Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-13
ORDINANCE NO. 80.

and fixing penalty for violation.
Be it Ordained by the City Council
of DEBORAH, Iowa:
Sec. Before any person Or COR
poration can make any connection
with any Sanitary Sewer laid and
CONSTRUCTED in the City of DEBORAH,
the said person or corporation must
first make application to the City
Clerk, said application setting forth
all the uses that the said applicant
intends to make of said sewer, also
the number of lot and block; said
application shall be accompanied by
specification describing the drain
age of the building on blanks pre-
scribed and furnished for this pur-
pose, showing the size and kind of
lpipe, the traps, closets, fixtures and
so forth to be used, the same to be
placed on file in the Office of the City
Clerk, and to be furnished by the
owner or his authorized agent. If
the said application for sewer is in
no way a violation of the sanitary
Irules and ordinances of the said City,
the Mayor or Clerk will issue a per-
init for making said sewer connec-
lions and in the name of the owner
of such lot or lots.
Sec. PLANS will be approved or
rejected within twenty-four (24)
hours when practicable, and under
no circumstances will a delay be-
yond ten G0) days be permitted
Sec. 3.-When the owner of any
lot or parcel of ground which has
not been assessed or contributed di-
rectly to the construction of the
sanitary sewer, desires to connect to
said sewer same may be done as pro-
vided for in section five of Ordin-
ance No. 307.
Sec. All materials shall be of
| the best quality and free from de-
fects, and work must be executed in
a thorough and workmanlike man
ner, and shall be approved by the City
Council or their representative.
| Sec. 5.-The main soil pipe I'M
der the building shall not be less
than four (4) inches in diameter and
the fall shall not be less than one
fourth "a of an inch to the foot,
unless by special permission of the
Superintendent OF sewers, it shall be
laid in a trench cut at uniform
grade, or it may be constructed along
the foundation walls above, the cell
lar floor properly supported. No test
shall be made by the inspector until
said pipes are secured to the satisfac.
tion of the inspector.
| Sec. 6.-Every vertical soil pipe
shall extend not less than one Cd
| foot above the roof and shall be of
undiminished size with outlet un-
lGnuprn6 cIInh coil nina choI
| open near a window or an air shaft,
and in no case shall a smaller pipe
than four (4) inches be allowed TO
project through the roof for ventil-
alton.
Sec. THE main drain of every
house or building shall be separately
and independently connected with
the street sewers, where one is pro-
vided, and when there is no sewer,
and it is necessary to construct a
private sewer to connect with one on
an adjacent street or alley, such
plans may be used as may be ap-
proved by The superintendent of
water and sewers; all house drains
from point three CD feet outside
of foundation walls shall be of cast
iron pipe with well calked joints all
of size approved by the superinten-
dent of water and sewer.
Sec. S.-All bitches must be made
in open cut from house or buildings
to the street or alley, except where
cement walk or curbing is laid. The
pipe must be of the best quality of
salt glazed vitrified six inch sewer
pipe with the bell and socket joints;
all joints must be connected and
laid with Portland cement mortar
one part cement and two parts clean
cut sand; the joints must be care
fully wiped and jointed and the
pipe left clean and smooth through
out.
Sec. 9.-All pipe must be laid on
a uniform grade from the point OF
beginning 10 the main sanitary
sewer in the street, and in no case
shall the grade be less than one in
one in one hundred; lateral bends
will not be allowed in sewer connec-
lions. All pipes must be laid in per-
feet line, placed to uniform grade
from point of beginning to main SOW
err No person except a licensed
plumber or licensed drain layer will
be permitted to make any sewer con-
nections.
Sec. 10.-Drainage work shall be
examined and approved by the SUI
perintendent of water and sewer in
writing when the work is sufficiently
advanced for such inspection. The
failure OF any plumber or drain lay
er to make such application for in
spection or the violation of any rules |
herein defined in the construction of |
any drainage work and failure to
correct the fault after notification J
will be deemed sufficient cause to
place his name on the delinquent
list until he has complied with said
rules and regulations. Any attempt
on the part of any plumber or drain |
layer to construct or alter a system
OF drainage during the time his |
name appears in said delinquent list |
will be a misdemeanor and on con-
viction will be punished according
ly.
Sec. Livery water closet, sink |
basin, wash tray, bath and every tub |
or set of tubs, shall be separately and |
effectually trapped. All bath tubs
shall be trapped with drum traps.
Sec Tho trapA ,,,,,ct ~ Nj 90, |