The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-08-20


 apartment house or tenement holse and every store. hotel, restaurant or other building being occupied or used by any person or persons in the Town of Clifton, facing and abutting upon any public sewer or within 150 feet Of any public sewer when not facing or abutting upon such public sewer shall be connected by private sewer with such public sewer. Provided that, up- on application therefor, the Mayor and Common Council in it's discretion, may permit the owner of a dwelling house, fiat building, apartment house tenement house, store, hotel, restaur- ant or other building, to install the re- quisite number of water closets and sinks and make the requisite sewer connections on the premises outside of the building, the work in such case to be done under the direction and ac- oording to the plans of the plumbing inspector, and provided further, that whether, inside or outside, a water closet shall be installed for each such living apartment and at least one sink for every two such living apart ments. Provided further that when 3 building is on the rear of a lot, on the front of which is another building, the plumbing work on the building in the rear may be connected with the plumb ing work of the building in the front.
 In case there is no public sewer facing and abutting or within One Hundred and Fifty 150) feet of any such buildings, such buildings may be connected with cesspools to be cons tructed to the satisfaction of the plumbing inspector, each cesspool shall be located at distance of not less than ten feet from the building it serves and shall have a cover of 6x6 sills covered with two layers of two inch plank; such sills shall project at least three feet op each end over the edge of the cesspool and shall not be farther apart than three feet from center to center and the hole shall be overed with not less than IS inches of dirt; or shall have cover of con crete collar and cement top of such design as will meet the approval of the plumbing inspector.
 And it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to let, use or oc. cupy any house or building or living apartment in the Town of Clifton, fac ing and abutting upon or within One Hundred Fifty (150) feet of any pub. lie sewer as above provided, unless such house or building or living apart ment, or the premises on which it is situated, have the necessary install lations, and is connected with such public. swer as is herein required.
 The plumbing inspector shall serve a written notice on the owner or agent of such house, building or apartment facing and abutting upon or within One Hundred and Fifty (150) feet ot such public sewer, and such owner or agent shall hay 60 days from and after the date of such service of said written notice. within which to com ply with the requirements of this or dinance and connect such house building or apartment with such pub lie sewer.
 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
 Sec. 2. (a) No person shall con struct or cause to be constructed either as owner or agent or other wise. or carry on, or assume control of plumbing or house drainage affect ing the sanitary condition of any house or building in the Town of Cliff. ton, unless such person shall, before commencing such work, secure from the Mayor and Common Council per init So to do; provided, however that it shall not be necessary to obtain a permit for repairs which are defined as follows: leak in drain, soil, waste pipe and traps, or the replacing oi old fixtures with new ones. Should any waste, drain, soil, or vent pipe be or become bad or defective, so that 1t becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with sound material in any part or parts, permit shall first be secured therefore and inspec tion made as herein provided.
 eb) The plumbing inspector shall have discretionary power to determine aH questions relating to the mode and manner of, or materials used in the alteration or repair of all plumbin. n., In all buildings or other structures in he Town of Clifton, as may be pro vided for in this. or any future ordin ance, and where there shall be prac deal difficulties interfering with the carrying out of the strict letter of this or any other ordinance of the Town of clifton, relating to plumbing, the said plumbing inspector shall have discretionary power and is hereby st oHtpOWcr0u anu dutHOFlZeQ to require such 1epairs or alterations to be made h such manner as sI comply with the spirit of such ordinances, secure public safety and do substantial just foe; but no such deviation shall be allowed unless a full and complete re cord of the same shall be kept by such Pambing inspector, and a special peEmit Issued therefor
 z INSPECTIONS AND TEsTs
 See. 3. ta) All plumbing fixtures and plumhing and drainage in place in any building in the Town of Cliff ton, to which alterations or additions are desired to be made, may De altered or added to, and after, inspection by and permission therefor had from the plumbing inspector, who shall within twenty-four hours after request, make inanacfjOn of such nl1n hinO dyfurau