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1508 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1074 AND ORDINANCE NO 1202ORDINANCE NOo 1508 a AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDIlVANCE NO, 1074 ANff? ORDIlVANCE NO, 1202, ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PLUMBERS IN THE SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF PARiS, TEXAS, AND AREA OF POLICE JURYSDICTION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, REGULATION, MAINTENANCE, IlVSPECTION, AND OPERATION OF NIETHOD5 OF WASTE DISPOSAL; ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNXNG OF PLUMBER.S AND PLUMBING; AND PROVIDING FOR THE VIOLATZON OF SAID ORDZIVANCE OR ANY SEC TION THEREOF, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PAR.IS: Section 1. The sanitary district shall include all areas now in a sanitary sevver distri ct, and all areas hereafter declared in such district by ordinance. Sectio 2, After expiration of 30 days after due notice has been given that sewer system is ready for use, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons owning, renting, leasing or controlling, in whole or in part, any premises situated within the sanitary sewer district to construct, use, maintain, or permit to be constructed, used or maintained on such pre- mises, any privy, cesspool, water closet, urinal, basin, slop sink, slop drain, bath tuby or water waste drain from laundry, or livery stable, or - any other receptacle whatever used or to be used for the purpose of re.. ceiving or removing sewerage matter, or slop of any kind, unless the same shall be connected with the sanitary sewer system of the City of Paris. Section 3. All privies and closets that may be on any premises within the sanitary sewer district shall be removed or abated within 30 days after the giving of said notice that the sewer system is ready for service. Section 4. All of the following acts shall be unlawful; (a) To uncover the public sewer or branches thereof, unless by consent and under the superviaion of the City Plumbing Inspector„ {b} For the Owner or occupant of any building any part of which is within the sanitary sewer district any portion of which is used for any purpose any portion of the day, to fail to have at least one water closet connection with the public sewer within 30 days after giving said notice that the sewer is ready for such connection, except in cases where two or rnore buildings are used or operated by one person, firm or corporation, and require but one connection. (c) For the owner or occupant of any building in any part of the sanitary sewer district, in which food is cooked or clothing is washed to fail to have a suitable sink, slop sink or hopper for the reception of water and connect same with the sewer system.o (d) To throw or allow to be thrown or deposited upon the surface of the ground9 or in any hole or vault in or under the surface of the ground in the sanitary sewer district, except in the proper and necessary manuring of the soil, any water which has been used for domestic or ma,nufacturing purposes, or any liquid or any solid filthy faeces or urine. (e) To throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited in any vessel or receptacle connected with the public sewer any newspaper, garbage, hair, fruit, ashes, vege- table peelings or re fuse, rags, cotton, cinders, or any other ma.tter whatsoever except faeces, urine, the ne- cessary toilet tissue and liquid slops from approved mechanical garbage dispo$als. To fail or refuse to connect with the sewer all wash- stands or slop stands in house or yards within the san- itary sewer district or to allow any slop, wash or waste water of any kind to flow over the pavement or under the pavement into the streets or alleyso Section 5. No person or corporation shali connect any open gutter, cesspool, privy, vault, or cistern with any public sevver, or any private sewer connected with the public sewer. Section 6. No person or coxporation shall deposit any garbage, offal, dead animals, filth or any aubstance having a tendency to obstruct the flow of sewage in any manhole, lamphole, flush tank or sewer opening. Section 7, The City Plumbing Inspector ahall have the power to stop and prevent from discharging into the public sewer any private drain, or house connections, through which subatancea are discharged which are likely or liable to injure the sewers or to obstruct the flow of the sewage, or to interfere with the operation of the disposal plant. Section 8. