1511 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1508 AMENDING SECTION 37 THEREOF

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ORDINANCE NO, 1511 0 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1508; AMENDIlVG SECTION 37 THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF FIBER PIPE UNDER SAID SECTION AND PRESCRXBING THE MANNER IN WHICH FIBER PIPE IS TO BE LAID, BE IT ORDAIlVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That Ordinance Noo 1508, Section 37 thereof, be amended to read as follows: All drains from three feet (3t) outside of bua.lding to the main sewer must be of vitrified clay pipe with bells, cast iron, asbestos cement pipe, or fiber pipe. All of said pipe, except fiber pipe, shall be laid to a uni- form grade. All fiber pipe will be laid with a proper embediment, and said fiber pipe will ha.ve a minimum of six inches (611) cover and a maxi- mum of four feet `4z) of cover. Excavation shall be made for all bells and couplings on pipe so that the pipe shall have solid bearing for the full length of the pipe. Joints of clay pipe shall be well cemented with two parts of screened sharp sand and one part portland cement; joints of cast iron shall be made of molten lead and oakum well caulked. No vitrified clayy asbestos cement pipe, or fiber pipe shall be used for sewer connections unless it is more than six inches (611) under the ground. Asbestos cement pipe shall be laid according to manufacturersz specifica- tions, and fiber pipe sha.ll be laid in accordance with the above specifica- tions provided therefor, 5ection 2o This ordinance sha.ll become effective immediately upon passage. Passed and adopted this llth day of April, A. D., 1960. , f ~ Mayo r ATTEST; ; City Clerk ~ APPROVED AS TO FORM; L ~ CitY :2~t rneys