HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 082-1912 - Regulating The Control Of The City's Sanitary Sewers And Connections. - 09/19/19120 R D I W A W 0 r x0.
AN ORDINANC7 RraTj 'aATINO THE' (:ONTROI. or THE CITY' S SANITARY
SEWS 8 AND COn"77 ONS, RFQUIRIIVG 007TTECTION S TO AF MADF, AND PROVIDING
FF.NALT Ir; S FOR VIOLATIONS OF TRF PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
Be it Ordgined by the Cit; Counalc of the City of I,uh' arks Temast
Section 1. The 01ty9 s Omni Lary Se ,era shaa I be under the
eontrbl and direction of. the Superintendent of Mwera3 and Waterworks,
under the direction- of the City Counall.
Section e, For the provisions of this Ordinance, all lot,
Iota, or Premieeo adjoining any, street or alley in which Is or' hereafter
may be placed, as soon as the aarr.e shall have been placed, any sewer
aball be 'ooneldered Within the Sewer District.
Section 3. It shall be the duty of the City Varshal to notify
the owner of every lhuilding in the Seaver Dietriot ace above malt mWbc
defined, where there Is a sufficient water supply, owned either by the g
party owning the promises, and hewing its source of dupply on the prem—
Isee, or adjacent to the str!-:ets or alleys having the City Water Mains or
lateral a, to _z_,aka vloeet connections with the City's Sanitary Severs, and
any such owner who shall fail rand refuse to nuke such vonneetiona within
thirty (30) duya rafter having received atuch notice, or who shall fail to
have ouch water clowt suitubl-v arranged for the use of m urinal unless.
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offal, filth, or any substance having a tendenoy to obstruct the flww
of sewerage, ire, any msnhole; lamphole, flush tank, or sewer opening. �
Section 8. rt shall be unlawful for any of the note desig-
nated kaxaft in this 8no t i on as herein and in the Ordinances of the Qi ty
of Lubbock, Providedt— to uncover the City Bowers for mny purpose or to
make a connection therewith, or to uncover the brunches thereof unless by
consent of the Superintendent of Sewers and water works, whose duty it a
shall be to require full compliance with the Ordinances of the City pas-.
sod and to be passed in relatioh to connection of said Sure.
To throw or deposit or permit to he thrown or deposited in any
veasel or receptacle connected with the a.-iid Flow ire, any garbage, hair,
ashes, fruit, or vegetables, or refuse, raga, cotton, cinders, or any ift
other matter wbatever except foeceso urine, and the necessary closet paper
and liquid house slope and waters.
To fail to connect all wash atanda, slap stands, lavatories,, bath
tube, in the house or yard, with the sowers, or to malow or permit &ny a
slope, watch or wmate water of any mind to flow over =Damo= the pavement
or under the pavement, or into the streets or alleys._
Section 9, All property corners within the $ever Districts as
hereinalpove defined having euitable water connections mtudUmk the suf-
t� a r .r a • a a a a a iY L ��J. 1 1 —a Iff—i—
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placed sufficiently high to afford good presoure on the closet.
Section 11, All connections with Butcher Sops, Lard
r or Tallow Itend.ering Fatabli.shments, Hotels, Restaurants,
and Boarding Houses must be provided with grease traps or catch Imsins
of ample co-paoity well boxed and ventilated.
Section lP�, Any person who omits or refuses to t-.cmply with
or violatan rsny of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be guilty of a irl sdemeanor and upon conviction in the Corporation
Court, shall, where a penalty is not othorwise provided, be fined in
any sum not erceeding One Hundred Dollars (f100. oo) .
Seat-lon li, rt being absolutely neeessary for the proper main-
tvnance of the Seger System of the Oity, this'. a ree.sonable charge, be
made to all users of the Sewer System: of the City, the following annual
ah&rges are hereby fixed to be paid by all usero of the System, the same
tc be paid semi-annually, in advance, as hereinafter provldod, to -mite,
For each private residence uccupied by the owner and family
orby tenant and family---_ ..___-_.._-_..___.._......------------------ $6. oo
For each bualnees housew fextory,pr eatabll hment, except
ae hereinafter provided for, employing five persons of leee-------- 46.00
For each business houeo, frtatory,or establisbhment, except
as hereinafter vrovided. q!rnploying more than five and lees than
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For ewb bueluese house or establfshmont using a soda
'f ountain- -6-0--.4._»_....___�.._~_ __.--... 4. 00
'For eeoh restaurant or cafe, whether connected with o6 raom-
ing house br —...... ---- ---------- 4112,00
For each railroad ___,018, o0
For each barber shop With five ohelre or lose and
without bath tub --------- ---- ..._------- 49. oo
For each barber shop having more than rive chairs vrith
nobq th tub s»_.,...----- -.,._........—..__w__-w_-------------- ...-------- $12. oo
gaah barber ab op using bath tube aball pay in addition
to the above for sash lzkx bath tub ------------------ —.._.._--__�gl.00
Far each bath house with f i ire tube or less ------------- 49 , o0
For each additional tub______ _----- 1. o0
For each Opera Flouse, Lodge Boom, Publ im Nall, or ®bow bui i d-
ing of any kind --____-..-___-__--_w_____-___-__-_____----------- 412.00
All churarhea and church property and e�hoole shall have ^+ewer
service free.
Seett on 14,, This Ordinance Shal1 tske a rfeet from, and after
Its pase4ge and publication as required by Law.
Passed and arpr0"d this the 112th.,,day of gept* A.D.191P,