall be dis
charged into tank or condenser
from which suitable outlet into
house drain shall be provided.
Sec. 1S.-No privy vault or cess
pool for sewerage shall hereafter
De constructed in any part of the
city when sewer is at all accessible,
unless by special permission OF the
City Council.
Sec. 19.-No openings will be per-
mitted in the drain pipe of any build
ing for the purpose of drainage of
cellar or any surface drainage un-
less by special permission of the SUI
perintendent of water and sewer
Sec. 20.-Wooden wash trays and
sinks are prohibited inside any
building; they shall be non-absor-
bent materials as will comply with
the sanitary laws of the State OF
Iowa.
Sec. 21.-All licensed plumbers
shall be held responsible for all acts
of their agents or employees done
by virtue of his or their license, no
license shall be granted for great
er period of time than one Cd year,
or the uneXpired portion thereof;
all licenses shall expire on the first
day of April of each year unless
sooner revoked by the City Council.
Sec. 22.-That any person desir-
ing to be registered as plumber un-
der this ordinance of the City, shall
appear in person at the Office of the
; City Clerk and make application
, therefor on blanks furnished, and
present satisfactory proof to the City
Council that he is bona-fide plum
Der; said application shall be accom-
panied by the receipt of the City
Treasurer for Five go Dollars which
sum shall be full payment of all
charges connected Herewith.
Sec. 23.-Before any such license
shall be issued, the applicant shall
file with the City Clerk a bond in the
penal sum of One Hundred ($10O)
Dollars, running to the City of De-
corah, with one or more sureties to
be approved by the City Council,
conditioned for the faithful perfor-
nance OF all duties required by this
ordinance, rules or regulation of the
City, and to repay the City all dam
ages sustained by reason of neglect
or incompetence in the performance
If work done.
Sec. 24.-No person except a per-
son holding a plumbing license Shall
be permitted to make any connection
with any sanitary sewer laid and
CONSTRUCTED in the City of DEBORAH,
before first having obtained a drain
layers license therefor.
Sec. 25.-All persons desiring
drain layers license as above specifi-
ed shall file bond in the penal sum
of One Hundred $1,000 Dollars with
the City Clerk in the form and with
one or more sureties to the satisfac-
ton of the City Council and condi-
toned for the faithful performance
of all duties required by the ordin-
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pay the City all damages sustained
by reason OF neglect or incompetence
in the performance of work done.
and such person shall pay the City
Clerk fec of Two CD Dollars in
full charges therefor, which shall be
turned over to the City Treasurer.
Sec. 26.-The superintendent of
water and sewer is charged with the
duties herein imposed, as well as the
general enforcement of this ordiA-
ance and the supervision of all
plumbing, drainage and sewer work
within the city, so far as the same
relates to the sanitary conditions of
said City, its buildings, public and
private, and the health of the inhab-
itants thereof, as imposed and au-
thorized by the Laws of the State of
Iowa. He shall file with the City
Clerk report of all permits, privil-
|eges, inspections and approval of the
work done of which a record shall be
kept by the City Clerk.
Section 27.-All excavations made
on paved streets and alleys in the
City of DEBORAH shall be thoroughly
filled, flushed and tamped and with
in six inches of the top of the trench
shall be laid a layer of concrete
which shall extend at least six inches
beyond the sides of the trench and
the concrete shall be covered with
two inches Of sand and the brick
shall then be replaced so as to be on
level with the street; that as to all
other excavations on other than paw
ed streets and alleys, the top part
shall be so placed that it can be re-
placed on the top of the filling in the
trench; the trench must be flushed |
within forty-eight hours after being
filled and the top shall be SO tamped |
as to leave it on level with street |
and must be maintained on level |
with, and not more than three inch
es above the top of the street on any |
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