HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 50ORDINANCE NO .50
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AN ORDINANCE FIXIYG AND RECTJIGATING TTIE USE On SEWERS
I BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF LOBI, COUNTY OF S.4N TMAQUI~~,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
The Soard of Trustses of the City or" Lodi do ordain as
follows :
Plumhers and grain Layers milst be Licensed and sixre 3onds.
Sectim 1. All pipe drains to 11s lsld Proii huildii,?;s and connect-
ed with the pllblic severs must be laid by licensed pl1uixbe,rs or drain
layers, to be licensed by tha City Trustees. Applications for such
license shall be filed with the City.Clerk, snowing the applicant
to be a Tesident of the !City of Lodi and statins his qualificatioiis
to perfOrl!I such work. If the Board of Trustees shall decide by a
majority vote that such apylicant posse~sss the proper qualifica-
tf-oiis, such apglioant shall be entitled to a license. 3ut before
any license:'shal.l Issue, the person so licensed shall file a bond
payable to the City of Lodi, in the sum of Five Hundreti Dollars
($500 ) with two good and sufficient sim?ties, who shall justify
before any officer entitled or qualified to adi!iinister an oath.
Said license nay be revoked at any time by the 3oard of Trustees
when in their jlldgrnent suf!ficlwf causa exists. therefox. Said bond
shall be conditionsd for? a. faithful per-fomamce of the provisions
of this ordinance so far as the sarflr: .shall relate to work to be per-
formed by hlm, and shall he a!igroved by the 3oard of T:custaes.
Any person who shall sustain damage by reason of the faLlure of tne
obligor in said bond to keey and perforn all or any of the condi-
tions thereof, or by Peason of the failurs of the obligor'to keep
and perform any and all of the terms of nis contract vith such
person in rslation of said work, may maintain an action on said
bond in his Own name in any conipetent court and may reeovsr thereon
+,3e mount Of any damage suffsred. No licensed plumbsr OF drain
layer shall permit any other person to use his name or license for
the purpose of obtaininz aerxits to do or for doing any ~xork
mder his license. .
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?Lanner of Constructing Dralns. Vork to bs Zxamined and
Certificate given before Trench is filled,
Section 2.- All drains or sewers mils% be constrmted in open
trenches, and in opening a trench for any drain the axcavated
material must be placed so as to cause the least practicable
inconvenience to the public, and as little as possible of the trench
must be dug unsil the junction place or branch in the street SevBT
is found. The sides of trenches that will not stand perpendicular
nixst be properly braced and shored to prevent oaving. In case? it
shall- bs necessary to connsct a drain pipe with a public sevrer,the
connsciion in such sp,wBr san only be made under the Special sllper-
vision and direction of the Bewsr Siqxriniendsnt .
Section 3.- The backfilling over drains.af2er they are laid, must
be solidly ramued within the public street , and all roadway material
or pavement must be properly replaced to the satisfaction of the
Superintendent of Severs and kept in repair for six irlonths. All
Sas and water plpes must he protected from injury or settlings and
at all. oysnings of such trenches lights must bs displayed where
left open over night and other necessary p-recautions must be taken
to guard thn, public against accidents. After the drain pipes have
been laid and before the excavations have been filled in, notioe
shall be given to the SuDerintenderit of Sewers, who shall examine
the urorR,and if found properly done, shall issue a csrtificate of
that fact to the idumber or draln layer, :he earth may then be
replaced In the trench.
Section 4.- Wery buildins or lot shall be severecl by an iron stone
or cast iron pipe not less than four inches in dime
ing from the biiilAinC; or point of beginning out to the line of the
alley or street sewer and lai-8 at a unifor,? grade throughout its
entire length. 411- joints of said iron stone pipe shall be made
tight with best quality Portland oement properly miyed vith clean
sharp sand.,the proportion being one part cernsnt and two parts clean
sharp sand. Each joint zid length of pipe when lsid must be proper-
ly cleaned on the insicle by a suitable scraper before the succeed-
ing lsngth of !'ips is gut in ?lace. All joints of cast Iron pipes
shall be made lvith a suitable packing of oaKm and run in lull with
molten lead and properly caiilired.
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Drains uixier Buildings must be Cast Iron and have Tall
of one- eighth Inch LO the Foot.
Section 5.- Svery house or building hereafter erectea must have the
house drain constructed of cast iron pipe where it lies under the
building, and to extend beyoncl. said building or foiuiclation Walls
not less than two feet. but, lvhen the house dTain is optside the
building lines, 01 where there is an oyen space under the hoiise
of four feet clear in height, it may be of iron stone :)ipe, The hourr:
drain must have a fall of at least one- elghth of an inch to the
foot; If cast iron it must run along the cellar wall where prac-
ticable, or if laid unaer the floor of the building, shall be hung
in iron straps securely fastened to the lower floor joists, and in
as straight a line as possible. All changes of direction must be
made with curved pipes and all connections with Y branches and one
eiehth bends.
Permit and pees.
Section 6.- The licensed plimber or nrain layer must obtain a
written perrnii from the Superintenrlent df Sewers before Com-Iencing
operations on any side severs.