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to obstruct or in any way injure any of the pipes, drain works or ma,chinery belonging to or connected with the sewer system of the City of Paris, Texas, or to place any substance whatever into any sink, water closet, bath tub, vessels, drains or other receptacles, belongi.ng to or connected with said sewer system which may obstruct or injure same. Section 9, Any person, firm or corporation desiring to lay pipes for water, gas, steam, or any purpose, in any street or alley upon which sewers are laid, shall give at least twenty-four hours notice to the City Engineer before opening the street or alley, and the manner of excavating the trenches and laying the pipe and back-filling over same shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer. All such work shall be planned and exe- cuted so that no injury shall occur to any public sewer or drain, or to any house sewer drain connected therewith. Section 10. The property owner, or plumber, or both, sha.ll be held responsible for any injuries the plumber shall cause to the sewer or street in making such connections. Section 11. The house sewer trench shall be dug so as to meet the public sewer at the position of the "Y" branch located by the City Engineer or his agexits. Proper barriers and lights must be maintained on the banks of the trench to guard the public against accidents during the progress of the worko In back-filling, the earth shall be carefully rammed or flooded so as to keep the pipe in proper position and avoid settling, and no stone shall be used in filling until there has been a depth of two (2) feet of fine earth or gravel placed over the pipe. Section 12. The Owner or occupant of any building not located within the sanitary sewer district sha.ll be allowed to make connection with the sewer system after obtaining a permit as hereinafter provided, and such work of connection sha.ll be subject to the regulations and inspections herein provided for and the Owner or occupant of any building thus connected shall be required to pay the inspection, inatallation and service charges herein executed. Section 13. All persons or firms carrying on a plumbing or gas fitting business before making any extensions or alterations to any pipes or connections of the Faris Water Works or sewer system or gas pipes must give bond in the sum of Five Hundred ($500. 00) Dollars, with two good and sufficient sureties or Surety Company. Said Bond shall be approved by the Finance Com.mittee and filed with the Superintendent of Water Works and Sewers and shall be conditioned that all work shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner without injury to any of the City pipes or connections and that they shall indemnify the City and the property owner for all damages occasioned by neglect or unskillful work done by themselves or their employees. Said Bond is to be filed with the Drrector of Public Works of the City of Paris. Any plumber or persons engaged to do plumbing work before making any extensions or alterations, or fitting any building for the introduction of water, gas or sewer, from the City mains9 shall file with the Plumbing Znspector a full description of the work contemplated. Said description shall be ma.de in ink or pencil upon blanks furnished by the Plumbing Inspector and shall state where, or for whom, and for what purpose the work is w aflt e d. It shall hereafter he unlawful for any person or persons to connect with any sewer, public or private, or to do any plumbing in buildings with sewer connections in the City of Paris, except in accordance with the following provisians: PLAN TO BE APPROVED, Before commencing work on any sewer, gas or water connection, unless there are less than eight (8) fixtures, the plan of the proposed connections and plumbing clearly indicated in ink or pencil showing the location of 1he premises by atreet and number, and the name of the Owner or occupant thereof, signed by the plumber, must be filed with and approved by the Inspector and all work must strictly conform ta the plans that rnay be approved by him in writing endorsed thereon. Before any plumbing work of any character is begun it shall be the duty of the plumber contractor, or owner to secure written permit for the doing of said work from the Director of Public Works or his qualified representa- tive, provided that no application need be made and no permit issued for re- pairs or leaks in pipes, traps or cocks, opening up vvaste or supply pipes, traps or drains, in replacing any broken fi.xture or water pipes, except that if traps are not vented properly, they shall comply with this ordinance if replaced. A11 connections with the gublic sewers from the curb line nearest the building to be connected shall be made only by the City Engineer or the Superintendent