Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-24
SEWER IS NOW
READY FOR Use
Town Board Of Trustees Passed the
Final Ordinances at Tuesday
Nights Meeting
MOORE INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
Ordinance Provides for Registration
For Sewer Connections

lueSudy evening Iile HlSihDSAS "
the town board of trustees met in
regular session and passed the final
ordinances covering the construction
of the towns sewer system and
providing for sewer connections.
Until recently most of the mem
bers of the town board were under
the impression that the city sewer
system could not be finally
taken over by the town until it had
been formally accepted by the trus-
tees. 1t now appears that the final
acceptance by the sewer commission
was all that was necessary and as
the system has been accepted by the
commission and ordinances have been
passed specifying how sewer con-
nections can be made there is no
thing to prevent immediate use of
the system.
Ordinance No. sc, which is pub
hshed in full in another part of
this weeks Herald, creates the Of
flee of inspector of plumbing" for
the city. E. A. Moore has been
selected by the trustees to look
after the work of this office. The
inspector of plumbing is to be paid
at the rate of $3.50 for each in
spection made.
The inspector of plumbing is re-
-puired to issue license to all per-
sons engaged in business of plumb
ing in Boomers Ferry. The license
fee is $1.00 per year. Permits must
also be secured from the city clerk
before any plumbing work may be
done. All plumbing work must be
tested by the water or five-pound
air test in the presence of the in
spector of plumbing.
The specifications for sewer pipe
provide for the best quality of Wit
rified clay or cement pipes. The
ordinance provides for the size of
sewer pipe to vary in accordance
with the number of fixtures to be
connected. The regulations govern
ing plumbing work are similar to
those (which have been adopted in the
leading towns and cities of the
Northwest.
The ordinance provides that no
surface waters from the streets
alleys or lots shall be drained into
the sewers. Extra precautions have
been taken in the matter of Sc
curing proper ventilation wherever
any plumbing work is done.
Violation of the provisions of the
ordinance are punishable by a fine
of not less than 500 and not more
than 500 and costs of prosecution
Ordinance No. IS provides that
sewer connections may be made only
at wyes designated by the inspector
of plumbing; all property owners not
within Local Sewerage Improvement
District No. 1, may make connec-
tons with the sewer system at wyes
designated by the inspector Of
plumbing upon the payment to the
city of $25; owners of property OF
Alexander street must pay to the
city the sum of $40 for each lot
before they will be allowed The
benefit of the sewer system; the
inside diameter of sewey service
pipes must be four inches for dwell
ings and not less than five inche!
for all other classes of buildings
all money received by the city b!
virtue of Ordinance No. So and Or
dinance No. Sc shall be placed il
a separate fund to be known as tn,
Sewer Maintenance Fund of the Vii
lage of Bonners Ferry and the none!
may be used only for the mainte
nance of the sewer system; the or
dinance also provides for punish
ment for violations of its provisions