Milford chronicle., 1951-01-12


General Tax Lien of the City.
d. Council shall be responsible
for the reading of water and or
sewage meters when installed in
industrial establishments. Where.
in the opinion of Council, it is not
necessary to install meter, mea-
surements Of the discharge to the
sewer shall be made quarterly by
the City; and the measurements so
made shall be used for determining
the sewer charge for that quarter.
Any person dissatisfied with the
sewer rate, so determined may, at
his own cost, install a meter or
meters as provided by Section sc.
e. Council shall be responsible
for the collection and analysis of
samples of industrial wastes used
as basis for determining addition
al charges due to excessive con-
centration of BOD, suspended sol
ids and chlorine demand. Repre-
sentative samples for a full work
ing day shall be obtained by TAX
ing hourly samples and composit-
ing them in accordance with the
flow at the time of sampling. Sam
pies shall be obtained during the
last thirty (3OJ days of each quar-
ter, the actual date of sampling to
be at tie convenience of Council;
esid the analysis of the samples so
obtained shall be the basis for COM
putting additional charges in ac-
cordance with Section Alb.
f. The analysis of samples OBJ
tanned shall be made in accordance
with the Ninth Edition, 1916, of the
Standard Methods for the Examina-
tion of Water ard Sewage as pub
lished by the American Public
Health Association.
g. When required by Council,
the Owner of any property dis
charging industrial waste to the
City Sewer System shall install a
suitable control manhole in the
building sewer to facilitate obser-
walton, sampling and measurement
Of the waste. Such manhole, when
required, shall be accessible and
safely located and shall be con-
structed in accordance with plans
approved by Council. The manhole
shall be installed by the Owner, at
his expense, and shall be main
tanned by him so as to be safe and
accessible at all times.
h. Council andIOr it's duly au-
thorized representative shall at all
reasonable times be permitted to
enter upon all properties for the
purpose of inspection, observation.
measurement, sampling and testing
in accordance with the provisions
of this ordinance.
l. Any person which is connect
ed to the sewer system and is dis
charging or proposes to discharge
industrial wastes thereto, and shall
change its methods of operation SO
as to alter the type of waste pre-
Viously discharged, shall notify
Council in writing ten (1O) days
previous to such change so that
Council may sample the waste i'm
mediately after such change takes
place and determine whether or
not the new waste meets the pro-
visions of this ordinance.
j. No statement contained in
this ordinance shall be construed
as preventing any special arrange
ment or agreement between Coun-
Gil and any person whereby an in
dustrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by
Council for treatments subject to
payment therefor by the person
concerned.
SECTION 6. Billing Dates. The
charges. herein fixed shall be pay
able and billed quarterly on the
first days of January, April, July
and October of each year, and from
and after their due date shall con-
stitute lien upon the real estate
served by these facilities. Such
liens shall have the same priority
and superiority as the General Tax
AlSu VI the ClJy.
SECTION z. Failure TO Comply,
In the event that any person shall
fail or refuse upon receipt of writ
ten notice from Council to remedy
any unsatisfactory condition with
in sixty (6O) days, then Council
may refuse to permit said person
to discharge it's sewage into the
Municipal Sewer System until the
order of Council in this respect
shall have been fully complied
with.
SECTION 8. Effective Date. This
ordinance and the rules and regu-
latiOns hereunder shall become ef-
fective 9th day of January, A. D.
1851. Council shall have the right
however, to make such changes
from time to time as in the opinion
of Council may be desirable OF
beneficial or as may be required by
the State Board of Health of the
State Of Delaware; and Council
shall have the right of amending
this ordinance or changing the
rates of charge in such manner
and at such times as in the opinion
Of Council may be advisable.
SECTION 8. Penalties ANY per.
son, firm, partnership, association
or corporation, or any organize
group of persons who shall violate
any of the provisions of this ordi.
nance shall be subject to a fine moi
exceeding $4,000 or Imprisonment
for term not exceeding 80 DAYS
or both, in the discretion of the
Alderman or Justice of the Peace:
each day that a violation is per.
mitted to exist shall constitute 9
separate Offense.
SECTION 10. Construction. i
any of the provisions of this ordi.
nance or the application of anv nro.