of Water Works and Sewers or their authorized Agent. Section 14. It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works, or his qualified representative~ to issue all permits for plumbing work in connection with the sewer, water, and gas system and to collect all fees required under this ordinance. It shall be the duty of the plumbing in- spector to inspect and pass upon all such plumbing, to inspect any such plumbing already in use or being constructed, which he may have reason to believe is imperfect or not in good state of repair; and he shall by written order to the owner or agent in charge of any building or premises, where any auch imperfect plumbing work may be located, or to the plumber in charge of the construction of same, stop the conetruction or use of same until the same shall have been properly constructed or repaired, and he shall ha,ve the power to enter any house or premi$es in said City at any time between the hours of 9:00 A. M. and 5;00 P. M. to inspect such plumbingo He shall investigate all alleged violations of this ordinance or any plumbing ordinance of this City reported to him, and file complaints against all whom he may have reason to beli.eve are guilty of such viola- tions, and perform such other services as may be required of him by the City Council. Section 15. The following inspection fees shall be collected for plumbing and gas work, extensions or repairs, to-wit: For inspection of any one single fixture or gas meter loop issued under any one permit, One ($1. 00) Dollar. Where there are more than one fixture or gas meter loop, the inspection fee sha.ll be Twenty-five (25~) cents for each additional fixture or gas meter loop roughed in. The term "fixture" used in this Ordinance shall include the following: Water closety catch basin, and traps, slop sinks, bath tubs, kitchen sinks, urinals, wash traps, wash basins, pantry sinks, drinking fountains, showers, boilers, water heaters, hopper closets, floor drains where not connected to catch-basins, sewers, each section of sectional fixtures, each other part of plumbing which is connected to sewer pipe. Section 16. The City Plumbing Inspector shall give the Owner or .Agent in charge of any building, premises, or Plumber in cha.rge of any work, written notice of any defects of said plumbing or changes or re- pairs necessary, and such owner, agent or plumber, within five days from receiving such notice shall rnake the necessary changes or repairs. Section 17„ No plumbing work or drains shall be covered or conceal- ed until it has U+een inspected and accepted by the City Plumbing xnspector. Section 18. The plumber in cha,rge of the work shall be responsible for the construction and completion, according to the Ordina.nce and regu- lations governing plumbing and drainage work in this City, of all the in- terior drainage and supply pipes within the buildings and their proper connections to the main house drain leading to the public sewer and connectinn to sewer. Section 19. REQUEST FOR INSPECTTON TESTS, (a) It shall be the duty of the plumber to give 24-hour notice, exclu- sive of Sundays and holidays, to the City Plumbing Inspector when plumbing work is ready for inspection or test. (b) It shall be the duty of the Plumber to ma.ke sure that the work will stand inspection and the test prescribed before giving the above noti- fication. ,(c) If the City Plumbing Inspector finds that the work will not pass the required inspection and testA the plumber sha.ll make the required corrections and request a new inspection. Section 20. (a) INSPECTION AND TESTS REQUIRED, (1) There shall be not less than two inspections of all plumbing installed in any building. (2) When "rough-inT" is completed, the piping of the plumbing system shall be inspected and given a water test or air test, as required by the City Plumbing Inspector. (3) After the plumbing fi.xtures ha.ve beon set and their traps filled with water, the entire drainage system shall be inspected and where required by the City Plumbing Xnspector, shall be submitted to a final test. (4) The City Plumbing xnspector may require the removal of any cleanouts or plugs on any test to ascertain if the pressure has reached all parts of the system. (5) The equipment, material, power, and la.bor necessary for required inspections and tests, ahalt be furnished by the plumber. (b) TESTING OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM, (1) Water Test. The water test may be applied to the drainage system in its entirety or in sections. If applied to the entire system, all openings in the piping shall be tightly closed, except one opening which shall be not less than two (2) feet above the highest fixture in the build- ing, and the system filled with water to the point of overflow at said opening. If the system is tested in sections, each opening sha.ll be tightly plugged except the highest opening of the section under test, which opening shall be not less than two (2) feet above the highest fixture in the building, and each section shall be filled with water to the point of overflow at said opening. The water shall be kept in the system, or the portion under test, for at least fifteen (15) minutes before the inspection starts; and the system shall be tight at all points without leakage. (2) Air Test, The air test shall be made by attaching an air compressor or testing apparatus to any suitable opening and after closing all other inlets and outlets to the system, forcing air into the system until there is a uniform gage pressure of five (5) pounds per square inch or sufficient to balance a column of rnercury ten (10) inches in height. This pressure shall be held without the introduction of additional air for a period of at least fifteen (15) nninutes. (3) Gas pipes and connections sha.ll be required to hold ten (10) pounds or more air pressure without loss for fifteen {15} minutes. In- spections or test shall be made after completion of building and imme- diately prior to placing of ineter by the gas company. Section 21. All extensions to work in buildings shall be done and in- spected as required for new work by the term of this Ordina.nce. Section 22. When soil or waste pipes are placed in buildings for future use, or where there are no sewer connectiona to be had, the necessary ventilation and drain pipes shall be put in and the work in- spected as if for immediate use; all openings not in use must be closed, either calked or soldered. Old house plumbing can be cannected with the sewer only when it is found upon examination by the City Plumbing InBpector to conform in all respects to the requirements governing plumbing. Section 23. A house or building, as such terms are used in this Ordinance shall include any structure enclosed by walls and covered with a roof. Section 24. No permit for a basement drain sha.ll be granted until the Ovnner of the building has executed a signed and written agreernent releas- ing the City of Paris, Texas from any damage that may result from base- ment being flooded by the stoppage of aewers, which agreement shall be filed with the City Plumbing Inspector and Engineer. Section 25o No rain water or down-spout pipes, range boiler pipe, or other pipe used to convey water or other substance of like character, ex- cept the pipes necessary to plumbing systems, shall be connected to the sewer system. Section 26{a}. All waste pipes shall have extra heavy brass head cleanouts at the foot of each stack or in the gard line close to the build- ing, and shall be caulked and leaded into a cast iron fitting. All cleanouts shall be brought to ground or floor level and be accesaible for inspection or repair. Cleanouts shall be of same size as the waste pipe, except where the pipe is larger than four inches (4"), then a four inch (41) cleanout will be sufficient. All vent pipes shall extend at least one foot (12) above the highest opening in the main roof, and when not vertical must have a continuous grade. No fiber, plastic, or concretc pipe will be accepted for such vents„ If any vent is within 15 feet of a roof opening such as windows, doors, etc. y said vent shall extend a minimum of lY above said openings. Section 26.(b), The drain or soil pipe$ within or under all buildings shall extend a distance of three feet (31) past the foundation of the buildin and same must be cast iron. Waste lines sha.ll be not leas than two 2) inches in diameter and shall be of cast iron, lead, copper, or brass, with the exception that not over three feet (31) of waste line from soil stack to trap shall not be less in size than the fixture trap, and shall be of lead9 copper, brass, or galvanized pipe. Section 26(c). Vent pipes shall be of lead, copper, brass, galvanized iron, cast iron, or asbestos cement. No fiber, plastic, or concrete pipe will be acceptable. Section 26(d). The water service line from the water meter to the building shall be not less than three-quarter inch (3/411) inside diameter and shall have a master cut off placed in the service line between the meter box and the building, and provided with a stop box brought to ground or surface level for access with a cut off key. Section 27, Fittings for drain and waste pipes shall be standard cast iron and openings and change of directions for fixtures sha,ll be made with Yxs, one-sixth, or one-sixteenth, or one eight bends. Sanitary TTs and crosses or one-fourth bends will be allowed on vertical lines only. The tapping of lateral lines by puncturing or drilling holes in the body of the pipe is forbidden and will not be permittedo All connections made subsequent to the completian of the line must be made as follows: If at a point not provided with the necessary Y junction, a Y junction must be inserted in proper position by removing three joints of the tiling and re- connecting with asleeve all to be securely cemented in position. Connec- tions in cast iron pipe must be made in the same manner, calking sleeve with oakum and molten lead. Section 28, Standard vent branches, inverted Ygs or tapped Tls shall be used in openings left in vent pipes to revent fixtures. Section 29. In buildings more tha.n two stories high, the pipes and fitti.ngs required by Section 26, 27, and 28 of this Ordinance to be of standard cast iron, ahall be extra heavy cast iron for the first two stories, and in buildinga of more than three stories in height, aame must be of extra heavy cast iron for every atory except the last two atories, standard cast iron being allowed in the last two stories. Section 30. The following is the permissible waste schedule under this OrdinanceY Inches 1 1/2 2 3 4 5 6 Closets ...o..... 1-10 11-35 36-50 Sand Traps,o.o.. 1-10 11-35 36-50 Catch Basins... o. 6-20 21-35 36-50 Slop Sinkso p 1 2-5 1 I-40 41-7 0 71-100 Bath Tubs..Q,.... 1 2 5-10 11-100 101-175 176-250 Seitz Tubs...... 0 1 2-4 5-10 11-100 101-175 176-250 Kitchen Sinks..... 1 2-4 5-10 11-100 101-175 176-250 Urinals..,,.,..... 1 2-4 5-10 11-100 101-175 I76-250 Wash Trays.,,... 1-3 4-7 7-10 11-100 101-175 176-250 Pantry Sinks...... 1-3 4-8 9-20 21-100 101-175 176-250 Wash Basins.o..,. 1-3 4-8 9-20 21-100 101-175 176-250 Drinking Fountains 2 3-8 9-20 21-100 101-175 176-250 Section 31. The following is the permissible vent schedule under this Ordinance: Inches 1 1/4 1 1/2 2 3 4 5 6 4 5-10 11-20 21-35 36-50 Sand Traps.,.,.. 4 5-10 11-20 21-35 36-50 CAtch basins., o.. 4 5-10 11-20 21-35 36-50 Slop Sinkso...o.., 1 2-4 5-10 11-20 21-35 36-50 Bath Tubs, .~.o... 1 2 3-8 9-20 21-40 41-70 71-100 Seitz Tubs 2 3-8 9-20 21-40 41-70 71-100 Urinals,.e....... 2 3-8 9-20 21-40 41-70 71-100 Wash Trays...... 1-3 4-8 9-20 21-40 41-70 71-100 Wash Basins,.... 1 1-4 5-8 9-20 21-40 41-70 71-100 Pantry Sinks. 1-4 5-8 9-20 21-40 41-70 71-100 Drinking Fountain 1-4 5-8 9-20 Kitchen Sinks..... 2 3-8 9-20 21-40 41-70 71-100 Section 32. Each building, house or outhouse must be provided with at least one faur-inch waste or vent stack, and for every branch of 30 feet or more in length within the same building aame shall extend full size and bore through roof or brought back full size to main stack. Where conditions require a five or six inch waste or dra n pipe within the building, then there shall be a five or six inch vent carried out through roof, and for every branch of 30 feet or more within the building in length sarre sha.ll extend full size through roof or be returned full size to main stack. Section 33. Where revent pipes are connected into main atack it shall be at a point of at least one foat above highest fixture. Section 34„ No continuous revent shall be placed more tha,n thirty-six (36) inches from the trap it serves, and the center of outlet between the waste and vent shall not bE set below the water seal of the trap. Section 35. All fixtures must have water seal trap placed as close to fixture as practicable, and all fixture traps more than three feet (31) away from soil stack must be revented, except washing machines, floor drains, and three feet (3x) of waste line from closet connection to tub trap. 5ection 36o Stacks, vents and revent pipes on outside or inside of walls of buildings and houses shall extend through or above roofs and the opening in roof s shall be flashed. Section 37. All drains frorn three feet (31) autside of building to the main sewer must be of vitrified clay pipe with bells, cast iron, or asbestos cement pipe laid to a uniform grade. Excavation shall be made for all bells and couplings an pipe so that the pipe shall have solid bearing for the full length of the pipeo 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 clay or asbestos cement pipe shall be used for sewer connections unlsss it is more than six inches {611} under the ground. Asbestos cement pipe shall be laid according to manufacturers= specifications. Section 38. All sewer, soil and waste pipe drains shall have a con- tinuous fall of not less than one-quarter of an inch to the foot, if obtainable. Section 39. Every water closet ahall be supplied with water from a tank of sufficient capacity to properly