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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 50ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ~AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE TApping OF SE~ERS', ADOPTED JUNE S8, 19E7. The City of Columbia Heights does ordain: Section 1. That Section 7 of the a0ove quoted ordinance, which re~is as follows: 'Section 7. The following rules must be observed a~d corried out in all work relating to sewer connections: Connections with sewers must be made with the slant already put in by the city. Deviations from the foregoing requirements ~nay be made if the City Manager thinks best, but his written consent must be obtained before a~y such chmnge is mmle. Any new connections m~ie must be made within the middle third of the Int~ric~ height of the sewe= connected with. All connection pipes must be l~id in m true line from the sewer tothe curb, in mn open trench and before any ~efilling is done. All the connection pipe must be enveloped in clean ~aand to ~ thickness of four inches. All joints cf cl~y sewer pipe mus~ bec~ulked wlt~ o~kum ar%d finished with good cement mort~ ~nd ~ll ~oints of cast iron sewer pipe must be caulked with o~kum ~ud lead~ in t~e best manne~ ~nd to the s~tis- fmctlon of the City M~nmger. After the pipe is properly l~id the refilling must proceed ~t once a~d it must be thoroughly t~mped or puddled o~ both, ~nd so done that there shmll be no surplus e~rth left. Should there be a deficiency of e~rth to fil~ the excavztion~ then the'plumber or person doing such work must supply such de~clency with No rook of ~ny so~t l~rger th~u four inches in a~y direction must be put into mny excavmtion. In all streets~which ~re p~ved or which h~ve been ordered paved by the City Conrail, such refilling shall be m~de with clean smnd or gr~vel properly t~n~ped or puddled ~ud mll excess m~teri~l sh~ll be ren~oved from the street, mhd the City ~aneger in repaying p~ved streets sh~ll out b~ck the concrete m distance of ~t least one foot from the edge of the excz.va- tion. All work must be done under the supervision of ~n inspeotoz~ named by the City Ean~ger." Be ~nd the same hereby is amended so ~s to read as follow s: "Section 7. The £ollo~ing rules must be Coserved ~nd carried, out in all work relating to sewer connections: Connections with sewers must be mmde with the "Y" already put in by the city. Where the "~" c~nnot be found ~t the place recorded or if the record shows a "~" mt the looition arid it is not so found within ~ remson~ble distance on either side of the poznt so given for its loo~tion~ the city will ifzst~ll the =squired "Y", provided thmt if the owner requires ~ conneotlon at some pl&ce other thsm~ where the "Y" is located the expense ~f instmllir~g the required "Y" must ce borne by the owner ~nd a deposit suffi- cient to cover the estimated expense must be advanced by said owner before any work is st&tied. E~oh separate house~ building, o~ establishment shall connect with the public sewer through ~ separate connection, drain, or service pipe, mhd no more th~n onesep~rmte house, building, or est~hlishment shall 0e servmd by one and the s~me connection, dr~in~ or service pipe. All connection pipes must be l~id in ~ true line from the sewer to the ottrb, in an open trench and before aay refilling is done. All the connection pipe must beenveioped in cte~n s~nd to ~ thickness of four inches° All joints of ol~y sewer pipe n'~ust be caulked with Oakun~. and finished wi~h good csment mor~ur and all joints of c~st iron se~;er pipe must be c~ulKed w~ta o~ and l~, in the best manner and to the satis- faction of the City ~nager~ After tns pipe is properly lc, id tns refilling must prooesd ~t once and it must be thoroughly t~ped or pud~ed or both, and so that there s~all b~ no surplus e~rth left~ Should ii,ere be ~ deficiency of e~rth to fill the excava%tion, then the pl~bsr or p~rson doing such work must supply such deficiency with No ~ock of any sort l~ger th~ four inches in any direction n~ust be put into any excavation. in all str~sts which are paved or wi~ich have be~n ordsr~d p~ved by ~h~ City Council, such refilling sh~ll be m~tde with cle~n sand or gr~vel properly t~p~d or puddled ~nd ~ll excess materl~ sh~ll be removed fron~ the street, ~nd the City ~a~ger in rep~ving paved streets shall cut b~%ck the concrete m dist~cs of ~t l~st on~ foot from th~ sdge o~' ~ns exc~ve~ rich. All work must b~ done under th~ supervision of an inspector n~med by the City Section E. thlrty(~O) days ~fter its p~ss~ge. First re~ding ~ v./~a,.~?~ ~i'~-~ Second readin~ '~! ~ g ~ This ordinance sh~ll take effect and be in force Attest: