No. 83 Connections of Private Drains or Sewers to City Sewers or Drains
TOWN OF NEWELL
Ordinance No. 83
Connections of Private Drains or Sewers to City Sewers or Drains
Section 1. Connections Permitted:
All connections of private drains or sewers with the sewers of the City of Newell, or the construction or modification of appurtenances to sewer or sewer connections, shall be made in accordance with the Rules and Regulations approved by the City Commissioners and embodied in this Ordinance and such further Rules as may from time-to-time be adopted.
Section 2. Permit:
All Permits for laying drain or sewer pipes, or any excavation relating to making connections with the City sewers, or plumbing in connection with the appurtenances to sewer connections, or any changes in connections with the said appurtenances or pipes, shall be issued by the Sewer Commissioner or other duly Authorized Officer.
Section 3. Special Permit:
No excavation of trenches for sewer pipes, or work in connections with such pipes, attachments, appurtenances for modifications thereof, shall be done by any licensed person or Corporation without a Special Permit.
Section 4. License:
No person, persons or corporation shall open, uncover or in any manner make any connections with, or lay any sewer drain or attach or modify any appurtenances to sewer connections to sewers within the City Streets, Avenues, Alleys or other grounds of the City of Newell unless duly licensed therefore, or operating under a Special Contract with the City of Newell for such work.
Section 5. To Who Issued:
Any competent mechanic with experience in laying drain or sewer pipes, may upon Application and approval of the City Commissioners receive a License to lay drain or sewer pipes, or modify any attachment or make connection there to; provided no Application for License under this Ordinance shall be considered unless accompanied by a Bond in the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars, with two (2) resident sureties, each owning real estate in the County, of the value of five hundred ($500.00) dollars, above all exemptions and liabilities, and who shall justify accordingly, or by Bond of Surety Company. Said Bond and Sureties shall be approved by the City Mayor to secure the City against damages that may arise by virtue of the carelessness or neglect of such persons or corporation to execute properly their work, or for any violation of this or any other Ordinance of the City, or for any Penalties that may be imposed during the period of such License under the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 6. Application to Connect:
Applications for Permits to connect construct or modify attachments to the City sewers or their appurtenances, shall be made in writing on Forms furnished by the City, such Applications to show the exact location of the proposed connections and the appurtenances thereto. A Record shall be kept by such plumber or drain layer covering complete details of such work and a return shall be filed with the City Clerk on the first of each month of all such work completed during the previous month. Said return to be made on special Forms furnished by the City for this purpose. All such work shall be done under and incompliance with the direction of the Sewer Commissioner, Inspector or Officer, as herein specified and in strict conformity with the Rules and Regulations hereto attached, or such additional Rules or Modifications thereof as may be hereafter adopted by the Mayor and City Commissioner. Willful violations of the said Rules or of the direction of the Sewer Commissioner, Inspector or other Officer assigned to the supervision of such work, shall be cause for the suspension of the License of the offender by the City Commissioners in addition to any Penalties that may be imposed under this Ordinance and such suspension shall operate until restored by the City Commissioners
Section 7. Liability for Damages:
The Licensed plumber or drain layer who connects with the City sewer shall be held responsible for any damage he may cause to the sewers or City Streets, Avenues or Alleys. He shall restore the Streets, Avenue, or Alleys to the satisfaction of the Sewer Commissioner, Inspector or other Officers in charge and make good any settlement of the ground caused by excavation during eight (8) months after completion of work made by said plumber pr drain layer under or by virtue of any Permit issued under the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 8. Sewer Commissioner:
The Mayor and City Commissioners shall have the power to appoint a Sewer Commissioner to whom they may delegate any of all powers essential to the proper supervision and enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 9. Penalty:
Any person or persons who shall be found guilty of violating any of the Provisions of this Ordinance, or any part of the Regulations in connection therewith, or who shall fail or neglect to comply with any of such Provision, Rules or Regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be Fined in any sum not less than five ($5.00) dollars, nor more then fifty ($50.00) dollars for each Offense and twenty five ($25.00) dollars for each day such person shall continue to violation thereof.
Section 10. Rules:
The following Rules and Regulations are hereby adopted and approved, for immediate preservation of public health and safety and the support of the City Government, to-wit:
Rule II. All Applications for Permits to plumbers or drain layers shall be filed with the City Auditor or other duly Authorized Officer before their issuance.
Rule II. Trenches in City Streets, Avenues or Alleys shall be excavated so as to impede City travels as little as possible. The crossings of gutters and all other ways shall be left in such shape as to admit of the ready escape of water during storms. Planks shall always be provided where sidewalks or crossings are opened so as to facilitate easy crossing over trenches, with proper protection to pedestrians.