flusli-said closet, and no flush pipe from same shall be less than one and one-quarter inches in diameter, or 2 inches on a low tank closet. Section 40. Water closets shall be of glazed earthenware or enameled iron, all exposed, provide-d that the tank and seat may be of waod. It shall be unlawful to install anti-freeze or long hopper closet within a residence and they can only be used in out buildings. Section 41. All closet openinga, except short hoppers, must have lead ends and same turned over on floor, brass floor flanges, or cast iron closet bends with caulked on flanges. Space in bottom of closet bowl shall be filled with an approved compound or live rubber gasket and the bowl securely fastened to floor. On concrete floors caulked flanges may be used. 5ection 42. Kitchen sinks shall have one and one-half (1-1/2) inch P traps of lead or brass or grease traps not less tha.n ten by ten inches; provided, however, that sinks in any hotel, restaurant or other public cooking or manufacturing establishment, must have grease traps of pro- per size, and must be accessible at all times to allow proper cleaning. Wash basins shall have one and one-quarter (1-1/4) inch P traps of lead or brass. Bath tub traps may be one and one-half {1-1/2} inch lead or two inch (211) cast iron P traps. When two inch (211) cast iron P traps are used, the connection from the trap to fixture shall be of lead to iron, lead to brass ferrule, copper, or brass. Section 43, Floor and cellar dra.ins may discharge into a catch basin. Catch basin must have a water seal of at least ten inches in depth, if in basement. They shallbe provided with an approved pattern of back water valve or gate valve. Catch basins must not be les s than 24x24x24 inches in size, made water tight and constructed of brick or concrete. If of brick, it must be plastered inside with at least one inch of cement. Section 44. Catch basins shall be considered fixtures and must be installed accordingly. Bell traps connected to catch basins are not classed as fixtures, and cast iron is to be used for connections to same. Section 45o Livery stablea, barns, garages, and carriage repositories shall drain into sand traps. Sand traps are to be considered fixtures, and same must be made of brick or concrete with iron covery and made water tight and have a water seal of at least ten inches in depth. Sand traps must be cleaned out before silt reaches within six (6) inches of outlet. All ea.nd traps shall conform with specifications which will be furnished on request by the City Engineer, Standard construction for sand traps, as ahown by speci- fication and drawi.ng dated April 19, 1958, is on file with the Director of Public Works of the City of Paris, which drawing is by reference made a part hereof. Section 46. Soda fountain traps may be connected with a catch basin placed in floor close to fountain, or each tray may be connected in the same manner as kitchen sinks. A two-inch waste pipe to catch basin for fountain will suffice with one and one-half inch revent pipeo Enameled iron sink set above floor or large size grease trap with proper openings left in same for waste pipes, where conditions are such that catch basins cannot be built of brick or concrete. Section 47. All public urinals shall have an automatic flush tank to supply same or perforated brass pipe, and the floor under urinals sha,ll be of non-absorbent material. Flush pipe shall be at least one inch in diameter. Section 48, Waste pipes from refrigerators or other receptacles shall drip into refrigerator drains, which shall be trapped and vented, and connected to sewer as required for other fixtures. Traps, waste, and vents shall be as required for kitchen einks, 5ection 49. All lead bends and lead traps shall be of drawn lead and of not less than four pounds to the square foot. Section 50. All traps not herein provided for must ha.ve a water seal of not less than two inches in depth, and must be set true to water eeal. Section 51. Drum traps not less than four by eight inches may be used on wash trays, bath tubs, sinks, foot tubs, with brass trap screw not less tha.n four inches, and shall be accessible. Section 52. All drum traps must be of drawn lead or brass, not less than four inches in diameter and with trap screws at least four inches in diameter and trap must be so constructed as to provide a water seal of at least two and one-half inches in depth. The outlet frorn all drum traps must be connected to the trap at least one and one-half inches below the water line and extend upward at an angle of at least 40 degrees to proper height, and shall continue with a uniform fall to soil or waste pipe. Traps may be