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<br />.., Ax! ordinance providing;: for the creation of a sewer and plumbling'"
<br />department" defining thedduties :01' a plumbling inspector" providing for a
<br />connection fee. 'Defining the proper pl~bing units, and providing for a
<br />~enalty for failure to c:> mply with provi sions' of said o~~innnce.
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<br />\~~ ,~ction one. . .'
<br />""__~'./ That there is hereby created a lsewer and plumbing department of' ;.,
<br />the city of La Porte, and subject to t'~e following rules, I'egulations~.and' .
<br />ordinance, arid such other regulations and ordinances as may be adopted
<br />for suc~ regulation. '
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<br />Secti an Two.
<br />" That every' person, firm or corporati en owning or leasing any
<br />occupied.house or.building.must connect to sewer system on or before
<br />..April first, 1932" providing a main;or lateral sewer line is in any street"
<br />alley or'e asemeni;- and wi thin 100ft.: of said property 'line" and it Shall '
<br />be unlawful after said date to use or permit the use of a dry toilet 'or
<br />septic ,tank where sl.~id septi c tank di scharges into the street or atley
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<br />Section Three.' ,
<br />No person, firm or.. corporation s hall do any plumbing of any, ,'" . .
<br />character. or repair any plumbing work, or change any :)lumbing work un-: . ,
<br />I., til the owner of said premi ses or plumbing contractor. shall make applica- .' I
<br />'q'~.' d.on for and receive permit from the ci ty for such plumbing work, setting. . 1
<br />ft ) ut .insaid application the number and'name of said !3treet, the number&, type of,
<br />-: on..'lections" and the natur'e and character of said plumbing'.or tepairs to .'~; ';J';;';!) J'
<br />--' b,e made there on. 1 . , ,:'
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<br />" ,That t.here ShaR ~~... a connecti on charge for e,a~J;1connec~ion. as ,
<br />'fo.llowS;\fifteeh dollars~~'11iEl'i~Jt;~ty line of the.applicant.: is not
<br />more..t.h'an 'forty' fe~:t ,from s~iq. main or lateral sewe'r line'. Where 'said Jr op-
<br />erty .line i,3 more than forty feet (40) from said main or late.r.al sewer li~e".
<br />the '~onnect charge Shall be the cost of laying said line' plus ten (10) per-
<br />cent:bf.,said amount 1'61' ,such distance over forty (40) feet, which distanc~ :
<br />, shall 'be fifteen dollars;' (..;i15). Said charges shail be payable, in a'dva~ce'",
<br />end it shall be unlawful t,o connect without paying said charge therefor.:.. '
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<br />That there is hereby created the office of City Plumbing Inspec~
<br />tor of the c~ty of La Porte. . Said officer may oe reguire~ to'give a suf'fi-
<br />. cient bond for the perfor~ilance ,of his duties, ,if ~he bond is, required by'" .
<br />the: ci ty council.' . ,
<br />~ . His' duties shall be. to i.nspect. all p'lUlnb~ng being installed,' "
<br />~1 plumb~'ng in use that he may have :reason to bel~eve to oe. out of 'ordEr, ".
<br />c:} d'~pori completion.of ~aid.plu~bi~g o~ .rep~i:s accord~ng to ~ne r~gula~io~~. .
<br />'-_ ereJ.n-after prescrJ.bed, shall J.ssue'a certJ.fJ.cate of J.nspectJ.on. '. . . .
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<br />/~.; , :rhat the l' ollwing inspe.ction fees shall b~ charged for ~nspect~on., 'l'
<br />ot: plumbing wqrk and shall be payable in, advp..nce; Twen~y five (25) cents '. ~/"
<br />for e~.ch fixture installed" providing that the minimum charge Shall be " , \
<br />one 01.). dollar. ". . l ./ . . I
<br />.' . /,A.~ixture, as pr<?~id~d in tJ;1Y ordinaJlce" sha1 be a wateWclp~,et:; I
<br />catch basj,n,,'sand -1:rap" slop. sJ.nk, urJ.na1, battf tub, was ';;ray, 8ho*.er.(;" ",1
<br />drinki~ fo~tain.. water h;ater, 1'10,91' drain, kitchen sink or pa~try si.hk.. !.. .~ "J
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<br />. ," The ,city plumbing 1nspect'0~ shall, h;ave the power to' stop and': ".'; .
<br />..____.. prevent frop1 ,d~.scharging into the pv.pli.c ,sewe~ any pri vate ~ta~n. 91" . ;',,"''Y
<br />. vouse connecti On, thr'ou,gh which suo~t,ances are diSCharged wb.;i.ch' ar~, li~:~
<br />~. Ie to injure' the sewer or ob.struct tfl~ir floyi ~ . . .",' , ,.', ',:
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<br />-:'~, ". It.lhall be unlawful fOIl &l1:t person or persons t9' ~nj'~~, b~\~~~14~d..,. ,'~\
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<br />p~rson, firm or corporation
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<br />That it Shall be...unl8;7N;\11 f.~r any
<br />to' use any plumbing installed.~ without said
<br />th.:e" ~1.ty of ,~~. Porte. .
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