Rule III. Red lights shall be kept around all unfinished work at night and red flags during the day and sufficient barricades against accidents shall be placed around excavations at all times.
Rule IV. Work on City Streets, Avenues or Alleys shall not be unnecessarily delayed and when so directed by the Sewer Commoner, the number of workmen shall be increased to hasten the work to the extent that the Sewer Commissioner any deem necessary for City interests.
Rule V. Trenches in depth of six (6) feet or over, and trenches in all made or otherwise, in treacherous soil or near buildings, shall be properly braced and the party excavating and his Bondsman shall be liable for all damages arising by reason of any neglect in this respect. All sewer lines to residences or businesses places shall enter twelve (12) inches below basement floor unless by written permission of the Sewer Commissioner.
Rule VI. The refilling of all trenches in Streets, Avenues or Alleys shall be well and thoroughly done in uniform layers of not exceeding nine (9) inches and tamped with a tamper or flushed with water, as may be directed by the Sewer Commissioner or other Agents of the City entrusted with the supervision of such work, so as to replace excavated material and leave the surface in as good a condition as found before the commencement of the work.
Rule VII. Drain layers or plumbers will be required to keep on hand a spirit level in proper order, where work is being done in connections with City sewers and their returns must show the actual depth below the surface and fall per foot to which their pipes have been laid. No pipes shall be allowed to connect with City sewers with a less fall than one fourth (1/4th) inch per foot, except with the permission of the Sewer Commissioner.
Rule VIII. Connections with the sewers must be of a First Class quality of not less than six (6) inch vitrified clay pipes, without reducers, laid to a uniform grade, with gasket joints in cement and in good workmanlike manner; pipes laid form a joint four (4) feet outside of building walls into the building to be of good quality of cast iron soil pipe, not less than four (4) inches in diameter. No traps shall be allowed outside of the building throughout the entire line and the soil pipe must be continuous for ventilation purposes to a point above the roof of the building, such soil pipes to be coated with an improved tar or an asphalt preparation. All connections with said pipes shall be properly trapped with a water seal not less than one and one half (1 ½) in depth, such seal to be protected against siphoning by connection with said pipe above the outer upper end of the trap. All joints shall be tightly and thoroughly caulked with lead, to prevent the leakage of any gases. The provision of this Rule may be changed to meet conditions, with consent of the Sewer Commissioner.
Rule IX. Steam exhaust must be discharge into catch basins and not direct into the sewer pipe.
Rule X. No junction pipe shall be cut or taken up for connections without Special Permit and then only in the presence of an Inspector.
Rule XI. Changes of direction of pipes must be made by properly curved pipes and not by edging or cutting. No storm water connections to conduct water from yards or roofs will be permitted in the system of sewers.
Rule XII. Sewer pipe connections both inside and outside of buildings must be Y’s and not T’s except as herein provided.
Rule XIII. Accidents to sewers by caving, or in cleaning of private connections must be promptly reported to the Sewer Commissioner.
Rule XIV. Entrances into manholes or the opening of the same, except by Order of the Sewer Commissioner is strictly prohibited.
Rule XV. Any defective or other work in connection with sewers or appurtenances, disapproved by the Sewer Commission is strictly prohibited.
Rule XVI. The Sewer Commissioner shall have access at all times to any building connected with any sewer, properly to examine the same.
Rule XVII. All pipes for the installation and use of water shall be lead pipe of the weight known to their trade as “strong”, or galvanized “wrought” iron, or steel pipe, and all joints in the pipe must be extra strong and well made. All pipes used shall be strong enough to stand a hydro-static pressure of not less that one hundred fifty (150) pounds to the square inch. In connecting lead pipe with iron pipe, a brass connecting fitting must be used, and in no case shall lead pipes be soldered to iron. Self-closing bibs shall be used in all places where required by the Inspectors.
Rule XVIII. All house sewers shall be run as directly as possible, with a fall of at least one-fourth (1/4) inch per foot unless otherwise permitted by the Sewer Inspector. All changes of direction shall be made at an angle of not over forty five (45) degrees, with proper fittings. The size of the house sewer must not be less than four (4) inches in diameter. All underground connections shall be made with “Y” branches. Sanitary “T’s” may be used on vertical lines; necessary offsets must not be made at an angle of over forty-five (45) degrees.