revented and installed in the customary manner provided same ha,s the tap screw on the bottom. Section 53. All solder joints between brass and lead, copper and lead, or lead and lead, must be plumberss wiped joints, and the same must be constructed in a first class, workmanlike ma.nner. No cup or overcast joints, either with soldering iron or cloth, shall be used, except on the fixture side of traps, solder joints will be allowed. Section 54. All joints in cast-iron pipes and fittings and connections to cast-iron, and between brass and cast-iron, shall be made with picked oakum and molten lead. Lead to be at least 1 inch in depth, well calked. Section 55. All connections of lead pipe to cast iron pipes and fittings shall be made with extra heavy brass ferrules calked to cast iron pipe and wiped to lead pipe or combination iron to lead ferrules. Section 56. All plumbing fixtures shall be installed as open plumbing. Section 57. 5ectional wash trays may be trapped and vented as follows: The waste pipe from one to three compartments of sectional wash trays may connect with one four-inch lead drum trap, trap to be revented. Additional compartments may be connected in the same manner. Section 58, Steam boiler blow-off, pump exhausts and bleeda from engine heaters and tanks shall empty into cast-iron, brick, or concrete blow-off tank and vent pipe shall be carried through roof, from said tank, to carry off steam and vapor, the tank to have water seal trap and drain pipe to discharge into a catch basin. Section 59, Pan, long hopper, plunger, or other closets having a direct supply, or closets not having walls flushed with each discha.rge of the tank, must be replaced with uiater closets as called for in this ordi- nance. Bell traps shall not be used except when they connect with a catch basin, unless same is provided with a gate or back water valve and vented and trapped. PROHIBITED CONNEC TIONS: Section 60. (a) No fixture, device or construction shall be installed which will provide a back flow connection between a distribution system of water for drinking and domestic purposes and a drainage system, soil, or waste pipe so as to permit or make possible the backflow of sewage or waste into the water supply system. (b) No inter-connection or cross-connection shall be made between a water supply system carrying water meeting accepted standards of purity and any other water supply system. Section 61. That on or after the passing of this ordinance it shall be unlawful to dispose of any: human excr:ete within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, Texa.s and outside the sanitary district, except in a sanitary water flush closet or a chemical toilet or concrete vault or an approved sanitary pit privy built according to the specifications of the Stat e Department of Health, 5uch toilets or privies shall be kept in a clean condition at all time s. Section 62. All privies existing or maintained within the corporate limits of the City of Paris9 Texas, after this ordinance becomes effective which do not conform to the requirements of this ordinance shall be, and are hereby declared a nuisance, and a menace to public health, and the City of Paris, Texas shall have the power and authority to abate such nuisance in accordance with the law, or in accordance v+ith the ordinancea of said City of Paris, Texas. Section 63o It shall be the duty of the health officer having jurisdic- tion, or his duly authorized assistant to enter all premises as may be necessary in the enforcement of this ordina.nce and he is hereby so em- powered. Section 64. That any person, firm, association or corporation who shall fail to comply with, or shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred ($200. 00) Dollars for each offense and each day that any person, firm, asaociation or corporation shall maintain upon premises ownedn occupied or controlled by them, a condition that is in violation of any provision of this ordinance, shall be deemed a separate offenseQ Section 65, All trailer houses or trailer parks must have the same plumbing restrictions, including permits and fees to be paid therefor as is provided for herein for residences. It is specifically provided that this ordinance repeals all ordinances in conflict herewith, but that it does not repeal any portion of an ordinance regulating gas pipe and also an ordinance creating a board to be known as the Examining and Supervising Board of Plumbers, but it is cumulative of same. This Ordinance shall become effective April 1, 19600 Passed and adopted this 14th day of Ma.rch, A. D., 1960., w•/ ~ . Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS fiQ F, ORM: r` City Attorney.)