The owners or agents of buildings to be connected wit11 the
public sewers must pay to the Supem-ntendent of Se1"ers a fee of 0ne
Dollar (1.60 ) locating the V branch in the main sewer, and
inspection; said Fees to be turned to the City Treasury by the
Superintendent of Swers. The Superintendent of SelfirerS must file
with the City Zngineer a cenificate showin2 that said' connection
has been made aiid accepted.
Necessary Blanks.
Section 7.-.41i necessary blanks for- pwmits and certificates Of
inspection will be furnished by the City of Lodi.
Sinks and Wash Rooms.
Section 5.- Sinks in all packing houses, canneries, butcher shops,
lard rend-ing establishments, hotels, restaurants, boardlng houses
and laundries shall be providsd with a suitable grease tap of not !'
less than fifteen gallons capacity. All wash rooms for automobiles
or for caariages in private stables connected with the public
sewer must be provided with proper means of interceptingmud znd
must be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications as
adopted by the, Board of City Triistess under the supervision of
the Superintendent of Sewers. Xvergr public garage or livery and
feed stables colinected with the public sewer must be provided ?rith
proper means of intercepting mud and must be constructed in accord-
ance with plans and specifications as adopted by the Board of
city Trustees under the supervision of the Sixperintendent of Sewsrs.
Bulky Substance in Sewers.
Section 9.- No person shall place or suffer to be placed any
bulky substance in aiiy sever opening, or in the house connection
or private drains connecting with &y pQblic main or lateral
sewer, or any substance having a tendency to obstruct the free
flowage of said sewers,or to darnase them in any vJay.
No person shall place Q?' suffer t& be placed, or dlscharge into
any sever any substance 1vliich will interfere with the treatment or
clarification of the sewage. The City shall have the right to fix
or grescribe methods of treatment of any private sewage hereby
rendering it suitable for clarification or treatment, and the
individual rnust at his expense make such treatment as prescribed
by the City under and subject to the direction of the Citlr.
No person will be allowed to dunp large quantities of water
or sewage into ths swer withbux first giving notice to the City
and gaining their approval. The water or sewage must then be dis-
charEed in accordance with and subject to the City's directions.
Where wineries have in storage large quantitJies of water far the
preservation of tanks,the City may require them to connect with
the sever with special pipe so tnat their waters may be discharged
during such hours a8 the City's flow is at a minimum, \There Special
arrangements have to be made to receive these vaters, the City inay
charge a fes for special attendance not to exceed Ten Uollars(@10)
for each twenty- four hours.
The Superintendent of Sewers shall have the powex to stop
and prevent I'rom discharging into th.: sewer system any nrivate
sever through which substances are discharged which are liable to
injure the sewers or obstruct the Slow of selvage.
Time in which to Connect .
All public buildinp, manufacturing places and private residences
mist be connected viih the public sew?rs when required by the Board
of Trustses or its duly authorized agent , where such seig8rs are
laid in the streets or alleys of the City of Lodi, within five
months( unlsss an extension of further time be granted by the
Board of Trustees) from the date of' the acceptance of the sewers
by the authorities of the City of Lodi. All necessary plum1,ing must
also be completed in said above specified time, provided, however,
that when in the judgment of the Board of Trusteesft is necessary
for the groper working of the sewer system that all the residents
and owners on any alleyor strest or part of alley or street connect
at once, the Board of Trustees may 011 Pive days notice given in
w3C-ing, require a11 residents or oi'msrs on said strzets or alleys
or parts of said streets or alleys to proceed to connect in the
manner set forth in said notice. Plumbing in dll buildings nust
be changed to conform with this ordinance before being alloved to
connect ivitl? the public sewers.
Tenaltjr.
Saction 10.- Any person violating any of the provisions Of this
Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdeneanor and shall be punished
by a fine xot exceeding One Hundrsd gollars ($ioa.) or by imprison-
nent not exceeding fifty (50) days, or by both said fine and im-
pr i sonmen t .
Section. 11 .-All ordinances or parts of ordinances Ln oonfltct
i;Ji ti1 this ordfnance are hereby repealed.
Section 12.- Tiii.; ordlnmce shall take effect from and ai'ter its
j3assage ahd publication. *4ll fees collected by the Superintenden?
9.r Sewers nust bE: turned into the City Treasury on the figst day Of
every month.
The Git? ClerK shall certify to the passage of this orfii-
nance, and cause the same to be published once in the Lodi Sentinel,
a newspaper published in said City.
I hereby sign and approve the toregoiilg ordinance
this 12th. day of SeptembeT,1910.
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I hereby certify %ha% the foregoing orlliiiance was read and
xxn$lm introduced at a meetfng of the Soard of Txistess of the City
of Lodi,held on the 6th. day of Septer~ber,l910,and that said ordin-
ance was duly passed at a neeting of said 3oard held on the l2th.day
of September,l9lO,by the following vote:
Ayes :President Lawrence, and Trustees Blodgett ,Hale ,R.ich and Vill-j-nger.
Noes:None.
Absent: None.
And I further certify that the Pyesident of ths Ward of
Trustees signed said ordinance on the 12th.daJr of Septenber ,1910
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