Rule XIX. The main soil or waste pipe shall be at least four (4) inches in diameter; discharge pipes from water closets shall be at least four (4) inches in diameter and from any other fixtures except wash basins, at least one and one half (1½) inches in diameter. Waste pipes from wash basins may be one and one-fourth (1¼) inches and court drains must be at least two (2) inches in diameter. No wrought iron or steel pipes shall be used for waste or discharge, and no waste o discharge pipes shall be smaller than the fixture trap.
Rule XX. The main drain and soil lines (and branches of same when over twenty (20) feet) shall be carried undiminished in size to a point at least two (2) feet above the roof and not less than five (5) feet above any window within fifteen (15) feet and shall be cast iron, tat coated.
Rule XXI. The plumbing of every building shall be separately and independently connected with the City sewer when such sewer is accessible; if impracticable to connect each building separately and independently, then two (2) more buildings may be connected with the City sewer, through one
(1) pipe not less than six (6) inches in diameter, subject to the approval of the Sewer Commissioner, Inspector or other Officer in charge.
Rule XXII. No person shall cover or conceal any part of the work until after it has been examined and approved by the Sewer Commissioner. The plumber or drain layer shall send notice to the Sewer Commissioner when the work is ready for inspection.
Rule XXIII. All pipes used in connection with plumbing system except as specified herein shall be of the quality known to the trade as “Standard” and must be lead, cast or galvanized iron, steel or brass, and no brick, earth ware or sheet metal will be permitted.
Rule XXIV. Every plumbing fixture shall be separately trapped as close as possible to the fixture and every trap, except earth ware traps shall have an accessible clean-out; a suitable grease trap shall be constructed under the sink of every hotel, eating house, restaurant, or other cooking establishment in such manner as to easily accessible for inspection and cleaning, and all garages shall have proper sand and grease traps as deemed necessary in estimation of Sewer Commissioner; no trap shall be placed at the foot of a vertical soil or waste pipe. No bell trap or any other trap not approved by the Inspector will be permitted. Bath tubs must have a drum trap and waste from one (1) trap shall not pass through another trap before entering the main soil or waste pipe (except in the case of areaway drain traps, must be fed from fixture). A drum trap should be at least four (4) inches in diameter.
Rule XV. All connections between lead pipes and between lead and brass pipes must be made by means of a wiped or solder nipple or bras or combination ferrule wiped or soldered to the lead, screwed or caulked to the iron pipe. Every point in the cast iron bell and spigot pipe shall be made with packed oakum and molten lead.
Rule XVI. Water closets must be supplied from a tank or cistern and shall have a flushing pipe of not less than one and a fourth (1 ¼) inches in diameter. Water closets shall not receive their supply direct from the main, except by permission of the Sewer Commissioner. All water closets must have flushing ring bowls and no pan, valve, plunger, long hopper or other closets, whose walls are not thoroughly washed, at each discharge, will be permitted, except by permission of the Sewer Commissioner.
Rule XVII. All fixtures shall be constructed of non-absorbent material, and all iron water closets or urinals must be porcelain lined.
Rule XVIII. No steam exhaust, bow-off drop pipe, refrigerator, waste pipe or tank over-flow, shall connect with the sewer, soil or waste pipe, but shall be connected to properly trapped water supplied sink or tray.
Rule XIX. No person shall throw, deposit, or cause to permit to be thrown or deposited, in any vessel or receptacle connected with the City sewer, gasoline, or any explosive material, garbage, hair, ashes, fruit or vegetable peelings, cotton, refuse, rags, sticks, newspaper or course paper of any kind, cinders or any other matter or things whatever, except human excrement, urine, the necessary toilet and liquid house slops.
Rule XXX. The Fee to be paid to the Auditor of the City of Newell, for the Permit to make connections with the said sewer system, shall be the sum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each Lot fronting Girard Avenue in Blocks 39,40,41,42,43,44,45 and 46, and for each Lot fronting Third Street in Blocks 40, 41, 44 and 45 shall be the sum of fifty ($50.00) dollars per Lot in all other Blocks of said City.
Rule XXXI. Every person who applies for a Permit to connect with the City Sewer system or who has no such connections or drain connecting such system with his premises, shall, as a part of his Application and Permit, agree that the City is relieved from any and all liability and damage resulting to his property through any flooding of his property or premises from said sewer caused by any obstruction therein, break or any accident or defective condition therein arising at any time, and the City shall not be liable for any damage caused by such flooding, breaks or stoppage in the sewer, to any person whatever connected with the said sewer system and no person shall be allowed to connect with the said sewer system or to make any use thereof who shall refuse to have a provision inserted in the Permit absolutely releasing the City from all damages whatsoever to their property system at any time.
Approved: December 28, 1936