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Home My WebLink About129 of 1915 - Amending Section 1109 and 1110 relating to sewers ROLL CALL T.L,..r..a.,•„ __ . VOTING Yes No ---' Salt Lake City, Utah_:ieptemb_er__9, 1915.. Lawrence -. Morris I move that the ordinance be passed. Shearman Wells Mr.Chairman . . . . Result AN ORDINANCE An Ordinance amending Sections 1109 and 1110 as contained in Chapter 51 of the Revised Ordinances of 1913, relating to sewers. Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah: Seo.l.That Sections 1109 and 1110 as contained in Chapter 51 of the Revised Ordinances of 1913, relating to sewers, be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 1109. Sewer Connections, etc. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or attach any private drain with the public sewers of Salt Lake City, except upon full compliance with the pro- visions of this ordinance. All drain pipes shall be not less than four (4) nor more than six (6) inches internal diameter, and from the house or building to a point three (3) feet outside the wall or foundation thereof shall be of cast iron, and from that point to the main sewer connection may be of either cast iron, vitrified clay, or concrete pipe, at the option of the owner of the premises with which said sewer connection is to be made. `he cast iron pipe shall be sound, free from holes or cracks, without traps, valves or other obstructions which might prevent or retard the free passage of air or sewage. The following weights per linear foot will be accepted: 4�ineh, standard, 6-- pounds per linear foot, 4-inch, medium, 9 pounds per linear foot, 4-inch, extra heavy, 13 pounds,per linear foot. In the use of 5- or 6-inch iron the corresponding standards may be used and all fitting used in connection with any of the above sizes shall correspond with it in weight and quality. The joints shall be made of soft lead, thoroughly calked, and oakum gaskets shall be used in all joints, tightly calked so as to prevent lead from being forced through and forming projections on the interior of the pipe. All vitrified clay pipe shall be of the best quality salt glazed. It shall be straight, smooth, thoroughly vitrified, free from cracks, blisters and other defects, of true cylindrical shape and the inner and outer surfaces shall be concentric. The standard length shall be not less than two (2) feet with 1/2-inch Dement space in the bell. The walls shall be not less than 9/16 of an inch in thickness for four (4) inch pipe, and not less than 5/8 of an inch in thickness for pipe six (6) inches internal diameter. All concrete pipe shall be machine made, first class, sound and uniform, free from checks, cracks, or other defects, and no pipe shall be used which is less than twenty days old, nor containing more than 10 per cent of voids, and the glazed inner surface shall be smooth and free from defects of any kind. The standard length be shall/not less than two (2) feet, and thickness not less than three- fourths inch for four (4) inch pipe, and fifteen-sixteenths inch for pipe six (6) inches in interior diameter with cement space in the bell of three-eighths inch for both sizes. All joints in vitrified clay and concrete pipe shall be made in the best possible manner with oakum gaskets and cement mortar tamped in with concave tool 2 to 3 inches wide and must be water tight. The cement mixture shall be composed of one part cement to one and one-half parts of sand. The outside of the joint shall be finished smooth and true. All pipe must be laid on a firm bed, true to the line and grades given by the City yngineer, on a uniform grade not less than 1.67 -2- feet per 100 feet fOr four (4) inch pipe, and not less than 0.8 feet six per 100 feet for/(6) inch pipe. All changes in direction must be made by the use of properly cur- ved pipes of not more than one-eighth bend. A cleanout must be located five feet inside of the property line, except in alleys where it may be 25 feet from the street line, and in all cases must be iron pipe from the Y to the surface of the ground with a four-inch brass eleanout plug. Additional cleanouts shall be placed every fifty feet along the sewer. At the end of the sewer a four-inch eleanout must be placed. In case vitrified clay or concrete pipe is used, the baokfilling of the trench shall not be made until the cement joints shall have set of the Superintendent of Sewers twelve hours after having been made, except by permission/ Due care shall be exercised to protect the cement joints on drying out in hot weather and from frost in cold weather. In wet trenohee the pipe joints shall be protected until the cement sets by tying strips of cheese cloth or other cloth around the joints. In excavating the sewer trench bell holes must be dug under all bell ends of the pipe so that all joints can be easily made and examined. All work that may be necessary shall be done to keep the trench and sewer free from surface or ground water during the progress of the work. In wet trenches a channel shall be kept open on one side to con- duct the water to a sump where it shall be pumped or drained off, and no water shall be allowed to enter the sewer at any time during con- struction. Whenever necessary, the trench shall be properly timbered to prevent the sides from caving in. No tunneling shall be allowed except where absolutely necessary and then only by permission of the Superintendent of Sewers. All gas and water pipes and other conduits encountered shall be carefully supported and protected from injury until the baokfilling is completed. If the sewer trench passes through any cesspools, or other pits, the pipe shall be satisfactorily -3- supported. No paved street or other improved surface shall be disturbed lentil a deposit shall have been made with the Superintendent of Streets to cover the cost of repairing the same, and all portions of the street excavated shall be put in as good condition as before. All sewer connections shall be backfilled around and over the pipe for a depth of two (2) feet with fine material carefully tamped. The rameinder of the baokfilling shall be completed with good material well Upped pr. settled with water as may be directed. ' Sc..; 111 . tX1seoti.an. The inspection of sewer connections betweenthe 'i p sewer and three feet outside of the building line shale'be and -.the direoti,Qn of the Superintendent of Sewers., Fie shalt be trotifid at least, four hours in advance by the plumber that the eonnectiau;Vds complete and ready for inspection. The entire length r„ of 'Mt sewer connection, including the Y at the main sewer shall be fully exposed. No baakfilling shall be done until the inspection is made and the work accepted. If any portion of the work is not done in accordance with the ordinance and the instruction of the Superintendent of Sewers or his ineipcction, it shall be rectified promptly. In the sent that the inspector finds the connection hot complete, or if the changes necessary require an other inspection, a charge of 01.00 shall be made for each additional visit. The Su reintendent of Sewers is herdby charged with the duty of enforcing t ordinances. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first liublication. (k),---k-it•-O-t--&__) tJ-_,\--t-�� Passed by the Board of Commissioners Salt Lake City, Utah, l - Septepber 21st, 1915. . i��_ 1 (0',� ,'� Mayor. "\\ � City Teaorer. -4- , o g:3'i . ( .. ,. ,(..Tr- O:'JJ a O )'., .33rj O', . -'C'. <) _,. dle'I rn � �' ,� my �� -2'. �R't, �� a ,�x,_ . ., ,. _ `�' '�, `� a .0 . ,• _.,. K Cis ' i+j ,) tL �5!!a i. ,.. cl ry i; I .. :. it ;- [r. •C f .iiCJ.". _3:: I I