Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-30
LEGAL

by ihe city, shall be made In wiring upon
printed iorms furnished by the Waterworks
and Sewerage Commissioner OF said city, the
blanks TO be specifically and properly tllled
In and signed by the owner or duly author
ized .agent Of the owner, and no connection
with any city water line or pipe SHAH be
made and no work whatever snail be done
H. the street by any person. tiriG or corpor'
alton for the purpose of making any such
connections until after the issuance OF such
permit by the said Waterworss and Sewer
age Commissioner. This restriction shat not
prohibit any person from rendering assist
anee in case of accident to water pipes. oe'
ing. immediate attention. In case OF such
accident, prompt report thereof shall be
made at the office OF the Waterworks aud
Sewerage Commissioner by the person rem
ssct'on II. WATER CONNECTIONS FOR
BUILDINGS: an pipes leaving the curb
cock and used for connecting buildings with
ground, and at least eighteen (1s) inches
bel, Nv the established grade. and shall be OF
lead or galvanized wrought iren or steel
Fittings shall be galvanized where iron
than So inGhes internal diameter, where
underground, extending TO and including the
main stop'and- waste. II lead pipe is used.
than is known to the trade as Extra
Strong Where service. pipes connect to
eirb cock, there shall be placed q union
within eight ts) inches Of the same. and
waste attached TO each supply. pipe at the
place where it enters the building. either
outside or inside, ard 80 arranged as TO
sd,'i, OF water beng shut Of conveniently
ranged and graded us 10 permit water 10
waste and drain valves shall be- Of a aual.
ity known 10 the trade as Brass Water
Valves"
section 10. No person. iirm or corpora
tion shall allow his or Its name to be used
by any other person, firm or corporation to
obtain any permit or certificate OF inspec'
ton required by this ordinance, or TO do any
work under his or its license.
Section H. NEW PLUMBING. In all
buildings hereafter erected in said city, both
public and private. and in all buildings al
after installed or wherein any sever con.
ncction pipes shall be repaired or changed
on the sewer side OF the trap, the drain,
con- conne'ted directly or indirectly 70 any drain,
s;il or waste pipes, and all traps shall be
placed In the building and exposed to view
FOR ready inspection and test. and shall re-
main so exposed until approved by the
Plumbing Inspector. In no case shall trap
be inaccessible at any time.
Section IS. CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE
OF BUILDINGS: The connection outside
of buildings and underground, between soil
and waste pipes and vitrified tile sewer,
shall he thoroughly mado with Portland Ce-
ment mortl., one part cement and two parts
clean, sharp sand. However. this connection
shall not be made until the work in the
building las been tested and approved by
the Purbing Inspector. -
Section 49, DRAINS CONNECTED WITH
SEWERS: 1t shall be the duty,of each per
son firm or eorpoI alton connecting or caus-
ing TO be connected any drain, soil pipe or
passage with any sewer from any building
structure, or premises. to cause such drain
soil pipe or passage and connection TO be at
all tin,es adequate. for its purpose and OF
such size and dimensions as to convey and
allow freely to pass whatever may properly
enter the same.
yitrified clay pipe, free from defects and
cracks, and so moulded that bells will re-
ceive the ends of pipe freely. The same
shall be laid to outlet with an even grade
OF at leist one efourth inch TO the foot. In
laying drain pipe, space must be excavated
under the bell end so that the ertire pipe
shall have solid bearing. Back filling must
be packed up to the top Of the pipe. Joints
worked in with the bands, and the inside
of the Joints must be. made smoth. Changes
Of directions must be made with regulation
curves, and all connections made with ''Y'
functions. Ends not in imT ediate use must
snterns hay the 0pRsc pps o 10 cas or tile %
pipe shall be laid or put in or under any
building. Where clay or tile sewer pipe is
air. ady in place in any premises and any
new building shall or is TO be built over
such sewer, The tile sewer shall lie removed.
and cast iron soil pipe shall bo installed
instead.
Section IT. PROHIBITED SEWER CON.
Meet IONS: No roof or surface water
drainage pipe shall be connected so as to
discharge into q sanitary sewer. No dam
or other obstruction shah be placed in any
! pressly granted in writing by the City En-
gineec of the City OF Tulsa. In case any
material discharged from any premises into
am public or private sewer cannot, In the
opinion Of the City Engineer, be rendered
| harmless 10 the public sewer and to the
public health such material shall be by bim
ordered excluded from the sewer entirely
In case any such material shall be ordered
excluded from any public. private or DIS
trirt sewer, as aforesaid, the City Engineer
shall, in writing nctify the person or per
owning or SGaPins such ,S
failure TO comply with such notice shall
constituta O misdemeanor under the provi'
| sions of this ordinance. If catch basins are
| needed to accomplish such exclusion, q writ
/ ten notice shall direct the building of such
! catch basins, according 10 the plans ap-
proved by said City Engineer, within thirty
! (30) days after service OF such notice. II
days. the order SO given shall not have been
complied with. the person, firm or corpor
alton owrtng or controlling the said premises
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemesnor.
dairy slaughter house. chemical works. OF
manufacturing establishment shall produce
| or form . deposit obstructing eewer, or II
| ashes or any other substance, thrown into
| q sewer or sewer inlet, shall choke pr OBJ
| struet the same, the City Engineer shall
| INN ed iatcly remove the obstruction, keeping
an account Of the cost Of such removal, and
! shall certify account Of such cost to the
person or persons causing such obstruction
| or TO tho person persons from whose es
tsblishment the material causing or form
| Ing the obstruction came, and IL such per
son or persons shall fail, neglect, or refuse
| to pay said to the Commissioner oi
Finance and Revenue within five (5) days
| after demand has been made, he or the,
shall be deemed guilty Of q misdemesnor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in
| sum double the amount so due and owing
and the payment of the fine shall operat
as q discharge in full OF said demand.
Section IS, INSPECTION OF DRAINS
80 person, firm or corporation shall keel
or cause to be kept up any drain or sol
pipe passage or connection with any scwe
Of the City of Tulsa, until the same hal
been inspected and accepted by the Cit!
Engineer Of the City OF Tulsa.
Section 10. SEPARATE DRAINAGE Fol
EVERY BUILDING: Every building shsl
be separately and independently connected
with a public sewer where there is auy sucl
sewer in the strest or alley adjoining sucl
building.
Tie entire plumbing and drainage sys
arate and independent from that OF ever.
more than one building on the let, the sewe
serve the adjoining building by the grantinl
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