The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-11-09
HOUSE SEWERAGE LXCLU-
SINELN.

SECIlON :, The system OF house or
sanitary sewers is for collecting, car
rying aud disposing Of the house
sewage. That is. the liquid waste
from domestic or house hold and in
dustrial service. II shall be a mis-
demeanor to use the house sewers for
any other purpose, or to place or TO
cause to be placed in any house sewer
any water from rain, snow or seepage,
or any swili, garbage, sweepings,
ashes, sand, clay, wool, rags, wearing
apparel, rubbish or other solid matter
that may not be promptly dissolved
by h sewerage, or anything that
may form deposits or distractions in
the sewers. 1t shall be a misdemeanor
to connect with any house sewer and
discharge sc werage into it, before it
is completed aud connected with the
general outfall. .
HOUSE SEWAGE NOT ON GROUND.
NOR IN STORM SEWERS.
SECTIONS No u shall discharge
or cause to be discharged into any
storm sewer or surface drain, or on
the ground. whether 10 the streets or
private lands, except on land abutling
on street on which no house sewer
has been constructed. any sewage or
foul liquid or waste from any water
closet. %urinsl. bath. laundry, kitchen
sink or other fixtures. from any eften-
sive industry or manufacturing indus
try or establishment, or from any
Strengthening house or market. o
any night soil. fences. garbage. pu-
trescible or decaying animal or yege-
table matter. nor any rubber that may
obstruct the How from rain or snow.
PRIVATE SEWERS AND PRlVIES.
SECTION l.. No privy, cess-pooI,
nor %wrinaI. no private sewer nor other
conduit d%ischarging house sewage
elsewhere thaa into the house sewers.
Is allowed 81 auy lot sbutting on the
street in which a house sewer has
besn constructed. nor on any lot
nearer :, o such a street than to any
other.
CESS POOL.
SECTION 8. No cess-pool, privy
vault nor septic tank will be permitted.
except when shown to the District
Plumbing Inspector or such person as
the Board Of Trustees may designate,
be absolutely necessary and built
with his written permit and according
to plans Submitted and approved, as
herein provided for plumbing. Every
cess-pool o privy vault shall be wa
ter tight and at least tw twenty-five (25)
feet from any building. as soon as il
is possible to connect with any house
sewer, the cess-pool o privy vault is
to be emptied, cleaned, disinfected
and flied with fresh earth. or scaled
up air tight and its use ended.
CITY EMPLOYEES ONLY.
SECTION 6. No person but the
Plumbing Inspector, or such other
person than the Board of Trustees
may designate, or his authorized
agent. shall open. enter or deposit
anything into or remove anything
from, or otherwise interfere with any
man hole or other appurtenance to
the system of house sewers.
REPAIR OF SEWERS.
SECTION Z. No ope but a skilled
acting under the directions
of the plumbing inspector, or such
other person as the Board of Trustees
may designate. shall make any open
ing into, any connection with, or any
repairs to the house sewers or their
accessories.
OTHER PIPE.
SECTION 3. No other conduit shall
be laid parallel to and within five feet
of any house se Wer,
INDUSTRIAL WASTE.
SECTION 9.-7No discharge from any
slaughter house, stable. dairy. chem
ical works or any other industrial
works or manufacturing establish
ment, shall be connected with any
house sewer, except under special
regulations approved by the District
Plumbing Inspector. or such other
person as the Board OF Trustees may
designate, providing against the for
nation of distractions in the pipe and
against interference with the purifica-
tion OF the sewerage.
SEDIMENT. HEAT, PRESSURE.
SECTION 10. Neither the exhaust,
the blow.off. the drip. pipe, nor the
from any steam boiler nor
the discharge from large volumes of
hot watec from any source, not the
discharge from a hydraulic elevator,
shall be connected with any house
sewer, such pipe may discharge first
into a basin, properly tapped and
vented, which after being relieved of
sediment, pressure or high tempera-
ture, may discharge into the sewer.
Water over 40 Degrees Fab. or hot
enou. h to cause steam to rise in the
sew r shall not be permitted.
INDEPENDENT CONNECTION.
SECTION 1l.-Each building con
aected with 4 house sewer shall have
ito eva separate house drain, con
nsctisg 10 with the house sewer, ex-
cspt that a group Of small houses such
~ the houses occupied by negro ten
ants, may be connected to n house
drain, or may be served by one GEN.
trail water closet, provided the houses
are, and shall remain the property OF
one owner aRd provided the combina-
ton shall be aPprved by the plumbing
inspector.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF
PLUMBERS.
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